Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-16
State Troops in Better Shape
Than They Were Last
Year.
RIcHFIELD STANDS FIRST.
New Organization Heads List OF Gen
eral Averages With Signal Corps
And Band Coming Next.

Richheld's new company of infantry
stands at the head of the list In re-
port issued this morning by Adjutant Il.
Utah. The report covers in table
OF general averages the standing of
each organization in the national guard
for the last month. The strength of the
national guard as shown by this report
is 20 officers and 3S7 enlisted men. The
standing of each organization expressed
in a figure of percentage is as follows:
Company r, 1888; Signal Corps, 77.75;
band, 1913; First battery zoos; company
Il, 1879; company II. 1927; company b.
14.66; company d. 72.9S; company a,
az; company c, TO-
1t will be seen that the three first or
CARNATIONS rated above are the new
Richheld company. the Signal Corps
and band. All the above organizations
are stationed in Salt Lake City with
the exceptions of companies Il. Rich
field; j., Manti; b, Ogden. d. Mt.
Pleasant, and A, Nephi.
ANNUAL INSPECTION.
The annual inspection of the state
troops by an officer detailed from the
regular army is now in progress. Re-
ports from the south, where Major
May, the inspecting officer, is now look
ing over the men and their equipment
are to the effect that the condition of
the equipment and standing of the
men are better than last year.
New vim and enthusiasm appear to have
ben elected in the entire regiment and
attached organizations. Marked i'm
10 -, ,,n
TO an officer of the state troops who
appears more than hopeful of the re-
suits of this years inspection.
The National Guard showed up
quite we'll last year" he said and
there is no reason why the state should
not pass muster with colors fying
this year. The Dick bill, under the pro-
visions of which the inspection is being
carried on, provides for an annual APP
preparation of s1.OoO000 to be appor-
toned among the various states for the
maintenance of their citizen soldiery
according TO the strength shown at the
annual inspections provided for Each
state. TO be able to participate in this
appropriation, must show at least
100 men for each representative
in Congress Utah having one
in the house of representatives and
two IN the senate, mush show three
hundred men.
UTAH WILL PASS.
The report issued this morning by
General Wedgwood indicates that Utah
Will be able to do this without trouble.
In addition to showing the three hun
dred men, however. we must show that
the equipment that has been furnished
by the federal government is being put
TO its proper use. kept in good condi-
ton and that the men understand how
to use all of II.
The First battery. which has been
recently reorganized. will be able to
show its equipment In first class shape.
The signal corps will also be able to
make good showing The infantry
companies are well up in their work
and their equipment is in first class
shape. The hospital corps and band
Will not be behind their other military
brothers, This is especially true with
the band, Which has of late enlisted
several good musicians and which is
holding weekly practises under the