The National tribune., 1907-01-03
SARATOGA.
Most Suitable and Delightful Place for Holding the National
Encampment Peerless Attractions and Accommodations
Everybody Trained to Handling Big Rates
and Comfortable Accommodations AssredPIaces of Highest
Interest.

Epecial Correspondence National Tribune
Saratoga. y. Y, Dec 81, 1906.
After a thoro canvass the committe
from the Business Mems Association, 4
whom has been intrusted the task o
making preliminary preparations 70
the coming of the National Encamp
ment of the G. a. r. to Saratoga SPRING
next Fall, has about completed it
1abors. As a result of its work the vii
lage to-day stands in a position to full
Ill the promises that it made at Mime
apolis at the last Encampment. At thai
time it promised ample accommoda
tions. The committee and the villag,
stands behind its statement that 10000
veterans can be quartered without tax
ing the powers Of the village and with
out Inconvenience to its visitors Al
the Encampment the D. & H., New
York Central and other railroads enter,
ing Saratoga Icy their own or subsidiary
lines guaranteed ample facilities foI
caring for the crowds and low rates
The committee has found that the rail-
roads will carry out their promises to
the letter.
Accommodations.
As to accommodations in Saratoga
Springs the committee has had a can
Vass made of every hotel, every board
ing-hOuse and the private residences in
this and surrounding villages. 1t guar
antees to care for $4,000 within the
village in a radius of half mile. Quar-
ters for this number have been listed,
and a written guarantee as to rates has
been made by the hotels. Prices of
rooms will range from so cents to 81
4 day. OF the $4,000 that have been
listed $4,000 are guaranteed at a rate
of so cents day for room Where
board is wanted the price will range
from 81 to 81. This latter figure is the
highest rate, even at the great hotels.
Where room and board is wanted at
the smaller hotels and boarding-houses
the price has been uniformly about
S1.50 for room and board.
The 81 rate, the lowest ever yet given
by the big hotels for anybody, guaran-
tees the visitor the best that Saratoga's s
worfd-renowned hotels can afford. 1t
means the best accommodations and no
crowding
In fact. in no case has the limit of q
hotel been listed The United States
Hotel. one of the largest in the world,
has 917 rooms. 1t is listed to care for
1900 guests. The Grand Union has
$500 rooms. 1t is on the list to care
for $500 guests. The American Adelphi
has 300 rooms. Its guarantee is 600
guests. Other hotels include Congress
Hall. one of the three greatest hotels
in the village, which will care for 1,400
The Windsor will take care of 500, the
Kensington 1000, the Worden 100, the
Continental 800, the Vermont House
200, the Commercial 100, the Frank
lin $50, the Huests 200, the Lafayette
100, and so on thru the long list of
hotels, all listing only the number which
may be cared for with as much COM
fort to the guest as if he were the only
guest of the hotel. And every one OF
the important hotels has signed an
agreement to stand by the rates given
above. This statement fully refutes the
argument that Saratoga hotel men in
tend to charge exorbitant rates during
the Encampment. So far to the con-
irary is it that il appears that the rates
will be more reasonabl and tn, enter.
tainment better than that offered at
any previous Encampment
But the committee has not contented
Itself with the accommodations offered
by the village alone. Near by, connect
ed with network of trOlleys that make
trips every few minutes. are Ballston
Spa, Schuylerville, Fort Edward, Sandy
Grams. Ballston. 20 minutes from the
village by trolley. will care for $500;
Schuylerville, IL miles away. with fire.
quent and special train service, will en-
tertain 1000: Fort Edward, 16 miles
away, 1000; Sandy Hill. 19 miles from
the village, 10000. All these are so
near to Saratoga by trolley system that
they are merely suburbs. In addition
to these other suburban cities can ac-
commodate 5000 more.
The citizens of Saratoga are mos.
hospitable. They are prepared, they
intend, to throw open their houses
at little If any cost to the veterans. The
residences are the finest in the world
Some are palaces. They will gladly as
sist in making the visit enjoyable to
every G. a. r. man. When they throw
open their houses the capacity of the
village will be practically limitless. A
hundred thousand. the committee feels
qualified in saying, may be accommo-
dated within the village of Saratoga
alone, with no crowding, with no incon-
venience. And this statement is backed
up by figures and guarantees. g.
Ample Railroad Facilities.
Criticism has been made that the
railroad facilities of Saratoga are weak.
The Delaware q Hudson Road, running
q double-track line, has its main depot
within one square of the center of
Saratoga. For years it has been called
upon TO carry immense crowds. Dur
ing the annual floral fetes 1t has fire.
quently taken $4,000 visitors to Sara
toga within q single day and returned
them TO their homes before midnight.
In the season il is not unusual for the
company to operate 40 trains a day
Saratoga is unique Its purpose is to
accommodate crowds, and during all
Its existence the railroads have operated
their line. have planned. with the sole
purpose of bringing in and taking away
great crowds. Its Saratoga division Off
GERS are trained for just such a pur-I
pose.
From the East the Boston & Maine
Road has made plans to carry immense
throngs. Fo" this purpose it intends to
Immediately increase its terminal ia
cilities.
With its guarantee of spacious quar-
accommodation however. the commit
tee does not rest. If any veteran wants
10 attend the Encampment. and does
not feel like paying 30 cents or 81 for
room, he VIII be given free quarters
In tents or barracks. Accommodations
will be furnished for 10000 or 5000
in this manner, without a cent of cost
TO the veteran. His only expense in
attending the Encampment will be his
car fare, and this is guaranteed at a
reduced rate.
Large Halls.
For meeting places Saratoga is amply
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