The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-07
COL. STERRETT
TELLS Of GAR.
ENCAMP MENT
Veteran Grand Army Man
Speaks of Essentials for
Big Gathering.
EXPECTS IMMENSE
CROWD OF VISITORS
BELIEVES RAILROADS WILL
GRANT RATE OF CENT A
MILE TO SALT LAKE.

''The essentials for a successful G..
a. r. encampment are. first. advan-
tageOus railroad rates. and. second. the
ability to properly care for those who
will attend the encampment." said
Colonel Frank NJ. Sterrett. who is the
executive director of the G. \. r. en-
campmen1 to be held here in 1909
Colonel Sterrett is here 10 aid in see
ing that those two essentials are not
lacking for the crowds which will visit
Salt Lake next August.
Colonel Sterrett states as his opinion
that there viii be 20. 600 visitors at the
encampment. and from past experience
believes that these visitors will leave
fully $75O,0OO behind them when they
leave.
Colonel Sterrett has been executive
head of the encamDments of 1907 and
1893, al Saratoga Springs and Toledo,
and is thoroughly familiar with the
work necessary to make the coming
encampment a success He viii at once
open an Office in the Commercial Club
building and by next February win
begin to send literature concerning
Salt Lake throughout the entire coun-
try.
He gives as his opinion that the pas
senger associations OF the country viii
grant a pro rata extension of the rate
granted to the Seattle exposition, which
viii bring the railroad charges to APP
proximateiy 1 cent per mile.
Outlines Plan of Campaign.
In speaking of his plans for the en-
campment. Colonel Sterrett said.
Our plan will be, first. to get into
touch with the assistant adjutant gem
eral of each of the forty-four depart
ments OF the Grand Army of the Re-
public Through them we will learn
the name of the post commanders of
each of the 5000 posts which comprise
these departments. To the post COM
manders viii be sent literature con
corning the coming encaInpment and
concerning salt Lake City and the sur
rounding country. which viii De pre-
pared under my direction. The rest
commanders viii distribute this ltera-
ture and viii do all in their power to
arouse interest in the encampment.
The posts elect their new officers for
the year this iaonth and we will begin
sending out literature about February
The commander-in-chief Of the
6. A. r. and three of the members If
the executive committee of the order
viii arrive in Salt Lake Dec Il and
Will ascertain whether the city is ca
pable of handling the people and pro-
viding them with proper accOmmoda-
tons.
Expects $4,000 Visitors.
The average attendance at the G.
\. r. encampments is about 80. GO0
but there will not be anything like
that number in Salt Lake. on account
of the distance most OF the veterans
viii have TO travel The largest at
tendance was 452. 0e9. AT WASHINGTON.
in 1892, and the smallest was 1900. at
Saratoga Springs, in 1907 l believe
that there will be 5000 visitors here
in 1909. and if we secure a / cent a
mile rate. that number will be ex-
ceeded. The crowd is not only drawn
from the remaining Union soldiers. but
is also drawn from our one auxiliary.
the Woman's Relief Corps, and twelve
allied organizations. such as the Sons
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