The record-union., 1893-05-04
TEN new COMPANIES.
Material Strengthening of the National
Guard.
There viii be Seventy Companies In
All-The Fourth Brigade to
Have Three More.

The Board for Location and OrgsniZa-
ton, consisting of the Commander-in-
Chief, Governor Markham; Major-Gen-
eral Dimond, commanding the division,
and Adjutant-General Allen of the State,
met yesterday in the Governors Office to
determine where to locate the new COM
panies added to the National Guard by
the last Legislature.
There were ten new companies ad-
mitted by that body, but provision was
made only for the maintenance of five.
Many localities had applications on file
for company each, among them being
Redlands and Santa Barbara, in the
south; Napa, Oakland, Alameda and
Santa Cruz, in the Second Brigade;
Bakersfield, Kern, Merced and BodIe, in
the Third; Vallejo, Grass Valley and
Auburn, in the Fourth; Willows, Chico,
Yreka and Susanville, in the Fifth, and
Ferndale, in the Sixth.
The question which puzzled the board
was how TO give satisfaction to the various
localities, or anything approaching it, by
admitting only five companies. The
happy plan was hit upon, however, to
admit the ten, distribute them among
towns where there was the most likeli-
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tained-judging by the population, etc
and allow each company one-half the
usual amount for the next two years,
each waving the right to further claims
against the State.
This plan suited the officers present at
the general conference held before the
board met, among whom were Generals
Dickinson, Montgomery and Mueller,
with representation from Sacramento.
The Governor and Generals DjmOD6
and Allen then retired and called in each
OF the Brigade Commanders separately to
consult as to the location of the compa-
MES. When the decision had been deter
mined upon, 1t was ascertained that the
lucky places were Redlands and Santa
Barbara i'll the First Brigade; Alameda
and Napa in the Second; Bak kerStield and
MERGED in the Third; Vallejo, Grass VAL
ley and Auburn in the Fourth, and Will
lows in the Fifth.
This disposed of the ten companies, the
Fourth Brigade being particularly fortu-
nate, as it obtained all it asked for; but it
is in the center Of the State and fully en-
titled to all it got. 1t is expected that
firSt-clasS companies can be maintained
in each of the three places.
The board further ordered that the bat
terieS of the First and Second Artillery
Regiments be detached and a battalion
formed when together. This takes Cap
tain Cooks battery out of the First A. rtil-
lery, but the three new companies will
strengthen the regiment to eight, which
will entitle it TO another Major.
The Napa company will be placed in
the Second Artillery of San Francisco,
and the Alameda or San Jose companies
also, so as to make ita seven-company
regiment.
Every regiment in the State will now
have seven companies, except the Fifth
Infantry, Sixth Infantry SSan Joaquin
Valley and First Artillery of Sacra-
mento having eight companies each.
The new companies will receive fifty
dollars per month with uniforms and
arms, and they can get along very well,
with little assistance from their friends,
until the next session of the Legislature.
In the discussion of matters connected
with the State forces, the distribution OF
companies, chances as to their mainte-
nance, population oftowns, etc., Governor
Markham was apparently surprisingly
we'll posted, and his terse questions,
statements, ETC., showed that he kept a
sharp eye on the National Guard. AS one
present expressed it, 1.-The Governor
would make tirst-class commander. He
can see around a corner as well as the
next man."
1t is probable that the new companies
will not be mustered in until near the
commencement of the fiscal year, July
1st, and that there will be no encamp-
ment of the First Artillery this year, as
the new companies will not be uniformed
in time