The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-09
RATE FOR THE SHOOT
OFFICERS DISCUSSED 1T WITH
GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT.
WILL LAY 1T BEFORE ROADS.
ONE CENT A MILE Is HOPED FOR
BY THE OFFICERS.

General Passenger Agent Halle of
the Central VIII Lay the Matter
Before Chairman Richardson OF
the southeastern Passenger As
sociatiOn-State Seems TO BE short
on AmmunitiOn-SOme Companies
Have Established Ranges, and Yet
Cannot Get the Cartridges to
Which They Are EntitIed-DniIy
Practicing at the Rifle Range.
Next Week.
A meeting of the military officers
who are taking the leading part in
the preparations for the interstate
shoot, was held yesterday at the Of
fee of Col George T. Cam for a dis
cussion of the railway rate to be al
lowed.
General Passenger ]. C. Halle of the
Central was present, and he spoke
hopefully of a one-cent-a mile rate. He
will go to Atlanta next week, where
he will lay the matter before Chair
man Richardson of the Southeastern
Passenger Association, who will take
it up with the lines chiefly interested
to see if such a rate can be granted.
1t is a matter in which the consent
of all interested must be secured.
A letter will be written Chairman
Richardson by Col. Cam. This will
show what is expected in the way of
teams and the places from which they
will come.
~ n Atlanta
seems short of ammunition. A num-
Der of acquisitions for cartridges have
been forwarded. but there have been
few honored TIE companies in the
service are entitled to a limited num-
Der of ball cartridges for target prac-
tice each year, but it seems ques-
ton whether they will get the ammu-
milton.
A letter received by Capt. Walter
E. Coney from Waynesboro indicates
that the Burke Light Infantry's range
has been completed, and asks for cart
ridges. Though a company has sue
ceeded in arousing enough interest in
rife practice to construct a range 1t
seems that the state cannot give its
promised quantity of ammunition. The
Waynesboro company, like all others,
will have to furnish it's own ammuni-
ton. The Springfield cartridges can
be purchased for SIS a thousand Their
cost is reduced by more than half by
the Savannah companies, which re-
load their own shells.
The shoot will open on Monday, Aug
%. That day will be devoted exclus-
lively to practice. Visiting teams. es-
pecally, will appreciate this opportun-
ity to try the range before beginning
to shoot the matches.
Each days programme has. not yet
been arranged. The officers will later
determine just what matches will be
shot each day. and arrangements will
be made to carry out the programme
as arranged
1t is not yet known just what Off
GERS will assist Capt. w. B. Stephens,
general chairman of the shoot at the
range. Several have volunteered, but
more will have to be secured. Capt.
Coney will be statstician at the long
range, and there will be other divi-
sions of the work.
Every afternoon practice for the
shoot is going on. Every member of
a command has a chance to get on its
team, and many are trying for the
honor. Some of those who are known
as the best shots are working system
atically. and from among these the
teams will probably be chosen.
Saturday afternoons usually discover
more men at the range than others
of the week. This afternoon there will
be many shooting at each range. Next
week some of the companies prospec-
tive teams will begin early morning
practice, going to the range at 6
o'clock. Arrangements have been made
for some of the markers to be there
at that hour on certain mornings.