The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-06
FORT RENO HAS
A GOOD FUTURE
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That Post May Be Scene of
Next Army Maneuvers.
TALK OF ABANDONMENT
Secretary of War Corrected
All Rumors of That Sort.

Democrat prints sketch concerning Fort
Reno. near that citi. which. in view OF
the fact that the post stands sccd
show OF being the scene of the next army
maneuvers. makes IL interessing. The
Democrat says:
There has been lots OF talk about aean-
doning Fort Reno and turning IL over 10
the Apache prisoners OF war. now az
Fort Sill The secretary and assistant
secretary OF war pat the nxings 10 that
tale by saying there was nothing tn IL
The states of Texas and Colorado.
knowing that there is considerable sd-
vertising. free OF course. in having rnea
from every state in the union spend .
month with them. are making a mighty
strong effort Co have the army maneu-
vers come OF in their respective states
Colorado has a whole 10; OF arid land
around For, Logan that she Is anxious
To sell 20 the government Tor manenvcs-
ing purposes. at a big price per acre
Texas has been longing for some tins
10 have the maneuvering come OF ons
several thousand acres OF land that 10
III for nothing else.
Neither state viii say anything about
the heaithfulness that exists nor viii
they tell anything about the quality OF
water TO be had. All they care for 10
TO sell the land 10 Uncle Sam and II any
improvements are needed let him make
them
The last army maneuvers were held at
Fort Riley. Kan. Before the big event
came OF they were blowing up ;hers
about the fine quality of water and the
great amount or room there was on
hand to mobolize an army OF 5000 men,
There We're only s.coo men Gil told at the
late Tnaneuvers and they did not have
half room enough ON the military re-
serve \ number of farmers on eith
sides OF the rivers. Republican and Nav.
rented their lands ana are now suing
the government for their money.
Fort Reno is too small for rgrcuver-
ing purposes so that post is left out. but
Oklahoma has post that is the IDEAL
one In the nation and that post Is Fort
Sill.
The military reservation at Fort stit
contains 5s.0no acres large enough 10 mo-
bolize es.ep0 and then have plenty Of
room The government owur al this
land and can do with q; as II picsses.
I There l. pienty or pure water ard tns
/ finest naneuvering ground in the world.
! Under the provisions Of the Dick bill.
the militia of all the states from Maine
/ TO California have been allowed an ap-
preparation TO enable them to take part
In all future mansuvers with tire regu-
lar army a careful estimate has been
made ara II has bscu sscsrtained that
at least IL. 60 militia men ar. entitled
Z
troops officers and enlisted men are al-
lowed the same pay IS the officers and
enlisted men Of the regular army willis
attending tho naneuverr This in itseis
Is quite AN item.
II is also estimated that al the rexf
nlaneuvers Eco men VIII tare a pars1s
This is "a large body OF men. and 81
wiIi take "A large scope OF souniry for
them to maneuvsr in. where IL Tiers
a better place than the military re-
serve al Fort SIN 10 Do = IN Some
folks viii say. what are you going 70
do with the Apache prisoners - war
now at Fort Sill? There has bees 80
much talk about these Indians that 10
IL nothing more than rfsht 90 let the
people know just how many there are.
old and young they number. by actual
count. just "a persons In an area of
6s.cce acres they could not be fouad. and
while the maneEvers are going en- not
an Apache viii be seen.
The gentleman who Vas kind enough
20 give the above information 90 tbs
Democrat NJ the kers0ot hotel last night
said further.
Il have "a straight from Colonel kings
bury. Of the Eighth Cavalry comma ndisg
officer at Fir; Sill. that new Fort Sill
IL going 10 b. bnat ami that tweiYs
troops Of cavairy VII Be stationed there.
This viii make sbounf utne hundred soi-
dieTs ord with their families and guaf-
termssifr employees "a the post. the gar
risor Will contain about fifteen bundrs1
people. Large appropriations have beer
made for government posts throughout
tho country and / have been informed
officially that Fort siB " Hirersexe q
large aDQErt OF tire sum appropriated
and u Is also certain fact that fhs
var department - s;rainiaS everY serve
te make Fort s.il the fssYrs fed Tor al
army fnsneaseTs'
when asksd sssat sort -Essno ths gen
:isrnan said. The iss, tinse I wzz IN
Washington ans taid a. ne war ds-A
partnent thai owing 20 Fort RssSo besus
one a TIE ieaithsest II 10; az fsai;hss~,
r9st irss-fte feounf-y.. a. ssssG 81 -
shsndotv-1.< ] bat sesrs ai-oss ~ Apzch<
Indians St<is9 fnoT~a tieTe 40 noslsiEs
bat cor1~ss<s wind - -