Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-23
THE OASH|NG YOUNG
GEN. THOMAS To
HIT THE GRIT
Commander Of Department Of
Colorado Just for the Fun Of
the Thing Will lake Another
Ninety Mile Ride in Arizona.


Especial Correspondence 10 Morning JOurnHfl
Prescott, A1iz.. oct 21-Just to
show that he is game and mostly FOR
the fun of being in the saddle Bris.
General Earl u, Thomas Of the do
partment Of the Colorado, witl take
mother one Of those ninety-mle en-
durante rides recommended by tho
late strenuous Col. T. Roosatclt when
he reaches Fort Huachuca, General
Thomas. who recently wore out a
bunch of companions ON one OF these
century runs in Denver, has made five
IF the endurance tests IN t @ yast year
n so. including three N.nety-mile
dashes in The present year,
General Thomas arrived this Week
rom Albuquerque to inspp,- Fctt
Nipple on his tour o. the soa hW"-t-
eln posts, ana VIII go from here ia
Fort Huachuca.
Il am going 10 take another ni1ety-
nile jaunt there just 10 keep in uim.'
said the general
General Thomas visit to Fort
Whipple is the more Interesting for
~ A'Nfbii hiitN nv - Atf oN"lNNH ~ At'
ccentlN recommended to the wal de-
,artment that Whipplc be made r,gi-
mental headquarters. 1t is !robabi9
hat the recommendation of this H.
Dartment chief viii be approved ana
later an appropriation viii be- avalt-
Die for the carrying out of this no
gram. This viii mean a hcaV. outlay
Of money for the purpose. The post
viii practically be ttcbled in accom-
.nodations and in addition to that fca-
ture the future c%onsidcrat "a Ut tht
place viii be Of permanent reaord,
toviving it to that standard that was
IN evidence when il was the hcadquar-
crs of the department.
Another interesting mattcr Genera
Thomas spoke of in Prescott was the
incoming troops who have loft the
tpon their arrival IN
SAN Francisco about November . they
will proceed at once to the stations
assigned. -Four companies viii be
cent to Whipplc and they may be eN-
by not later than November 10.
The assignment OF this battalion
viii he discretionary with the colonel
the Eighteenth regiment OF infan-
~ and the companies to be stationed
zero will not be known until after
hey arrive NJ the above port.
General Thomas says that had the
.ccommodations at Whiprle hcen am
he he would nave ordered the head
of the regiment to this post.
ic regrets that until more quarters
nd a band barracks are built this will
he impossible. Officers quarters I'M
or present conditions are barely sur
for the care OF the officers who
ill arrive and his strength Will not
~ increased until an Appropriation u 2
ladc by congress. This he will en- e
eavor To have considered. hence the !
eccnt recommendation he made TO
ave "a regimcntal post
The original order of The war de- J
artment assigned -FOUR companies of
ne Twenty-nfth Infantry to Whip
IT,. This Is q negro regiment The
was r~escindcd ,
When stationed at Whipplc bar =,
icks' in the early seventies General VI
homas was on tho stan of tho late
eneral Crook. and there are many '
in Prescott today who viii
l|eayantly recall him as n dashins
%cutcnant and p Young man who was
Universally popular IN civilian circles
knows every foo of this section h
nj a monument OF his skin that still 81
ves is the old road that Winds up +.
H. raNincs and CROSSES over the range u
ON Prescott 90 Copper Basin. A an /
this th~oroughfare WIS con a,
by him thirty-throe q ago II
a. distinctivcv military in b,
far-away day ann u Is stfl traV- "a
ed over extensively l.,
Personally General Thanas retains T
; years OF long and arduols service g