The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-13
SECY ALGER'S STATEMENT.
About What Has Been Accomplished
Up to Date
BY THE |. S. WAR DEPART MENl
In Preparing Uncle SANS Mighty
Army, Which VIII Drive spain
from the Western Hemisphere.
7 THE L. S. WAR DEPART MEN1

Washington, June 12,--Secretary Alger
today gave out for publication statement
showing what has been done by the war
department up to the moment in prep
aration for the United States army Tor
the war.
The secretary said that the matter Of
course did not include details, but would
give an idea OF the vast amount OF work
accomplished by the department up to
this time In assembling and eQuippins the
mighty army which is now ready TO cary
out the Will OF the country in driving SIAN
from her last foolhold in the Western
hemisphere.
Inc hgures run into vast amounts, for
instance, the subsistence department show
ing that 1t has since May ii, loaded tNelye
sohd miles or freight cars with PROVISIONS
loF Uncle Sans army
This included ls,l2S.945 rations for the
sui"r auo volunteer troops. The: 0
weighed t'.S6O 952 pounds.
The ordnance department worked upd r
peculiar difficulties, as the supp.t.s re-
CURED ara not articles OF commerce ana
II Is not expected that private manufa, tul
VIII ordinarily produce them.
Inc installation of new machinery. etc
Was necessary in order to turn them out
sun tho deliveries from the contrartnrs
nSve peen steadily increasing and are now
aoout sufficient 10 meet demands.
frlor TO April Il, in anticipation of the
present emergency, this department has
w." ae1umulating small arm oarxtdg s
~ noine .'ihe and had about 10000 900
OF all kinds on hand.
lHerp have hepn nroCu,NoJ ~, ...t,,..
more by purchase since April n. and the
manufacture and delivery OF small arm,
day, en 'VV'VoV per
Ihere have been issued to the army
SnalI arms OF all kinds sufficient for m.
uelpated wants. We
since April II the old regular hottar,,,
nave had their armament increased from
caissons suns Snl
Fho new regular batteries have heen s,n.
piled with six guns and caissone. siytoa,
volunteer batteries have been supplied njtn
or in whole or in part N''4
@tnuhe'ess powder Is now being issued nv
an ueid and siege guns. A supply Of sia,i
siege ammunition has also been issnsa nna
new supplies have been ordered and ma
oV,ns delivered rapidly. Wv
"a ,n, Supply sppy OF ammunition already order
W ,on sssiu cannon is considered sufficient
muni,;"n ~ guns and full supply OF am
,H',n nave been purchased ona n No.
''9n oi them have already henn s,,1 ~ ~
ne transportation department h,s -.
P.SN"Gtohs 10 secure steamers 80, - -
'ho troops 10 Cuba. Tn to dats ,hsr
ba,, ~" chartered and without seriousir
pV,lns tho coastwise lines ,or,,, 10y
ITS class steamships for transpor,s ~, the
.tsuentlc coast, four water vessels ono go, ,se
tbn s,s e,'n lighters and one steamer for
'hv signal service ior
r,ias " ~ there are contracts for sun.
tstes OF coal aud water at polnts TT
"o"ps were accommodating "ne'e
ne government has now mada 49,,
, Npsao'e contracts for coal NJ Nov, ~ ~
.esns' Mobile, Tampa. Kew West w
,,sn anu Fernandina and also for c,,I ~, IN
Rico "''s 10 Cuba and Porto
was IaoNeneht OF troops to Cuho, ro,,,,
sstr,a natu undertaking. On Nav - ms
ter rcrsrs si"s,u' sent TO the quartermsss
nent q, ~ n.s lrst order OF the move.
IeeSIy passed along 70 each y, "erh WAS
hy n;u oriecrs, its execution helm, ,,,o SUI
no l.susr troops were assemble, t.,.
.ue most satisfactory dlsna.eh ma win
's,,,a aeeieent through ihe chic, 10y
A $500 o. re army Departments fu'-
,rsers ~ outht has been provided ,,,
~ ~, OF the secretary of war IN unues
rb,s surgeon general as hosni,s, USED usea
WI. consist Of ten tourist sisa maln'
,Snss SlsSneh and dining cars ana pes'
''nsa PASSENGER and baggase car COM
WI, De furnished BY the mea,c.,
,nrses 'n., Placed In charge OF ia ,ra,r rs
Altors,nss .p. permanently at Tampa
a sesnsr the troops Transported ,ar
weAty-sx regiments OF infantry -. ana |
~, ~. regiments, battalions or troons - 10y
~ -. snd twenty batteries OF artillery.
Se@e q the things purchased ~