The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-20

The military reservation at Fort -alorgan, Ala, has been the subject or
 .lvesIIgatlon by Congress recently.
 nuer d resolution by Ine Senate the
 ecretary of War nas transmitted to
 ae Senate information Tn regard to
 ..e reservation and the proposed addt- -aon thereto.
 The report shows that the title to ne reservation rests on the cesston Of Spain, under treaty of Fepruary 22, .Sl9, and embraces all the lands of Mo- Jile Point between the point and a north and south line drawn from the l4ulf of Mexico to Mobile Bay and 1,- 900 yards east of the giac,s of the lort, contents about 322.42 acres.
 It appears that the eAttorney-General has caused to be instituted in the United States District Court for the southern District of Alabama, proceed lngs for the appropriation or condem- nation of an area of about 200 acres. adjoining the reservation on the east, bounded by the reservation. Mobile Bay, the Gulf of Mexico, and a north and south line about S,31S feet east of the reservation. Under date of De- cember 27, 1904, the Secretary of War requested the Attorney-Generalt to have steps taken 'to except from the land to be condemned a strip of land on the northerly side. along Mobile Bay, ap- proximately 450 feet wide, including the parcel claimed by the quaran tine bo ard, State of Alabama, and an exten- sion of that parcel through the land to be condemned" The parcel claimed by the quarantine board lies just east of the reservation. and runs along Mo- bile Bay 1,050 feet, and has a depth of about 45o feet. This would reduce the area of the land to be condemned by about thirty-seven acres, so that the addition to the reservation will contain about 16s acres, which, with the 322.42 acres comprised in the original reser- vatoin, will make the reservation con- tain. approximately. 4s5 acres.
 This is a most valuable piece of land and is a strong hold of defense. which is highly prized by the Government. A guns is kept there at all times.
 The addresses delivered by Eieuten- | ant Colonel A. c. Sharpe, United States 1 Army. before the Loyal Legion of Colo rado on the Present Military System | of the United States" and the "Oppor- tunities and Obligations of National Guard Officers Under the Dick Law" 1 are most interesting and valuable dem militia and the regulars.
 The value of the Dick law to the military establishment is highly l praised and ex-Secretary of War Root | Is quoted as saying in regard to 1t that in his judgment tits far-reaching im- portance would become more and more apparent as the years go by, and it is | a noticeable fact that no measure of | defence which we have ever adopted | if we except perhaps the rapid expan- sion of our navy, has aroused such lively interest among our brethren in | foreign lands. To be the father oi
 such a law is an honor of which any l statesman might well feel proud. and ] am persuaded that whatever further | distinction may await It's patriotic and | far-seeing author. the Dick law alone will suffice to make his name and fame l secure. and will entitle him to the gratitude of his countrynhen for gen. erations to come"
 The report of the Secretary of War to Congress speaking of the duty oi
 the army officer, says. "they can nc | longer i'll the measure Of their obIiga. l ton to the country by perfecting them.
 selves and the forces under their com.
 msnd in the performance of their own
 military duties. They are charged
 with the further duty of applving theil
 military skill and experience to the