Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
WILL HOLD 1T IN JUNE.
Department of Iowa Will Meet at Du-
buque.

buque.
Sioux City, Jan. 26.-Colonel M. B.
Davis, commander of the Iowa G. Al.
campment of Iowa veterans this year
Dubuque The members OF the eoun-
before these dates are definitely de-
cided upon.
Must Be Sanctioned.
Dubuque, Jan. 25.-The annual
state encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic will be held in Dubu-
que the first week in June. This date
was decided upon by Department Com
mander Davis and the members of
the local G. A. R. camp after a thoro
discussion of all the details Of the
situation.
While the first week in June is the
date decided upon by the local old
soldiers is is possible that there may
tie a change made by the council of
administration which body must give
its sanction before the date is definite-
ly settled. BUT inasmuch as no other
state encampments will be held dur
ing the first week in June there is
| little doubt that the council will APP
prove of the date selected. The meet
ing of the council will be held soon
and when it's action is known definite
arrangements for the encampment
can be made.
In selecting the first week in June
the veterans were actuated by sevra1
reasons. During every week in May
other states are holding conventions,
and an effort is always made to have
none conflict. Besides, National Com
mander Rassieur has expressed a de-
sire to attend all state encampments
and that he may be enabled
to do this the various encampments
must not be held simultaneously. The
weather was another reason which in
1luenced the selection of June in pre-
ference to April. The latter month is
one of showers, while June is a month
lof sunshine.
Bitter Over National Encampment
Much bitterness has developed
| among the western roads over the
loss to Denver of the Grand Army en-
campment. They are particularly
annoyed with the Central Passenger
association roads, and charge that it
was thru their machination that the
| executive committee of the Grand
Army was led to decide not to 60 TO
Denver. With such feelings entertain
ed of course comes the thought of re-
tal1ation, and the Colorado roads see
a way of having their revenge BY
making low rates to Colorado tourist
points last summer they did an i'm
mense business, to the great detri-
ment of summer tourist travel to the
older resorts. 1t was predicted
then that they were simply discount
ing their regular fall and winter bust
ness, but such predictions have turn
ed out false. Regular Colorado bust
ness since last October until the
1 present time has been far ahead of
| previous years. The low summer
rates seem to have acted as stimu-
liant rather than an exhaustive of
such business. Last summers exper.
iment will be repeated and extended
considerable the coming summer, II
not only induced many summer tour.
lists to select Colorado for their annu.
al outing, but it resulted In many per-
II manent settlers going there. Not on
i ly will low tourist rates be maintain,
ed, but during the period when tick
!. cts for the Grand Army encampment
at Cleveland are on sale, these Col
orado roads will put into effect l.
cent-a-mile rate to Colorado points
With such rate in effect the gener
al attendance at the Grand Army en-
campment at Cleveland is likely te
be considerably reduced.