The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-14
THE STATE ENCAMPMENT.
Quartermester General West Meke
Some recommendations

Quartermester General West Makes
Some K recommendations
Quartermaster General West, in addition
to what was published in yesterdays MORN
ING News, has the following to say In his
annual report about the state encampment
aud its site:
Griffin being central and quickly accessi-
BILE by railroads from every portion Of the
state, and the ground high and healthy and
sufficiently rolling to drain well, and being
supplied with an abundance Of pure water
from as good springs as Georgia affords,
renders the location well adapted for en-
campment purposes. AS an evidence Of its
healthfulness, less than 500 liquidated the
medicine bills for the entire encampment of
five weeks. The people of Griffin rendered
every service possible TO conduce to the sat-
isfactory success of the enoampment. Strict
economy was the watchword from the
start, and while the work has been done in
side OF the appropriation it must be remem-
bered we were stinted in every department.
For instance, so cents per day for rations,
the amount allowed Is too small, and then
the Fifth regiment of Georgia cavalry,
commanded by Col w. W. Gordon, was
brought into camp dlsmounted, thereby
losing, in a great deal degree, the enthusiasm
and benefit attached to a mounted troop in
the field.
From a business standpoint in my
opinion the state could no5 make better
Investment than to increase the military
appropriation. The benefit to her troops is
great and the protection to her people and
property beyond calculation. The vast i'm
provement derived from the last years en-
campment is so plain that no falr-minded
man will deny IL. A larger appropriation
Is necessary in order that that progress COM
mensurate with the pride, position and USE
fulness of the Georgia volunteer soldiery
may be accomplished.
lt is OF the greatest Importance that a
commissioned position as assistant to the
quartermaSter general be created by the
next legislature. with the requirement that
responsibility in the shape Of a good and
sufficient bond be made in order that the
states property De safely guarded. At
present, aside from integrity, capacity and
business watchfulness, no pecuniary rsspon-
SIbtlitY attaches TO the position; said officer
should receive a salary sufficient to insure
the services Of the proper man. l would
also suggest that the buildings at
Camp Northen be covered with shingles
and that the buildings at the south end of
the encampment nearest the spring, where
the wash was damaging last summer, be
moved farther up on top Of the hill, where
the view is grander, the breeze stronger and
the position in every way better. Our ex-
penses were greatly lesssned through the
lloerallty or the railroads, all OF them acted
oleverly and generously, particularly Maj.
w. +. Shellman Of tbs Central railroad,
who hauled all OF our stuff from Chicka-
manga for 80 per car, and the same from
Atlanta. and returned it free. The success
Of this department is due in a great meas
ure to the assistance and courtesy rend-
cred at all times by the adjutant and in-
spector general. l cannot say too much in
praise OF the valuable aid given me and the
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16 to the latter part of July, he remained
faithfully at his post ON the field discharging
every duty in a soldierly, gentlemanIy
manner without compensation, except that
enjoyed in the consciousness of a duty we'll
performed. My thanks are due and hereby
rendered the good people OF Griffin for
many kindnesses and much valuable help.
The enoampment was a marked success,
not an accident to either soldier or prop.
erty.