Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-08-26


30. ,oe,rdarcc with their rank-that|
:. ,oerc is one kind Of quarters for a
field officer. one for a captain and one
cir , iou,cnant-al conveniently ar
ranged and equipped with modern I'M
provcmcnts. =,
All luildipps intended for the use of
officer, and men, whether as quarters,
Offices or working places are hnlsird IN
oo,, and substantial manner and
heated by steam or hot water
The hospital now in progress OF con-
.,rp,tion occupies a very desirable site,
+. MANNED for six beds with several
small wards besides, and provided with
.c,crv facility for the care of the sick
uudcr sanitary conditions.
With the present appearance OF
Whipplc Barracks before Us and vita
ou, giving our imaginations too free
dirht coniuring up in our minds what
wc confidently hope it may become
within q few wears, it may be interest
ing TO quote from Capt. Bourke's ION
the Border with Crook" what its APP
nearance was an at an earlier datc-he
says, speaking of Prescott; 'Fort
Winnie. the name of the military post
within one mile of the town, was a
ramshacklc. tumble down palisade OF
Embarked pine logs hewn from the ad'
accent slopes; it was supposed to com
mand' something. exactly what | do
not remember. as il was so dilapidated
that every time the wind rose we were
afraid that the palisade was doomed
The dnarters for both officers and men
were also log houses, with the exeep-
ton of one single room shanty on the
apex of the hill nearest TO town, which
was constructed of unseasoned, un-
painted pine planks, and which served
as General Crooks headquarters, and
at night as the place wherein he
stretched his limbs in slumber."
And in contemplating that tumble.
down post let us not forget the brave
and noble men citizen and soldier
who were associated with it and from
their example draw inspiration TO do
our part as well as they did theirs, and
that no matter how superior in appear.
ance the post may eventually become
the record of our part shall be as good.
There are some features connected
with the contract now nearing compile.
ton TO whicn | would briefly refer.
Those of you who have been here long
enough know that it has been a long
drawn out struggle. Until little over
a year ago the case looked hopeless.
Several men had been here endeavor.
ing to make progress and had signally
failed but good fortune-not for him,
perhaps--fnally brought Mr.. Chas. +.
Haney. His personality seemed to in
spire life and hope into tne work and
though not always easy sailing he has
struggled on and is bringing the work
to a successful issue in spite of all
sorts of vieissitudes and obstacles.
In the constitution of the United
States, Section s, Article l, in which
are set forth the powers of Congress
you will find this language: "To raise
and support armies; but no appropria.
ton of money to that use shall be for
a longer term than two years" Now
to a man not lawyer there is nothing
in tnat language which would for a
moment lead him to believe that its
effect would he so far reaching as 10
almost cause "A cessation Of work at the
post. Yet such is the ease and in the
midst of other troubles it was suddenly
and without premcnition brought home
to us that the money to pay for certain
buildings nearly all of those in the
big contract-had lapsed, the two year
limit having expired. Assurances were
gwen, however, that relief would be
sought from congress and that, il was
fully expected, it would be obtained
before the holiday adjournment last
winter A method was found to tide
us over for few weeks, but congress
was dilatory, the needed relief was not
given, we had reached the last dollar
OF government funds, the panic had
caused chaos in certain financial ar.
rangements, word was sent to Wash.
ington that unless relief was given at
once work would have to stop and that
al stage most unfavorable for the
safety of the buildings. we were all in
despair and preparing to take to the
MIS- when that prince of energy, that
splendid citizen, +. NJ. Murphy, sprang
INTO the breach and with his associates
made it possible to proceed, pending
Of