The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-16
TO FIX UPON THE SITE.
THE MILITARY ADVISORY BOARD
TO MRET TOMORROW.

Warm Springs, Griffin and Macon
Making Hard Fight for the Encamp
ment-Mecon the Last in the Field
But Showing Up well-The Cost OF
transportation OF the Enlisted Forces
to Each Of the Camping Places.
The military advisory board will meet in
Atlanta tomorrow to decide upon the site
for the permanent encampment Of the state
troops. The decision of the board will be
awaited with great interest.
There are only three places which are
making determined effort to secure the
encampment-Griffin, Warm Springs and
Macon. Macon has come into the
offer will be considered. The position
Of the board on this matter is not known
however. Macon makes her claim upon her
accessibility from all portions Of the state.
enabling troops to be laid down there in q
shorter time and at less cost to the state
than either Griffin or Warm Springs. In
the opinion of the military men in Savan-
nah, the choice lies between the two last
named places. The military men here, as
rule. are not acquainted with the advan-
tages of either Griffin or Warm Springs as
site for the encampment, except
by the general descriptions which
have been given through the newspapers.
If these places come up to what has been
claimed for them by their friends or the
description given of them by the news
papers, either will be highly satisfactory to
the troops from this section. At the same
time Macon would not be an unsatisfactory
location.
The Telegraph has prepared full sched-
ule, showing the exact expenditure per
company, per man and altogether 1t has
compiled the figures, of course, on the basis
of short line mileage, and to do go 10 has
necessitated the greatest care to send troops
from given point to Warm Springs or
Griffin or Macon over the shortest possible
route by rail or river.
The cost Of transportation has been oom-
puted at l cent per mile Travelled, the
same rate as charged last year. The cost
has been computed for the round trip.
The enlisted strength Of each troop has
been taken as basis for arriving at the ex-
oct cost Of transportation without causing a
discrepancy on account of difference in
mileage.
Everything has been observed that would
make the schedule exactly fair for all three
of the places, and with this careful result it
shows great difference In favor Of Macon
as site for the next encampment from q
standpoint Of economy.
The cost of transportation to the Savan-
nah companies, giving the number of their
enlisted men, is as follows:
Savannah Cadets, 90 men. Warm
Springs, 1888 76; Griffin, S347 76; Macon,
S270 Sc.
Republican Blues. 81 men. Warm
Springs. sSO6 Sc; Griffin. 1887 %; Macon,
e2l6 SO.
Ogleshrope Light Infantry 81 men.
Warm Springs, $3.50 46; Griffin. 1897 IS;
Macon. S257 2S.
Irish Jasper Greens, 70 mon. Warm
Springs, $4OS So; Griffin, 1888 o., Macon,
German Volunteers, so men. Warm
Springs. $3.50 80; Griffin, $3.50; Macon, Sl92.
Company A of the Guards, 66 men.
Warm Springs, 1855 So; Griffin, $3.50 81;
Macon, 1858 A.
Company B, 81 men. Warm springs
$336 80; Griffin. 1892 Sc; Macon, SPAS rs.
Company @, So men. Warm Springs.
$446 ga; Griffin, 1898 SO; Macon, SSlS 70.
Georgia Hussars, 101 men. Warm
Springs, s54S SO; Griffin, $500 "a; Macon,
Chatham Artillery, SO men. Warm
Springs, $2s5 IA; Griffin, s267 10; Macon,
$203 SO.
The other companies in this section of the
state are the Liberty Independent Troop,
81 men. Cost to Werm Springs, 1851 %;
Griffin, $40 IA; Macon, $5l n.
Liberty Guards, 81 men. Warm Springs.
1922; Griffin. 5000 40; Macon, $165 OF.
Efingham Hussars. IS men. Warm
Springs, $l67 30; Griffin, $155 40; Macon,
S1l3 40.
ScrIven Troop, 80 men. Warm Springs,
$197 46; Griffin, $l20 26: Macon 1854 20.
Brunswick Riflemen. 81 men. Warm
Springs, Sl65 "a; Griffin, s155; Macon,
S1l7 80.
Brunswick Light Horse Guards, 81 men.
Warm springs. Sl97 IS; Griffin. S1s5;
Mcintosh Light Dragons, 20 men.
Warm Springs, S164s4 Griffin, sl56;
Macon, $40 60.
Constitutional Guards, Al men. Warm
Springs, S246; Griffin, 1882 06; Macon.
SlS9 20.
Waycross Rifles, 20 men. Warm Springs.
Sl37 %; Griffin. 1928 A. Macon, $97 "A.
Burke Troop, ~ men. Warm Springs,
$lS2 %; Griffin, sl60 Sc; Macon. sl12 So.
The cost or transporting the other COM
panies of the state il in the same proper
tion. TIE total number of enlisted troops
Is 2,S79. The cost Of transportation to
Warm Springs is S10.S23 "a; Griffin.
SS,7S2 IS; Macon, $6,903 Is.
The minimum number of men required to
be in camp with each company is twenty
nine priyates and two officers There are
sixty-three companies in the state and there
must be 1858 men in camp. 1t will cost to
carry this minimum number to Warm
Springs, SIS, 1876 "A; to Griffin, $3.50 IS and
to Macon. "a, 030 IS.
The average cost per man to carry the en-
listed forces to Warm Springs is IS AZ; to
Griffin. IS Us, and to Macon, 81 O5.
The longest distance to be Travelled by
troops is to Warm Springs, 300 miles. The
next longest distance is to Griffin, 1888 miles.
The longest distance to be travelled BY
troops to Macon is 223 miles. Eight com.
panies can reach Warm Springs without
travelling more than 100 miles. Thirteen
companies can reach Griffin without travel
ing more than 100 miles. Twenty-Five com.
penies can reach Macon and travel less than
100 miles.
Healthy and Delicious Beverage.