The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-11
UNDERGROUND WATERsUppl.Y
National Board Making Good PROGRESS
In Teaching Rifle Practice, Not
Only Among Soldiers. but Also
Policemen,

for the Promotion of Rtne Practice
viii not decide upon the range where
the next national match is to be- shot
until January next the matter In ~
cliing much interest among rlhemen
Thetr are always TWO candidates aaa
Girt. New Jersey. and Fort Riley. Ran.
sas with Crredmorr New York, IN
the background Hu. this year ohio
Is In the lead and II SHE can satisfy
tho Board her aerdmmodallntH are
ample 40 seems most likely. rhe viii
probably receive ,he Homer. Never
has the national match been shot IN
tho Central states. unless Fort Riley
Il considered In that territory The
presence of one thousand mnrksm.n
competing for rich prses ard honored
trophies. In calculated TO give Tho sport
mn impetus Through the territory
where matches are held II In there
fore thought that II they are held IN
ohio next August and September Il
will encourage rnr practice In that,
ana the neighhuting states aH nothing
else Nuuld DO II would alRo stimulate
which the National matches can be
shot The Board II IN receipt u In
torcs'ing Information concerning the
rcw ohio range I, IN located near
Port clinton, ohio. and faces north
with the target butts At the take front,
The water IN comparatively shallow
at this point. which would prevent
hna,s getting In close enough 60 be in
tho danger gone The Lake Erie
shore al this point has one OF the f.
nest bathing beaches on the Grea,
Takes The 1rng ~ toward the north.
no Il can be- continued throughout the
day with the maximum light on the
targets NIL the time,
The range II lwrn,y-ninc miles from
Toledo nineteen from SanduHky. and
nf,y.nlne form Cleveland, put-in'Isay
the celebrated Lake Erie resort, In
only twelve miles across the lake and
is Visible from tho range while eight
miles north of the range is tho scene
of pcfrys famous victory, There are
many other resorts within easy dts
tngce ~ tho range 30 there VIII be
no iuck 0f recreation for the shooters
Some held the idea that the fewer the
outside attractions, the more closely
the marksmcn attend to business,
White this is partly true II is nature
10 combine business and pleasure.
where possible. md the more attract
I've the rnngc, the larger tho attend
nnce, Next 10 the range the ONO
Rifle Association has purchased nhout
thirty acres and by next August cN-
pecta 10 have n fine club house on the
order Of the one NJ Sea Glrt.
All rincmcn viii be Interested In
knowing that the ohio range II 30 laid
out that there viii be flf,y targets at
ench OF the long, mid and short ranges
thus enabling each team on the ma
tional match to have target OF Its
own and 10 Are AT the same time ana
under the same conditions as the oth"
crs There will be "A telephone for
>cach battery OF ten targets, the wires
being laid underground The latest
tyne Of the signal corps telephone VIII
bc used and the Conduits are ready
for installation The skrmish field
will accommodate nfty men on run,
which number can be doubled by rum
ming on the long range. over one"
third Of the concrete walls for the
butts hns been completed, ana over
boIr tho targets are on the ground,
They are being erected ms rapidly as
nosslble. The aiken target an n'l
steel apparatus, In being ihs'a''eu
throughout the range.
one OF the most important FEATURES
IL the complete system OF undergroul'"
wafer supply and sewerage COL H.
n, Miller, Assistant Quarter-maS'er
General writes that his department.
means to make this feature or the
comngrounds a model. The water
from Lake Erie will be Thoroughly
filtered, and the sewage VIII De a'S-
posed Of by filtration in an espec'a''y
prcnared filter approved by the state
Board of Health. The entire range
will be lighted by electricity. Asoh'o
has new tentage for sixty-hve thous-
and men there will be no lack or ac-
commodntlons although 1t Is expected
thc attendance next year VIII be much
larger than It was this year. The
matches of the National Rife Assoc'a-
ton will probably precede those Oh
the National Board for the Promotion
Of Rifle Practice.
All riaemen will be Interested IN the
nronos,tion to incorporate the Nation
al pi0e Association of America py
conpress. A billl for that purpose Is
now being drafted and will be pre-.
sented to Congress II the Board Oh
D,roctors of the Association approves
a. their annual meeting In January
This ride Association occupies the