The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
FOR PERMANENT CAMP
MILITARY MEN OF ALABAMA FEN.
 DORsE PICKETT STRINGS.
Traction Company Will, If Notihed, Make Present Camp Site the
 Most Convenient in the Southern States.

A strong effort will be made to have Pickett Springs made permanent camp grounds for the Alabama Na- tional Guard. The effort will have val uable support from the officers of the guard, especially the oficers of the 1st infantry. whose camp closes there to- day.
 The Montgomery Traction Company. which has borne the expenses of pre- pairing and fitting up the grounds for the present successful camp will pre- pare the ground in any way that the military authorities of the State may require. General Manager W. H. Rag land of the Traction Company yester- day said that his company would do anything in reason to have the camp grounds prepared for permanent use by the National Guard of the State.
 If the selection should be made the present parade grounds will be largely extended. As much as Is necessary of the land adjoining the camp and parade grounds now under cultivation will be rented by the company from General B. L. Holt and sodied with turf. More over, if it is made permanent camp ground the parade grounds will be made as level as a billiard table. The company will put in system of water works through the camp and the pipes will be put under ground as they are in the city.
 Permanent sanitary arrangements will be made and all suggestions made by the State military authorities will be met.
 The company will this week begin the erection of a strong and substan- tial building near the car barn in which the regimental belongings of the End infantry will be stored during the coming year. This does not mean that the 2nd will necessarily camp next year at Pickett Springs, but 1t means that the Traction Company, free of charge is building for the regiment a storage warehouse. The offer of the ware house was made by the officials of the company and accepted by Colonel Graves as a means of saving money for the regiment.
 A large number of the officers o1 the 1st infantry are heartily in favor of coming to Montgomery again. The camp has not only been instructive and valuable. but it has been enjoyable to the men and officers of the regiment They have been especially gratified by the cordial and generous treatment ac. corded them by the people of Mont. gomery. The camp has been called one of the most pleasant the regiment ever held and men and oficers unite in the desire to come again.
 The officers of the regiment at q meeting yesterday unanimously passed a resolution thanking the officials oi the Traction Company for their splen. did service and for the generous wa, in which they treated the regiment. 4 copy of the resolutions was sent to General Manager Ragland.
 In speaking of the proposition for g permanent camp ground General Man. ager Ragland said yesterday: 'ws would be glad to do all in our power tc have Pickett Springs selected as a permanent camp ground. If given suf. ficient notice we would secure the use of the land adjoining the present camI and parade ground and have 1t soddet with turf. We would. moreover, put in permanent conveniences and com. forts for the men.
 We have been told by military mer that as level as 1t Is with all the leve land adjooining, 1t is one of the bes natural camp grounds in the South And whatever improvements could b, put in we would be glad to install