The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-09
AS LARGE AS FURr MYER.
seatt1e's Rexfmental Post . Desfpa-
bic Staffon-Tftie Papers
at WASN'T xtou

Special Dispatch to the PoEt-Tntsiligencer.
WASHINGTON, Nov. s-The impor-
lance OF the declaration CT Secretary %
war Alger that the army post located a.
Magnolia bluff Will be d fan regsmental
post can best be estimated by giving the
readers Of the post-fatelligencer a little
regimen,ai history. There are ninety-one
army posts In the United States, exclusive
of Alaska Only sixteen OF this number
are rezimental posts. and seven OF these
are department headquarters From this
may be seen what regimen,al post will
do toward showing the importance Of Sc
attic and Of the state of Washington. Reg
imental POSTS are:
Fort ID. A. Russell, Cheyenne. Wyo.
Fort Douglas Salt Lake. Utah.
Fort Mcpherson, Augusta. Ga.
Fort Eiobrara. Valentine, Neb.
Fort Riley, Junction City. Kan.
Fort Thomas, Covington. Ky.
Columbus barracks Column bus Ohio.
Madison barracks. Saekett's Harbor,
n. Y.
Plsttsburg barracks. Plastsburg n. Y.
Department headquarters located Al reg
mental posts are:
Fort Crook. Omaha. Neb.. department
Fort Logan. Denver. Col. department of
the Colorado.
Fort Sheridan. Chicago. H., department
OF the Missouri
Fort Sam Houston. San Antonio Tex.
department OF Texas.
Fort Smelling, Minneapolis and st. Paul,
MINI. department of Dakota.
The Preside, San Francisco, Cal, de-
partment Of California.
Vancouver barracks. Vancouver Wash.
department of the Columbia.
or infantry nine companies constitute a
regiment: artillery. thirteen companies.
and cavalry. eleven companies. This is
in accordance with recent order Of the
war department. Eighty men constitute
a company.
Fort Myer. located just across the Po-
tomac from this city and adjoining the
famous Arlington estate. where now lie
buried thousands OF the Union dead. is one
OF the crack cavalry posts. and yet is
only four-compsny post. II IL consid-
cred one Of the most important and de-
sirsble stations in army life. and the peo-
pie OF the national capital would make a
great ado If there was any talk of renov-
Ing IL. What Seattle will get at the be-
ginning liz four companies. and the post
viii be OF the same importance numerically
as the one at Fort Myer. Gen. Miles
recommendation for the addition TO the
present standing army OF two more regi-
ments of artillery seems to meet with
approval in all army circles. II congress
acts upon his recommendation and Gre
ates these two new regiments. the prob
lem or where the artillery force Is 10 come
from TO establish a full regimeniaI post
at Magnolia blum, which now confronts
Secretary Aiger. will he readily solved
The title papers to the Magnolia bluff
site are here now. and work Will COM
rfence at once on a proper scale. The
buildings will all be OF brick Of modern
architecture. and some of the plans al
ready drawn show that they will be ex-
ceedingly beautiful. Slate viii DE used in
ha nt3v- T., IA
III some enterprising firm would send to
the war departmen Mt at once sample boards.
showing Washington fir as finishing
lumber. This Is suggestion given me at
the department. The size Of boards usual
~ desired as samples are an inch in thick
ness six inches wide and eighteen inches
long. Three samples are usually sent. ore
simply planed, one half finished and ore
finished as ii would be In interior wood
work. The sample should be ACCOMPANIED
by a statement of the cost Of finishing.
President Graves, of the Chamber of
Commerce. wrote the secretary OF war
nine~sacn letter protesting against the
supposea recommendation OF Capt Miller
and others who visited Seattle during the
summer. unoficially. on their way to the
Presidio. II was this letter that brought
forth {. telegram from Secretary Aiger
that the I attic post would be reg mental
one. While the letter was well intended
and unqueNtionabiy did much TO satisfy
the people of Seattle. and to quiet certain
rumors that were aflaat 70 the effect that
the Magnolia bluff post would be only a
small affair yet from a little misunder-
standing of facts an injustice was done to
Capt. Miller. The latter has always been
Sea:tle's best friend In the war depart
ment. and has worked In season and out
OF season to push matters along. His visit
10 the Coast this summer. so far as the
Seattle post was concerned was wholly
unofficial. and his only report TO the de-
partment on that subject. while also un-
official. was 10 the effect that Il was beau
tifully and admirably situated
ALLAN II. SfAIfSON