The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-19
Recruiting For the Second Regi-
ment Commences Tomorrow.
F. j. MILLS IS IN CHARGE
HE Is THE STATE ENGINEER
FOR IDAHO.
The Kind of Men Wanted-What
Their Duties Will Be-Much In
formation of Interest to Utah
Men Who May Volunteer.

| The opportunity is now at hand for
all who wish to enlist in the Second
regiment, United States volunteer en-
gineers. Recruiting for the company
that is allotted to Utah, Idaho. Nevada
and Montana will commence tomor
row morning at 10 o'clock, at room 30S
Auerbach building. Under orders from
! Colonel Willard Young, the recruiting
! officer, F. j. Mills, arrived in this city
yesterday from Boise to commence the
recruiting. Captain Mills is state en-
gineer for Idaho. and amply qualified
for his new duty.
THE KIND OF MEN WANTED.
There will be 81 enlisted men in the
company, classified into S sergeantS, 8
corporals, As first and IS second-class
privates. The term of enlistment, OBJ
| legations, arning, drilling and equip
ment of the engineering recruits will
be the same as in an infantry regi-
ment. The physical requirements of
applicants are the same as those for
other branches of the volunteer mill
! tary service, but in addition married
men are barred, unless they possess a
special permit from the regimental
commander. a distinguishing feature
of the compensation, compared with
the pay of cavalrymen, artillerymen
ing privates of the first class viii get
$40 monthly, others in proportion. This
is probably due TO the fact that the
recruits are taken from skilled me-
chanics, engineers and professional
men of almost every science. Specifi-
cally, the kind of recruits desired for
the engineering regiment are machin-
lists, steam engine runners, black
smiths, electricians, carpenters, plumb
ers. telegraphers, tOpographers. pho
tographers, craftsmen, riSgers, rail-
readers of all kinds, boatmen and men
skilled in the use of explosives. particu-
larly miners.
THE DUTY THAT AWAITS THEM.
The duties of the regiment viii be TO
recopnOiter and make surveys for army
purposes; to plan and construct tele-
graph lines, roads and bridges for
transport of supplies and movements
OF the army, and to plan and construct
defenses. 1t is not improbable that the
recruits will see some fighting in Cuba,
the Philippines, Hawaii, Porto Rico or
elsewhere.
1t is the desire of Captain Mills to
make this company the best in the
regiment. He believes that there is an
abundance of. intelligent and patriotic
material in these four states to select
from. If his desires materialize he be-
liCNtS IL Will nol only TeIleCt cre0lC
upon the people of this part of the
west, but will yield to Colonel Young.
the commandant of the Second regi-
ment of engineers, an immense amount
of satisfaction and confidence.
SOME MATTERS OF DETAIL.
Captain Mills will report to Major
w. c. Langfitt of San Francisco, who
mas general supervision of the four
companies recruiting at Salt Lake. San
Francisco, Denver and Portland for
Colonel Yourg's command. 1t is not
unlikely that Major Langfitt will come
to Salt Lake at the muster-in.
1t is Captain Mills intention to re-
main in Salt Lake about ten days to
receive Utah's quota of the 81 recruits.
AS yet no arrangements have been
made for medical examination, but an
order covering this point will probably
be made early this week. Inasmuch
as there is no provision made for al
lowing transportation to applicants
coming from distance to Salt Lake
and being subsequently rejected, Cap
tain Mills believes that a supplemental
order will be issued in a few days d.
recting him to go to Carson City, Boise
and Butte for the quota of recruits
from those states for his company of
engineers