Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-20
ITINERARY Of
WISCONSIN GAR.
LEAVE MILWAUKEE AUGUST 81
FOR NATIONAL ENCAMP-
MENT AT TOLEDO.
WILL CROSS LAKE MICHIGAN
TO GRAND HAVEN, THEN
TAKE RAILROAD.

Department Commander E. d. Coe
and Assistant Adjutant General j. A.
Watrous have issued circulars con-
tanning the official itinerary for the
department of Wisconsin, G. A. r,
to the 42d national encampment at
Toledo. The circular is as follows:
AS stated in general orders No. 2.
after careful consideration of the va
rious routes, l have selected the
Crosby Transportation company, and
the Grand Trunk Railway system
(across the lake route) as the short
est and most attractive route for our
departments delegation to the ma
tional encampment, Grand Army of
the Republic, at Toledo.
For concentrating in Milwaukee,.
August 81, the G. M & ST. P. Railway
was chosen. Comrades and members
of kindred societies who contemplate
accompanying our delegation should
leave on the following itinerary:
Leave Milwaukee p. M, Monday,
August 81, Crosby Transportation
company steamer.
Arrive Grand Haven a. M, Tues
day, September l, Crosby Transpot-
tation company steamer.
Leave Grand Haven a. m, Tues
day, September /, Grand Trunk rail
railway system.
Arrive Toledo 1915, noon, Septem-
Der 1, Ann Arbor R. r.
A special train of vestibule coaches
will run through from Grand Haven
to Toledo without change.
Breakfast can be had at the various
hotels and restaurants at Grand
Haven.
The cost of berth on the steamer
between Milwaukee and Grand Haven
! is 81 each way The price for a state
room is 81 each way, and it will ac-
commodate three persons.
| The Western Passenger association
granted a rate of a cent and half
| a mile, but would not make August
| 81 a ticket selling day, the day upon
which all, or nearly all, Of the Wis
consin delegation are to concentrate
| in Milwaukee in order to take the
| boat at 9 o'clock that evening. In
other words, a reduced fare ticket to
| Toledo so far as railroads in this
! and some other northwestern states
! is concerned, must he bought not
lated than Sunday, August 80. That
would mean leaving home a day or
two earlier than required, and an ex-
| penditure of more money for hotel
accommodations, not to mention the
hard work of lying around Toledo Il
day or two later than is necessary,
| to make the difference between a
| cent and a half a mile and two
cents a mile. 1t is there
fore, hoped that the Wisconsin del
egation will pay the two cents a mile
to Milwaukee and then buy the round
trip excursion ticket at the office of
the Crosby Transportation company,
which is So 1t will be saving or
, money and we shall avoid the weari-
ness of waiting a day or two in To
| ledo for the show to begin. No pains
were spared by the commander in
chief, the department commander and
others, to secure August 81 as the
selling day, but all efforts were in
vain. The railway officials professed
willingness to add the 31st as a
selling day, but say that the national
int nY1fc cin
not act without 80 days notice.
Sleeping accommodations On the
steamer are important. Make berth
reservations as early as possible. APP
ply to F. P. Walsh, G. P. A, Crosby
Transportation company, Milwaukee.
Wis.
Return Trip.-The train leaves To
ledo at 2:50 p. m, except Sunday,
making direct connection at Durand
and Grand Haven, arriving at MilWau-
kee at 6:30 the next morning.
Tickets carry limit returning any
date to and including September Is,
with privilege of extension until Oc-
tober Is, by depositing ticket and pay
ing 81 extra.
Accommodations at Toledo.-Again
attention is called to the Importance
of securing accommodations while at
Toledo.
A spacious room at GIG Superior
street, near corner of Madison street
has been secured where comrades can
Register and meet as they choose.
Comrades are requested, If abe
to march, to do so whether uniformed
or not The line of march is two
miles Comrades, do not march un-
less you are in good health and have
pair of strong legs. Wisconsin
wants no casualties.
Do not feel obliged to carry flags
or banners. It is left to your discre-
ton But if only one is carried let
it be Old Glory.
As il may be some years before the
encampment comes as close 70 Wis
consin, it is hoped and expected that
there will be a goodly delegation of
our members, and also from kindred
societies.