The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-12

General order No, 46,
Paragraph is Of general orders, No
), headquarters of the army, adjutan
generals office February ?, l90-, is
amended to read as follows:
Is Sales on credit-When the
commanding officer and council are
agred that it is to the true interest u
the command the former may author
lie credit at the exchange to any sol
dier in good standing.
This will be given under the request
of the soldier in writing, approved by
his company commander, aud these
credit checks will be carried on the
accounts of the exchanges as bills
receivable" until paid.
A nan seeking credit privilege will
be distinctly informed that credit is
given upon the understanding that ne
must render prompt and unsolicited
payment, and only to such men as can
be trusted. Defaulters win he immedi-
ately debarred the privileges of the ex-
change, and this under such publicity
as will make the act appear disgrace
full in the eyes of their comrades.
BY order of the secretary of war
ADNA r. CHAFFEE,
Lieut. General, Chief of STAFF.
Official.
W. P. HALL,
Acting Adjutant General.
The council on organization of the
post exchange November %, 1904, rec
ommended that the amount of credit
allowed each enlisted man, should be
limited to ten amount recommended
each month under the provisions OF
this order by his immediate COM
mander.
This approved by the commanding
officer December ), 1904.
Under this order the commanding
officer of the Thirty fourth and Nine
ty-third company, coast artillery, and
the detachment hospital corps, sub
nitted lists of allowance for credit.
The Thirty-fourth and Ninety third
companies allowed about three-fourths
of the pay a man would draw, depend
ing on the amount Of pay due to in
sure each man sufficient money to meet
his regular laundry, barber and tailor
bills.
The detachment of hospital corps
allowed about two-thirds, which owing
TO the difference of pay, allows these
men about the same as those of the
companies.
The exchange carries from $1,000 TO
$500, embracing a complete line Of
Shoes, rain coats. rubber goods, gents
furnishing goods, trunks, suit cases
stationery, sundries, hardware, tobac-
co. groceries, candies, fruits ana vege-
tables and d first class restaurant
which afford all articles needed or de-
sired on a military post.
In reply to the statement that some
Of the soldiers are permitted to draw
from the post exchange their entire
months wages and often more than is
coming to them" respectfully state
that the collection lists Of the post ex-
change show that no man has drawn
his entire months wages, except in one
or two cases where men have had no
pay due them and they have been al
lowel sufficient credit to obtain to-
bacco. To the statement they also
run bills at the various stores at Ham
mond which they have no money tc
pay" respectfully state that on tAC
establishment Of the exchange, sent
word to the merchants Of Hammond
knew allowed the soldiers to run W
accounts, some Of them quite large
that they must be careful in selling
10 the men on credit as the exchange
handled everything they could desire
and that unless they were careful theJ
would be doing a losing business, as
they had no means or recourse for set.
uement except the mans willingness
to pay his just debts. This is sup
ported by the following from Win
throp: a soldier cannot be deprived
Of his pay by means Of any civil pro
eess of attachment or levy on execu
ton
That poor women who have don
washing for some Of the soldiers g
to the fort for their pay and are in
formed that the men have no none
coming to them" Is something withou
my knowledge. The laundry Of tn
men is handled almost altogether b
the Troy laundry of Astoria, and tw
Chinese laundries, one in Harmon
and one in Astoria. About a year @
more ago all the laundry was done !
Hammond, but it was so unsatisfac