Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-16
COMPANY A RETURNS HOME.
COMPELLED TO ABANDON IRIS TRIP
IHRoUGH 1HE SoUTH.
Could Not Go Further rban Louisville Re-
cause OF Lack Of Funds - Provided
for Distributing the Adyer-
tising Matter.


a majority of the members OF veteran
Company 4, under command OF captain
II. j, Taylor returned from Louisville yes
tor1ay morning having decided on ac-
count OF financial reasons to forcEo the
proposed trip through the Southern states.
The decision was reached at Louisville,
NY, on Friday morning. and preparations
were then made to return to Kansas city
at once. The Veterans returned to ST.
Louis over the Air line, arriving there sat
urGay and after spending the day took
w their Journey home,
There were about forty-nvs veterans
who stepped from the Hannibal d ST. JJ-
s'ph St Louis express yesterday morning
at s o'clock. ana though they were tired
ana dusty, having been without a Sleep
Ing car since leaving st Louis they were
happy and spoke IN the highest terms OF
their experiences at the Louisville cucamp-
meut and The manner In which they were
treated 10y the railroads. The veterans rt-
pared 70 the!r quarters. after, rea'h.ug the
city. stacked their arms and went home
10 rest il was 4 sudden termination OF
through thirty days OF travel, bu; was not
wholly unexpected.
When the trip was fret arranged Il was
thought by the promoters that enough peo.
PIE could be induced to take advantage OK
the cheap rates to almost defray the ex-
penses OF the members OF veteran Com
pany y, thereby giving them the privilege
OF taking the trp without mueh personal
cured ample promises from the citizens
OF Kansas city to bring about this result
AZ lh' t4eNtntn hOuT most OF titse prom,
business engagements aui some for other
reasons, 9nd !, was seen that the original
South and being present az the dedication
OF Chickanausa battlefield as a national
park could not be carried out.
The contracts with the business men or
the city VINO had taken advertising space
in the souvenir publication, which was 90
f.t tff Nrh
South, made 1t necessary that representa-
tvcs Of the company should make the trip
The distribution arcordlrg TO contract
This party was agreed upon before the
start was made from Kansas city last
Sunday evening. and is composed OF about
twenty members OF the original party, in
cludtrc Mr. and Mrs W. W. Pope, Joseph
Butter, Lieutenant Dewitt c. Taylor r. c.
Watson. DR.. Michaels and Captain Henry.
They vii, represent Veteran Company
at the Chlckamauea dedication Ssptem-
Mrs where they will do the most good for
Kansas city and her business enterprises
At Louisville the souvenirs were sought
after by everybody. at the camp-Grounds
and many even visited the car as 1t stood
cured copies OF the attractive publication
There were 1000 copies OF the souvenir
issued
captain Taylor said last night that he
was not carried out ~ originally intended
but owing to the reasons given Il was inn
possible to do H. a. great many members
Of the company did not feel justified In
iucuring the expense incident to the ex-
CurSiun and Il was decided to attend the
encampmert at I.ou.sylue and return to
ce~j!ns further He also stated that 1t
was quite probable that q small delega-
would leave in day or TWO for Chatta-
nooEa and take part IN the dedication eN-
though the parry Mi he male up Of six
or seven members Of tEe veteran com