Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-02-27
MILITARY SITES.
Major Gen. Macarthur
in the City.
With Others He Visited the
Sites on the Mesa.
Major General and Party Will Re-
main in City Until Saturday.
TUE nIcTtNCIu curN pApTv
THE DlSTlNGUl SHED PARTY.

Major General Arthur Macarthur
arrived this morning in special car
attached to the train from the south.
With him were Major Varnum, his ad-
jutant, and Captain Brown. his aide.
Major Appel, chief surgeon of the
army sanitarium at Fort Bayard, ac-
companied the party to this CITY,.
Attached to the same train was the
private car of Vice President Morton,
of the Santa Fe, and with Mr.. Morton
was President F. M. Murphy, of the
Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix railroad.
The train was an hour late and
Mayor Marion, NJ. S. Otero, c. c. Hall.
G. l.. Brooks and p. +. McCanna were
on hand to meet it. AS soon as it
stopped the members of the committee
boarded General MacArthur's car and
were introduced by Mayor Marion.
Preparations were at once made to
start for breakfast and without delay
the officers put on their overcoats.
+ General Macarthur stated that he
will remain here two days ndswill not
leave until Saturday morning. 1t was
his desire to see the proposed sites to-
day and tomorrow to make a more
Vice President Morton was urgently
invited to join the party, but was COM
PEELED to decline. 81 would gladly do
so if it was possible" said Mr.. Morton,
but | am L.lled ahead. so to speak.
| have an appointment to meet Mr.
Parker of the pool committee in Den
yer and must go right on through. |
want to say, though, that the Santa Fe
will do all that is expected of it in re-
gard to this new post"
The members of the committee took
charge of the guests and the party was
driven to the Hotel Highland for break
fast. An open carnage drawn by four
white horses was provided for General
Macarthur. None of the officers was
in uniform.
General Macarthur is a young look
ing man and, with his eyeglasses,
looks not unlike President Roosevelt.
AS soon as he stepped from his car he
commented on the weather and ex-
pressed his pleasure that the day
promised to be so beautiful for viewing
the sites.
In the first carriage were General
Macarthur, Major Appel, Major Var
mum and Mayor Marion. The second
carriage was occupied by Governor
Otero. Captain Brown. F. M. Murphy
and G. l.. Brooks.
At the hotel the party alighted and
an hour was spent at breakfast.
After breakfast the distinguished
party again entered the carriages and
was driven to the Commercial club,
where the final preparations were
made for the days trip of inspection.
On the way to the club the visiting
party stopped at the major generals
private car to get more wraps, made
necessary by the increasing fury and
coldness of the wind.
At exactly 10 o'clock the party left
the club house for the all days drive.
In the first hack were General Mac
Arthur, Governor Otero, Mayor Marion
and City Engineer Pitt Ross. In the
second hack were Major Varnum, Cap
tain Brown, Major Appel and G. l..
Brooks.
General w. II. Whiteman and Col. f.
G.. Austen, of the governors staff, H.
b. Ferguson and NJ. S. Otero.
This morning the party drove to a
point three miles southeast of the city,
along the He'll canyon road. From
there they drove direct across the
mesa TO c. c. Jones place. about nine
miles east of the city, which they
reached about noon, and where the
party took lunch. After spending an
hour or so in this vicinity, the party
skirted along the base of the mount
aims to point near the MCGOWAN loca-
tion and about three miles northeast
of the city on the mesa.
After this visit the party drove
back into the city, resting up at the
Hotel Highland until the hour for the
reception and ball at the Commercial
club.
II is understood that the Commercial
club committee think well of the loca-
tion in the vicinity of Jones place.
which Is near the mouth of Tijeras
canvon. and which. they say. is admir-
ably favored by nature for the location
of a big military post. The site near
McCowan's location is also good one,
and gives a fine view of the Rio Grande
valley and the city. On this site. it is
the opinion of City Engineer Ross that
water could be more easily obtained
than on the other two sites.