The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
MIGHTY TIDE OF
l4O, 600 INVESTS
THE A. *. CITY
Vast Crouvd of Veterans and Visitors Poms
Thru Gatevays to Attend Fortieth
National Encan1pn,ent.
Four Hundred Trains Enptied Today--M Many
State Departments Already Settled in
Headquarters for Week.

The Grand Army Of the Republic is
in the streets and homes OF
The army of occupation
has been pouring in at the rate Of thou
sands every hour, and the city has sur
rendered, horse, foot and dragons, to
the gallant old boys in the blue coats.
They are here with their wives, their
children and their grandchildren, and
with thousands of loyal admirers drawn
from every state in the union to wit
ness the stirring sights of encampment
week. -.
Minneapolis has opened wide her
gates and is devoting every energy to
The proper reception and entertainment
of the invading army, which will num-
Der not less than 100000 by tonight.
Four hundred trains discharged their
human freight thru the station gate
ways today. The record breaking move
ment was handled with astonishing
smoothness and freedom from serious
delay. Thanks to the splendid rprepar-
edness Of Minneapolis, the vast crowd
Of the city with the least possible fric-
tion and delay.
The invasion has not ceased and by
noon Tuesday the population will have
been increased over SO per cent. In
stead Of a total Of 100000 living. souls,
Minneapolis will contain 400, 900 people,
as great population as the normal CEN
sus of the twin cities would show.
Hundreds of railroad trains, regular
and special, have been moving into the
city in sinuous lengths ever since Satur-
day morning. From the east, the west,
the south and the north they have been
bringing the pilgrims to the soldiers
Mecca. The trains have been increas-
when the special trains and the regular
trains began to arrive with state dele
cations and solid posts from the large
cities Of the east and west.
One Gateway Brings $4,000.
The union and Milwaukee stations
were the busiest, each handling the
trains Of several lines. The union sta
ton, which is the terminus Of five
lines and about fifteen divisions, regis
tered 10000 excursionists by 5 pm.
The Milwaukee station, handling the
trains of three, reads, had turned out
$4,000 passengers, while the st. Louis.
Great Western and 500 line local sta
tons had added between $4,000 and
10000 people. ,.,..,@....,.4,.
Long continued preparations by the
different. station companies had made
arrangements practically perfect for
taking care of the heavy travel. Every
movement was like clockwork. Extra
experienced men were on hand to help
out the railroad regular employees, and
with the fine work of the guides and
the Red Cross corps, not the slightest
delay was permitted to occur in hand
ling the people.
Outside the stations the streets were
black with people waiting for the trains
to arrive. Hanging eagerly on the ropes
they watched for their friends, some
times for hours in vain.
Everything is in readiness for them
The carefully prepared machinery fol
the care and accommodation OF the
visitors is working like charm. Every,
body, strangers and Minneapolitans, if
happy. Even the sun seemed happy
this morning as he rose to welcome the
early arrivals. The weather man has
been on his best behavior and prom
ises to stay there. He has averaged
lO6 in department. for three days now
and is promised medal If he falls nc
lower until the encampment is over.
| There will be rooms. for all
The heavy. early rush almost caught
the eating houses asleep, but they arr
ready now. Provision houses plan tx
remain open fall the week, day anc
night, and will assist the restaurant
men. ae&
At the union station the stone re
tanning wall was aurmognted yess, ys,
haymarket above, was crowded
black with people. At night rec
lights were burned from the para
pet. The passengers had to file by thil
/ crowd and it was welcome enough
without the booming of guns and tn,
| blatant blowing Of brass bands.
Veterans heads went little highe,
and some of the spirit of 81 wa
| thrown into the carriage and gait as tn,
old soldiers realized that 1t was all ,
welcome for them.
station was the heavy departure O:
'edead head0 trains without sou
on them except the train crews. Thes,
trains carried ten to twelve empty cars
1 s1eepers and buffets each, back dow
the line to return Monday night an,
Tuesday loaded again.
Extra Train Arrivals.
| The Wisconsin Central handled a biz
crowd Sunday. Trains arrived as fol
5Eiows: s:5o am, from Chicago. two sec
tions, $40 I. m from Chicago, two sec
tions; sos pm, special for Wiscon
4 Slu; o.fO p.Iu., WADaSu IOaQ, 6p0C1a
from Pennsylvania. Two Of these train
. arrived ahead Of time. The total car
Iried was 1850 passengers.
1. The Burlington morning train from
4 Chicago carried two sections, and spe
cial from st. Louis arrived at 6:45 pm
q The Great Northern train arriving =
i 7:40 pm. carried eighteen cars, whicl
is the record for the day. 1t brough
travel from Grand Forks by way O
i breckenridge. The Gopher State lin
II tied carried heavy crowd from Du
Iluth. The Northern. Pacific trains wer
run in two sections.
:l On the Omaha line the North West
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