The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-20
Clinton Smith, Of the War Depart
ment, So Terms 1t.
CiTY's STRATEG POSITION.
0ua1terDaater General LuoinSton,
He Says, II Favorahiy Impressee
with the situation Here-Ferms-
nent Quavtermaster's Depot Will
he nbtished-Ma&noiia biun
Ia 10 He Regimental Post.

Clinton Smith. chief Of the bureau Of
Aonst ructson and repair Of the United
States army IL a guest AZ the Seattle no.
tel SIR. Smith IL row enjoying a twenty
days leave OF absence. but Is attending 10
some important business matters on the
SQUAD at the same time. In an inter-
view last night he said;
II cant say my visit Is official, al
though / have spent most OF the day
with Qnartermaster Capt w. W. Robin
son. jr.. talking over the future needs
Of Seattle from a military standpoint.
During my stay here / am going TO
visit the various posts now In the course
of construction with view 10 making
Recommendations for certain changes
which Capt. Robinson desires. Tomorrow
] am going to Magnolia bluff. II ia the
intention Of the department OF war to
locate q military post there. Just as
soon as quarters are completed the de-
partment will move soldiers here to Oil
the barracks to their full capacity. The
buildings now completed will not hold q
make Magnolia bIufs regimental post.
and ether quarters Will be erected shortly.
Il Will. on the following day. visit Mar
rows,oas point and inspect the work
portrait. and my visit may possibly re-
suSk In recommendauo1 for An increase
In fhe quarters
Il W1lk 10 say I0at 0uhE tefHhstrI Ven
eral LudinGton In nuch Impressed with
Seattle as z location for a large military
force and for permanent quarter
masters depot. He has given the mat
taf much attention. and Will do all In his
power to bring about this result Seattle
II practically already quart srmasters
depot. AZ the prssent time Capt. Rob
tscent posts. In sin3A this city Is bound
TO have a depot, and one that will be of
very great importance.
Here you have water transportation
by which all points can be readily reach
ed. The delay In the depots establish
meat II due TO the fact that Seattle Ia a
great distance from Washington. u. G.
and tho people don't appreciate tha
amount OF work that Capt. Robinson Is
doing here. Seattle has tho inside track
In spite Of an that IL being done against
u. And VIII have aGartermaster's depot
before any great length of time II only
wants little time and things will come
around all right.
so far as arm personally concerned
am greatly impressed with this city as
sisA for quartermaster's depot. The
people In the East think this Ia a new
country and tho trouble IL they don't get
out here often enough 10 zee what IL
really being done All that IL needed
j. to get the drift of public sentiment
thfs way and the war department. Will
do the rest
inspector General Breckinriace OF the
army. who passed through here n few
DAYS ago en- route IN Alaska. where he
Will inspect the various posts told mo
In spokane that he was fayorahly I'm
pressed with Seattle a. military base.
He will stop OF here on his return from
the north and look over the situation
Seattle viii vet. by reason Of It's nat
ural advantages I've ere % the military
bases az the United States