The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-26

The recruiting of Carriers division"
of the army of commmonwealers goes
steadily on and before another Sabbath
day has dawned the column will have
departed 600 strong.
The recruits are determined and to
the end that the intermountain division
may add its full strength to that vast
column of petitioners that is slowly
moving towards the steps of the
national capitol, are being put through
a drill several times day.
GENERAL CARRIERS REPORT.
General Carter who has the field
under perfect patrol and to whom new
platoons of raw recruits are reporting
each day, reported last evening that
the results of his canvass in behalf of
equipments had been most gratifying.
He turned his attention to the southern
settlements in the county yesterday
and returned to camp smiling and
buoyant. Everywhere had he been met
with manifestations of encouragement,
and the result of the days foraging
was to be seen in the addition of bed
clothing and wearing apparel of every
variety During his absence a sub
committee had begun to scour the city
and this morning will begin to gather
up the results with horse and wagon.
They too were assured blankets and
comforters, garments of all kinds and
shoes, of which latter many of the re-
cruits are in bad need.
Into the larder, also, has poured a
steady but yet limited stream of meats
and vegetables. The only things in the
line of rations upon which they are
\ ory Nio11N NEW e-Io1 or.o
sugar Scrupulously abstemious in
their relations with the other and more
exhilarating fluids the recruits must
have their coffee in liberal quantities
and some good samaritan might look
to it that the lack of coffee and sugar
is supplied.
THE ARMY.
The battalion now numbers five COM
panies, beginning with company "A"
and the sixth, company e. was yes
terday being rapidly recruited At 10
o'clock this morning that the citizens
of Salt Lake may see of what material
the Garter Division consists, the col
umn will form and with music at it's
head. and General Carter in command,
parade the streets.
WORK OF THE COMMITTEES.
While instructions are going on down
at camp, the citizens committee of fif-
teen are industriously prosecuting their
work and last evening reported more
cheerful results. At $50 they went in
| to executive session, excluding the re-
porters and taking up the question of
transportation, which has been a stub
born one to master. The railroads them
selves are not falling over each other
in the effort to pull the army, nor have
they taken stand on fiat refusal.
There are, they contend, some delicate
points to be covered in the matter of
Transportation, and it is upon these
that they are debating.
No matter the result of these DELHI
erations, however, the intermountain
division will leave That fact is be-
restlessness of those who constitute it,
and, as with the Kelly division during
| its temporary halt at Ogden, a train
may be induced to capture them
! Catechised concerning the number
with which he expected to start, Gen
/ eral Carter, casting his eye over the
forms that moved! to and fro in camp,
and making hasty review, fixed it at
! 600. The closing down of the Bamber-
ger employment bureau, and the fact
that the demand for labor at home is
fully supplied, has induced many who
/ had hitherto determined to remain and
wear out the
REIGN OF HARD TIMES,
to enlist and the roster in the past
forty eight hours has rapidly increased.
! 1t is very likely that definite infor-
nation upon the hour of leaving will
! be furnished today and that there may
! be no delays when the question of
! Transportation has been solved the col
lection of provender will be actively
prosecuted.