The National tribune., 1906-07-26

| later than Sept. 80. 1906. Persons In
| tending to take advantage of these rates
should consult their local ticket agent.
A Further Concession
A further concession gained. and one
that has never before been granted to
a National Encampment west of the
Mississippi River, was secured by Col.
s. II. fowler. Junior Vice Commander
in-Chief of the Grand Army OF the Re-
| public and Chairman of the Grand
Army Committee Col. fowler is
| thoroughgoing business man, deeply in
terested in the welfare of the veterans,
and has been laboring indefatigably In
| their behalf, particularly to get them the
very best rates possible to the National
Encampment. The great concession is
| this: Visitors to the G. A. r. Encamp-
ment in Minneapolis. Aug. 13 to IS,
will be given stop-over privileges for 10
days in Chicago on the return trip. This
Information was received by Col. s. II.
! fowler just this week. The local Com
mittee has been endeavoring for some
| time to induce the railroads to make
such concession. as many Eastern
| people will be glad to avail themselves
of an opportunity to visit in Chicago. as
well as attend the Encampment at Min
| neapolis. and undoubtedly the glory of
/ the achievement really belongs to Col.
fowler.
Commissioner Donald. of the Central
| Passenger Association. sent word that
the arrangements had been completed.
and persons holding Encampment tick
cts Will be granted this stay in Chicago
| for an additional charge Of only so
cents. The tickets must be deposited
| with Commissioner Donald at the Cen
| trail Passenger Associations validating
| Office. when the holder reaches Chicago
and will be issued again when the hold
er desires to continue his trip. This
means that after staying the limit of
| time in Minneapolis you can take an
| other 10 days after you reach Chicago
and visit around where you please for
10 days, getting back to Chicago in time
to take up your journey home.
The Minneapolis Committee in charge
of the G \. r. Encampment plans are
especially pleased with this concession
by the railroads. Col. fowler announced
that he considered it in the light Of a
victory for the Committees. 1t is ex-
| pected that this will induce many to
make the trip who would not otherwise
come West simply for the Encampment.
"vnIidation."
At the same time there comes that
perfectly fiendish "validation" of tick
cts in Minneapolis half an hour before
you leave the city. This is one of the
very Objectionable features of National
| Encampment tickets. and one that of
late years has deferred many hundreds
of veterans from coming to Encamp-
ments. They are getting too old, and
are not strong enough to stand in line
for hours, as they sometimes must, and
every member of their family who has
| a ticket must do the same thing, carry
| ing all the heavy hand baggage which
/ is necessary on these long trips. The
cruelty OF this valuation business prob
ably reached its height in Boston. Vet
Grams in that inhuman crush there died
after reaching home; women tainted
and kad to be carried out above the
crowds, children had spasms in the
| heat, and hundreds, after standing in
line for six or eight mortal hours in the
dust, heat, flies and stencil of that mis-
cradle little validation office, found that
they had missed their trains and had to
go through all the misery again, some
of them nearly losing their transporta-
ton, because after being 'vaiidated"-
what a misnomeri-they could not
catch their trains. took the next one
and had their tickets refused because
they were not used within half an hour
after "validation." and had untold trials
getting things Strengthened out.
The "validation'' office here is In a
room in the old City Hall 100 feet long
| anu oU Ieel Wlue, anu IL Is pTDIllSeu tndt
| so clerks will be on hand to validate"
After that is done, however, each ticket
| holder has to get himself and baggage
| to his station, and remember that one
of the things that Minneapolis has not
| is a real Union Depot. Each railroad
or corporation has it's own little vine
and fig tree of a station, which you can
hunt up at your own pleasure, and they
are scattered to the points of the COM
\ tn m ~ "a
of validation of tickets should be made
a subject of legislation in the National
| Encampment and something done to al
leviate this most Objectionable feature
of attendance upon National Encamp-
| ment.
/ do not know that 1t will be of any
particular benefit. but for those who
would like to know about the various
depots the following Information is
given:
The Stations.
The Union Station.-Thfs station is
located at the foot of Hennepin and
| Nicollet avenues and Is used by the fol-
| lowing railway lines: The Great North
ern; the Northern Pacific; the Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha North
western Line); the Wisconsin Central;
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.
The Milwaukee Station.-This station
| Is lttdltu DIT anu ave-
nue. south. and receives the trains of
the following roads: The Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul; the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific; 500 Line (through
trains).
The st. Louis Station.-This station
is located at Washington and Third ave-
nue. north, and receives the trains of
the Minneapolis & st. Louis Road only
| Great Western Station.-This station
| is located at Washington and Tenth
avenue south, and receives the trains Of
| 500 Line Station.-This station is To-
Gated at Washington and Fifth avenue
| north. and receives the local trains of
the Minneapolis, st. Paul & Sault Ste.
Marie Railway.
Street cars pass each station, and by
| using these with transfers any part of
the city may be quickly reached
Street Cars.
Minneapolis has a very fine system of
street-car lines-all electric and all
| trolley-and it is not a difficult matter
| to get anywhere, a nickel giving you a
| ride Of some 25 miles In some direc-
| tions, and transfers taking you to al
| most any part of the city for one fare
Those strangers who want to get about
| the city should have a well-defined idea
of where they want to go, with the di-
rections written on a piece Of paper if
possible. Show these to policemen, and
then on the car to the conductor, and
these will direct YOU accurately and