The Washington times., 1902-03-31
Subscriptions, However,
Are Coming in Very
Slowly.
MAKING A THOROUGH CANVAS
Presence of General Torrance Served to
Give the Affairs of the Committee an
Impetus-All Are Working in Perfect
Harmony.

The presence of General Torrance, the
commander in-chief of the Grand Army
o! the Republic. during the latter part
of last week, served to give the affairs
of the encampment committee an i'm
petus that is likely to be productive of
beneficial results. All of the committees
are working in harmony. and the only
difficulty so far encountered has been the
falling of in the subscriptions.
There has been an inclination on the
part of the finance committee to sup
press the extremes to which their COM
mittee has been put, but the facts are
no longer to be denied that the falling
off in the subscriptions has been discour-
aging to Chairman Raymond and the
workers associated with him. The city is
being thoroughly canvassed, however, and
this, with the subscriptions that are ex-
pected from the large Government de-
partments, is expected to bring the fund
up to the $4,000 mark within the week.
The public seem TO have become so
impressed with the remarkable manner
in which the subscriptions began to come
in originally that it has been taken for
countered in raising the entire fund, and
this accounts for the apparent apathy in
the matter.
Executive Committee Meeting.
The meeting of the executive commit
tee Friday night, when General Torrance
was present and heard the reports of the
various committees, was most encourage
ing in its developments, and many re-
marks 10 the effect that it was one of
the best meetings of the kind ever held
were heard after adjournment. Most of
the committee personneIs were completed
and announced, and many of those COM
mittees that have not yet had a meeting
for the purpose OF organizing and plan
ming out their work, announced, through
their chairmen, their intention of doing
SO within the next few days.
Mr.. Weller, the chairman of the public
comfort committee, has his work well in
hand. and will today open Offices in the
Jenifer Building, at the corner OF Seventh
and d Streets northwest. Already numer-
Gus applications for space have been re-
ceived by the committee from various
posts that intend coming to the encamp-
ment. All of these applications will re-
ceive the Immediate attention of the COM
mite in the near future.
Reduced Transportation Rates.
The committee on transportation to bat
tlefelds has asked that $50 be appro-
priated for the use of the committee fu
preparing circular describing the many
historical points that are accessible from
this city and telling the visitor how to
reach them. Mr.. Hege was able to report
the most satisfactory progress. The COM
mittee has not only secured extremely
low rates for the visitors, but many privi-
leges besides, including tickets at rate
OF TX cents a mile of the actual distance
travelled for diversified routes, or one
fare for the round trip.
These rates, as yet, apply only to the
trunk line territory, north and east of
this city, but there is little question
that it will be made general by its
adoption by the Southern Traffic Asso-
Citations. No cheap rate excursion trains.
at further reduction in price, but good
for one day only. will be placed on sale
by the railroad companies until after Oc-
tober g.