The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21
GEN. SCHWAN COMING TO-DAY.
WILL INSPECT SAVANNAH As a
POINT FOR 4 MILITARY CAMP.


Mayor MeIdrim wired Him An Invi-
tation-RepIied That He and His
Party Would Come TO-day-They
Have Been Making a Tour of the
south Looking for Good Camp
Sites-Many Citizens Would Like
to See Camp Established Here.
Gen. schwanr and party of army Off
GERS will arrive in Savannah at noon to-
day for the purpose of looking into the
matter of the availability of this city as
the location Of a camp site.
Gen. Schwan aud party were at Thorn
asvile yesterday making a similar nspec-
ton there Mayor AIeldrim wired him
stating that Savannah and her citizens
would be pleased to have him and his
party come here. and see Savannah. He
stated that the officials would be glad TO
show him the advantages the city mas,
and hoped he would come.
A reply was received last night stating
that Gen. Schwan and his party would
arrive here at 12:45 O'Clock noon to-day.
The special committee of Council, which
of securing troops for Savannah, will no
doubt take charge of the party, and see
that all necessary information is given.
This committee is composed of Mayor
Meldrlm, Aldermen Guckenheimer and
Owens.
Gen. Schwan and his party are max
ing a tour of the South for the purpose
of selecting available camp sites for troops
will he. tod wi
interest.
Many citizens want to know why Savan-
nah should not get one of the camps that
are 10 be formed in the South. The advan-
tages Of having soldiers camped in or near
a CITY are well known, and il is a common
thing to hear people say they would like
to see a camp established here. All who
have been heard to express themselves
have thought the coming of troops would
be a great thing for the city. The
reports have had it that Savannah is one
of the cities that are being considered.
The others in Georgia are Atlanta, Angus
ia and Thomasville.
Atlanta has gotten right down to work
TO get an encampment located there, and
1t looks If the citizens who are push
ing the matter will be successful. The
army commission to consider camp sites
in the South to be used for several weeks
or longer has been in Atlanta for several
0etSS AOOhAti6 ONSi TIE dNdldDIt ground III
the neghborhood, and it is said the Off
GERS have been impressed by what they
have seen. 1t went from there to Macon
and Thomasville
Il might be thought that Atlanta would
be sure to be chosen as the Georgia point
for an encampment on account of the COM
mission having visited that city. II was
rot appointed, however, to visit and in
Vestigate that place alone 1t CHANGED
10 be the first at which it arrived and
the other places named may have visits
paid by the officers. The camps
at the North are to be broken up. and the
troops to be retained in the service are
10 be sent to Southern points to be con-
veniently located during the fall and early
winter for transportation to Cuba and the
West Indian possessions Of this country.
gentleman, speaking yesterday of the
benefits that come with the encanprnent a
a place of a large body of troops, said
that many cities may be pointed TO as ex-
amples of what the men and officers can
do IN the way of spending money and
causing an immense revival in trade. Tam
pa was mentioned; a place. he said that
was practically bankrupt before the troops
reached there They did everything for it,
however, the 10000 men who were there
for some time having spent something
like $4,000 a month. At no time for three
months We're there less than 5000 men ct
Tampa, and for a much as two months
there were anywhere from $1,000 TO Is 900.
The pay roll of aregiment Is more than
$4,000 per month, to If only four or five
regiements We're stationed here ii would
be easy to perceive the wonderful i'm
petus all branches of trade would receive.
The gentleman took Huntsville as an
other instance of what a camp can do
for a town. There have not been large
body of troops there, something like six
or seven regiments being the number us
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worked in the trade of the place. He
mentioned the fact that all vacant stores
at both Tampa and Huntsville were Sc
cured by the government for storage pur-
poses. The commiseary department used
the buildings, and good rents were Sc
cured
An objection is sometimes heard to the
coming of troops on account Of rioting that
would be likely TO follow Savannah has a
splendid police force, and 1t would be ca
pable of dealing with a small sized riot
without great difficulty. Such a matter as
that need not be considered though. Pro-
vost guards are detailed daily at every city
where there are camps, and the best of
order is maintained on the streets.
DIR. w. F.. Drummer Is not SO convinced
of the advantages that follow from the es-
Enlistment of large camp near a place.
He admits that Tampa was greatly bene-
fitted SO far as trade was concerned and
that the people made a big thing out of
the soldiers being there, but he considers
that so much disease was introduced into
the place as a result that the monetary adj
vantages were offset DR.. Drummer says
there was great fear there for time that
yellow fever had been brought from Cuba
on the transport Cherokee but he says 1t
IS his opinion that such was not the case;
that there was no yellow fever there. It
was the typhoid that did the damage and
that the presence of the troops and their
return from Cuba on furlough or sick
leave'from time to time served to spread.