The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-30
SOUTH'S ARMY
APPROPRIATIONS
Dixie Will Get Her Share
of the Cash
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, D.. c.. Mar. 27.--While
it has not yet been decided by the
war Department owing to the short
time which has passed since Congress
appropriated the money, how all Of
the military appropriations for the
fiscal year ending June SO, 1910, viii
be spent, it is believed that the South
viii receive q goodly share. of the
money.
It was stated at the Wa Depart
nt6nt that, as all of the present years
appropriation has not yet been made
use of, it will not be possible for sew
eral weeks. or possibly longer, to esti-
mate With any accuracy as 70 how
next years money will be divided. Al
the present time. the hearing before
the House Committee on Military At
taiTs, at which it was stated by the
various heads of army departments
What the estimated appropriations
made by them were desired for, gives
the closest basis by which to judge
What Will be done with those portions
OF the estimated appropriations which
Congress saw fit to grant.
Some Work to BE Deferred.
Of the more tina $4,OOO,O00 asked
FOR to be used for barracks and quart
crs, $500, 900 was granted. The
cut in the amount asked for vii
mean, Of course, that some OF the
construction work which the depart
lnent had planned to do during tbs
next fiscal year must be deferred
When he appeared before the com
mittee, General Aleshire, Of the quar-
termaster's department, stated tina!
there was need at Fort Bliss. Texas,
Of two sets of captains quarters, two
observation-disclosures staff officers quar-
ters, quarters for the band and sepa-
rate company messes, all Of them to
coSt $4,000; at Feft Logan H. Roots,
Arkansas. Of a storehouse, a wagon
she'd and an extension to the stable,
these to cost $4,000; at Fort McIn-
toslr, Ten, an addition to the quarter
masters ~StOrehOuSe to cost st, 700; at
Fort O~glethorpe, Georgia, of two cap
tains' quarters to cost $12, 600; at Fort
Sara Houston. Texas, Of two double
stable guard buildings, a guard stable
and shop, two blacksmith shops, sta
bles for hospital and ambulance shed,
It ire apparatus house, a band a
rack, a colonePs quarters, three cap
taipS' quarters. eight lieutenants
quarters, four non-commissioned t
officers quarters, a field artillery sta
bic, a field artillery shop, 81 stable
guard building. a gun shed, d band
stable, a guard house and an ord.
nance storehouse, all Of these to cost
s2s7,145; and at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
q ~coloneTs quarters. a field officer ;
quarters, four captains quarters, one
&-set bachelor officers quarters, fou1
battery stables. two double stable GUARD
buildings, four battery shops, one band
stable, our battery gun sheds, a guarc
house, an administration building, q
store house and q Quartermaster S sta
bic, all of these being estimated t.
cost $319,SS7. AS nearly ever Fights
of the money asked for barracks and
quarters was appropriated, the South
viii receive at least the larger part
Of The buildings mentioned.
Roads, Walks, Nharyes, Etc.
For roads, walks, wharves and
drainage, the sum Of $1,367,OO was
asked for, of which $1,16O.O0O was
granted. This means that most of the
work planned by the department in
this line can be carried out. 1t was
desired to spend at Fort Pickens
bar1la, about $14,00D, at Fort San
Houston, Texas. about $4,000: a
f'ort Thomas, Kentucky, a little more
than $4,000; at Fort Oglethorpe
Georgia. about $4,000; at Key Wes1
Tanks, Florida, $7S5; at Fort Monroe
Virginia, 50, 600; at Fort Myer, Nir-
.iraia, SO, 900: and at Fort B%arrancas
FLORIDA. $4,000. all of the above be-
ing for road construction and repair
At Fort Taylor, Florida, $4,000 was
asked for to construct a wharf, which
it was stated will be an expensive
structure owing to its great length
and the character Of the bottom or
which it is placed. This is independ-
ent Of the project for sea wall and
fill"
For grading and improving the
lana at the following points appropri-
ations. included in that for walks,
roads, and so forth, We're asked for:
Fort Morgan, Alabama, about $4,000;
Fort Barrancas, Florida, $4,000:
Fort Screven, Georgia, $780,: For
ST.. Philip. Louisiana. $2S,0 600; For,
Pickens.. Florida, s2O,50O; and Fort
De Soto, Florida, -$10,65o; for deepen