Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
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COIN CAMP TEN DAYS.
IA. REGIMENTS WILL REQUIRE
TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
BASIC CITY FAVORED AS SITE.
stanton Companies suggest the
valley ro~n-DimcuIt, May nc
Found in Securing Necessary APP
rroprin,ion-co,. Geo. Wayne An
dcr.on In. This Feature In Charge
BASIC CITY FAVORED AS SITE.
dcr.on Has This Feature In Charge

The matter OF n State encampment
FOR the Virginia militia next year VIII
form an interesting part vi Adjuiant-
General Males report. Colonel 10 Lane
Stern. assistant inspector general Of State
troops, has made some pertinent obser-
vations ON this subject IL HIS report to
the acknowledgements 1t is thought That
si2.0te VIII lie sufficient to Getray the
expenses for the cncamprnent Of the SeV-
cntisth and Seventy-;irs; regiments for .
period OF ten days next summer, and
Colonel George Wayne Anderson. COM
manaing the Seventeen Regiment mas
the matter in hand before the LeSiSla-
.r.re TO secure the needed apDropriadon
Whether or not there will be an en-
campment will depend largely upon Sc
curing the needed funds from the State,
and tie militiamen in the city and
throughout the State are interesting
themselves in the passage oil the fnca-
FEDERAL AID. MAYBE.
It is possible that aid may come from
The Federal Government; Tor there is
bill now pending before the United States
Senate having passed the House. proTid-
ing that arms and other ordnance shall
he given 10 the several States tree-In
other words. that the appropriation for
llis purpose shall not be deducted from
.le money pro rated TO tho individual
STATES from the general fund set aside
nv Congress In the event of the flnat
paSSlSe OF tfllS bii- LIE SUN otNoiSo
To the purchase OF arms and ordnance
can he used Tor the purposes Oh an en-
WITH TIE MARILA. p BOYS; -
Military Affairs and the Secretary of
War 10 have contiguous States combine
their ercampments, in which event II Is
likely that the troops of Virginia and
Maryland viii be brought t .sether, ATOMS
with force Of United States regulars:
and the officers Of the State militia Will
,1Np f1ft
GERS. This plan is highly approved by
MANY Of the commanding officers In the
State. for with two military posts IN
Virginia Fort Meyer and Fortress Mon
roe. there will be an excellent oppor-
unity TO secure valuable training Tor TIE
State troops when thrown INTO ehcalap -
ment with experienced SoldleTS Oh the
United States army.
Nothing definite can be done in the
matter Of the encampnent untli II IS
known what funds will be at the com
mand of Governor Montague ana -AuJn-
'a'''-e! BASIC CITY FAVORED
Recommendation for the place Of en-
campment have come from the Staunten
companies They favor Basic City as the
site. claiming that it is at the intcrsec-
ton OF two railroads. and that 1t mas
sayy for the mobilization Of troops. me
site recommended by these companies
has ample territory for field TGanoeuyres.
excellent water for drinking ana ba'hil's
purposes. and provcnder for man ana
beast can be secured at a minimum cost;
In selecting a site Colonel Stern stated
that ali these factors mad TO De taken
into consideration. and, while there arg
other points more centrally located. ana
more accessible to the companies com
posing the two regiments the question
Of good water, DracinS air. ana cheap
forage are more important
THE FORCE REDUCED.
Colonel Stern said the Virginia militia
he'd been reduced by nearly $40 dis
charges during the past year, rednc-
lion Of about one-fourth of its compile
ment. The three-years term Of enlist
ment expired this year and many OF tn:
companies lost men owing to the iHnsfa-
from city to city in seeking employ
ment.