Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-26

Buckley Post, to attend the National
encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic and reached Chicago at 5:20
pm.
The members of Buckley Post dis
embarked at Englewood, in the SUI
burbs Of Chicago, and went to school
house, where they were quartered,
sleeping upon cots, $50 in number.
These quarters were ample and com
Portable, having all the conveniences
that could be expected. l went on to
the Polk st. depot, where I was met
by friend who escorted ME to his
home near Lincoln park. / remained
indoors until Monday morning, when
we started out to visit the points Of
interest in the great city of Chicago.
'This is the Palmer House," he
said, as we entered the Office and as
cended two flights of stairs to the
headquarters of the department Of the
Grand Army of the Republic of Ohio.
There l registered and scanned the
long list of names to see If there were
any of my friends from ether States.
On leaving the Palmer House we went
to the great dry goods houses of Roth
childs, The Tair and Seigel 6 Cooper.
To describe one will answer our pur.
pose, for all are immense in proper.
ton.
Siegel & Cooper occupy building,
seven stories in heighti and takes in
nearly whole square, costing three
million dollars. 1t took nearly three
years to build this mammoth store.
They sell everything from pork sau-
sage to silk at fourteen dollars per
yard. They boast of keeping every
thing on sale that the human mind
can conceive of, and have three thous-
and employees to wait upon their Gus.
toners. They have carriage line, OF
carettes as they call them, 3S in num-
ber, that start from the store at 6 a.
m. and traverse every part of the
city, returning to the store with their
load of human freight every two
hours.
Here we found thousands of ladies
and Grand Army men purchasing such
things as they desired, many as mo-
mentoes Of their trip to Chicago for
themselves and friends. The mailing
trophies to thelr friends all over the
country, one Grand Army man was
mailing a pocketbook to his wife al
Cleveland. He was so pleased that
he insisted on my inspecting it before
1t went. 1t was a snake skin, in its
natural color of brown and black, 8
beauty, at four dollars and fifty cents
During the ten days I remained ii
Chicago, ] visited this store quite
frequently, and was told that it was
estimated that in proportion to theil
sales, that the Grand Army people ant
their friends, spent three million dol
lars while in the city. The railroads
brought into the city from outside o
Illinois, three hundred and sixty thous
and people. It was estimated tina
a million and half Of people viewed
the parade. The population of Chi
cago Is nearly two million, and ther,
was nearly five hundred thousan,
strangers within her gates.
Tuesday was parade day. Nearl.
forty thousand old soldiers were il
line. 1t required four hours and twen
ty-seven minutes to pass the reviewin,
stand. Nearly as many more old sol
diers We're upon the streets, refusing
to join the marchers. The umbrell
brigade as the people called Buckle.
Post, was cheered all along the line
They got more than their share o
the applause.
The Chicago Inter Ocean says: eth
Buckeye Post OF Ohio won the ban
ner. They were a fine looking lot o
veterans. They carried decorate,
umbrellas, and wore white caps"