The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-27
GENERAL GRANT
SEES GROUNDS.
Spends Day at Exposition Site
Inspecting Tract Where Sol
diers Will Encamp,
KNOW NUMBER OF TROOPS
This Is Essential That Sufficient
Tcntagc and Provisions May
Be Arranged for Beforehand.
KNOW NUMBER OF TROOPS
tspeclal TO The rlmes. p,anatcb. !

NORFOLK, VA. February 2s.-To
arrange for the army participation in
the Jamestown Exposition and map
out the plans for the encampment of
the Federal troops, and to settle the
question OF sewerage and water supply
for the army reservations Major-Gen
eral Frederick Grant, commanding the
Department Of the East. accompanied
by his aide, Captain A. j. Bowlcy, ar
rived in Norfolk this morning from
Washington.
They were met at the steamer BY
Mr.. q. T. Shepherd, secretary of tho
exposition company. and Lieutenant
r. w. Bagby, attached to the secre-
tary's office. He Immediately went to
the office OF President Tucker, and
after a short conference with the
president, the party was taken to tho
| exposition grounds on @ special cor
OF the Norfolk and Portsmouth Trac.
ton Company. There General Grant
| inspected the tract of land set aside
for the camp grounds OF The Federal
| troops. Just outside the enclosure.
Every detail of the government mill
| tary feature OF the exposition was
| tl1reshed out before he left tonight
for the national capital. to start tho
| machinery in motion to carry out the
governments end OF the military pro-
gram.
Looks Situation Over.
The task before GtHeral Grant In
wolves the consideration OF many points
| that will have to be carefully ar.
lranged to make the military feature q
| success. and on this account q per-
sonal inspection of the grounds upon
which the troops will encamp was
necessary. His visit was in compii-
ance with orders Issued last Thursday
| by the War D. partnent
4 The general. who will be in COM
mand OF the Federal troops during the
exposition period. closely inspected the
| grounds assigned to the camp. tho
sewerage arrangements, the water sup
.Itly. the accessibility of the grounds.
and looked out for location for q
1 provisional depot and the advantages
/ fer the transportation Of these provi-
4 sions TO the depot
Before leaving for the exposition
1 grounds General Grant said:
II want to get all the information
possible about the encampinent of the
Fedora and foreign troops. and to
|complete the arrangements for this
feature. 1t is my desire to make the
nrmy's participation in tho exposition
i as much OF success as possible. and
to cooperate with the navy to make
the naval feature a great success also
4 j
/ to-day. 1t will take me about two days
to thresh out the details and get ready
to start work On the reservation So:
aside for the Federal troors.
/ Line on Special Days.
lie Will have to know how many
. Federal troops will encamp at the ex-
position. and how many foreign troop:
will attend, SO that he can arranss
for The proper tentage and the propc,
/ Quantity of provisions.
Then he will have to get line
Tn the special days that will be cello
t1ated at the exposition, SO that III
officers may knew what part they al
to take in there occasions and make
their arrangements In advance.
l 1t was not definitely known thu
number of Federal troops that vii
a encamp at the exposition, and there
has BEEN very little official informa
ton about the foreign troops; but TIL:
Will be taken up by General Grant
in few days, and it is expected tha'
he will soon be in position to knnW
Just how many troops to provide for.