The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-13
ANACONDA NEWS.
Plan A SPECIAL TRAIN
n Which to Bring Butte and
Z Anaconda Boys Home.
OTHER STATES DOING 1T
Is Proposed to Have These Two Cities
Charter a Train to Bring Home
From San Francisco Their
Five Companies.

Pennsylvania and Washington have
already arranged to bring their volun-
teers home from San Francisco by spe-
cial train, and other states are making
arrangements to that end. Montana
has done nothing in that direction so
far.
1t was yesterday suggested by Ana
conda men that Butte and Anaconda
join forces, charter a special train and
bring their five companies home from
San Francisco in a body. Many will
favor the idea, it is thought, and the
several thousand dollars necessary for
the expense can readily be raised.
The special train idea is one calcu
lated TO save the individual volunteer
the $40 or $50 travel pay given him at
San Francisco, to avoid the volunteers
returning by divers routes and to facili-
tate the muster out and paying off.
Each volunteer on his arrival at San
Francisco Is entitled to his pay, his
discharge and the liberal travel pay
allowed by the government to take him
back to the place of enlistment.
The Pennsylvania people knew if
their volunteers were paid off and mus
tered out at San Francisco they would
come struggling home by many routes
by the return of civilization, would
probably remain on the coast until they
We're penniless. Accordingly the people
of Pennsylvania have made arrange
nents to have a special train in readi-
ness at San Francisco on the arrival of
the 10th Pennsylvania there on trans
port The soldiers will Immediately
board the train and start for home. On
the way, the government has arranged,
the soldiers will be paid off, receiving
the same amount they would if they
had been turned loose in San Fran
cisco. For this purpose a paymaster's
car will be attached to the train.
1t is proposed that Anaconda and
Butte adopt a similar plan for the re-
turn of their volunteers.
Colonel O'Leary and Judge j. M.
Kennedy are the foremost in the PLAN
1T is one the people should take up"
said Judge Kennedy last night. There
will be probably 400 Butte and Ana
conda men in the five companies from
these two cities-three from Butte and
two from here. The original strength
of the companies, of course, would be
more than 500, bat the number has
been decreased by mortality in battle.
disease and re-enlistment in the new
regiments now being formed l believe
a contract could be made with a rail-
road to run special train carrying the
entire 400 from San Francisco to Butte
and Anaconda for about 81 600 OF this
sum / think there would be no difficulty
in raising $1,000 in Butte, the chief city
of the state and the one sending the
greatest number of volunteers. Ana
conda / feel sure could raise $1,000" r
1T would be far better to bring our
boys home this way than to have them
turned loose in San Francisco" said
Colonel O'Leary. i The citizens of the
two towns would be given an opportu-
nifty to receive their soldiers in proper
style and. moreover, it would be great
saving in expense to sthe volunteers
themselves, who are entitled to all they
will get in the shape of pay and more.
The boys many of them, made great
sacrifices in enlisting, giving up hi Oh
salaried positions. They should have
all the money the government gives
them when they return home to start
them on the way of taking up the life
of civilians again.
Anaconda can certainly contribute
$4,000 TO the fund. She has never been
asked for much for the volunteers
From purely selfish standpoint alone
the merchants should give up that
amount, for they will receive it back
many times over if the boys land here
with all their pay in their pockets in
stead of being given a chance to spend
it in San Francisco.
"A special train of eight tourist sleep
ers and two baggage cars. or 10 cars all
told. would, l think, transport the en-
tire 400"