The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-11
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ARMY BOARD
Establishment of a Post at
Crookston, Mimi, Is
Recommended.
How Smelling and Other
Large Northwestern
Posts Fare.

IT,
Building. Warrington. :
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE army board
which for months has been considering
the question of locating four large, train
ing posts and other questions connected
with the reorganization of the army has
done the expected in not recommending
Fort Smelling for one of these posts. Fort
Riley, Kan, was recommended instead
of Smelling because Of the large amount
Of room there for maneuvers. The four
posts are we'll distributed, one being in
Georgia for the accommodation Of the
entire south, one in Pennsylvania for the
middle west and one in California. These
recommendations must be approved by
congress before they can become effective,
and this is where some of the disap-
pointed localities will get in their work.
The friends of Fort Smelling will be
strong enough in both houses, should
they deem such course proper, to secure
for that fort much larger assignment
army board. Such leverage will be the
more effective because of Snelling's prom
inence as an applicant to be selected as
one of the four large posts.
At Permanent Forts.
mends the number of troops which it con-
siders can to best advantage be main
tanned at the permanent forts of the coun
try. Many changes from the existing
numbers Of troops so stationed at present
are made and give the recommendations
for forts in the northwest so as to enable
| comparisons to be made.
Fort Assiniboine, Mont, headquarters and
eight troops of cavalry; Fort Crook, Neb.,
| headquarters and twelve companies of infan-
try; Fort Harrison, Mont, four companies of
infantry; Fort Keogh, Mont, four troops Of
cavalry; Fort Mead, S. D., headquarters and
eight troops of cavalry; Fort Missoula, Mont,
| temporary and to be used if needed; Fort
Smelling, Mimi, headquarters, and twelve
companies of infantry and two batteries Of
field artillery; Fort Yates, N. D., four troops
1 of cavalry.
As to CrOOkstOn.
The recommendation of a battalion of
| infantry at or near Crookston, Mimi, is
something of surprise. No recommen-
dation is made regarding the number Of
| troops to be stationed at Fort Lincoln,
| N. D., near Bismarck. 1t is understood
! that the assignment for Smelling is hardly
as large as twin city interests have been
expecting.
The report as whole represents the
unbiased and unintiuenced judgment of
the most noted army board that ever as
| sembled in the history of the United
| States. Never before have so many dis
| tinguished officers of high rank been to-
! gether on any similar assignment. Their
recommendations reflect their cool militia
ry judgment regardless of any considera-
tions Of practical politics or political pull
1t is easy to predict that congress may do
| all sorts of things to the recommends
lions before it gets through with them.
| W. w. Jermane.
The Other tiOns.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE report O.
the board of high ranking army officers
headed by Lieutenant General Miles
which considered the question Of army
posts, was made public at the war depart
ment to-day. The board recommend!
the establishment of one new post a
these places: "a
For a regiment of infantry in the vicinit
of Los Angeles, CAL: for regiment of cav
:. airy on the camp site on the Naciment
ranch; for a regiment of infantry in the vi
, cinity of Albuquerque, N. NJ: for regimen
! of infantry at Governors island. New Yor
harbor; for a regiment of infantry in tn
vicinity OF Washington, D. c., north of til
Potomac river; for battalion of infantry il
the Red river valley, in the vicinity Q
! Crookston, Mimi: for a regiment of infantr
en- the camp site in the Conowago valley
!, Pennsylvania
Z The sites recommended for the four per
> manent camps are:
III the vicinity of Chickamauga park, Geor
} gia; at Fort Riley, Kan: in the Conowag
l valley, Pennsylvania, and on the Nacimient
' ranch Monterey and San Luis Obispo couu
) ties. California.
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