Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-05
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OLYMPIA. WASH.
fElpM EVENING, JULY ). 1885,
Our Military.


Our Military
Gov. McGraw last SATURDAY. an
the following appointments
II stall officers in the National Guard
Of Washington: Chic. of Engineers
Col. fr,d q. Plummer, Tacoma; Com
missary General, Col. Albert f. Joab.
acoma; Judge Advocate General,
Col. Wellington Clark, Walla Walla
Quartcrmaster General, Col. Il. G.
"a>hburn, Seattle; Surgeon General,
Col. James B. Eagleson, Seattle; Pay
master General, Col. Henry Landes,
Port Townsend; Inspector General,
Col. ;. w. Scott, Seattle; General In
spector Rifle Practice, W. J. Fife, Ia
coma; Aides de-Camp, Lieut.. Col. c.
W. Atkins, New Whatcom; Lieut..
Col. Clair Hunt, Spokane; Lieut.. Col.
Charles f. Taylor, Buckley; Lieut..
Col. Pierre P. Ferry, Seattl
On June q, Special Orde. No. was
Issued by Governor McGraw, reap
pointing Major Ernest c. Macdonald,
of Olympia, Assistant Adjutant Gen
eral and Military Secretary to the
Commandments OF the National
Guard. He is detailed as Acting Adj
jutant General until the qualification
of an Adjutant General.
1t has seemed to be the object of
the Governor. in his reorganization of
the State militia, for the purpose of
bringing its cost within the allowance
made by law for its support, to retain
companies that are nearest the points
where they may be needed to preserve
order and maintain the supremacy of
law. The First regiments eight COM
panies retained are therefore, located
rs follows: Company A, Olympia; B,
ID and E, Seattle; C and G, Tacoma
+, New Whatcom; and X at Aber.
deem. Companies H and 1 OF VAN
couver and Port Townsend are dis
banded. The Second regiment will
consist OF Company A at Ellensburgh;
d, at Waitsburg; E, at North Yakima
G, at Dayton, and H, at Pomeroy.
Companies B, G, G, and X, OF Golden
dale, Centerville, Spokane, Clyde and
Tokoa, respectively, having been dis.
banded by the order. 1t will be seen
that all the companies retained are
stationed at important railroad towns,
where they will be able to edo the
most good" in an enc rgency.
PROGRESS OF THE STEEL HORSE
Quito q number of industries have
been Frustrated, directly and indirect
ly, by the advent of the bicycle. Since
the horse has been relegated to the
beef-canning factory, the manufacture
of horss-shoes, which had grown to be
. prominent business, has shown re-
markable decline. The factories at
Joliet, ILL.,, and Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
hitherto prosperous institutions, turn
ing out 1000 kegs of shoes daily, have
reduced their output, and find that
their orders came principally from
this side the Rocky mountains. The
craze in the East may be Unsigned
from what it is here, where it has not
yet attained its meridian height. In
Denver alone there are 10000 bicycles
in use, and in many Of the Eastern
cities, liverymen have found it neces-
sary to establish bicycle branch to
their business. It is said that the
leading carriage builders note a re.
markable depression OF business, from
the substitution of the two-wheeled
means Of locomotion, aud that one of
the leading firms has announced it's
intention of giving their employees
an opportunity for making steady
wages by manufacture Of bicycles on
Q large scale. The Studebaker COM
pany, it is said. has figured upon
the immense profit based upon the
cost of producing first-class wheel,
and believes it can place bicycle on
the market, first-class in all respects,
for from $25 to $35 and leave . fair
margin for profit. If self defense
compels them to enter the field, there
will be fall of prices equalling the
rates OF speed attained by some of the
leading wheels" under the expert
enced. thews and sinews of phenome-
nal riders.
WANTS OTHER WORLDS TO Con-