Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-05-12
FOR A MILITARY POST.
Meeting Held at the Commercial
Club on the Subject
CONSIDERABLE INTEREST MANIFESTED.


when tne meeting had been called
10 order. President Marion stated that
,ne gathering had been brought to-
gether tor the purpose VI taking some
decided steps as 10 the securing OF a
military post at INA clty. he stated
that he mad POSITIVE assurance that
General Miles. commanding general OF
the United states army. General
wheaton, captain A. N. Fuller and
other Wen-kn0wn army 0iuceia were
decidedly ln favor OF The establishment
OF a post al Aibuqucrque. Ia his talk
be- referred to congress recently nppfO-
puaung certain sum of money Tor
the rc-ystdblishmsnt aud enlargement
or Whpplo Barracks. Ho also stated
tnat he mad conversation with Nell
IS. Field On the subject, Mr Field Just
having returned from Washington.
AR f1eld, Ia his talk, stated that
Delegate pefea was working fuF a mill
tary post Tot Albuquerque, and had in
troduccd a similar bill to that OF Dele.
gate Wilson. VI Arizona. when congress
made the appropriation Tor Whipple
Barracks Tho rcrca bill was referred
Co the committee on military AFFAIRS.
/
the war department to be Investigated
and reported upon. Mr Field also stat
ga that he was personally acquainted
with Secretary Root. of the war depart
ment and while he was az Washing
ton called on that gentleman In the
interest Of the military post Mr.. Root
told him that he was not familiar with
Albuquerque as the proper location Tor
military post. ana that, u he made
any report whatever on the bill. %
would be an uufaVOrabio one. 10 was
his tRooO intention to refer consider
able questions of a military nature 10
the special war board. OF which Cen
cral Miles would be- president. Mr.
/ Root stated 10 Mt Field that should
/ the troops now be the Philippines be
/ brought home. better and more ade-
I quatc quarters must boz provided. and
/ he would advise that the city OF Al
| buquorque. IN presenting her claims for
a military post. should thoroughly es-
| tabl.st her ntuess for such post to
| the special war board.
General H. a. Carr, retired army
/ officer, next addressed the meeting on
/ tn subject He stared out boy fayoring
/ the establishment 81 "a military post
here. but said that number OF OBJ
! jections would surely be encountered.
! The site 10. the proposed post. picked
! out On tho mesa, b. "a waterless. tree
/ less plot OF ground. and the people Of
| Albuquerque must. in order 20 secure
| recognition, show that water could be
easily obtained. that trees when plant
/ ed could be- made 10 grow. and that
| the ground could De cultivated. GEN
| eral carr also said that many things
| not provided by the government were
! now enjoyed al ali established posts.
/ such as fine librarles. reading rooms,
| rifle ranges. etc. and ne advised that
these external pleasures De not forgot
/ ten by the city Under the prevailing
conditions throughout the country
more posts will be needed and he did
| not think by the establishment OF a
| military post here that IL meant She
| complete abandonment or removal OF
| Fort Wingatc. The general stated that
/ he WAS coKnlzant Of the fact that sew
/ eral prominent army officers, familiar
| with the topography of the country
ana the central location OF Albuquer-
| que, We're heartily in favor Of mill
/ tary post az this point.
| Governor Stover. who ls familiarity
acquainted with General Miles aud has
| had some correspondence with the gem
eral on military post matters during
/ the past few years. stated that ne
could say authoritativrly that General
| Miles was stll la favor OF a military
post at Albuquerque He thought that
/ President Marion. of the Commercial
/ ola II.
| De- becomes president OF the special
war board. regarding the movement ana
what steps should be- taken In the mat
| ter.
! Summers Blrkhart. IN short talk,
| offered several suggestions. and Ia
yorcd immediate action In The direction
Of securing favorable recognition from
| proper officials as 10 the establishment
Of a military post here.
NJ Mandell moved the motion being
seconded, that the president OF the CLUB
be authorized To appoint a committee
OF seven members 90 take charge OF the
matter
Announcement was made that the
committee would be- named In a few
| days
AZ the question 20 water on the
mesa is an important one. this oubiect
was renewed and several said that
water could be- easily pipei from Ii
/ jeras canyon.
sheriff Thos. s. Hubbell stated that
! DE was aware Of place somewhere
IN the adjacent mountains where water
| could be- obtained hotter than from ri.
lcras canyon whereupon W. 5. Burke
| thought that water sufficient FOR the
| post location could De secured by pipes
| from las HueriaE canyon. provided the
watR was not asked TO run uphill
Governor slower thought that artc-
sian water could be- struck on the mesa
and suggested the sinking OF well.
NJ W Flournoy submitted letter
he had received from the Butler Min
ing and Milling company. Of Idaho
Springs regarding a smclter al Anu-
querque and asked what assistance
could Doe expected from the city by
subscriptions or "a bonus The letter
was referred % a committee FOR inves-
tgatlon and report
letter from the board OF regents OF
the School OF Mines was read. The re-
gents ask that resolution be- passed
boy the club recommending the passage
~ a bin now before congress provid-
Ing Tor federal appropriations for the
school 81 Mines The letter was re-
| ferrrd 90 "a committee.