The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

days afterWard, so that in reality the
city viii be crOwed with strangers Tor
upward of a week.
Plans Of EIks.
Although the meeting is still nearly
eight months distant the plans Of the
Salt Lake Eiks are by no means nebu-
lous. The first and most important
matter to be considered is accOmmo-
dati0ns. It is certain that all of the
guests viii not be able to find accom-
mOdauons at the hotels and rooming
houses. Still there need be no fear that
any Of them will be obliged to go with
out shelter. A committee of forty is to
be named within the next few weeks
BIZ Exalted Rule Freed to make a
house TO- house canvass. The city will
be divided into districts and sub-divid-
ed into blocks and everybody who can
accommodate one or more visitors will
have his name registered in books to
be opened for the purpose.
The mere suggestion that such a plan
was to be pursued has awakened a
prompt and liberal response. The finest
homes in Salt Lake will be thrown
open and the strangers made to feel
that they own everything in sight
Senator Thomas Kearns has volun-
teered to turn over his great mansion
on Brigham street to the Elks. 1t is
thought the grand lodge officers viii be
assigned to him. David Keith viii also
devote every spare inch of space in his
magnificent mansion TO the municipal
ity's guests. and dozens of others have
come forward with similar offers.
Plenty of Accommodations.
1t is safe TO say, when so many spon-
:. Ia =.
this early day. that there Will be no
lack of accommodations, even if many
more than the number expected should
come. Some of the larger DELEGATE
Of Elks, however, viii not depend on
the citys hospitality, except so far as
s,se,iaI entertainment goes. Fer in
stance Charles Retting Of Grand Rap
ids. Mich, was here recently looking
over the ground.
He said there would be a special
train of ten cars from his state. The
delegation VIII bring its own dining car
and win eat and sleep in the railroad
Yards. Many other delegations have
signifed their intention of adopting a
similar method. but if hey should all
change their minds at the last moment
and conclude TO sleep in beds instead
of berths. TO eat in dining rooms in
stead of dining cars, there viii be
. bundance of room for all
A faint idea of the magnitude of the
session may be gathered when it is
stated that 500 cities, representing
every state and territory in the entire
Union. viii be in evidence. There VIII
be 500 members of the grand lodge
alone. whose expenses are paid out of
the general fund of the order. In /
sfarch next the grand trustees viii /
,fsif salt LAX for the purpose Of en-
gaging headquarters md accommoda- /
ions for these 500 This in itself viii /
take all the space in either Of the /
more prominent hotels.
No Increased Rates.
And in this connection 81 may be 4
stated that Mr.. Freed has visited all /
If ffle hotel keepers of the city and has /
secured from them definite and alb Z
solute promise that there shall be no /
Increase in the regular rates. In order,
however. to accommodate as many as 4
possible. it viii, eff course. be neces-
.arv 70 put more than one in each 4
Dom This viii form striking con-
rast 10 Milwaukee, where the dele
rates were not only herded together
Ike sheep. but were compelled to pay
Iouble and treble the usual hotel rates
n addition