Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-04
AT THE ouARTERMAsTER's.

The party next took In the COM
missary and the quartermasters STORES
situated 10 the north Of the guardhouse'
The inspection was very thorough, Cap'.
Hutoheson, the cavalry officer attached
to the party, taking in the quarter
masters stables. Everything was,
found In apple pie order slick as a
whistle" and "clean as a PIN IN me
various storehouses visited. There
was "a place for everything, and every
thing I'm it's place" General ChaHec
asked such questions Of the officers
as the hurried nature Of the visitation
admitted Of and the answers were
PROMPT and satisfactory. During
momentary delay, while waiting for the
regimental quartermaster sergeant
General Chaffee noticed several photo
graphers lowering anxiously around,
and he at once told them TO get IN their
work, as he posed In sitting position
on the steps of the clothing storehouse'
In fact he made a special tnort ~
look pleasant, please" and the other
and attending officers posed immedi-
ately near him, so that a very tair
looking group was pictured General
Chance inquired about the water sup
ply. going into details eve ninto mat
ters concernin grights OF way, OF the
clearing up of wild shrubbery about the
reservation, and In fact about every
matter that the environment could pos
slbly suggest
BUSY ALL DAY.
Practically, the whole day Is being
given into a careful and painstaklng
examination Of the Fort Douglas mill
tary reservation and every feature con.
uected with II, the commanding general
taking coplous notes" lie appeared
I obe favorably impressed with the
general outlook, and the opportunities
for further development of the post;
but he did not at that time have any
thing to say as to what his findings
might be.
ENTERTAINER BY LOCKWOOD,
Col. Lockwood commanding the post,
entertained the visiting officers at his
quarters with a fine luncheon az noon,
and work of inspection being resumed
later. Gov Wells and Brig. Gen. j, .,
Cannon OF the national guard visited
the fort I'm q carriage towards noon,
and were presented 10 Gems. Chattee
and Humphrey.
TWELVE O'CLOCK BREAKFAST,
AS the active inspection Will consume
the day, Gov. Wells viii entertain the
visitors tOmOlfON Hopll AT bitNhi'oN
AT the Alta club. The party VIII leave
tomorrow noon for Fort D. a. Russell,
the morning being occupied in such
work as may not have been completed
IN TO that time and In brief drive
over the city, with a possible special
organ recital, IL the party Is unable to
attend this afternoons recital. From
Fort Russell, the party Will visit and
inspect Fort Robinson, Fort Niobrara,
Fort Mead and Fort Omaha, II has
been a long, hard ride during the last
40 days, the travelling having been con.
slant. SO the officials have lost all
interest IN reviews and anything savor-
ing of display, and prefer to attend
only to straight business,
Ii was interesting today to note the
similarity of the ethics OF procedure
10 those invariably attendant on trips
OF inspection by high railway oiilfals.
There was the same respectful defer
ence from subordnates; the same en-
semble of suboiiiclals and chief clerks
gathering within respectful distance
and prepared to furnish mt once such
Information as the chief might require,
the same straightforward, business
like air on the part Of the high officials,
and the same prompttude IN tho dls-
patching Of business, no loss OF time,
no peterlng with unessentials, the pres
ence and rigid observance Of systematic
procedure and routine,