Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-08-06
ABOUT THE REUNION.

and their friends talking about the
big reunion, to be held at New
Camp Logan, August 20 to Septem.
ber 8. They will all be there and in
spite of the efforts of few disgrun-
tied Bakeries who are exhibiting
their disloya atty to their town by at
tempting to throw cold water on
the enterprise, II will surpass all
others. The citizens of Baxter
should condemn in strongest terms
the efforts of the few to discourage
the attendance this year by false
and uuwarranted assertions. The
fact is that aside from the hack
fines and such things, the
city of Baxter will be benefited by
this large gathering az much In
the future as in the past and the
man who cries down the reunion
makes direct stab at the interest
of his town aud fellow citizens and
should be squatted on in manner
that would effectually squelch him
for at least thirty days. We regret
to say that among those who are
active in denouncing the reunion
is the mayor of the city, a man
above all others who should do all
in his power to encourage a large
In conversation with
him a short time since he advanced
this argument:
mo water.
mo decent place to put tents.
3-Bad roads to the grounds.
mo air, people will suffocate.
5-Two aud quarter mile hack
ride.
6-Never will have another re.
union.
We visited the grounds and found
the following facts in direct contra.
diction to the above:
Spring river, one of the clearest
streams in the state, runs through
the grounds. Four springs are be.
ing widened, two wells dug an"
machinery put in to force the water
from the river to any part of the
grounds.
2-We selected camping spot for
our comrades where loo tents may
be pitched; every tent In shade;
every tent on level ground, every
street exactly alike and all away
from the stands and shows.
3-The roads to the grounds are
as good as any in the county.
4-The grounds are located on
one of the highest points in that
section with an open west and
south for many miles. If there is a
breath of air in the county II will
strike Camp Logan.
5-The Memphis road will run
trains south on their Miami track
to point one half mile nearer the
new grounds than their depot is to
the old and may run switch di-
rect to the grounds.
6-The park was made by nature
for an old soldiers camping ground
and one weeks stay ia II will insure
a return visit every year thereafter.
We repeat: we are sorry that any
man should be so unjust as TO at
tempt to prejudice the. old soldier
against these grounds, which be-
long to them, they have purchased
then, and II would seem that any.
one would at least give them a
chance to see for themselves wheth.
er or not the purchase was a good
one. Another effort TO discourage
attendance is the report that the
Association can get no tents. Pres
ident ]. N. Cooper informs US that
new tents are already contracted
for and they will be able to do ex-
actly as they advertise, supply
tents, straw, wood aud water, free Of
charge to all old soldiers. 1t 10 true
they cannot get state tents, but
they can get all the new ones they
want of the manufacturer and as
before stated have already con.
tracted for what they will need OF
course the stockholders will see the
necessity for economy in the use Of
tents as rental must be paid on
each, but they can have all they Gun
pay for. 90 there is nothing in the
cry of no tents.
We repeat: the boys will be there
$1,000 strong. They are coming
from everywhere to initiate their
new homes. They know what a
week at Camp Logrn means and all
the howliug of disgruntled ones
will not deter them from coming.
This is soldiers year and while we
may not be able to sing all of the
old songs, or give all of the old
yeiis, there never was a time
when we could sing longer. yell
and fling old glory higher
than now. There never was a time
when the blue and gray would
blend more harmoniously; when
the spirits of Grant and Lee will
smile as they hear us sing:
We are coming Father Abraham,
Coming once again;
Not fo fi0ht ench Other but