The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-03
HOTEL RATES ARE
|. NOT UNREASONABLE
CHAIRMAN OF q. "A. r, LAYS MIS-
APPREHENSION.
Guests at Encampment, Aside from
Necessary Doubling Up Will Pay
Ordinary Rate Kansas Commander
in-Chief Secures Ample Room for
Himself and Staff.

Hotel charges in Minneapolis during
encampment week will not be exorbi-
tant. This statement is made by mem
bers of the encampment committees and
by Wallace G. Nye in answer to the
mads o Gsp Rn.d d r. Co.
ment of the Grand Army, that extrav-
agant prices were being asked for ac-
commodations. af
Nye Is Satisfied.
Mr.. Nye said this morning: uThe
Minneapolis hotelkeepers are not asking
too much for accommodations during
case where the conduct of the hotel
people can be criticized. In fact, there
has been no raise in prices except that
the limited space in hotels will be ar
ranged to accommodate a great many
more people than can be ordinarily &C
commodated, and guests must necessa-
rily put up with some Inconvenience.
Where guest could have had a single
obliged to share his room with another,
but the price for his lodging will be
no more than formerly. A comparison
of Minneapolis hotel charges with the
charges, made at the other cities in
which encampments have been held will
show that the hotelkeepers Of this city
are doing their part to make the en-
campment a., success and that their
charges are not exorbitant. = .
Kansan Finds Rooms.
Beforer leaving the city last night
Captain Coney expressed himself as
thoroly satisfied with the arrangements
made for the entertainment Of the Kan
sas veterans. Twenty rooms in the
Brunswick hotel were engaged by Cap
| tain Coney, with an option on large
ground-foor room, fronting Hennepin
sas, Headquarters, and Captain Co1ey
and his staff, with the famous Modoc
Glee club of Topeka, will be CHARTERED
at the hotel thruout the encampment.
| The delegation of veterans from Kan
sas is expected to be one Of the largest
at the encampment, and as result of
Captain Coney's statement, that at
least 5000 veterans from the sunfower
state would make the trip, the commit
who are unable to secure private &C.
commodation has assigned the Jack.
son schoolhouse, with it's ample cot.
room, to the Kansans. While in Min.
neapolis Captain Coney engaged fifty
riding horses for the use of the Kansas
staff in the Grand Army parade.
Some New Features.
Yesterday afternoon the chairmen Of
and comfort and decorations met with
General s. H. fowler, chairman Of the
executive committee, and discussed sew
eral subjects, including the line Of
march for the parade, location of re
viewing stands, and the installation o,
toilet accommodations. It was decided
to provide for the erection of temporar,
%c all = 1 49, l.
Grams will gatherdwhile7 the parade i
forming These seats will, be reservet
/ for the use5ebf othe veterans and will
be one of thet original features Unstable,
L. for the comfort Of the visitors.
Women Canvass City.
TO-; Bright and early Monday mornin
4 about $50 women will begin the task O
vanvassing the city to learn how man
rooms may be used for the Grand Arm
visitors. The accommodations commit
tee of the Woman IS Relief corps me
yesterday afternoon in the w. r.
headquarters in the Andrus building
and the Chairman, Mrs. Bertha Aller
gave the twenty three members thei
final instructions. e. " 4,
Because of the, national holiday tc
morrow it was decided to postpone tn
canvassing until next week. Each o
the >twentythree district chairmen wi
be assisted by ten or twelve womer
and they plan to-. visit every house i
the city to make inquiry in regard t
the number of guests who may be enter
tanned. It is expected that it will tax
two weeks to make this canvass.
Mrs. Allen distributed about 500
cards to her district chairmen and the
} in turn will deliver them to their al
/ sistants, who will fill them out and sen
them in every day to the Commerce.
club headquarters Of the G.. A. R. con
| mittee. - w.: j. 81 ~H*.
= The women who have been asked t
assist the district chairmen are reques