Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-06

died, Is commented ON as well out OF
The way, as Il was found more expen-
slye to maintain II than to hire mu-
scians on such occasions as demanded
martial strains. Attempts to organize
companies Of infantry at Logan and
at Provo, which have been unsuCcess-
full are mentioned, and It is urged that
they be followed up until success is at
tanned.
Turning to the subject Of unorgauized
or enrolled militia, the report shows
that the number of men subject to the
call 20 arms In Utah is 1858, as listed
by the assessors Of each county OF
these 5li3, or nearly one-hfth Of the
total, are located I'm Salt Lake county,
The next largest county rs Cache, with
2,43i men, about half as many. Weber
and Utah counties follow with 2,3N and
2,176 men respectively
NEW LAW is POPULAR.
OF the new militia act the report
says "it makes Of the National Guard
the first reserve OF the volunteer army
equipped, drilled and armed accord
ing TO the same rules and regulations
as obtain IN the regular service. The
law, while inadequate In some partcu-
lars, Is on the whole satisfactory and
productive OF much good TO the service
II offers TO enlisted men and officers
training I'm military methods which fits
them for active service as government
troops In all details of military paper
work as well as In field maneuyers,'
The report says perhaps the last oiii-
cia word on the Utah volunteers for
the war with Spain. II calls attention
TO the final payment by the war de-
partment OF Utahs claim for SS8j9 as
"A balance due the state for money exc
pended in mastering IN her troops The
items comprised supplies bought by
the batteries after the date OF muster
and were disallowed by the war depart
ment until a special law TO cover such
cases was passed by Congress.
one item IN the claim was for a dozen
galvanized buckets, and It has an in
terestlng history. When the batteries
A and y, were loaded on cars and hur-
rled away toward San Francisco with
travel ratlons consisting chiefly OF
bareback and prmed canned "sorrel
horse" guaranteed as the soldiers ex-
pressed II "to kin at thosuand yards
they did not thrive we'll
out I'm Nevada the dawning OF the
second morning Of their trip their train
was side-tracked at one Of those ia
nous Nevada towns which are conf
rrlsad Of one saloon one postoflice, one
store and one restaurant, with a back
ground OF sagebrush and possibly an
Indian camp OFF In the distance, The
boys were thirsty and there was q hale
hour Of waiting ahead, so Maj r., W.
Young the commander bought I'm the
store one dozen galvanized pals, and
had them filed with coffee made UP in
the restaurant Batterymen still re-
member the treat, although II was then
but little thought that the Item Of those
dozen buckets would hang fire six years
before reaching a final settlement,
FOR LONGER ENCAMPMENTs.
on the subject OF encampments re-
gret Is expressed that the encampment
this year was cut down to six days for
lack Of funds 1t Is urged that six days
Is not sufficient time to give the men
the benefits that the yearly encamp-
ments were organized to provide.
The final recommendations OF Cen
Burton are that enough funds be APP
propriated to make the yearly encamp-
ment last at least 10 days, that an ar
mory be built, that enough money be
appropriated for current expenses to
justify the attempt to enlist new COM
panies, and finally that the salary paid
TO the adjutant general be increased
to at least $500. With the recon-
mendation is the statement that the
duties of the place require much
thought and research and nearly all Of
his time"
What the Legislature and Gov. Cutler
VIII do for the militia is still entirely
problematlcal Gen Burton requests
an appropriation Of S65. l40 for the next
two years $4,000 OF 1t going for the
erection of a new armory, SlG.6iO for
two encampments, and the rest for
maintaining the guard.