Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
..G.UARDsM L WILL
CAMP NEAR CITY
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crismon Farm Secured for An
nuaI Encampment Of
State Troops.
BATTERY TO MAKE LONG HIKE.
To Spend Eight Days On Practise
Marcl,-Wirclcss 10 be Used
At Camp.

Marcli-Wirclcss TO be Used
At Camp.
The national guard will cam, this
year on the old Crsmon farm, just cas-:
\ OF the county road and between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth south streets
about one-auarter mile southeast OF
Sugar postoffice. While this has not
oeen formally announced in general
| orders, General NNedgwood authorized
the statement last night. The camp
site comprises about so acres adjacent
10 q good road with adequate water
supply. The water for stock will be
taken from an irrigation ditch running
alcng the east side Of the tract and
the water for culinary and drinking
purposes for the men will be taken
from the city mains >and hauled to
the camp. thus taking the utmost pre-
oaut1on against the use of contaminat-
eo water for the men and redcunig to
minimum the chance for sickness
from THIS cause. General Wedgwood
feels quite jublant over securing the
iand, which was obtained through
the courtesy of Taylor Bros, who con-
troll the property.
The site is entirely suitable for its
use IT Is high, dry and with good
Slope 10 the southwest and west. From
tne standpoint OF sanitation, there will
be few problems for the medical de-
partment to face. The ground avail
ahle within the camp site is ample for
company and battalion drills and for
regimenta formations, while to the
eastward is n great stretch of country
OF diverse contour for drllls in battle
formation and for maneuvers
SHORT PERIOD OF CAMP.
The members from the Salt Lake and
Ogden organizations Will probably be
taken to within one-quarter of n mile
of the camp by street car, While the
men from the southern battalion will
reach the camp over the Park City
branch of the Rio Grande if suitable
arrangements can be made. Trans
porting the troops is made necessary
by the fact that it is desired to have
the camp completely pitched as soon as
possible the first day of the period to
save time, only eight days being avail
able for the camp this year August S
to 16, and of these two will be occupied
with the trip TO and the trip from
camp and one other in the parade of
,
Guard will act with the Fifteenth in
fantry from Fort Douglas in forming
the escort TO the veterans. This leaves
practically only five days for the camp
proper, of which every minute will be
evelcd for field Instruction, which
cannot be had in the urmory.
1t has not been definitely settled,
but it is regarded as altogether likely
that one battalion Of the Fifteenth in
fantry Will be detailed to camp with
the guardsmen to show the state troops
all the little niceties of professional sol
dering. The presence Of regular troops
at state cncampments in the past has
proved most valuable and Gen. Wedg-
wood is hopeful that he detail will
be made.
TO MAKE PRACTISE HIKE.
The First battery will not go to camp
at the same time as the other COM
mands, but will leave the city four
days prior to the encampment for a
practise march and target practise. The
route has not been selected definitely,
but 1t is thought that it viii be through
Provo canyon to Heber and down one
of the other canyons 10 the camp,
reaching the rendezvous three or four
days after the other commands. The
men have voluntarily given the four
additional days for this march and will
receive no pay for them. but notwth-
standing this they are enthusiastic over
the affair and are preparing for it with
much zeal.
SIGNAL CORES MEN HAPPY.
With the arrival OF a shipment OF
much new equipment, the members, Of
the signal corps are looking forward to
the coming cncampmcnt with much
interest. The shipment included i'm
proved buyers for the construction OF
rapid telegraph and telephone lines in
the field, the lines being laid at the
gallop and at the same time maintain.
ing uninterrupted communication Sup
plies for night signaling with accty-
lene lanterns were also received and
much equipment for construction and
repair of telephone and telegraph lines.
including wire of various types, light
ming arresters. field telephones box
sounding relays, reserve cells. tools. ci-
pher disks and many other appliances
The chief interest centers through
in the wireless equipment, the invoices
for which have just been received ana
the shipment is expected to arrive Mon
day or Tuesday. With the receipt of
this equipment, the Utah signal corrS
will have the most complete equipment
for militia in the United States and
eNcelling some of the companies of the
regular signal corps. 1t is likely that
one station will be set up at For,
Douglas and the other at the
camp. It is also likely that one set will
be placed in Ogden and the other In the
camp, giving n play of the extreme
range of the sets on land, about 40
miles. 1t Is regarded as quite likely
that the sets Will not work over the
city, due to the interference offered by
the static electricity with which the
air above the city is charged due to
the presence of SO many high tension
wires being in the radius. The expert
ment, however, will prove of value
whether or not signals are successfully
transmitted over the city In the event
of failure to receive the signals, the set
VIII then be taken toward Garfield, In
the effort to circle the city with at least
a portion of the transmitting waves,
which, contrary to a popular belief. do
not travel in straight line, but in
circular or spherical direc-
lions. resembling the effect produced by
dropping a pebble into a still pond
The two days preceding the encamp-
ment are to be devoted to the state rifle
meet on the range at Fort Douglas,
which will be conducted according to
the rules adopted for the national meet
at Camp Perry. Ohio. A state team of
IS men will be selected from the best
shots appearing in this competition.
FRONTIER, WYO., POSTMASTER.