The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-26
CON TAINS | SQUARE MILE
IT WILL COST THE PEOPLE OF
RALEIGH $4,000.
TWO SUBSCRIPTIONS OF $1,000 EACH
A Post here will be Equal to Many Thousand
New inhabitants A Committee viii
Today be Appointed to Solicit
Subscriptions.

| The military post committee of the
! Chamber of Commerce yesterday after
noon showed its wisdom in selecting
| Camp Mangum an ideal site for the
! United States army post which the
government proposes to at once estab-
lish at Raleigh, conditional only upon
the free tender by its citizens of Il
suitable tract of GAO acres of land
Camp Mangum has just this number
of acres, answering perfectly III every
needed physical condition-water sup,
| ply, healthful surroundings, drainage,
parade and drill grounds, on two rail
roads, proper distance from the city,
etc, etc.
The cost of this site will be $4,000
and must be raised by popular suJscrip-
| ton by our citizens
The bill carries 100000 approprla-
ton to build the barracks and will cost
much more before completion and Will
| distribute annually half as much III
hard cash here in Raleigh. Our prop
erty holders and business men VIII DC
quick to raise the $4,000 required TO
secure such advantages.
| The committee having the matter IN
charge met yesterday afternoon at $50
O'Clock in the office of Mr.. X. H.
/ Raney, president of the Chamber OF
| Commerce. After some discussion OF
the advantages offered by this site, it
was unanimously decided to recommend
to the Chamber of Commerce the pur-
chase of the property on the terms pro
posed by Mr.. Tucker. The site chosen
contains one square mile, $40 acres; Is
abundantly watered: well drained and
healthy. 1t will cost about $4,000.
| OF this amount Mr.. Tucker proposes
! to contribute $500, and another party
! in the immediate vicinity BERRY
o Kelly. obIgates to raise another
/ $500. This leaves $4,000 for the PEG
pie of Raleigh to contribute.
1t ought to beraised without ans
trouble. 1t will be raised. The people
of Raleigh are alive to their opportunity
in this matter. They realize the great
! advantages that must come to the city
from the establishment of an army post
here.
A committee will to-day be appointed
by the president of the Chamber of Com
merce to call upon the citizens of Raj
eigh for subscriptions sufficient to pay
the purchase money for this land.
Col. A. w. Shaffer was authorized by
the committee to make Il survey of the
i land this week, and from this survey y
map to be forwarded to Senator pritch-
ard and laid before the Secretary of
War. If the site prove TO be an accept
able one, a government surveyor will he
sent her to make n typographical map
of the grounds.
The site chosen is just two miles from
the capitol, and is decidedly the best
place for post purposes in this vicinity.
1t has on it Il sping called Spout
| spring" ample to supply 10000 men
with water at all times of the year.
The water can be forced to any point
| desired by ram or engine power.
There passes along the border of the
land two lines of railroad, with ampl"
space adjoining. on level ground, for all
necessary buildings, such as quarter
masters headquarters. commissary de-
partment, wagon master, camp anu
garrison equippage and operatives and
employees about the depot.
Three-fourths of the land is cleared.
and is surrounded by a fine drainage in
every direction, being on the watershed
of House Creek. One county road pass
es on the southern side Of this tract and
another through it. The Raleigh Street
Car Company's track extends about
half the distance from the city to this
point now. and the remainder of the
line can be very cheaply built, there be-
ing no heavy grades.
There is no less than $500 worth of
buildings on the property now.