Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-15
The Montana Men Have DeSig-
mated San Francisco.
GOV. SMITHS LETTER
The Troops will be Brought Here in
a Body-Character of Their
Entertainment.

The Montana volunteers will be mus
tered out in San Francisco. At the last
meeting of the committee having in
charge the arrangements for the recep-
ton of the volunteers. Hon. George w.
Irwin. the committee secretary, was in
structed to correspond with reference to
the muster out. Mr.. Irwin wrote Gov
ernor Smith, and in reply received the
following letter:
Hon. George w. irwin, Butte:
Dear Sir-Replying 20 our letter of
the 18th instant. l have to inform you that
some time since. desiring to know the
sentiment of the regiment as to the place
where they wished to be mustered out. I
wired Colonel kessler to know the de-
sires of the men (as each regiment under
the rules of the secretary of war can de-
termine by majority vote where it will
be mustered out). In answer I received
a cablegram from Colonel kessler saying
San Francisco had been selected by the
regiment as the place to muster out. Since
then certain of our citizens have been
trying to get the boys to reverse their de-
cision. But in this movement I cannot
join, because l believe it to be to the
comfort and profit and enjoyment of the
men to be mustered out at Frisco. How
! ever, u people can doubtless give the
great bulk of them a reception, as 1 am
| sure nearly all of them will come at once
home. Your truly,
"ROBT. B. SMITH,"
Mr.. Irwin states tina the members of
! the committee entertain the same views
as Governor Smith with reference to San
Francisco being the prope place for the
muster out, because of the difference in
pay. But" said Mr.. Irwin. 'in addition
the committee hopes to induce the rail-
road companies to make concessions in
rates. which will permit of the boys be-
ing brought to Butte in a body, and we
are further ~endeavoring to get excursion
rates for the boys from Butte to their
homes, and rates to all persons DESTROYS
of being present at the reception. The
matter Of transportation is in the hands
Of Senator Clark, and he is in correspond
ence with a number of the leading rail-
road officials in regard to the matter.
Our programme, so far as it has been
considered. will probably include the
presence Of a number OF the leading citi-
zens of Butte as a committee to assist
the governor of the state in receiving the
regiment when it lands in a Francisco,
and in providing for the comfort of the
men, if this be necessary, and. of course,
bringing them home in a body. We pro-
pose to entertain them at the race track,
where we know they would gladly give
a review and an exhibition of tactics and
military and also a demon
stration of their capacity for eating Mon
tana grub. The committee hopes that
arrangements will be made for a meeting
of the battalion Of rough riders, at the
same time, and that Major Deeney anG
the Meagher guards will participate
There ought also to be a general turning
out of the civic societies, fire department
police and other organizations.
but it will be some time before the
boys arrive. If the regiment sailed today
coming via Yokohama to San Francisco
it would take about 30 days, and from
the experience of the Oregon volunteer
two weeks would be required for the
muster cut. so we might say that Septem,
Der l would be the earliest date possible