The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-05
RAILROADS ASKED
TO SUBMIT BIDS
Proposals Wanted for Transport
tation Of Troops to
Gettysburg.
REWARD FOR JOHN MOORE
Price Set for Capture OF Nelson
County Man-Railroads OPP
pose Release.
REWARD FOR JOHN MOORE

Railroads were asked yesterday by
| Adjutant- General w. W. Sale to fur
nish sealed bids for the Transports
ton of the Virginia militia from their
home stations to Gettysburg, for par
ticipation in the camp manocuvrcs un-
der the auspices of the War Depart
ment. All such proposals are to be
forwarded to the brigade comn.>d der
General G. c. Vaughan, Jr.. at frank
lin. by noon next Friday, June TO-
These bids arc to include 55.334
pounds of baggage, which is exclusive
of tentagc. The latter totals 6o,026
pounds. and is to be shipped from
Richmond direct to Gettysburg, or
tai headquarters and from these head
quarters 10 Gettysburg with the
troops In the latter event the tent
age Will require three separate bag
gage cars.
All officers arc to be moved in Pull
man. sleeping cars and enlisted men in
coaches. Horses are to be taken in
Arms's palace horse cars.
Troops and Stations.
The troops will cntrain from the FOL
lowing places in the approximate
numbers and with the estimated
pounds of baggage indicatcd:
Franklin One brigadier- general
700 pounds.
AleXandria-One company. 3 officers
40 men; total, So; 1,750 pounds.
Charlottesville-O company, 2
officers, 40 men; total, 81: 1850
pounds.
Chase city-one company. 4 officers
IS men; total, 32;i2,aS0 pounds.
cnlpeper-One company. officers, 40
men; total, 81; 1850 pounds
Danville-One company. officers
~ men, total. SO; 1850 pounds
Emporia--one company. officers,
As men; total. SO: 1850 pounds.
Farmyille-one company, 3 officers
is men: total, 81; 1850 pounds.
Fredericksburg-o company, 3 Of
ticers, 4s men; total, 81; 1850 pounds
Hampton-One officer, $50 pounds.
Harrisonburg-One company. 3 Off
GERS, AS men; total, 81; 1850 pounds.
Observation-Disclosures Second Infan.
try. officers. men. total .; 1900
pounds.
Lynchburg-one company s officers
As men; total. Sc; 1850 pounds.
Newport News-one company, 3 Off.
GERS, is men. total, 81; 1850 pounds.
Norfoik-Headquarte three com.
panies and one battery, So officers, IS;
men: total, EOS: $500 pounds.
Pctersburg-One company. s officers
As mon; total, 81; 1850 pounds
Portsmouth-Two companies ane
one battery, is officers, 1876 men; total
214; 1850 pounds.
Richmond Headquarters. sever
companies and one battery. 3s officers
454 men; total, 5o2; 1854 pounds.
.. Roan ok company, officers
As men: total. 81; 1850 pounds.
suffolk-one company. officers. 4s
men; total, 90; 1880 pounds.
Warrenton-one company, 8 officers
IS men: total. 81; 1880 pounds.
Clifton Forge-One officer. ao(
pounds.
staunton-Headqua and two
| companies, II officers, lis men. total
~; o.a2o pounds
This makes total of l72 officers and
l,SoS men. a grand total of 1880 who
expect to attend the encampment.
Horses are to be taken from differ.
ont points approximately as follows
| Alexandria, 3, charlottesville, /: Chase
City. l; Culpeper. 8; Danville, 2: En-.
poria, 3: Franklin. 2; Front Royal 4;
Hampton. /; Luray, 5; Lynclburg 4
Norfolk. Is; Petersburg. 4: Portsmouth
s; Richmond. 10; Roanoke. 2 Staunton
q Suffolk, 1. Warrenton, /: Clifton
| Forge l.