The daily sentinel., 1905-08-09
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Grand functions Totals.
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Today has been a great day at the
Grand junction registration Office
There is but little doubt that the to-
tai for the day will exceed that OF
the first day of the registration per
iod.
Last night the trains brought in
people by the hundreds No 3 and
No. l03, due in her eyesterday short
ly after noon, We're delayed many
hours on account of the landslide
near DeBeque, and did not reach the
city until nearly midnight last night
These trains were crowded in ev-
packed in the aisles, being unable to
secure seats. These two trains
brought in about coo people.
No. . and No. 105 were late ow-
ing to the heavy passenger traffic.
These trains We're loaded to the
guards, bringing nearly a thousand
people. No. 1 which arrived about
1 o'clock brought in several hundred
homeseekers.
The Chamber of Commerce and
the city authorities had taken many
extra precautions, and made many
provisions to take care of the incom-
ing crowds The homeseekers had
but little trouble securing lodging
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ing houses We're filled and the ho-
tells and regular boarding houses had
about all they could handle.
Nearly all of the notaries stayed
up all night in order to wait upon
the crowds, and, in spite of the fact
that the visitors were tired and worn
out from their long journey, the no
taries did a rushing business, and
before morning the greater portion
of the homeseekers had their papers
made out and were ready to get in
line.
There were several hundred peo-
pie from Denver, while Colorado
Springs, Pueblo, Leadville and 9TH
er places east sent big delegations.
In fact, nearly every town in the
northern, eastern and southern part
of the state was represented.
1t was noticed that very few wom-
en- were among the incoming crowds,
This morning before o'clock the
line at the Auditorium began to form
BY Z o'clock 800 people were anN-
iously waiting for the doors to open
and by s O'Clock this number was in
creased to 900. The line extended
from the Auditorium east on Rood to
the corner of Fourth, then across the
street to the north side of Rood, and
down Rood west to the corner Of
Third. The line was a compact one
and when the doors of the Auditor
mm were thrown open at S:3i not
less than 100 men and women We're
waiting for the opportunity TO regis
ter.
The line at the time of the open
ing of the office was probably as great
as that of the first day. II was a fine
looking crowd, 100, a prosperous
looking stream OF people. There
we're many railroad people in the
crowd. One conductor, who had been
in the service for 10 years, was IN
line. There were several old yeter-
ans of the Civil war. There were old
men and young men; big men and
little men; people from every sec
tion of Colorado and more than 10
states were represented.
The ladies formed in line by
themselves Just west OF the Audi
fo1.ium. They were about 40 in num-
her. the largest crowd of ladies that
has vet been in line at one time
When the doors opened, the ladies
we're admitted first and they were
soon registered.
Hundreds of people who came in
last night did not get in line carry
his morning, but fell in line all dur
ing the forenoon, and, though Jhe
clerks made great headway ana nan
died from $50 to 500 people every
hour. the line continued TO be OF
considerable length until the noon
hour. Many who got in line az