Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1913-05-02
VETERANS Will GO
TO GETTYSBURG
ARRANGEMENTS NEARLY COM.
PLETED FOR TRIP.
Will Leave may 18TH
MILWAUKEE R'Y WILL FURNISH
SPECIAL TRAIN ALL THE WAY.
30 FROM HOT SPRINGS.

D. b. Murray, one of the three men
appointed by the governor to make
arrangements for the transportation of
the Gettysburg veterans from this
state to the scene of the famous battle,
arrived home the latter part of last
week from Pierre where the commits
sion had been for meeting with the
different a r o q d representatives.
After the different propositions had
been submitted, it WAS decided that
the Milwsukee's offer was the hest and
this road will run one OF their very
best trains to and from Gettysburg.
Regarding the arrangements made
with this road the following taken from
one of the Pierre papers will give an
idea of what they expect to do:
"The Gettysburg Celebration com.
mission, after two days conference
in this city with the passenger agents
and representatives of various roads,
announced this morning, that the Mil
waukee had been chosen as the road to
furnish the special train for the con-
veyance Of the South Dakota soldiers
to the celebration at Gettysburg in
July. This decision was made because
of the superior accommodations In the
way of service and equipment which
that road would be able TO extend at
that time, the difference in cost be.
tween using the Milwaukee and the
Northwestern being insignificant.
"The mobilization point at which the
special train will be made up is Nit
chell. Veterans from central and
western part of the state will take
trains from their homes on regular
schedule to reach Mitchell IN time for
the departure of the special on the
evening of the 28th. Passengers from
the eastern part of the state will take
the special at Sioux City The train
arrives at Chicago on the evening Of
the 18th, and from there finishes the
trip over the Pennsylvania, arriving at
Gettysburg on the afternoon Of the
30th.
"This will be the first train for the
movement of veterans from South Da.
kota that the Milwaukee has furnished
for trip thru to the east, and the
road officials are anxious to record to
the commission the superior equip
ment for which they have asked. agree
ing with the commission that the train
can be made splendid advertisement
for both the road and the state. The
train is to be all steel coaches. electric
lighted, with standard Pullmans n d
diners, and observation car in which
will be colored electric sign advertis-
ing to the states thru which it passes
that it is South Dakota train. A dis
tinctive feature will be that the train
will be composed entirely Of yellow
coaches. After the arrival at Gettys
burg the train will te put on exhibit
tion at Harrisburg and other eastern
cities and opened for inspection. to
give the people of the east an idea Of
the elaborate equipment that the west
is able to turn out. j. A. Chandler
travelling passenger agent for the Mil
waukee, will have charge Of the exour.
sion, and has expressed himself as
much interested in assisting the COM
mittee in sending the delegation east
In a most creditsble style.
ITO date there are 129 soldiers whose
credentials as participants in the battle
of Gettysburg have been accepted, and
with the governor, the commissioners
and others there will be total of $50
passengers or more. No intoxicating
liquors will be sold upon the train, but
the other arrangements for comfort
and convenience will be 80 we'll taken
care of that this omission will not be
looked on as serious. The schedule is
such that the mountains of Pennsyl.
vsnie will be passed thru in the day
time"
One thing which Mr.. Murray wishes
impress.d d on the minds Of the veter'
ans ts that of credentials which they
mus. have in order to Participate in
the exercises and receive tho benefits
which the state and government pro-
vidss. Al! Gettysburg veterans will
be- cared for at the expense Of the state
but any other civil wa- veterans will
be carried on this special train at re.
ducsd rate. Mr.. Murray suggssts that