Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-09-29
Our ARMY In Utah.

Horace Greeley writes from Camp Floyd.
10 the Tribune an interesting letter on "Our
Army in Utah." II appears that Brigham
Young made $50, 600 clear profit on lum-
Der furnished the American Army TO con-
struct its comfortable quarters at Camp
Floyd. The army does nothing but enrich
The contractors favored by the War Depart
ment and the Sanity spectators Of Nor
mondOm. Mr.. Greeley says that suspic-
ion is entertained that the army is kept in
Utah for the pecuuiary gain Of the tribe of
contractors. He gives few of the many
casee of Government prohisacy:
"The Flour Contrucl Twenty 1.-TWO cents
per pound is paid for The transportation Of
all provisions, munitions, &c., from Leav-
enworih TO this point. The great contrac-
tors were allowed this for trans porting this
years supply Of -four. BY little dexter
Gus management at Washington, they were
next allowed TO furnish The flour here, be-
ing paid their twenty-five cents per pound
for transportation, in addition to the prime
cost on the Missouri. As Utah has bet
ter soil for growing wheat than almost any
thing else, they had no difficulty in sub-et-
ting this contract OF Sepen cents per pound
melt, making clear profit of $4,000 on
the contract without risk!ng dollar or lift
ing finger.
The Sac Of Mules end Wagons.-Pur-
suant 10 a recent order from Washington,
the Assistant Qnar,ermaster General here
is now selling by auction some two thou
sand mules about two-thirds Of all the Gov
eminent owns in this Territory. These
mules cost $l75 each, and are worth to day
1925 10 $3.50. attended the sale for an
hour or so this afternoon; the range of pri-
ces was from 500 to 81 ID; the average OF
the average OF the 700 already sold nbcu,
SIS Had these mules been taken to Cal
ifornia, and there properly advertised and
sold, they would have brought nearly cost;
even a, Leavenworth. they must have sold
for at least 100000 mere Than here
where there is practically no demand and
no competition for such an immense herd
and, after every Mormon who can raise q
hundred dollars or over, shall have supplied
himself with a span OF mules for half their
value, one or Two spectators will make as
much as they please, while the dead loss tc
the people will be at least 100000. No.
body here has recommend the sale of the
mules; they were being herded under the
care OF detnchmenis OF the army al no cost
but for herdsmen, and they could have been
kept through next winter in secluded noun.
tains valleys at a cost Of about $40 per
han H..
without purchasing an equal number; and
they can neither be bought nor brought here
for 100000 more than these animals are
fetching. Somebody's interest is subserved
by this sale, but IT is certainly not that Of
the army or of the people. The order is &c
sell seven hundred wagons as well, but
these would moi bring $40 each, while they
cost ut least $3.50, and could not be replac-
ed when wanted, even for that, while The
army cannot move without them, and keep
ing them absolutely cost nothing. Who is
sues such orders us this, and for whose
benefit?
"Txe Transportation of Corn..-Thers
has recently been received here thirty thou
sand bushels Of corn from Inc States, at O
net cost, including transportation, of $780,
600, or over $ll per bushel. No requlstion
was ever made for this corn, which could
have been bought here delivered, for two
dollars per bushel, or $50, 900 in all, The
dead loss 10 the Treasury on this corn is
$2S0,0O0 even supposing that the service
required it at all. Somebody makes good
thing Of wagoning this corn from the Mis-
souri, as over $40 per bushel. Who be-
lieves that said somebody has not influential
and thrifty connections inside Of the Wsr
Department?
IA Specimen of Gore, nn,eat Retrenchmenf,
The mail::from Missourito Salt Lake has
hitherto been carried weekly in good six
mule wagons, The contract time being TWEEN
,y-lwo days. The importance of frequent
and regular communication with headquar-
tiers, at least so long as large army is re-
tanned here at heavy extra cost, and be-
cause Of some presumed public sity,
is evident. Yet the new Postmaster Cen
eraiss has cut down the mail service on this
important central route from weekly 10 SEM
i-monihlY. But the contractors, who are
obliged to run their stages weekly because
Of their passenger business, and because
they have to keep their stock and pay their
men whether they work or play, find that
they cannot carry the mail every other week
so cheaply as they can every week.
For instance; A mail from the States how
often consists Of twelve 10 sixteen heavy
sacks, (mosl Of them filed with ranked
documents weighing as many hundred
pounds. Double this, and no six mule-,eam
would draw it at the requisite pace, and no
baggage wagon stand the jerks and jolts of
an unmade road. So they say: please
let us carry the mail weekly, though you
pay us for carrying it semi-monihly."-
But no! this is strictly forbidden! The
Postmaster at Salt Lake has express writ
ten orders 10 refuse it, and of course he at
ST. 10. also. And thus all this central re-
gion, embracing at least d"zen important
military posts and countless Indian sgen-
cies, is reduced 10 semi monthly mail SER
vice, though the contractor would gladly
make it weekly at the same price!