The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-06
TO commend the professional and citizen
soldier OF the civilians. 2

ts6OIQleES OIL tue ClVllill6
The cost of these manoeuvres is all
ready giving some OF the officers much
that he did not believe that Congress
would make2an appropriation next year
for, them, the cost has been too great. IN
can't for the life OF me see where
the money goes,'Th said. sit Just goes
and goes, hundred OF dollars, thousands
tens of thousands, hundreds OF thou
sands. There will be nothing tangible To-
show for the expenditure when 1t is all 1
over. and tfe&troops are gone But there
can be no question that the government
has Hi n ever undertaken Il nything which
will be OF such great effect in making
the volunteer army efficient, and really
useful 10 the country. The money will
have been well spent, am certain butt
{ rs 10 not believe the 4 people will think
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The cost Of the man oeuvres W uli be !
materially lessened 5if the grounds here
were to be used for that purpose every
year instead Of selecting different local.
ties each autumn The money expended
lin5the improvement OF the field at Ma
Enassas, such as the sinking q OF wells. and 4
1.-THE location OF side tracks. Is absolutely
Host. If the army is never encamped here
| again. s. nj
/ The railway company has expended
many thousands Of dollars ut Camp No
lsl.%nea Manassas, Il at Camp No. 70, near
tsThoroughfare. and at Camp No. 3, near
EGainesvllle. The cost has been largely
due to the fact that the company has
\ put in twenty-fo miles sof siding at
1.-the three camps. "A Nearly all the trains
fused In bringing theStroops from the va
rious States are to be kept on the side
tracks until they are to be used In taking
1.-THE men home next Saturday or Sum
day. III rs 8s$s ID 81 ~ III
Il Some Of the best men which, the South
ern Railway has are located in this
Vicinity looking after the business Of the
company Captain g. Wv. Westbury. dis
latrict passenger agent, with headquarters
at Richmond, has been at Camp No i
/ for a week or more. With him! Captain
". M. Duel, assistant uperintendent Of
the We shingt ton Vision, 5ES and gS 2. NJ
lsAyerill, n the agent OF NJ the company at
hOrang who had shown such executive
ability IN the handling Of file, that he
was selected for the heavy duties of this
chara cter, which would devolve on the
Representatives Of the company at Ma
Inassas and vicinity during the manoeu-
l.vres. The way in which these men have
discharged their duties has brought them
mediate charge of the work of detrain-
ing the troops as they arrive. Indeed.
1.-The Southern has handled the troop
trains frcm the beginning In u IN emil
'&nently satisfactory manner. Trains have
been late sometimes. but when the large
number Of extras which have been put
on in addition to- the regular trains, lis
taken into account, a t: is really strange
that trains have been moved SO nearly
on time FL NJ s. s, *
4 Speaking Of the cost OF the n,anoeuYres,
one Of the best known IA iverymen5 of
Was hington,s who has "a large number of
horses hired to the government for the
.manoeuvres. told me- today that he knew
of contracts Of this character which I
would would make the total cost Of
horses alone foot up Sss4. 900. Citizens Of
Prince William are hiring out all the
horses they can spare, and could hire
many more. & AS high as sc a day Is being
paid for mounts, Che man Is getting a
dollar q day here for q box stall, without
feed. .3 y.
The people are going to get consid erable
money out OF the army. Besides the
twenty cents an acre which will be paid
them for the land over which the armies
will nlanoeuvre, there Is great demand for
land on which to locate stands for the
sale Of meat and drink near the camps,
An old colored woman near Camp No. i
has a small plat OF land which Is nearly
covered with the stands Of dealers in
various species Of merchandise. she
charges 50 a front foot for the ground to |
be used until the troops go away, Sho
has already gotten far more for the land
than she could get for It II offered for
sale in open market.
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