The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-26
CITIZENS URGED
TO OFFER ROOMS
MORE QUARTERS FOR q. A. r. VET.
ERANs ARE NEEDED.
Comfort Of the Old Soldier Must Be
Provided For at once-Judge Tor
rance Scores National Tribune for
Unwarranted Attack on Minneapolis.

-, t + 4.
Minneapolis must do more than shell.
Ier ana reed The veteran visitors dur
Grand Army encampment week. The
old soldiers must be made comfortable.
IN order to accomplish this it is abso-
lutely necessary that the citizens Of
the city respond more generally to the
appear Tor rooms in private houses.
single rooms, at reasonable rates, for
the use OF visitors who do not wish to
occupy the quarters which will be pro-
ylded IN schoolhouses, and who desire
to escape the crowded hotel situation,
are wanted and wanted badly by the
encampnent executive committee.
When the first appeal for rooms in
pr!vate FAMILIES was made, there was q
9ulck response from Minneapolis fami-
Hes, but requests for rooms are flooding
| the committee headquarters, and altho
an active canvass is being made the
demand for rooms is greater than the
Supply ana the situation must be re-
What the committee wants is a list of
| cool, comfortable rooms, for rent at
reasonable prices, and suitable for one
| occupant. -a,~ ~ ... ."s 49,. =
- The Hotel Situation, =.
| A study of the. hotel situation will
readily explain tho situation which con-
d0f abe t Rs Pe9pH who have the hs @
will endeavor to handle as many visit
ors as is possible and where it is neces-
! sary two. three and even more guests
will be CHARTERED in one room. No adj
| vance has been made in prices, but
guests will not be guaranteed the ex-
cIuslve use OF room. In this attitude
motel people are in perfect unison.
For many veterans, the prospect of
sharing quarters with some one else is
! not pleasing and in order that these old
soldiers may be made comfortable at a
moderate expense during the encamp-
ment, rooms in private houses must be
provided. Letters are coming in every
Gay. asking the committee for accommo-
dations of this character, and unless a
peter response is made to the canvass
tor rooms, many Of the veteran visitors
to Minneapolis who are unable or un-
willing to occupy close quarters during
the encampment. will be obliged to un.
dergo many discomforts which could
| easily be avoided. = ~. ~ .r..z<--
Scored by Torrance. 81
Prominent G. A.. R.. men who are in
close touch with the committee say the
work Of preparation is going on in fine
shape. The recent attack by the Ma
tional Tribune continues to kindle con-
demnation of that publication.
| Judge Ell Torrance expressed no sur.
prise today when shown the article that
appeared last week in = the National
Tribune rejecting upon the hospitality
OF Minneapolis in connection with the
coming encampment and said that we
might expect more Of same sort from
the same source, as the avowed purpose
Of the Tribune, s. eorrespondent IN com.
ing to Minneapolis was to " stir up mat.
tiers and to say things that. Minneapo.
i s people would not X, t like to hear And
he went on. ,...... =.
"Why ;aRX ,gerso9h Or ;Pape1: pretend;
es th o Sas5 ah9Rd
attitude ofsthose " oale I doing ali thew ay
can, to honor the veterans "a and make
their annual reunions not only enioya.
BILE, but possible, il beyond my 'compre.
hension, but in justice to the G. AR.
the fact should be emphasized that the
National Tribune IS in no sense the off.
c1aE organ or representative Of the
Grand Army, and its unjust attack
city must not in any manner be impuit
ed to, the gallant heroes, who will So
soon be our welcome and honored
guests. - #, -. ::
- "a ~. No Usurpation. = '-''''
NThe Commercial club has .usurped
nothing except the privilege Of relfev.
ing the Minneapolis comrades from
burdens and responsibilities that they
were not able to bear, and Minneapolis
has the proud distinction of being the
first city, in the history Of the G.. A. r
where. the citizens voluntarily assumed
the entire expense and responsibility of
caring for national encampment, and
it the Commercial club had: not taken
| upon itself this responsibility no inyi
tation would have been extended to the
G.. A. R.. to meet here this year. The
names Of more than 100 G.. A. r. men
can be found upon the various commit
tees Including an advisory committee OF
twenty five representative comrades
without whose approval no action is
finally. taken by the Commercial club
This. arrangement is the best and
most satisfactory that could have beer
devised, and the work has progressed
without noise or friction and to the en-
tire satisfaction Of those having the
best interests of the G.. A. R. most al
heart.o .~lr.
.t,->- Ticket Validation.
The Northern Pacific railroad and
the Great Northern have fallen in line
tickets easy and there need be no worry
In regard to this feature. Both roads will
validate tickets in, the general valida.
ton office in the assembly room in the
courthouse. This leaves the 500 line
/ the only railroad which will not use
the. general office, and it simplifes a
problem which makes 1t certain that
the lnvalidation question in Minneap.
Oils will be simple and satisfactory
The assembly room has five separate
entrances, is on the main floor Of the
/ Cltv hall and will ho fSoo1 ,,1oo, g.,