Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-14
n Reugu Of the LVeeh I'erselp Told

The labors of the various commit
stees mad Q the week the success that It
fwas. Outside OF some friction which
should never characterize the work and
disDostttin ofza5 successful executive Of
ficer, and by which the interest of will
ing workers and those able to assist
Was almost entirely alienated all IN
terests worked together harinoniouslys
for the success Of the whole enter
prise with results which even the un-
salutary influence referred to could not
,repress. III d i n, az s,ll .4s; .. IS
The veterans have come and gone.
The Army came and captured the town.
and in turn We're captured by the
great welcome they received. Long live
Republics!
PLENTY OF ROOMS.
After it Is all over and already the
decorations are coming down, a review
of the past week demonstrates that
possibly the crowd expected was over
estimated Hundreds of people who
made preparation to throw their. homes
open to the visitors and got rooms In
readiness were never called upon. Those
caterers who ordered heavy stocks of
foodstuffs still have viands on hand.
ESTIMATED NUMBER
The bona lde G.. A. r. veterans and
attendant excursionists from eastern
and western points who took advan-3
tage Of the railroad rate did not NUM-
Der as high as some would have. wished.
but the influx of visitors from Utah,
idaho and Wyoming points was excep-
tionally heavy. a. 81.
The oregon Short Line passenger of
ficials estimate that the legitimate G.
AR. people who visited this city this
week appropriated 15,0oO,+ on We'd.
nesday between Z a. M. and noon, To-
coo people passed through the new
Union station. Those brought in dur
ing those hours numbered 1883 FROM
the Short Line with 1000 more from
sthe San Pedro. Forty five extra. cars
were required to accommodate the rush
from Ogden over the Short Line.
/ Just what the encampnlent officials;
business men and others think Of Salt
Lakes efforts In the entertainment line
is herewith told briefly in interviews:
Col. F. M Sterrett-The Forty-third
annual encampment which has just
closed was successful from ID every
viewpoint. and really succeeded our
expectations. The encampmentss In all
its details has been success. and I
believe 1t to have been as well planned
ias. any encampments in the history Of
the order. The Iparad e was an extreme
sly4 successful event, considering the
Z fact that the veterans who composed
fit had to come such long distances
The decorations have been almost uni
yersally pronounced as good as D.. We
have ever had atian. encamprnent. The
fireworks have been a success, ex-h
Scept. that In the beginning we ought.
to have placed them E loser into, the
city as was done last night by order,
of Dr.. Pfoutz. The campfires were ur-
usually successful and enjoyed by
the comrades from all over the coun-s
strv. The medical corps has pleased
everyone who came here and our sick
and disabled have had every possible
care and attention. The encampment
proper has been eminently successful
and harmonious. Important business
was transacted with great dispatch.
The veterans who were the guests OF
this city nearly universe lly regard the
treatment accorded them by the whole
city as away above the average: treat
41ment in former convention cities.
There We're few cases OF extortton.
but these We're i1i1m ediately remedied
by the committee of five appointed BY
the council to ad just such matters. AS
regards the financial end of the en-
campment, while cannot speak de-
finitely at this time, 1t Is my impress
sion that we have su ffictent FUNDS to
cover all obligations and that we VIII
not need to call on the citizens OF
course, Il am not sd much of busi-s
ness man, perhaps not as much as you
are, and cannot speak definitely on.
this Point. Within ten days, however,
III think we will be able to make orr
final executive committee report. By
that time we should have all our bust.
ness closed UP. and the various COM.
mittee reports In hand. and our own
report ready for the printer
u y II.
Col. Geo 81 Sauires-Well, it was
worth fighting for. There were more
delegates in attendance ut the Salt