Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-04
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MILITARY ENCAMPMENT GOSSIP.

In several items mention has been made of
steps being taken to secure military en-
campment in Sacramento this summer 1t
was particularly desirable, because of the for
nation of the new artillery regiment, which is
very fully recruited up and because the First
Regiment from San Francisco desires to
camp with the artillery command. The
State Agricultural Society expressed desire
to have the encampment held during Fair
week, and within the bounds OF Agricultural
Park. Recently, however, matters have
taken another turn, and these appear to be
the facts as the case now stands. The Artil-
lery Regiment-or at least many of its promi-
nent members land one full company has
voted on it already)-oppose an eneampment
here this year. on these grounds
When the camp was held at Richmond
Grove, the Agricultural Society complained
that it was a counter attraction. Now the
society wishes the camp held in Agricultural
Park to act as an attraction direct. But an
encampment there will expose the men to heat
and dust, with no shade Of any kind. An en-
campment held here by local companies can
not be a school for instruction, as the men
have TO leave the camp so frequently
to attend to business of their employ
ers, which in that week is pressing. The
sOIdIt now dllOhs w per lIllc tdCu way
per company for travel to and from
the camp of the regiment, and the regiment
gets 81, 0G0 in addition to aid it in holding an
encampment. These sums will enable the
companies to go to the seaside, where the
men can be placed in reality in School of
Instruction" which is the object the law
aims at in ordering encampmepts. The
guafdsmen are anxious for weeks rest from
business, and trip to the seashore and saline
breezes, and it is therefore proposed that the
regiment shall go to Monterey, Santa Cruz or
Pacific Grove Retreat, as may be determined
upon. The First Regiment Of Infantry says
it will go wherever the Artillery Regirent
does, but it is not deemed probable that it
would consent to camp at Agricultural Park,
and If that is agreed on it will probably go
off by itself to Santa Cruz" These are
the points made by those who de-
sire the camp to be made at the
seaside: They say, If agreed upon,
that it should be held the last of August or
the first week in September. The officers of
the regiment viii meet with the State Board
of Agriculture tomorrow to consult about
the situation. At present it appears that the
seaside men have a largo majority for their
plan. The other side of the case is put thus:
Three of the companies come from abroad,
anyhow, and are content to come to Sacra-
mento. The encampment should be held in
Fair week, as it is pleasure to the visitors
of that week and places the guardsmen under
constant criticism of the assembled multi
tudes. 1t is the duty of the guardsmen to
do all they can to make the State Fair dis
plays attractive, and to encourage a large at
tendance at these annual expositions
To all this the guardsmen reply that they
will not consent to be made show of in Ag.
ricultural Park that it is too much to ask
the few men in the companies TO sacrifice so
much time without compromising results and
pleasures; that if the camp is held outside
the Park it will be as il was claimed it was
last year, an absolute detriment to the Agri-
cultural Society. This is fair statement of
both sides of the question and presents all
the facts But it should be added that the
artillery officers are about to communicate
with the outside companies, and ascertain
what they think about the matter.