The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-10
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
GEN. CARNEs STATES A FEW FACTS
RELATIVE TO THE ENCAMPMENT.
Railroad Companies Have an opportu-
nifty TO Lend Hand-It Depends
Largely Upon What They WIN Do
The Chicks After Their "old Guard"

Memphis must have that grand military
encampment this spring, and the railroads
must do the generous, yet to themselves
profitable act, and bring Il to the greatest
commercial and general business city in
the Southwest.
All nature, 20, 900 good and loyal inhab-
itants, the State militia and all the legions
Of friends, demand the opportunity TO
spend a week or ten days in West Tennes-
see, the garden-spot Of all this section OF
country.
II untiring activity and intelligent man
ngement can bring about this universally
desired result. Gen. Sam T. Carnes will
achieve Il. Ever since II has been mat.
ter OF friendly contest, the General has
increasingly been conducting a campaign
with the one end in view Of demonstrating
10 the militia that Memphis can best en-
terrain them, TO Memphis that he COM
mands the best body Of troops in the land,
and to all hands that lac has not looked upon
his lately acquired title rs an empty honor
that required from him no particular at
tention. An APPEAL man cornered the
General yesterday afternoon aud inquired
what progress had been made in the di.
rccuon Of securing tho encampment, and,
II any, how Il was proposed to receive and
entertain the boys.
at Is hot settled fact that there will
be an encampment here or at any other
point In the State, but the prospects are
Tor one and at this city, The Legislature
is not relied upon 10 vote m appropriation
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troops, and this renders Il q matter for the
soldiers themselves or citizens. With
such state OF facts, the Gov.
ernor has no power 10 call them
out for encampmcni az tho men
are under no sort Of obligation 10 respond
when they must do so at great personal
expense. They can very easily and prop.
orly evadc the order on that ground. II
we can make IL plain that transporia.
ton viii be furnished them, then
the conditions change. The Gov.
ornor's orlcr will be effective, and the en-.
tire troop unless proyideniially pre-
vented. will bo on hand. Transportation
IL, therefore, the problem 10 be sOlVcd. /
am NJ work on that now. ilrc plain facts
have been laid before tbem aud anything
but a iayonblaiesponse Ia the end u m0re
than i .can unde. .'and. The hauling OF
th0ff6ons will neccsstale only about two
extra ears 10 the train. There ism { com.
pany IN tho State that sill not bring
nearly as many friends along with II,
some oi them a great many more, and
from these the railroad companies would
make money more than sufficient to offset
the free list. II could be 20 arranged M 10
render the railroad managers very little
trouble IN the premises by having
the military along the respective lines
move In this direction on n certain day.
On the return trip, ample notification
could also be provided for, 30 that
there would be no annoying surprises aud
discomfofts for both parties II ] can only
succeed in imprcssing these facts upon the
railroads, and induce them TODD the hand.
some thing by US. the balance would be
easy. We can raise enough money
10 maintain the troops while here
without much oxcrtion. Our mer-
chants, business men and the public
generally already appreciate the adyan-
tages such an event will give the city, and
stand ready at the first solicitation 10
subscribe libcrally. Just consider the
spectacle Of 5000 men IN line, aud thous.
ands OF strangers in the city 10 encourage
their iavoriics, to mako tho finest and
most lasting Impression, ana YOU can l0rin
some idea Of what great time we will
have"
"ls Il proposed 10 have the competitive
drill feature in the encampment open TO
companies Of other States2'
"No, ! believe we can improve very
largely on that. Fact is, the idea with me
Is 10 have working encampment, with
business.like discipline. You cannot ex.
net that from troops beyond jurisdiction Of
the State. Another objection that has i'm.
pressed me IL the fact that when big prizes
are offered. and crack companies OF the
country are entered, smaller companies do
not enter rs contestants, and are almost
lost sight Of. desire that all fare alike
In all courtesies, attention and the disci-
plinary demands OF camp lie."
"What then, will be the order OF bust
ncss, aud what the attractions for the
public7"
"Just such as regular military camp