The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-20
VETERANS MUST
PAY FULL FARE IF
THEY GO TO LAKE
SaItair Management Refuses
to Make Any Concession
Worth Considering.
ALL OTHER RESORTS WILL
ENTERTAIN OLD SOLDIERS
UTAH LIGHT & RAILWAY CON-
PANY SHOWS MARKED
LIBERALiTY.

Unless there is a speedy and. at this
time, unexpected change in the situa-
ton, the veterans who viii be here next
month in attendance at the national en-
CamDment of the Grand Army of the
Republic viii have TO pay the regular
rate of % cents for their transportation
to Saltair if they want % go to the lake
at all. The Saltair company, when cor
respOndence was first opened, offered to
sell tickets to Grand Army men and
their wives and other relatives at the
rate Of % cents for the round trip-the
regular fare is % cents-pTOvided that
10000 tickets were taken at the reduced
figure Further cores OndenCe between
the Grand Army encampment directors,
the Commercial club and the Saltair
people has been without result, further
than to emphasize the fact that the
Saltair company will not recede from
its position or make further reduction
In view Of these things. the 10000 tick
cts viii not be taken at 20 cents. and the
regular rate of p cents viii prevail.
Colonel F. NJ. Ster-ett 'has received
/ assurances that the Utah Light & Rail-
way company viii furnish free trans
portation to all accredited Grand Army
visitors. The transportation viii be
placed i'm the hands Of the Grand Army
committee and win by it be distributed
among those who are entitled to the
courtesy.
The Salt Lake &. Ogden railroad, the
| Lagoon route. has promised 10000 free
/ tickets for passage to ard from the
/ pretty little resort and admission TO the
| grounds.
The management of Wandamere has
! given Colonel Sterrett assurance that il
/ will throw open the resort to those Of
| the visitors who may be accredited by
/ the proper committee.
/ It is possible that Emigration can
/ yon's management viii also do "the
right thing" by the old soldiers.
/ Thus Saltair is the only resort that
/ refuses TO make concessions without the
\ imposition Of conditions which are con-
sidered prohibitive. This attitude is
7 considered remarkable Dy the encaup-
ment officials, especially in view of the
I fact that thousands of tickets TO SaItair
! have been distributed this season abso-
/ Iutely free
we have received the kndest treat
ment from the street car system" said
/ Colonel Sterrett in reply to a question.
i "They promise US free transportation
I for all our people who are entitled to it.
/ We are to decide who shall become the
/ benefciaries Of this generosity.
THE Lagoon road has promised us
/ 10000 tickets, and we win have every
/ thing from the Waudamere people that
we can ask.
! q tried to make an arrangement with
| the Saltair company. but 7 met with
/ failure. After that I concluded that
/ perhaps the local people might be able
/ to do something. and I turned the mat
] ter over to Fisher Harris"
/ what arrangements have you made
J L- rrHr# p
/ ence to transportation for the Grand
/ Army veterans" was asked of Mr..
/ Harris.
THE veterans will have to pay the
/ regular fare, so far as 7 know. The
company offered q rate of 20 cents if we
took 10000 tickets. We viii not take
Them"
In addition to the Eberslity Of the
! Utah Light & Railway company I'm giv-
l ing free transportation, the company
will also furnish power and current free
of charge. This is no small matter, q"
said Colonel Steerett. when you con-
slider all Of the lights that will be
| used in the decorations and illumin8-
ton. We are gratified in the extreme
. with the spirit the Light & Railway
/ people has manifested, and we certainly
/ appreciate their generosity. II is one
/ Of the most gratifying things to us that
we could have desired
J. r. Langf0rd, general manager Of
/ the Saltair road and beach company,
! said last evening:
I'VE were willing to set apart Mon
/ day or Tuesday as G.. a. r. day. but
/ Colonel Sterrett wanted us to carry the
! old soldiers free the entire week. This
we could not do. In view Of the manner
in which our offers have been received.
I T do not believe that we feel inclined to
/ do anything 7 do not believe we will
! spend much money i'm decorating the
/ pavilion at Saltair."
There VIII be two candidates for the
I position Of c0mmsnder-in-chizf One Of
/ these is w. A. Ketcham Of Indiana and
/ The other s. A. Van SAINT Of Minnesota
/ formerly governor Of that state
Tt is customary to select the senior
/ vice commander-in-chief from the de-
/ uartmeut I'm which the encampment IS
[ held. provided the candidate presented
BY that department is satisfactory to
/ the general convention The Utah de-
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