Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-02-13
TWO CENTS
SITES RECOMMENDED.
Pennsylvania Gets one General
Camp Site

A tkst VI AtkN DVnAu II
Aecepted-it May be Turnedl Down
However Big Appropriations for
the Monongaheia Is Promised.
WASHINGTON, Feb. I3-Should
Congress approve the recommends
tions made by the military board, OF
which Lieut.. Gen. Miles is chairman,
Pennsylvania will have q permanent
army post for one regiment OF infan-
try and one OF the four camps where
the regular army forces and the State
National Guards viii be modified for
instruction In the art OF war. The
site recommended Is in the Conewago
valley, where Danphon, Lebanon and
Lancaster counties corner at Cone
WACO Junction. on the Pennsylvania
railroad below Harrisburg. and will In
all probability take In the Mt. Gretna
camp grounds, so long used for the
division encampmefts of the Pen o.
sylvanla National Guard, aud where
II was mobilized for enlistment when
the war with Spain broke out. This
recommendation, together with many
Others, was made TO the Secretary OF
War today by the board OF general
officers, which has been at work for
some months Inspecting sites Ia vari-
Gus sections OF the country. Under
the act of Congress relating TO this
matter, The Secretary OF War Will now
detail engineer officers 60 make the
necessary surveys and report as To the
amount of land required, the price,
etc, and then Congress will have the
tlnal decision In the case, the impress
sion being that it will be guided by
the recommendations Of the army
board
While the law did not make any
definite requirements, the board la
beginning it's work laid down for It's
guidance the rule that site 10 ne
satisfactory must contain at least
20, 900 acres must be on q trunk line
Of railroad, be we'll watefed and tim
bered, have level ground sufficient for
the eeoluti0ns of large number of
troops, the basis for United States
regulars alone being a force of infan.
try, cavalry and field artillery OF So
600 men, The National Guards OF the
surrounding states being in addition
TO this, and must have range for
rifle and artillery practice with a
natural butt Of range of hills, SO
that there can be no danger from In
accurate fring.
The site selected possesses al these
requirements, Is on the main line OF
the Pennsylvania railroad, with the
Cornwall and Lebanon as a connect
ing link between IL and the Reading,
and thus has facilities for handling
large numbers OF men, as would be
necessary when the National Guards
of Pennsylvania, New York, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and
other states might be taken there for
a two week. camp of instruction.
The rivers aud harbors bill, which
will shortly be reported to the House,
will carry an appropriation OF 81 ll3,
96l for the MOnongahela river. OF
this amount, $685., 96I Is authorized
for lock No 2, and Sass, 900 for lock
No 5. An appropriation Of $50, 900 will
also be asked for the purchase of addi-
ti0nal land at the two locks. Col.
assistant chief Of engineers
agrees with Capt. Sibert that these APP
are necessary and should
be made without delay. These two
LOCKS are In such condition that II
they are not reconstructed they are II
able to collapse at any time. The APP
FOR the Monongahela TO be
carried 10 the rivers aud harbors bill
this year Is $507, 900 greater than that
provided in last years bill. 1t Is prob
able that the items will remain In the
bill when it Is finally passed.
A report has been submitted by the
on Interstate ard foreign
commerce to the house on the bill in
troduced December 10, by Mr.. Dayton
TO authorize the West Virginia Gen.
trail railway to construct a bridge
across the Monongahela river at or
near Morgantown, w. Va. The bill
has been placed in the calendar. The
point selected for the proposed bridge
Is s'near the present suspension bridge,
across said river" 1t is TO be built
for the passage of railway trains and
at option OF the corporation for which
Ii is built may be used for the passage
II wagons and vehicles for the tansit
Jf animals and for foot passengers at
rates of tolls. The con-
,truction is hedged about by the usual
nrac ant ionarv nrovfs0s