The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-29
FIRST LIST OF
GAR. PARTIES
O.irroads Receive News Of
Special Trains and
Special Cars.
ogIO CROWD COMES FIRST
.,-eAl EXCURSIONS TO COAST
TO STOP OVER HERE.

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---s- Northern railway an %
u--,,,rsd today that reduced rates g
IN he granted for the national 81
r-.-,r0Dment of the Grant Army Of %
PerubEe at salt Lake next .
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--~rsrv here. today received the 2
.-r.Ufrg announcement from the @
.Hsfars of the Great Northern: g
I've will name a rate of a fare g
I'D o7a-tnird from all points in q"
sl,r+sr8 10 Butte, selling tickets <.
~ connection with the $3.50 rate e
s-,m Butte to Salt Lake, selling .
.ctsts through from points on our 9
IiTs IN Salt Lake, based on rate up g
=, Butte plus so cents transfer at g
p-tta plus $3.50 from Butte TO g
Eala lake; date Of sale Aug. and 9
:. limit Aug, pa @
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Things are looking very promising for
Oh. Grand Army encampment in salt
Tsss City There are now evidences in
=. railroad offices Of many special
'-sirs and special cars already ar
-.,ga5 TO bring visitors to the city next
nth and Dan S. Spencer, assistant
-srsrsI passenger agent for the Oregon
Sr--t Line. yesterday gave out the first
-4Frial list Of parties already arranged
f-r and the dates on which they win ar
rive I'm Salt Lake City. This list is the
s-st completed. Other parties are being
formed. but have not been listed.
Colonel Ira II. Benton Of the Denver
q Ri7 Grande states that he has not vet
-omDiIed his list, although he already
has official notification of a mum Der Of
ns-tias having been formed that will ar
tive BIZ his road. He also states that
10 has been notified that a number of
excursion parties to the coast will be so
rutad that they win be able to stop
over in this city several days, either go
ing or coming, during the week of the
encampmeut
Until the beginning Of the present
week il appeared that the crowd here
would be smaller than was anticipated,
but the railroads have been exceedingly /
busy with regular traffic west this year,
and have not been able until now to
check up and list the G. A. r. business.
From now on it is expected that each
day will add to the Est Of special trains
and special car parties.
First Special Train.
The first special train to arrive in this
cts for the big encampment will start
from Marietta, o., at 1901 a. m. on the
Eoming of Aug. 8, and viii arrive in
Salt Lake City at s o'clock in the even
ing Of Aug. Z, two days before the COM
uslesment of the encampment This
train will carry members Of the depart
lelt Of Ohio, G. A. R., WOman's Relief
Corps and Ladies of the G.. A. r., and
will travel from Chicago via the Harri-
man lines. The department commander
Tll leave Marietta, and at Cincinnati
bis party viii be Joined by the president
o. The W r. C.. and their delegates and
Trends, General J. Kent Hamilton, ma
u5nal senior vice commander Of the G.
A. r. Mrs. Anna Howe, national senior
wee president, W. r. c., and party
from Toledo.
The above party viii return east after
ne encampment by way Of the Denver
d Rio Grande to Denver, and at Colo
iaoo Springs viii stop off for several
days 10 allow side trips TO Manitou,
Garden of the Gods and Pixies Peak. /
Other trains and parties listed yester-
DAY were as follows:
Nebraska department, delegates and
'rsnds-Arrive at 500 a. m, Aug. 8.
Michigan department. delegates and
l II.le7hds-ArrIVe by special train from
Dllcago at 1855 a. m, Aug. s.
massachusetts, delegation and friends
arrive by special train at 3 a m, |
Commandcr-in-chief Of the G. A. r.
!. ana ot1cials-Arrive in special car at
'.ll a. m. Aug. Z.
Salne, New Hampshire and Vermont
-eiesates and friend-Arrive in special
car at $50 a. M, Aug. s.
albany albany n. Y, Observation-Disclosures in !
Ss5.la. car at $40 d. m, Aug. 9.
.'.lle Island iegatiOn-Arrives in |
--5e-a- car 7.45 a. m, Aug. Q.