The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-07
need OF ARMY HORSES
Farmers to Be Encouraged to
Raise Them.
NOT ENOUGH GOOD sTEEDs.

Military ofaoerS Recommend the 20.
Establishments Of q Romouns citation
Near Newport, ky.-AlI the Horses
VIII De Trained Fer Service.
mended the site Of the old government
life range, on the Licking river, back
Of Newport, KY, as a desirable loca-
ton for one Of the six remount sta
tons that will shortly be established
by the war department to furnish
horses for the United States army,
says the Cincinnati Commercial Trib-
une.
1t is the intention Of the war depart
ment to raise all horses that are 70 be
used in the future by the cavalry, ar.
tillery and infantry divisions of the
army as well as mules for the quarter
master and commissary departments.
At the present time greet dlhlculty 10
encountered to supply enough good
horses for the army. Agents OF the war
department scour the country regions
and buy up all desirable horses.
buIlnB Tic AGSCAI SAR8AAGg0 wax A9AAA
it was pointed out by army OMcers
that the United States could not prop
erly mount the different branches Of
the service, as there are barely enough
desirable horses on the market to sup
ply the present standing army Of co.
600. 1t would be difficult problem to
secure horses for additional troops.
At the present time the army buys
1900 horses every year. The average
cavalry or artillery horse lasts ave
years, while those In the infantry
branch, which are used by the officers.
last about seven years. Every horse
used by the army has to be replaced
every FIVE years.
1t is the intention of the war de-
partment to divide the country into
geographical sections. Remount sta
tons, where horses viii be raised and
trained for the service, win be estab-
lished at the Newport rife range,
which Is considered the best point In
Kentucky to raise horses, Springfield,
O.; Fort Riley, Kan; the Montana cat
tie ranges, in the California foothills
and Fort Reno, Okla.
4uO ECCCAk Va y
mount station in Lexington, KY, By
the German government has opened
the eyes of army officers to the advan-
tages Of the remOunt system. It has
long been recognized that American
horses are the best In the world for
army purposes, and 1t Is the intention
Of the German government to intro
duce them for use in the kaiser'g
army. German horses win be import
cd into America and sent to Lexington,
where they will be crossed with Amer
lean horses. 1t is hoped that better
horses viii be available for use of the
German troops.
In the geographical divisions of the
remOunt station men viii tour the ad-
jacent farming region to buy up the
best horses. A horse census WIN be
taken by the government, which VIII
show how many and what kind Of
horses can be used by the army In case
Of war.
All horses brought to the various
remount stations viii be trained for
service. They viii be put through
evolutions that win make them useful
as SODn 40 luCJ aAC AO(04N00 a. lAA4
army post. at the present time green
horses are sent to the different posts
for development
The system of remount stations win
put an end to this practice, which has
81 been the source of considerable annoy
nee, as many of the horses have been
y found worthless after efforts to train
them. Every horse that leaves q re-
mount station viii be thoroughly test
y cd
= Farmers viii be encouraged to raise
horses for the army, as the govern
ment will purchase horses at all times
without making the farmers wait, as
is the present custom, until the army
needs them.
The Newport rife range is recon.
mended because Cincinnati Is a good
horse and mule market, and It Is the
idea of the government to have agents
watch the market for desirable steeds