The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-24

syc~. Z sfs say that. snt ssrcs sursay
flxhf. Win ras1s ere siassmenf. ny
eensIctlon has Seepensi TIE Seattle peo-
rs~ 60 rot really svprert4te TIE ineort-
srcs NJ h.Tsnx an army po@t here
Tns sp<sk~r wss CAPT VI. W. kcoin-
eoa. AID fhe ab0Ss ~as e. answer - n
ea~stlan ss 10 hts Statement IN an inter
sf~~ pubsisbed IN s1ndaY mornlag's Post
1nislfx~neer. 4 60 not sssh - say tat
a. IL a Donanxa--shaf - a. peerle see--hut
DO say there - q steady revenue tn II.
<ex yol sst . piees ~ pager and wtii
give you sons figures" TIE captain con-
fInucd. New In these figures 1 90 ret
wish 90 make q APPEAR that tae govern
meat 10 sbinx 70 lavish noney on seattle.
on fAs contrary. shall make them low
fsr obvious feasons-bui thcy I'LL lar
oaf my statement that yoar people 10 not
spprsciats the imgorisncs Of having me
xoes here"
when do yoa begin ~ork on Magnolia
tfu6. captain
That IL splschIng me or my point I
bexla as soon a. ne deeis 70 the sife are
accepted By the government First We shall
maks contour maps. and there mas Be
some men employed 10 help Ia that. then
- make roadwass for delivering Supplies,
and then shall begin clearing and grad
INK fer the buildings. ard ges s8ch water
on the grounds as will Dc required for con
sfructicn purposes. ] estimate the clear
Ing Of the reservation 70 cost 5000. and
the grading and road buiidinK fga.ea.
The commission when here pat tho cost
of clearing At 500, 1ea." observed T.. o
Graves. who was one Of CAPT. Robinson's
audience. And right there he went on.
rs a point not generally appreciated. Our
people get a hexntlfsl pnbiic park near
80 the city for $500 which costs al least
$500 90 make outside OF the cost Of the
site
sEsriainiy your people do rot appreciate
g." responded Capt. Robinson The
Preside. fer snsance. is the 10y and pride
81 San Francisco. Every citizen feels an
Individual ownsrship ia Il. There are pic
Escs there every day. There il street ear
line that Is doing large business entirely
en- visitors 90 tho dsrssIdios
The fact that ae have some spprecia-
tim Of that point. captain. In found Ia ths
decision Of our West street car line" In
tef5scted Mr.. Graves. The company has
decided 20 extend rs the TO the reserva-
tinn. and viii undoubtedly Increase ant
Improve SIS rollsnz stock. ! presume IL
viii pay"
@0f course II SILL" was slls cmphasic
reply. "reople have no idea what a miii-
tsfg post Ike this means IN the nay
W sR+2baE4&@s F3&Aff AatttssfEats fs4al
drills are a great attraction. and the rid
sng hall will be as good a. a circus. In
fact. our cavalry nowadays are required
10 train ia what ln old times would have
been termed circus tricks. On a recent
visit 10 Fort Riley. Kan. I saw my old
company riding over hurdles wsaile stand
ting on their aaddies-
''f3st 70 get back TO figures: 20 on
the basis that fiflS post wlii have either
n 40 40 IA 90
heavy artillery. or elsh. troops az cavaI-
r.. The battalion Is the tactical unit:
four companies. OF heavy artillery or m
fantry form a battalion. Squadron s used
70 express the same thing ia cavalry Six
sy-fonr men q a company or troop Il TIE
maximum in time az peace. bat congress
can raise Il AZ any time 10 ie3 men. the
war strength.
Before leaving San Francisco 7 asked
the auarsermasfer genera whether this
vas 20 ba cavalry or an Infantry post.
He said an artillery post III q Is organ
tied on The same plan as that % the presi-
die, th!s pest vii probably start as an
eigAt-company pest ~ artillery. ana then
h Increased 70 double that ~ TIE add.
tinn Of cAyAirv. or be made the same al
the Preside = now, They have stationed
a. TO Preside 3ast now ave batteries %
heavy artillery. two lxht batteries. and
fer troops Or ore squadron o. cavalry.
r. take i % ere hAa.K u ar siehg-eon-
rany post. ard y tae post Is enlarged the
Increase ~ expenditure wl.i be pa ihe sans
ratio. for instance. u yea convert II into
= twsiNc-ceinpSuy pots. yaa Weliid divide
a. eaRat ara rusisiply ~ t0siyc. approx.
snatslY.
The pay ~ an elkhi-eanspany post In
tssracks-~iaat -. The salaries 81 officers
and uen~amosuis tc tesisa YsaF. ard
f.ge supplies would he about as sollaNs.
Sixteen hundred cords 81 haFd xass. er
400 tons af hitlnlinous coal. forage sar
ahau, No horses ~ an unmaaniea Gem
mandl. about saoea pounds OF cats ana
es.eo pounds ~ hay. In addition thefa
would 10 eeflaia articles % subsistence
the preference always being given b thaza
or domestic ar homo pRosiuefSon. sgch pro-
assca Ter the treops as potatoes. oasens.
beans. eggs. milk and - en- blankets.
shoes ana clothes n yuu have tha fac
suYses here | am not Hxuriag % 10
snonry value Of these sfenas BAT can eive
yoo The daily rasions Tor igo msa. They
ares
Faaaas.
tsTEF sss~se+ss -
or fresh mutton az a cost DOT 20 exceed