The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-19

| $50; Company F, Fifth Infantry, 4.75; Com
First Infantry, 4.75; Company /, Seventh In
4.75; Company n, First Infantry, 4.eo; Com
gany G, First Infantry, AGO; Company c.
First Infantry, AGO. "a
Company II, Sixth Infantry, 4.5O; Company
A, Second Infantry $50; Company X, Seventh
Infantry. 40; Company E, Sixth Infantry,
a. 40; Company d. First Infantry, 437; Com
pany G, Sixth Infantry, 4.37; Company G,
Filth Infantry, 4.37; Company b, Fifth In
fantry 81; Company L, First Infantry, 4.35
Company E. Seventh Infantry, 4.35; Company
fantry, 4.25; Company d. Fifth Infantry, A. 25
Company G, Second infantry, .4.25; Company
N, Seventh Infantry, 4.25: Company G, Fifth
400; Company D, Seventh Infantry, 4.20.
Good-Company C, Sixth Infantry, 400;
Company F, Seventh Infantry, 400; Company
B, Second Infantry, 400; Company l, First
Fair - Company B. Sixth Infantry, 3s7;
Company Fl, Seventh Infantry, 3.75; Company
Z, Second Infantry, 3.75; Company H, Fifth
3.75; Company H, First Infantry, 3.75s; Com
pany E, Fifth Infantry, 1865; Company A,
Sixth Infantry, $50.
Company G, Seventh Infantry, 8. so; Company
G, Seventh Infantry, S.5o
Very poor--Company L, Seventh Infantry,
3.25; Company F, second Inf an s;25; Com
First Infantry, 3.25; Company A, Seventh In
fantry, 800.
1t will be noticed that the Seventh In
fantry holds the first and last places on
the list, Company the best and Com
pany A the worst in the State.
The three signal corps are given much
credit. and stand in the following order OF
merit: First, Second Brigade, San Fran
cisco; second, First Brigade, Los Angeles !;
third, Third Brigade, Sacramento.
With regard to the cavalry the report
says:
1t is difficult In the National Guard 70 bring
cavalry up to high standard of efficiency,
and it is very expensive. think 1t would be
of much more benefit to the State to maintain
less cavalry and more infantry. To that end I
would recommend the mastering out of two of
the troops now in existence and the organiza-
ton of four companies OF infantry in their
stead. There would be no increase OF expense
and then ii would be practicable to organize
another eight-company infantry regiment by
taking four companies from one OF the twelve
company regiments, preferably the Seventh,
as the First Brigade has but one regiment and
should have at least two.
If this is not done would recommend that
the Los Angeles troop be disbanded and alight
battery OF four guns be organized and equipped
with modern steel guns. TO be located at san
Francisco or Los Angeles. At present there is
no artillery, and no serviceable guns except
Gatlings, and there should undoubtedly be
one well-equipped battery as part of the
State forces.
If four troops of cavalry are continued in
service il might be well to form them into a
battalion for administrative purposes and
place it in command OF q major or lieutenant
colonel, who should be man well suited for
the position.
The report makes the following OF her
important recommendations:
/ The guard is badly in need of a proper field
equipment, especially overcoats, blankets,
shelter-tents, canteens, haversacks, tin cups,
meat-ration cans, knives, forks and spoons, as
we'll as company field cooking outfits, Buzzacot
ovens, or camp-kettles, messpans, etc. No
time should be lost in supplying them.
The medical department needs reorganiza,
ton and proper legisla ton looking to it should
lie invited at the earliest moment possible. For
State troops I think it is probably better to
maintain regimental than general medical