Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-09
STATE HOUSE.
Coming Encampment Of
the National Guard
Will Be Held at Camp Cobb
May Be Innovations.
Massachusetts Woman Wants 10 Give Maine
aPark on The Sdc0 River.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, June %, at 10 A. M.


Friday, June %, at 10 A. M.
Neither Of the two regiments of in
fantry of the National Guard of the
State of Maine will participate in the
propose military cvolutions in CON
junction with the troops of the regular
army Of the United States, as haze been
the subject of considerable speculation
earlier in the season, either at Platts-
burg barracks in New York or at
Grotna, Penn, which latter place was
the last site decided upon FOR the
maneuvers, but will be given their an
nual tour of duty i'll Maine as has
been the general custom, with the cX-
oeption of the trips to Portland and
Manassas.
The decision has been announced by
Adjutant General Farnham i'll a letter
written June to Robert Shaw Oliver.
assistant secretary of war at the war
department at Washington d. c., by
whom a letter had been addressed to
the Governor concerning the proposed
representation of the State troops at
the coming maneuvers. The estimates
furnished by Gen. Farnham show that
it would cost 4 large amount of money
to send the troops. The pay OF the
men. for the trip would amount to SILL
03?.S6, and the subsistence $685.. while
the cost of transportation would figure
up S20024.95, amounting in all to Ssh
709S1
In addition to the estimate given the
expense to the State would not be less
than $1,000, as the State would pay
the men the difference between the
United States pay and the State pay.
which would be about $4,000. and the
other expenses would bring the amount
| up to $1,000. AS the State appropria-
ton for the militia is limited, and as it
| is understood that but one regiment
would participate in tn" contemplated
maneuvers, it was not deemed advis
ahl. to take part in them this year.
Az a consequence of this decision the
two regiments will 80 into calnp this
summer at Camp Cobb for six days
| each. the 1atcs Of which, while they
have not been fixed. will probably -"
| from the 9Th to the 18th. 1t is likely.
| however, that the coming tour of Gu;y
| will be accompanied by some features
| quite different from those Of former en-
ca mrmcnts In a paper read to some
Of the mcmhcrs of the Guard at the
| Capitol Wednesday by Gen. Farnham.
| that officer said that among Othcr
4 questions which had been under con-
| sid"rati"n wa; that Of making practice
II marches, for Il part If the tour cf dJ!ty.
1t is thought possible that considerable
II benefit could be derived from SUCH a
course. and while the m Utter h"s not
II been definitely settled it is being care
II fully investigated to an extent that it
II may he considered more in the light,
II perhaps. of u probability rathc" than d
possibility.
III In the paper referred to Gen. Farm
/ ham outlined plan by which the
/ First Regiment could be mobiliZcd at
Ifowdonham and marched 10 Augusta
by easy stages, via. BOwdoinham, Rich
mond, Gardiner and Hallowell. spend
ing two nights and three days or part
Of three days cnroute. The Second In
fantry could be mObilizcd ut Watervill5
and proceed to camp at Augusta by
way of Oakland, Belgrade and Sidney
This would give "a tour Of duty of about
three days for each command: it would
give the people Of the State located
near the contemplated route an OPP
po,tunity to see the Guard on duty
and it is believed that the experience
thus gained would he of great advan-
tage to the orga MIA tons.
The preliminary work connected Will
tho above proposition is in progress
but there is Il great deal to he done
| and it will be some little time before
the matter can be definitely settled.
note has been issued from the
office of DR.. A. Ct. Young, secretary o
the Maine SanatOrium Association
stating that there was an error in tho
announcement that the meeting of tn,
association would be held at the La
fayctte Hotel in Portland Tuesday
June II, as the notice should have
read Tuesday, June Il. The meeting il
for the purpose of electing a president
: vice president, treasurer, secretary ant
trustees. and to transact any othcI
business which may properly come be
fore the meeting. There will also be
meeting of the board of trustees anr
the executive committee on the SAME
AFTERNOON.
| Mary WOOdman of Cambridge. Mass