Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
DEPARTMENT OF MISSOURI
Many Changes in Personnel Of the
Military staff.
YEAR OF VITAL IMPROVEMENTS
Congress Makes Large ApprOpria-
tiOns, ouartermaster's Depot IL
Expanded and signal Corps
Made More Important.

Tho year was one OF many changes in
the personnel of the military staff OF the
Department Of the Missouri.
Brigadler General Charles Morton was in
temporary command of the department for
over a year, succeeding the late Brigadicr
General T. f. Win Brigadier General
William II. Carter, who was assigned thu
permanent Of the department
over a year ago, did not enter upon the
command until December Il.
other changes during the year in the
personnel were: Major Chase w. Ken
ncdy, succeeding Major Charles r. Noyes
as a~djutsnt general; Major Jacob G. Gal
braith. succeeding Major Lloyd S. McCor-
mick as inspector general; Major d. T.
Mccarthy. succeeding Major Thomas
Cruise as chief quartermaster; Lieutenant
Colonel Frank f. Eastman, succeeding
Captain T. B. Hacker as chief and purchas-
ing commissary; Lieutenant Colonel Will
lam =. Evans, succeeding Lieutenant
Colonel Alferd C. Sharpe as chief of staff;
Major Herbert ID. Lord, succeeding Major
George T. Holloway as chief paymaster;
Lieutenant Colonel William B.. Davis, sue
ceeding Lieutenant Colonel John NJ. Banis-
ter as chief surgeon; Captain Fred +.
Buchan. succeeding Captain William G.
Doane as judge advocate of the depart
ment, and Captain John l.. Hines, sue
ceeding Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Swobe
as assistant to the chief quartermastcr and
quartermaster in charge of the quarter
master depot in Omaha.
One Death in the Year.
There has been but one death among the
army officers stationed in and near Omaha
during the year, that of First Lieutenant
Otto 3. Grimm of the signal corps at Fort
Omaha.
Only one regimental change was made
in the department. The Sixth United States
cavalry was sent to the Philippines and
succeeded at Fort Meade by the Fourth
cavalry.
The only post abandoned in the depart.
ment was old Fort Washable, Wyo., Its
abandonment having been accomplished
only about ten days ago.
In May last a tornado visited the vicinity
of Fort Crook and succeeded in damaging
the post to about 1000. Congress wa.
still in session at the time and an appro.
p~riation of $4,000 was hurriedly secured
for the rehabilitation of the post. Other
improvements have been made at For
Crook during the year in addition to tn,
, repairs necessitated from the tornado
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Significant Improvements.
Appropriations to the amount of nearl!
$4,000 have been made for extensive add
tons to Fort d. A. Russell, Wyo., an
about $50, 900 for additions to Fort Robin
a son. Neb.
d The big balloon house and hydrogen ga
plant at Fort Omaha were completed at
cost of $4,000. and other new building
Il at that post, including the bakery an,
D quartermaster store houses, sheds an
stables will reach another 8 ,OOO. Exten
sive appropriations were made for neN
J buildings at Forts Leavenworth and Riley
. Kan, and at Fort Mackenzie, Wyo., an
for a new water system at Fort Meade
{ S. D., a~ggregating a total of $4,000. A
of these posts are in the Department of tn
= Missouri.
In addition to the extensive building an
repair work at these posts, there was ea
pended through the office Of the chic
quartermaster of the department durin
e amount for fuel.
supply Depot Larger.
The provision was made by the War d.
partment for largely increasing the impor
ance of the quartermaster depot at Omahi
placing it in rank with the five other bi
quartermaster depots of the countr,
O Hitherto the annual expenditures for SUI
$ plies for the Omaha depot have been al
proximately about $4,000, but under Il
new order the supplies to be bought he
for issue will reach the sum of $780,
n per year. Contracts are now pending f.
the first six months installment of qua
termaster stores, which will call for q
, expenditure of $4,000.
OF equal Importance to the purchase
"A qu-artermaster supplies at Omaha is II
80 monthly purchase of commissary supple
which will reach the sum of So, 900, ar
. during the year special purchases are MAJ
o. Of cured meats for the use of the army
IL the Philippines, Alaska and other insuli
nOssaGSiops of tba countvy Wbich mill roo,