The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-17


= Arrive at Minnesota club, g. O'Clock.
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Fort Smelling today will be thor
| oughly inspected by the eongresslonal
committee on military affairs, ana
upon the report Of the investigating
committee depends largely the 1urther
development of the post.
After a visit to Minnehaha falls TINS
morning the committee, accompanied
by citizens of st. Paul and M1nneapo-
lis. will visit the fort. The Inspection
will open with grand review OF the
entire garrison at the fort following
which Gen. Kobbe and Col. George u.
Pond will conduct the congressional
committee and other visitors over the
grounds and point out the progress pc
ing made in the enlargement OF the
post and the needs for further appro-
priationS.
After the trip of inspection the Wis
itors will be turned over to the recep-
ton committee of the ST. Paul Cham-
Der of Commerce and will be taken for
a trip down the river in steam ana
electric launches.
Upon their arrival at the ST. Paul
docks the visitors will be taken for an
automobile ride about the city, follow,
ing which there will be an informal
dinner at the Minnesota club.
congressman Reach City.
The congressional train passed
through ST. Paul yesterday afternoon
shortly after 8 o'clock. At It pulled into INTO
the union depot a salute of seventeen
guns was firedeby the Tenth artillery.
The committee, which consists OF SEN
ator j. v. Quarles, Wisconsin; Con
gressmen w. r. Parker, New Jersey;
| John J. ESQ h.ieWiseonsin,r and Fred sC
I Stevens. Minnesota, were. Joined at the
| union depot by. Brig Gem W. H. Kobpe,
Lieut.. Grant, Col. Wilder. and other
army officers, who welcomed the DIS
tinguished guests to the departing OF
Dakota The ST. Paul Chamber OF
Commerce committee, consisting OF
Thomas Cochran, Mai. John Espy, c.
T MeConyille and DarsF. Reese, also
boarded then train and accompanied
| the party to Minneapolis.
.. Besides the members OF the commit
tee on military affairs, there We're
farrIong the visitors Congressman b. =.
ERooney, New Mexico: John B:~Graff.
Illinois, w. III. Stafford Wisconsin; :
Gem Charles King. wisconsin, Gens4W-
H. .,
r.. Peck of Chicago. The party was
Joined at the union depot by Senator
| p. J. McCumber of North Dakota.
At Minneapolis the visitors were en-
tertained by ~ the Commercial club.
They were taken for drive about
Minneapolis, and dinner was served
| In their honor at the club rooms.
! This morning the committee and WIS.,
ftors will accompany the Joint commit
tee of the st. Paul and Minneapolis
| Commercial clubs to the fort, arriving
there about 1913 o'clock.
The river trip, from Fort Smelling to
! ST. Paul, is through the courtesy of the
| st. Paul Yacht club. The entire fleet
| of that organization has been placed
| at the disposal of the congressman.
Each boat will be. In charge of it's own
| er, but all will be under the general
| command of Commodore James A.
Macleod. The party will embark from
| the Minnesota river ferry at O'Clock,
| arriving at the jackson street docks
| thirty minutes later.
Thomas Lowry has placed his pr1-
vate car at the disposal of the visitors
| and those who do not take advantage
| of the automobile ride will be taken
| for trolley ride to Indian Mounds
| park.
The dinner at the Minnesota club at
| 6 o'clock will be attended by all the
|
| committee, Gen. w. A. Kobbe. Col.
! George E. Pond Cox w. E. Wilder, Col.
| Jacob Kline, Maj. r. l.. Hoxsie, Gen. w.
| H Rogers, Gen. Charles King. Col.
| George r. Peck Gov. S. RYAN SAINT,
Mayor R. A. Smith. Archbishop John
Ireland and the visiting congressman
| who are not members of the commit
| tee.
Congressman Stevens Plan.
| Congressman Stevens, who is greatly
| interested in the extension of the ia
| cilities at Fort Smelling SO as to make
| it one of the best military posts in the
| country, has several plans in view
which will be taken up when the prop
er time comes. Nothing definite has
been in mind on account OF the pres
| ent visit of the congressional delega-
| ton on military affairs.
The delegation originally started to
make an inspection of Camp Douglas,
Wis, but when Congressman Stevens
received his invitation he conceived
the idea that 1t would be well to have
| the delegation visit Fort Smelling while
| it was on a tour In this portion OF the
| country.
| There are three things the 'delega-
ton will especially inspect at Fort
| Smelling. tomorrow" said Congressman
! Stevens last night at the Commercial
club. First, we want the members of
| 1.-the committee to see the 500 acres OF
splendid land which has been acquired
| for the reservation: in the second place
| we want them to see the cavalry bar.
| racks for which, plans have been APP
proved by the war department., and
| will soon be In the:course of lconstruc-
tion and lin theathird place we want.
| them to see the progress on the twenty
or more buildings switch are now in
i course Of erection.
There is nothing special in view at
present s.All. thar is desiredais that the.
/ committee shall be familiar with the
situation from their own personal slob-'
servation so that when measures are
| brought UP in congress they will be
| ready to act accordingly.
"The work at the fort is going on
| rapidly, and some s$656,000 will be ex-
pended by the government this sum-
| mer.s What appropriations will be ask
i ed for in the future is. a matter which
l will be taken up as time brings forth
new developments; When the cavalry
barracks are completed there will be
a large, force of cavalry stationed at
the post"
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