Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-10-14
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
SEN, y, II. GriersOh Drops III ana
4 Hearty Welcome from AL
Santa Scans.

Brevet Major Gen. 3. Ii. GFl2.Soh'
.olonel Of the 10th U, s. cavalry ana com,
handing the military department o.
Arizona. arrived in Santa Ee tins morning
rom Los Angeles. lie is beng en,ef'
tained at the quarters Of Col ana MIS-,
Douglass and will be in the city SeVef"'
DAYS. The generals coming was
complete surprise to our tl,l"e u.s.
out his welcome was none VIC
less hearty. He told q New Me-: IN
man Tint his visit had no military slE-
nificance whatever, but that ne mercy
came on TO personally inspect the posi-
here, and get glhnpsse OF S"h Iaon ne
and its pleasant people once lilo. o. ,,
"You can't interview me nGm,,
said the general with " smile, lor IL 1911
fine for me TO talk. You know what l
tL;nk OF Santa Fe, and all can say now
is that I have done the best l coulu 10 IN,
crease YOUR military establishment mere.
Gen. Crierson has been called upon
today bv a large number OF citizens ana
viii be the recipient OF a serenade TINS
evening. He appears the same urbaheG
conrtlv gentleman of yore, man OF
the people, with friends in every walk
Of lie, 1t is hardly necessary 10
say that he is true soldier lof
whom the people of the southwest have
the hiyLest admiration. His record is a
Brilliant and honorable one: Cen NflefI
son has never been on sick leave ana
has. practically, been on active duty from IRON!
the beginning ofthe war OF the repeiiioh
up to the present day. ...m,;.s
Gen. Grierson's annual report OF affairs
in This military subdivision has been maze
ypry recently and will be ready for dis
triiution as soon as it can be printed
As vet its contents are not known out
side Of the government war de-
nortnent, but it doubtless con
toins suggestions and recon-
mpndotions of the highest moment tf
santa Fe. As conveying some idea @
how Gen. Grierson regards Santar c IRON fo II
military point OF view the following iron
his report Of 1887 is at this time interest
ing: ,..o, =
q military department nearly hall cen
turv ago, and will probably continue
district department or division headquaf
ters on account OF its central position
within the states and territories west 0
the Missouri river, and for many obvlou
reasons it would be an excellent pom
for a large arsenal and general depot 10
all army supplies. The dry and re
markably equable temperature Mt SAINT
Fe is exceedingly well adapted to N
proper care and preservation OF ordnance
dualtermaster's and subsistence and med
zeal stores, and there Is ample room o.
the government reservation for all tn
storehouses and other buildings Whic
may be required for those departments
All stores or supplies, manufactured Q
Otherwise accumulated here, would be i
good position to be readily shipped "hel
ever needed, and especially to all point
west Of the Mississippi valley. In tn
event of the abandonment OF Fort Unior
o large amount Of valuable ms
terial there-including that in tn
old arsenal near the post-couId be mad
available here for construction purposes
II therefore recommend to the careil
, consideration of TIE war department II!
propriety of utilizing the very valuabl
Government reservation at Santa Fe-t
, which the title is clear and undoubted-
by constructing thereon the permaneI
military establishments have herein de
ignated."