St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-08-20
MYLES LIKES COvING-
TON.
In Favor Of Establishing
Permanent Camp Here

In Favor Of Estab lishing
Permanent Camp Here
Daily States, Sunday
So far from being an undesirable
camping ground the Covlngton site
is 80 desirable place i'll the esti-
nation of one of the military
authorities of the State that 1t will
probably become the permanent
camping grounds tor the soldiers
of the Louisiana National Guard.
Qnartermaster General F. +. Myles,
who has just returned from the
camp, declared last night that the
Covington country was so salts
factory that he hoped to see it
made the permanent camping
ground for the militia. General
Myles IS registered at the st.
Charles Hotel. He Is highly elated
with the results of the eucampment
and has great improvements in the
military Of the State in view.
If there is any other part of the
State that considers itself in a 20.
sition to enter into competition for
the annual State encampment Gen.
Myles is willing to receive its
claims, but he admits being partial
to Covinglon. The inconvenience
that the soldiers encountered be.
cause OF the constant rain he con.
siders are part of the experiences
of camp life. Soldiers must get
used to weatheriug ram as vel! as
sunshine and cold, and their con
tao, with the ram at Covington, he
thinks has benefited them III this,
tha. 1t has given the boys chance
to learn just what is to be done in
a regular army camp IN the field
when down pour sets in,
"rhe encampment IN my opin-
ion, )" declared Gen. Myles, "was a
thorough success in military way.
There was TO sickness TO speak Of.
The boys all had a taste of out
door life, aud if the rain did inter
ferc with their anticipated fun the
difference has been made up abund-
antly by the experience they have
had. The lessons learned in the
method Of conducting camp in
the wet more than compensates for
any inconvenience encountered. l
heard no strenuous complaints from
the men. Of course the ladies we're
very much put out by the wet
ground and the pools of water. A
few of them came out in canvass
shoes and white stockings aud went
back wet and muddy to the knees,
but this much must be expected at
a military camp on rainy days.
II am thoroughly satisfied with
the st. TammanY country as a site
for permanent camping ground.
The ozone is bracing and health.
giving, and there is every other
convenience at hand TO make a
model camp. am III favor of
making it the permanent camp
grounds. l believe that the State
ought 10 buy about Two bundled
acres of ground over there and lay it
out for that purpose. 1t is my idea
to have State owl the ground and
to have it laid out SO that It will
he drained properly in the event of
another such rain as we encounter
ed, to have broad company streets
sloping down from an emlnence
which ought to be IN the center Of
the ground and to have an arteslan
we'll with a system of water-works
so that water cocks will be situated
at, fixed places along the company
streets and in front of every COM
pany kitchen.''
Governor Blanchard, General
Myles says, IS thoroughly entbused
over the militia and will at the
next session of the Legislature re
commend an increased appropria-
ton for its maintenance. The
Governor has IN mind the increase
OF the militia force to a. member
ship Of from two to three thousand
men General Stafford is similarly
IN favor of a large militia, and is
also in favor of the establishment
Of permanent camp ground.
A1t0n D0tS