The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-06

PREPARATIONS
HOW CHATTANOOGA MiILs EN-.
TEhfAsN AND cARE FOR
81 HOSTS Of GRAND ARMY
oETHEsREPueLIc.
4 IhFivin1, Entssprlsina. aud ,lssstIIna
CITY Of 100000 Population and Ade-
quate Means for Handling Large
convontionsa4

Chattanooga Tenn.-{S peeiak4-T
people OF Chattanooga successfully sen.s
tertalned a. crowd of more than ,1o0..
600 visitors on the occasion of the Re,
union OF Confederate Veterans IN Nav:
Ihtss was done without seriously. tax
Ing the ability and hospitality of the,
community. It. is believed here that
more people will attend the Annual
E0campment OF the Grand Army OF
me Republic. September 1920. than
attended the Confederate Reunion. and
arrangements are being made In con,
fornityI with that belief.
Il The city of CHATTANOOGA has, a non,
u4attonE Of moretthan 100 900 tbyzay cen.
sus taken the first of thevyear under
municipal direction, Chattanooga ia
manufacturing center, and its ability
TO handle large crowds, and, to. raise
money to finance large undertakings.
has already been established. No diff.
Guilty was encountered, for example
In raising the large fund to finance the
Confederate Reunion undertaking. and
none has been encountered inosecuring
the necessary fund to entertain the
g. A. r. Encampment. Every visitor
TO Chattanooga during. the Confederate
Reunion found comfortable place to
sleep. and the capacity Of the city fol
feeding was more than adequate to the
demand. ~~
Chattanooga Of to-day has been built
since the conflict between the two
great armies drenched these historic
fields with blood and devastated this
section Of the South as probably no
other section was devastated. The
combatants threw themselves upon
each Other on these fields with fury
that was not surpassed on any other
fields. and hillsides ran red with the
blood OF nearly $4,000 Americana.
OF the historic scenes around Chat.
tanoosa which appeal not only to, those
who fought in the civil war, Ito the
public generally, <Chickamauga battle.
Aeld may well. be placed at the front.
The casualties on this field, .includfna
dead. wounded and missing, were near
81. 1000, and the percentage Of loss for
the combined armies. of troops actual.
" engaged, was near 50. This high
percentage Of loss is not equalled any.
where in the world for two days' fight
ing, Then, there are Lookout Noun.
tain,q the scene Of a thrilling charge
by the, Federal troops against obsti.
nate defense; Missionary Ridge,
stormed by the Northern. troops and
swept for a distance of nearly three
miles Eof all Confederate forces Cas-.
ualtisse In all the battles r. Of, Chatta,
noogas were approximately $4,000 men.
Part OF the field Of Chlckamaalga is
now occupied by q GARRISON Of, United
States regular troops, this post, soon
to be increased for BRIGADE Many
thousand acres form a government
reservation, the Chatta.
noogas National Military Park, on
which there are 1000 memorials and
monuments in memory Of the troops
who: fought on the bloody ground.
Beautiful winding roads give access
to. the points of interest throughout,
folio wing in as large degree as possible
the roads of war time. Lookout Noun.
tain and Missionary Ridge, In part, are
Included in the histric ground which
now has governmental attention!
BattleAelds and environments Of
such historic interest are expected to
attract large crowd to Chattanooga
during the .encampment week, ,Septem.
Der 1920, and the management of the
encampment, association is making
! preparations, to care for all veterans
and visitors. =