New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-09

OF the great congestion Of freight cars at Tampa.
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cars before their contents could be discovered. \
ma TO EVERY 70 ans who Knows nd his Gnf
ness would be to label, at the initial point. all
contain. as Hve hundred boxes OF shoes one thou
sand suits of clothes five hundred barrels Of hard
tack, or so many boxes Of bacon. as the case
As IT REQUIRES a tailor 30 mako coat. and a
TO the Government that It would be wise TO employ
some welknown freight agent to look after the
passenger agent to provide for the %
Of the troops. When 1t is remembered that in New
other suburban railroads. there are Transported
OH any fine Sunday afternoon TO and from their
women and children there S should certainly be no
difficulty under the intelligent management OF ex:
troops which tho Government officers have up TO
this time ,h been called upon TO provide for
have referred is tho issuance TO the men OF green
T Wh Fornnstely this does not occur often,
and jus,iinbe fnultfnding the result or course
aDd II wposG lSr the sG o
server that there should be no difficulty In sup,
plying the troops with coffee both roasted and
ground
SOME MINOR COMPLAINTS.
Another evil which causes much complaint and
ill-feeng results from tho fact that in some In
stances. MS in The OF one regiment from the
interior OF tho state, there is in the organization
n company Of rich young men VINO. out or tner
own pockets or from money lavshly supplied by
their friends. able every day. to provide them
M mix M' fresh EeseaS and fruit Of ali kinds
while their comrades In the companies surround
ing them obliged TO put up with the Govern,
ment fare which would seem to them bountiiul
were II for tho contrast which Is Afforded by
the luxurious tables Of their more favored asso-
ciates. IN the regiment to which reference Is made
The corr.aint Of the non who are not favored "a
doscril ed is deol-sca, al and far-reaching.
Another complaint which ia made 10y the officers
of the New-York regiments is that the junior
and rpoip al
Plantations. conforming to the United States regu-
lations have been mustered into the service as
first Heuenants whereas in the case OF the troops
from Ohio and other Western and some Eastern
States they have been mustered In according 10
their own regulations. captains, and In seVerai
cases have been paid az such. This discrlmlna-
ton although Of course. unntentonaL causes
much dissatisfaction TO our troops and 10 otheIs,
As already stated. these minor complaints snouio
be easily remedied. and / mention them only 10
give emphasis the broad fact that the New
York troops in the Southern camps went from
their State better equipped than those from any
other part of the country. save only MassaShu-
sets. and that they were as well equippe9 a.
those from that State Our men are IN exceien,,
health and in fine spirits are well proVlslolled anu
cared for by the Government. and. as iar as u
careful investigation conld reveal. are ourdeneo
with but one anxiety. and that an ever-constant
their comrades from other parts OF the country
no, only that they American soldiers put
representatives Of NcwYork. and proud OF Iheir
State I have the honor to be- SIT very very 1tsPec'
fully yours. HONARD Hno w
Brgadler- General State of Now-1orR