The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-10-09
Special Train--LoW-
er Rates Given

800 Line MAKES CONCESSION 10
Teachers Association and
Exposition
The State Teachers Associatio
meets i'm Bismarck the 21st, 22nd
and 23rd Of October and pro-
misGs to be a splendid meeting.
| Spe eakers of note have been en-
gagged and an inspiring program
Of great educational value will
be given. The fourth State In
dustlial Exposition occurs at the
same time. This exposition will
probably surpass all others,
in its display of state products
and the excellence Of it's enter
tainment features.
The State Normal School at
Minot is arranging fer a special
train from Nlinot to Bismarck
which will make mere convenient
connections and permit of attend
ing the entire association with
out spending undue time or ex-
pense in trave" "ng. The train
will consist exclusively of tour
ist and standard sleeping cars
which will be ready at Minot
early in the evening of Tuesday,
October 20. The train will leave
Minot at midnight after the ar
rival of the principal connect
ing trains and will arrive in
Bismarck in time for the MORN
ing sessions on Wednesday. Reg
ular stops Will be made flrcm
Minot @ Drake. and from Drake
to Bismarck on flag. On the
return trip the train will leave
Bismarck Friday night after the
close Of the Association and ne
turn to Alinot early Saturday
morning in time to connect with
the principal Saturday trains.
The 500 railroad is granting a
special rate to the exposition Of
two cents a mile. From Minot
to Bismarck and return the
special rate will be $3.50. The
rate from intermediate points
can be secured from local agents
The regular sleeper fares will
be charged tor those who do no
care to occupy the sleepers while
in Bismarck. One way sleeper
fare from any roint between
Minot and Bismarck will be
81 90 for either upper or lower
berth in tourist sleeper, 81 for
a lower berth in Standard sleep
er and $1.60 for an upper berth.
Those who desire to retain the
sleeper while in Bismarck will
find them very convenient and
, inexpensive. The train will be
parked at the 500 depot which
is but two blocks from the Bis
marck auditorium. All sleepea.s
SO retained must be chartered
and flat rates have been made
of $500 for a lower berth in
tourist sleeper for the full time
Of $$4.O0 for an upper berth
The same accommodations in th4
standard sleeper will be 5000
for a lower berth or 800 for an
upper. Each berth will accom-.
modate two persons. As the
special transportation rate from
Minot to Bismarck and return
is $3.50 the expense for sleep.
ing accommodations and railroad
transportation for the round
trip from AIinot would be $1O.l0
for each person where two oc-
cupy a lower berth in the tourist
sleeper. For parties on the
intermediate points this expense
will be reduced somewhat by the
difference in regular transporta.
tion. The sleeper rates are the
regular minimum rates and will
be the same for all points.
The State Normal school is
acting as agent for the teachers
of the northwest in this matter
and does not in any may quaran-
tee the train or assume financial
responsibility for it. Eighty adj
vance round-trip reservations
must be received and fares de-
posted with the railroad by Oct
IL, in order to insure the accom-
modations. This will necessitate
that reservations must be accom-.
panied with the full amount OF
the round trip fares and sleeper
reservations. All teachers and
visitors to the exposition who
are interested should correspond
and send reservation fees to
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