Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-29
DETAILS FOR THE
VICKSBURG TRIP
SENT OUT BY CAPTAIN j. r
MERRY, CHAIRMAN OF THE
COMMISSION
Iowa Train Will Leave Chicago Tues.
day, November 13-Many From This
State Will Attend the Dedication Of
the Vicksburg Memorial.

The dedicatory exercises In the
NlcksburS National Park are to be
held from November Is to November
%, and a large lumber Of persons will
attend from this state. captain J. F.
Merry. charm an of the commission,
has issued the following letter to the
members of the commission:
Manchester, Sept. 10. 1906.
l.. G. Blanchard, Oskaloosa, Ia.
j. A. Kirkpatrick, Nevada, Ia.
Elmer ]. c. Berier Cedar Rapids, Ia,
David A. Hagard, Algona, la.
w. ID. Mitchell, Corning, Ia.
w. III. G. Jaques, Ottumwa, Ia.
Henry H. Rood. Mt. Vernon, la.
j. H. Dean, Des Moines, la.
Ny Dear Comrades:
AT meeting in Dcs Moines at which
each chairman of the four Iowa Monu-
ment Commissions were present, the
details were concluded in reference
to the dedicatory exercises, train ser.
vice, etc. Our train Will be known as
"The Governors Special" consisting
of FIVE Standard Pullman Sleepers
al tourist sleeper for the band. A
large dining car coach and baggage
car will leave Chicago 10 a. m. Tues
day, November 3. The dedications
will take place as follows:
Vicksburg, 1880 p. M, Nov. Is.
Andersonville, 1890 a. M, Nov. 16.
Lookout Mountain, 1920 a. M Nov.
10.
Missionary I.idge, $500 p. m. Nov.
10.
Roseville Gap, 1850 p. M, Nov. 20.
Shiloh, 1880 p. M, Nov %.
Returning to Chicago $50 a. M,
Sunday, November 26. THE Iowa
railroads have agreed upon rate from
Iowa points Of one cent per mile di.
rect to Vicksburg and return, to Chat.
ts looga and return and to Paducah
and return. To the Paducah rail rate
add s11 for boat transportation, state
room, meals, including two days stop
over at Shiloh. This train can only
accommodate 1873 people. exclusive Of
the band, which consists Of q men
making in all train Of 1855 people.
The chairman of the other three com
missions will report to me at once how
many of their members will attend
and how many will take their wife,
son, or daughter, as the case may be-
When all these reports are in / will
then know how many OF our friends
we can invite outside the governor
his staff, band, speakers, commissions,
and members of their family 1t now
looks as if we could not take on more
than SO additional, but this will be de
termined as soon as can hear from
the chairmen and from you comrades
WI will p1nocn 10 ~ wa,
will accompany the party and who OF
your families will be included The
expenses for round trip, including
railroad fare, sleeping car, diner and
boat, will be about $100,-$55 of which
will be RENTED to II. j. Phelps, D. P
A. l. G. r. R., Dubuque, Ia On receipt
of draft he will make sleeping car res.
ervations, whether for a berth, sec.
ton, or two lower berths, as the case
may be, and will issue coupon ticket
covering the same. 1t was decided at
our meeting yesterday with the gov.
ernor that instead of drawing the mon.
ey out of the treasury before making
the trip that each commissioner would
keep an itemized account of his ex.
penses and that On the last day Of the
trip we would make vouchers for he
spective amounts. The railroad rate
for this round-trip tour is based on one
and one-half cents per mile, making
as l remember it, 1920 from Des
Moines. l trust you are each in a DO.
sition to give me at once information
desired, in order that we may deter.
mine how many not directly interested
in the trip we can invite.
Very sincerely,
]. F. Merry,
Chairman Vicksbure Comm