The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-30
WOODMEN GRANTEDRA
PASSENGER ASSOCIATIONS CONCEDE
ONE FARE FOR ROUND TRIP.
Decision Means Over Fifty Special
Trains to the Head mp-im
mensity of Meeting.

Railroad rates for the Modern Woodmen's
Head Camp, to be held in indianapolis dur
ing the week of June 1870. have been off1ci-
ally announced by the various passenger
traffic committees of the country. In most
cases a rate of one fare for the round
trip has been made, this being the rate
within the territory of the Central Passen-
ger Association, the Trunk Lines Asso-
citation, operating in the Eastern and New
England States, while it has made no Off
cial concessions as yet, intimate that a
rate of one fare for the round trip will
be granted. The Transcontinental Pas
senger Association has issued an official
bulletin making a rate of one fare for the
round trip to Chicago from California,
Oregon, Washington, British Columbia,
Idaho and Nevada. The Central Associa-
TONS rate of one fare for the round trip
will be in effect from Chicago to Indiana
polls. The roads within the jurisdiction
of the Western Passenger Association have
made a rate of one fare plus 81 for the trip,
and general passenger agents are author
lied to max special excursion rates at
their own discretion lower than this rate.
The one fare rate OF the Central Passen-
ger Association is good in Indiana, Illinois,
southern Michigan. Ohio. western Penn
s~ylvania and western New York. Liberal
return privileges are given, tickets being
extendible to July %. In many cases
special rates have been granted TO large
delegations. The rate made by the Indian
apolis Passenger Association for big
Thursday is one fare for the round trip.
While this is not entirely satisfactory to the
Woodmen it is better than no concession.
1t was hoped that a rate of one cent a mile
anfrlH hn cQnfIrn6 for that 6QV which Ia m
be the big day of the Head Camp, and con-
siderable disappointment is felt over the
failure of the Indianapolis passenger men
to grant this rate.
A meeting of all committee chairmen is to
be held in the Hotel English at 10 o'clock
Sunday morning, and at this meeting a
number of plans for the coming Head Camp
will be discussed. All chairmen will re-
port the progress made by their commit
tees and further plans will be formulated
for the work of preparing for the Wood
mems big week.
Letters of advice received at Woodmen
headquarters are to the effect that all
States in the society's jurisdiction are pre-
pairing TO send big delegations. From Ohio
n. G. Sherburne, state deputy head con-
sui. writes that from Toledo there will come
a battalion of Foresters TO the number of
$50. and that fifteen teams of Foresters
will come from the State. The teams at
GAINESVILLE, Newark and Columbus will
come in a body, and the other teams will
company the delegation of Woodmen.
Inc 1OleOO BATTALION Will Dt ulueT COlu-
mand OF Major Howard. who is recognized
as one of the best battalion commanders
in Ohio, and will be accompanied by a band
of thirty pieces.
From advices reviewed and from arrange
ments made by scores of railroads IL is safe
TO say that during the days Immediately
preceding the Head Camp more special
trains will be run into Indianapolis than
ever within any similar period In the city's
history. At least fifty special trains chart
cred by and filled with Woodmen and For
esters and their friends will come 70 the
city, and there are many others yet TO hear
from. The public generally has not yet
grasped the immensely of the coming Head
Camp, which will be the biggest thing of
the kind that has ever beer held in this
city, not even barring the sound money
convention held here in 1896. The only
event of the kim that can compare with
this immense gathering of Woodmen is the
International Epworth League convention.
held In Indianapolis a few years ago. and
even this will be dwarfed by the crowds of
Woodmen who have already signifed their
intention of coming TO the Head Camp.