The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-28
OFF TO THE REUNION
VETERANS AND FRIENDS LEFT
 YESTERDAY.
General Harrison, Commander of Alabama Division, Went in Special Car Last Night.
 Rivalry Between the
 / Railroads.

An animated scene was presented
 at the Union railroad station yester. day morning, and at the same time there was the sharpest bit of rivalry | there that has been seen in railroad circles in many a day. It was due to the departure of the Confederate Veterans to the Memphis reunion. and the rivalry was between | the Mobile and Ohio and the Louisville | and Nashville and the Kansas City Memphis and Birmingham (Memphis Route.)
 The local camp (Camp Lomax) oi Confederate Veterans and the camp oi the Sons of Veterans had arranged to go over the Mobile and Ohio and yes. terday morning a long special train consisting of eight passenger coaches and a baggage car was made ready by the Mobile and Ohio Company. The coaches were soon filled with the mem- bers of the two camps and a number of visitors enroute to the reunion. The Plant System train brought in thirty two passengers for the Mobile and Ohio from its road.
 At S:30 o'clock the special train pull. ed out, Conductor Frazer in charge of the train and Engineer Fletcher with engine No. 47 pulling it.
 Trainmaster Murphy of this division of the Mobile and Ohio had come over from Tuscaloosa and went out with the train as did also Southeastern Passen- ger Agent Hay of this city. The train ran solid from here to Memphis, stop ping only at Prattvllle, Maplesville, Centerville and Reform. Good pas senger lists were received at each of the above named places. At Reform a party of twenty from Carrolton boarded the train. From Artesia, the junction of the Montgomery division and main line of the Mobile and Ohio. the train ran through without a stop, arriving in Memphis at 6 o'clock yes- terday evening.
 The Louisville and Nashville also had a special train consisting of six coaches and a baggage car. the Kansas City. Memphis and Birmingham Road hav- ing coach on this train.
 A pretty good crowd went on the Louisville and Nashville train, stations between here and Birmingham, filling the train. Only small party out of here went in the Kansas City. Memphis and Birmingham coach. This train left as the second section of No. 2 the regu- lar northbound train. Conductor Fer guson was in charge and Engineer Ryan with engine NO. ZU3 pulled II.
 More Special Trains.
 Last night a special train came II over the Louisville and Nashville iron the South bringing the Mobile Caml of Confederate Veterans. The trail consisted of four coaches and Full man, all well filled and was sent north as the second section of train NO. 2. It will go through to Memphis solid and the private car S5S of Presioen' smith of the Louisville and Nashville occupied by General George P. Harri' son, commander of the Alabama Di- vision of Confederate Veterans, was attached to the train. In General liar rison's party were the young ladies who will be sponsors and maids of honor for the Alabama Veterans and several invited guests. A party. of thirty-five veterans from Americus Ga, came in over the Seaboard All Line and went north on this special train of the Louisville and Nashville.