The daily sentinel., 1909-06-23
MANY WILL 60
FROM JUNCTION
First Announcements Made Concern
ing Colorado G. A. R. Special to
Salt Lake City on August s.
SLEEPING CARS PLACED HERE

Many Grand Junction veterans, as
well as a greta many other residents
of the city and valley. are arranging
to attend the great encampment in
Salt Lake City. To them definite an
nouncements concerning the G. A. r.
Colorado special will be of great in
terest. The round-trip rate from this
city for the encampment will be S13.
Upon the occasion of the 43rd ma
tional encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic at Salt Lake
City, August 8 to 4, Salt Lake City
will undoubtedly be called upon to
entertain the largest attendance of
visitors that the city has ever known.
From all over the union will come
the hosts of the Grand Army intent
upon meeting their comrades. re-
newing old acquaintances and seeing
the sights of this most interesting
city
The attendance from Colorado
should DE the largest from any state
in the union, as our nearness to Salt
Lake City and the very low railroad
fare offered makes the trip both con-
venient and inexpensive.
Utah will expect Colorado to send
a great rousing delegation. and this
is an opportunity for Colorado to
show her loyalty and appreciation of
Salt Lake City's securing this great
national convention for our inter
mountain country.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
has been selected as the official route
and the official Colorado special will
leave Denver Saturday. August at
10:45 am, arriving in Salt Lake
City Sunday. August S, at pm.
Complete arrangements have been
made for the convenience of COM
rades living in various parts of Colo
RADIO to join the Colorado special
train at nearest station TO their
homes, thus avoiding the unnecessary
expense of making an extra trip to
reach the starting point.
Sleeping cars will be located at
several principal points along the
line, and from present indications
the train will be the largest special
train pulling into Salt Lake City for
the national encampment.
The Denver & Rio Grande road is
sparing no effort or expense to bring
up the attendance to a point that
will be ii credit to Colorado and high
ly appreciated by our sister state OF
Utah.
At Grand junction sleeping cars
will be placed TO accommodate pas
sengers from Paonia. Hotchkiss Del
luride, Rico, Durango, Silverton and
intermediate points. These sleeping
cars will be open for occupancy at
$50 pm.
All applications must state at what
point the reservation is desired. 50
that the reservation may be held to
be taken at that point or the nearest
junction. and whether tourist or
standard sleeper is wanted.
A first-class reclining chair car
will be provided for those who do
not want sleeping car berths. While
reservations cannot be made in the
chair car. it is desired that those
who wish to occupy same should no.
tify S. X. Hooper, general passenger
and ticket agent, so that sufficient
accommodations may be provided.
The G.. A R. Colorado special will
consist of a solid wide-vestibule train
.of standard Pullman sleepers, tour
ist sleepers and chair car and smok
ing car. Dining car on the train
continuous from Denver to Salt Lake
City. Meals served la carte. A
good meal can be obtained from so
cents up to any amount desired.
While the schedule of this train is
made up especially to suit the con-
venience of comrades and delegates,
ample accommodations will be pro-
vided for their families and friends
1t is very desirable that the state of
Colorado should send to Utah the big
gest delegation of any state in the
union, as an evidence of her loyalty
and feeling of friendship. All to-
gether now for the honor and glory
of Colorado.
In order to provide for the comfort
and convenience of all passengers it
is very desirable that all those who
contemplate going to the national en-
campment on this train should send
in their applications for reservations
as early as possible.
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