The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-10-07
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On to Kansas City.

"While there are few matters
vet to be adjusted in connection
with the Minnesota Legion Pilgrim.
age to Kansas City October 30th,
SO many inquiries are reaching Min
nesota Legion Headquarters from
all over the state, that the follow
ing data is being made public at
this time, announced State Adj
iutant Stafford King of the
American Legion of Minnesota.
East of Mississippi reduced
rate of one cent per mile, good
either in day coaches or sleeping
cars. has been granted, West of the
Mississippi, the Western Passenger
Association of which practically all
Minnesota railways are members,
recently announced that reduced
rate of one cent per mile, good
only in day coaches, would be
granted by its member roads, and
that the rate for sleeping car
travel would be one. and one third
the regular one-way fare for the
round trip, plus the regular sleep
ing car charges.
Representatives of Minnesota
railways inform department head
quarters that they will live up to
this announcement the
Northern Pacific and Grea Nor
thern, whose representatives seem
in doubt as to whether or not the
one-cent per mile will apply from
any except competitive points on
their lines, but state that it will
probably be a week later before
they are able to make a definite
statement as to this. In the mean
time, Legion posts of the North
west are urging the railroads which
serve them, and the Chairman of
the Western Passenger Association,
Chicago, to grant the one-cent-per-
mile rate both for day coach and
sleeping car travel from all points
on their lines.
Reduced fare certificates and
convention credentials will be
mailed from Minnesota Legion
Headquarters to all Legion post adj
jutants who request them. The
local adjutants will re-distribute
them TO the members of their COM
munity who wish to make the trip.
These certificates, when presented
to local ticket agent, will secure
purchase of round trip ticket to
Kansas City by most direct route,
good at reduced rate from mid
night October 9th to midnight
November 5th, without stop-overs
or side-trips, for all paid-up Legion
aires and their dependent relatives
The Minnesota Official Legion
Special Train will operate over the
Rock Island road on Sunday Octo.
Der 30th, leaving St. Paul at 9:1C
A. NJ, and arriving at Kansas City
at HIS P. M. the same day
Passengers will be picked up al
Pennington 1905 A. M, Fairbault
10:40 A. M, Owatonna II: 05 A
NJ, Albert Lea II AS A. M, Masor
City at 1850 P. M, then straight
through to Kansas City, making
trip in about seven hours less thar
the fastest regular trains. Trair
will be made up of steel da.
coaches with dining car service
and fare from Twin Cities will b,
$10.61 for the round trip. If nee
essary, second special train will
operate over the Chicago Grea
Western, leaving St. Paul the even
ing of the both.
To make reservation for seat OF
the Minnesota Official Legion Spe
cial, prospective passengers shoult
go to local ticket agent and ascer
tain exact fare from home town t,
Kansas City via nearest specia
train connection as shown above
at reduced rate This is essen
check for this amount, not late
than October 25th, to Minnesot;
Legion State Adjutant, Old Capitol
st. Paul, who will issue a "pre
paid order for ticket, which wher
presented to local ticket agent, to
gether with reduced fare certifi
cate, will secure purchase of ticket
tial in order that the, necessary
number of passengers may be guar
anteed for special train.
To insure accommodations al
Kansas City, each local Legion ad.
jutant will inform the department
adjutant of the number and names
of members of his community who
expect to make the trip, so that
plentysof reservations may be made
to care for the Minnesota contin-
gent. Members of the Legion Aux
iliary should bear in mind that the
rates to Kansas City for the Legion
Auxiliary convention may be high
er than those for the Legion Con
vention, in which case it would be
better to travel as dependent rela-
tives of Legionaires to attend the
Legion convention, thus securing
the lower reduced rate. 1t should
also be remembered that those
travelling Independently, instead OF