Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
GETS An Army POST
Congressman ]. A. 7. Hull Gets a
Good Thing For the Capital
City.
Federal Army Post to Be Estab.
lished There soon-A Cavalry
Station.
Interest in National Guard Matters
Becoming Active Election Of
Officers Tonight.

officers Tonight.
Des Moines, March 26.-The estab-
lishment of an army post in Des Moines
is an assured fact. Secretary Ward, of I
the Commercial Exchange, received the
following telegram late Saturday after
noon:
Post bill passed the senate and now
goes to the president. (Signed)
~. A. Il. Hull"
President Mckinley has signified his
intention of signing the bill and the
committee having tie matter liz !
charge in Des Moines feel greatly
elated and no time will be lost in Sc
curing a location.
The only thing which might delay the
establishment of the post in Des
Moines would be the failure of the leg |
islature to pass the required law ced
ing the federal government authority
over the ground, as is required in all
cases where government buildings are
located or where ground is used for
governmental purposes.
This phase of the question was COW
cred by Capt. Hull in the following tel
egram to the Commercial Exchange,
received last Friday:
Milo Ward, Secretary Commercial
Exchange, Des Moines: If you can
have the location determined upon or
the legislature will cede jurisdiction on
post ground. it will simplify and expe-
dite matters; bill is likely to pass any
day. (signed)
~. A. T. H LL."
Upon receipt of the foregoing, the le-
gal aspect of the question was turned
over to Senator Cheshire, who is of the
opinion that the legislature can evades
the fact that site has not been Sc
lected by the passage of an act cediEg
the government authority over what
ever land in or about Des Moines
may he purchased or donated for the
use of the government for army post
purposes" Such an act would obviate
the necessity of the selection of the To-
cation before the adjournment of the
legislature.
There is bare possibility that unless
the present legislature can pass a law
that would be constitutional beyond
the possibility of a doubt, the location
% the post might hang fire for two
years or until the session of the NEXT
general assembly. 1t is not believed
however, that this technicality will be
allowed to stand in the way of an im-
provement of such a public character.
The Leader has it upon what is re-
garded as good authority that one of
the railroads entering the city has
agreed to donate an acceptable site
within FIVE miles of the city With the
expectations OF being repaid by the pas
senger and freight traffic which the
company would secure by having the
post on its line.
The Grand Army committee having
the affair in charge is made UP as fol-
lows: DR. Lewis Schoolcr, j. S. En-
cry, G. Il. Godfrey, ID. b. Lyons. Josiah
Given. II. ID. Cozens. H. c. Murphy.N.
p. Twombly, j. d. NIcGarraufsh, John
Stanley and C. L. Watrous.
In addition to the above there is a
committee of jobbers as follows: ]. G.
Olmsted, j. p. Patrick. G. C. Prouty,
r. NJ. Galbraith and w. L. Sherman.
Chairman Schooler is confident that
the post is to be a go. He is in touch
with certain agencies which he is not
in position to DISCLOSE but which fact
warrants the belief that nothing now
can prevent the location of the military
post in Des Moines.
The chief requirements in the selec-
ton of suitable ground for the post are
good water. perfect drainage and {
level spot of sufficient size for drill
grounds.
Among the benefits to be derived
from military post may be men
~, na3 n ovix I,x
visits at the army park, the drills
dress parades and band concerts, which
would be permanent attractions to say
nothing of the commercial value of tn.
establishment.
Mai. Olmsted figures that the pa,
roll of full regiment of infantry
amounts to $4,000 annually. The De:
Moines post is to be occupied by t
troop OF cavalry, and the expenses viii
consequently be larger than If ii was
camp of infantry. The extra forage 70
the horses alone would amount to s.,
1871 900 pounds of hay and 5.256.o0
pounds of grain each year, togethe
with 10000 pounds of miscellaneo,t
freight.
NATIONAL GUARD ELECTION.
Tonight the elections for the fiel,
OIIIEeTS VI tHS4 ilS-lilSt anu VI III
Forty-ninth regiments will be held. In
dications are that Col. Bows, of Ceda
Rapids, will De reelected commando
OF the Fortyninth. and that Gen. Lin
coin will be chosen colonel of the Fifty
first.
AS to the remaining field officers 0
the Fifty-first. it is not anticipate
there will be serious opposition to tn
nominations made by the line officer
at the meeting at the Slavery early i
March. These nominations are: Flo
lieutenant colonel, Capt. Clark, of Re
Oak; for majors, Capt. f. r. Bennett
of Company H. Capt. Widner. Of Com
pany l. and Capt Mentzer, of Com
pany D.
Appearances are favorable for
strong impetus soon to be given Ma
tional Guard matters. Adjt. Gen. BY
ers, who on March 10 was one 6
thirty-eight adjutant generals to al
pear before the militia committee {
the lower house of congress, has re
turned from Washington hopeful tina
congress will make the increased al
preparation of $2.OO0000. In case thi
goes thru, as the adjutant general be
lieves 1t viii, it will go into effect
July. This would make 1t possible IL
the National Guard to be fitted out an
equipped in all respects as well as til