The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-26
ARMY MANEUVERS
Details of Accommoda-
tons at Big Manassas
Encampment.

Assistant Adjutant General Alfred
Williams yesterday issued for the in
formation of the officers and men OF
the First Regiment N. c. National
Guard, who will attend the army
maneuvers at Manassas. Va, In Sep
TENDER, the following circular letter
containing full information as to the
arrangements, how to obtain accom-
mOdatiOnS, ETC.:
Bureau OF Information,
"Army Maneuvers,
Manassas, Va, July Is, 1904.
This circular is prepared TO an
swer numerous inquiries. 1t is ex-
pccted that the army maneuvers will
begin September 9Th and that the
troops will be taking their positions
in camr from September 1st to THE
4th. Many OF the officers Of the army
and national guard desire to locate
friends at points convenient to their
camps. There will be two large
camps and one small one. Camp No.
1, on Bull Run, will contain about one
half of the army. and Camp No. ..
on Broad Run, the other half, and
Camp Nc. 3, near Gainesville, win
be General CCrbin's headquarters We
are prepared to recommend farm
houses conveniently located to these
camps which can accommodate linn.
tied number. We advise that this
be arranged by correspondence in az
vance so that your friends may know
the exact point Of their destination.
AS sleeping accommodations in farm
houses are more limited than table
accommodations, we suggest that eX-
ira tents might be brought by you
and located near the farm houses so
that large group of visitors could
be accommodated sn one location. We
shall print, about the first OF August,
a list of the farmers who are pre-
pared thus to accommodate visitors
Many can be accommodated also in
the hotels at Manassas and at private
houses in the different villages alonC
the railroad, but we advise those who
desire to be in good position to OBJ
serve the maneuvers and who wish TO
make sure of desirable quarters to en-
gage farm houses I'm advance. Those
who can locate themselves during the
latter part of August, will, doubtless
find it decidedly advantageous owing
to the crowds that will come at the
opening of the maneuvers.
I'VE cannot state the exact price
that will be charged, but it will be
somewhere from 81 to $500 per day
according to location. accommoda
ton and demand. Hotels will probably
charge $500 and good farm houses
$500.
"This bureau is established by citi-
Zens of Manassas. which will furnish
all the information In its power With
out compensation. Persons desiring
printed lists referred TO and such in
formation as this bureau may be able
to furnish will please enclose stamps
for reply.
'Livery.-whle there will be livery
accommodations at the different rail-
road stations, these will of course be
limited i'm number. but we presume
that all the conveyances owned by
the farmers VIII be ct the service
compensation.
Saddle Horses.-We have many
applications for saddle horses for the
mounted officers. This is a difficult
matter to arrange. All the horses
within the area of maneuvers WIZ
probably be needed for livery and
transportation purposes by the citi-
zens themselves or their visitors, anG
those who have good saddle horses
do not seem DISPOSED to hire them,
for reasons which a horseman Will
appreciate Nevertheless, some of our
citizens have expressed a Willingness
to canvass the adjacent counties and
secure mounts for the officers, pro-
vided it can be arranged so that they
labor and risk. 1t is thought that a
deposit in advance in one of the banks
of Manassas, ito cover the use of the
animals and any loss that may come,
would not be unreasonable. We as
sumo that those desiring saddle horses
expect to bring the necessary equip
mentS.
'"The Manassas Horse Show has its
annual exhibit on Wednesday and
Thursday, July 20 and 81, and we
suggest that it might be advantageous
to those wanting horses to be present
on those days or the day following
"Since writing the above, Col. III
O. S. Heistand of General Corbin' s
staff tells me that each mounted Off
Ger Of the National Guard can have
his horse transported to Manassas
and returned at the expense of tho
u. S. and forage will be furnished
but the government can have moth
ing to do with providing the horses.
"a copy of this circular No. /, viii,
be mailed to the colonel of each reg1
iment of the National Guard.
address for further information,
GEORGE c. ROUND,
Secretary Bureau of Information"