Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
THE MEMPHIS REUNION
will Be the Greatest Gathering OF
Old Soldiers Ever Held.
Arrangements Rapidly Rounding Into
shape-The Finance COMMITTEES Meet
Ing with Gratifying Success.

Ing With Gratifying Success.
MEMPHIs, Tenn, Jan. 21.-Arrange-
nents for the Confederate reunion,
which will be held in Memphis during
the latter part OF May next, are rapidly
rounding into shape. The thirty local
committees are actively at work and
the enthusiasm and confidence of the
citizens all point to one Of the most
successful gatherings of the old soldiers
ever held under Southern sky. At q
recent meeting of the general executive
committee it was decided that music
should be a special feature Of the re-
union. Chairman Thomas o. Vinton,
Of the music committee, assured the
executive committee that he would
have on hand an abundance of music,
and TO that end he stated that negotia-
lions were now being carried on with
with several prominent bands, with a
view TO securing their services for re-
anton week. Bands from small towns
and cities will be invited to attend, and
inspiring airs will be heard at all hours
of the days and evenings.
The finance committee, of which Mr..
A. Is. Pickett, editor and proprietor Of
The Evening Scimitar, is chairman, re-
ports encouraging progress in its work.
In an interview, Mr.. Pickett today said:
"There is an impression that the
amount named by the committee, fifty
thousand dollars is more than will
be required. / have not entered into
details of expense. but base my calcu-
.ations on the expense of the previous
reunions. There were about $4,000
people at Richmond, and the expense
there was something over $4,000. At
Louisville there was GO, 600 people, aud
The expense was over $4,000; il would
nave been a great deal more IL the
weather had been propitious, and the
entertainments mapped out had been
given, Mr.. Lockwood, general pas
senger agent of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Memphis railroad. and the
representatives of the other Western
roads with whom / have talked are
making extraordinary preparations to
bring the people from Texas and the
Southwest generally to Memphis.
They estimate the crowd at anywhere
from %, 900, to 1i0,00O Representatives
Of the railroads east of the river are
all of the opinion that the attendance
upon the reunion from the Gulf coast
will be far greater than ever before at
1 ntt NhnnOh hay IN Frn
prepared TO make figures.
zone hundred thousand are great
many people," remarked the reporter,
land you must be taking some extra
ordinary measures to bring them here.
1--WE are doing So" DIR. Pickett said,
''and 1t is the determination of the gen.
eral committee to make this the great
est occasion of the kind that the South
has ever known. For instance the rail
roads west OF the river, which have
never given a rate of one cent a mile
will, in my opinion, do so this time"
Mr.. Pickett says that subscription:
are pouring in with a liberality never
before known in a public enterprise Of
like character. Among the subscrip
tions so far received are the following
Van Vleet-Mansfield Drug Co. S $50 OK
| Il. b. Snowden ............... 1900 OF
Capt. Sam 5. Brown. ....... 500 OF
| George c. Bennett ............ 500 OF
George c. Bennett & Co. ... 500 OF
James Kiunane. .............. 500 OF
| Henry Leurhmann.... ........ 800 OF
Thomas b. Turley.. 800 On
b. Lowenstein Bros. ........... 500 OF
Ben NJ. Stainback ........... 500 OF
billiard & Coffin. .............. 400 OF
Orgill Bros. .................. 800 OF
Delta Cotton Co. ............ 800 OF
| w. A. Gage & Co. 800 OF
Memphis National Bank. ...... 800 OF
State National Bank 80. ...... 800 0,
National Bank of Commerce. D.. 800 OF
Monogue-Pidgeon Iron Co. $50. 800 OF
Goodbar & Co. 300 o.
VIM. II. Moore & Co.......... 800 o,
Mercantile Bank. 500 OF
| Napoleon Hill. 500 o,
Woods ChicSasaw Iron Works. 800 o.
Lemon & Gale Co ............. 500 o,
| Patterson Transfer Co.,........ 800 o.
Stewart, Gwynne & Co......... 500 o.
John Castor. ................. 800 o.
Manhattan Savings Bank. ..... 200 o.
w. II. Mallory & Sons Coz. $50 o,
Memphis Savings Bank ........ 100 o.
State Savings Bank. 49,. -. 100 o.
Security Bank. ................. 100 o.
$. ii. Brooks ................. 100 o,
Il. =. Lake ............... 80. 100 o,
Memphis Typographical Union. so o,
Austin Clothing Co............ so OF
A Valuable Railway Brake
London-The Geneva correspondent
of the Daily Mail credits an engines
named Planta with the invention of ,
mechanical brake that will stop trair
running twenty-five miles an hour with
in eight yards, and one running fift,
miles an hour within twenty yards
Passengers can apply the brake BY
pulling an alarm core. The shock Il
said to be less than that caused by ex
listing brakes. The correspondent add