The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-12

Railways Offer a Rate of One Cent a
Mile From All Points.

The railways of the state have agreed
upon rate of / cent a mile. to and from
Savannah for the Confederate reunion
that is to be held here in November. The
rate is given without qualification, and
assures the attendance of very large
number of veterans, who would have been
kept away by higher railway fares. The
rate given is regarded as fair and liberal.
The news was received in Savannah by
a telegram to Col. John Screven. chair
man of the reunion executive committee,
from Capt D. G. Purse, chairman of the
committee on transportation. who has
been in Atlanta and in conference with
the passenger representatives Of the roads
in regard to the matter. For some time
the rate announced had been virtually as
sured. but ii had been subject to some
qualifying conditions, dependent upon the
length of the trip, and THESE 1t was de-
sired to have removed. This has now
been accomplished, and veterans from ev-
cry part of the state can come to Savan-
nah during the reunion for l cent mile
of distance Travelled. This will make a
rate of cents a mile for the round trip.
While the chairman and members of the
executive committee are not willing to give
out the details of the correspondence with
Gen Evans. on the subject of the clash
| ing of the interests of the reunion and the
Atlanta fair, by reason of the iatteT's pub
| lished announcement Of Confederate day,
| to be held just month earlier than the
reunion here, it is understood that the
matter will finally be adjusted as satisfac-
| torliy as is now poss bic.
| The members of the committee generally
| DO not think it would be wise or practica-
| bic TO request the managers of the fair to
! rescind their action in setting apart a day
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| convinced that Atlanta and Atantaians
| have not acted about the matter in that
| entire good faith the committee feels it had
| o right to expect from brother Confeder-
| ates, they are alive to the fact that forci-
| bic remonstrance, at this stage, would do
| more harm than good. They have con-
| tented themselves with placing their side
of the controversy before Gen. Evans, as'the
official head of the Georgia division, and
will await and abide any action he may
| see fit to take in the premises. They are
| confident that Gen Evans would not con-
| sciously lend his aid nor countenance to
| any scheme that would detract from the
| attendance at or the interest in the re-
union of the division here and that he will
| do all that he can to repair the effects
| of the blunder that has been made.
1t is within the proba bilities that the in
| formation about the matter in the pos
! session of the committee and its secre-
/ taries will be issued in the form OF a cir
| cular letter to the veterans and Confed-
| crate organizations of the state to the
| end that they may be thoroughly advised
of ell that hos transpired and that they
may act accordingly. 1t is not the in
tention of the committee to seek to inter-
fere with the Confederate day at the fair
nor to detract from the attendance. 1t
is only anxious that its position and con-
| tentions should be clearly and distinctly
,lo.re hat he
| thoroughly advised Of oil the cireum-
! stances.