The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-11
ESTIMATOR
HEAD CONSUL NORTHCUTT PLACES
NUMBER AT $4,000 TO $4,000.
Many Tents Already Up at East Wash
ington-Street Field for the For
esters' Encampment.

Head Consul William A Northcott, Of the
Modern Woodmen, writes that the attend
ance at the Head Camp will greatly exceed
the expectations of the head officials. Mr..
Northcott says:
"Advices received at the head Office, In
Rock Island ILL.,, indicate that we will have
a crowd of anywhere from $1,000 to 5000 at
the Head Camp next week. This, 1t is to
be understood, does not include the attend
ance we anticipate on Thursday, the big
day of the Head Camp, when we expect to
have at least 100000 in the city. Indianapo-
lis, understand. has made most elaborate
preparations for entertaining the Woodmen,
and there is little left for the local COM
mittees to do. The coming Head Camp,
believe. will mark an epoch in the exist
ence of fraternalsm.'
From all over the West and Northwest
reports are being received indicating greatly
increased crowds to the Head Camp. The
rate war being waged between the railroads
of the entire middle West and Northwest
outside the jurisdiction of the Central Pas
senger Association is intensifying interest
in the Head Camp, and every point which
has prepared to send delegation reports
that number largely in excess of the orig
inal expectation has been made up TO come
to indianapolis. The Western and North
western roads are fighting bitterly for
WoOdmen business, and rates have been
slaughtered all over those sections of the
country. The Central Passenger Associa-
ton, however, has seen mt to refuse further
concessions to the W0Odmen, and the rate
of one fare for the round trip, with very
brief return limit, will be adhered to. Much
dissatisfaction exists over this matter, but
the most strenuous efforts OF the Woodmen
have been unavailing.
EnpESTERC' ENCAMPNENT
The work of preparing for the Foresters
encampment is being rushed to completion.
and all will be in readiness for the uni
formed rank of the Woodmen by tomorrow
evening. The work of erecting the tents for
the teams was begun yesterday morning.
and before evening the big State field, on
East Washington street, where the encamp-
ment is to be held, had assumed the look
of a tent city. The attendance at the For
esters encampment will also be much larger
than has been anticipated, and the order
for tents and cots has been almost doubled.
Tents. each to accommodate four men, to
the number of 1000 will be placed on the
field. Besides these will be the tents for
the officers and for the sixty or more brass
bands that are to accompany the various
delegations, and that have applied for quar-
tiers on the grounds.
Heber b. Hoyt, of Seattle. Wash, pres
ident of the Local Camp Clerks Associa-
ton, arrived in Indianapolis yesterday. Mr.
Hoyt states that there will be from five
hundred to six hundred clerks of local
camps throughout the country in at
tendance at the clerks convention. which
will hold its first session in Masonic Temple
ton is an organization having for its object
the dissemination of information that will
be of value to the clerks of the different
camps, and is distinct from the Woodmen
as an organization. Only a small percent
age of the clerks who will be in attendance
at the convention are accredited delegates
to the Head Camp of the Woodmen, and all
Others pay their own way and stand all
expenses of the trip to Indianapolis, though
ali will remain to the Head Camp. Mr..
Hoyt states that interest throughout the
West over the coming Head Camp is in
tense, and that big delegations will come
from Washington and Oregon, joining the
California. Nevada and Idaho delegations at
ogden. Utah. The delegations Mr.. Hoyt
SAYS will arrive in this city either Saturday
night or Sunday morning.