The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-28
BY Associated Press.

Washington, March 27.-While IL
has not yet been decided by the War
Department owing to the short tinre
which has passed since congress ap-
prepriated the money, how all of tho
military appropriations for the fiscal
Year ending June 30 1910, will bs
spent, it is believed that the south
Will receive a goOdly share of the
money. Ii was stated at the war de-
pariment that as all OF the present
years approximation has not yet been
made use of. it viii not be possible
for several weeks, or possibly longer,
to estimate with any accuracy as 20
how next years money will be divld-
ed. At the present time the hearing
before the house committee on mill
taCy affairs, at which il was stated
by the various heads of army depart
nueHts what the estimated approprsa-
TORS made by them We're desired for.
gives the closest basis by which 10
judge what viii be done with those
portions of the estimated appropria-
tons which congress saw fit to grant.
S5o7,ooo FOR PENSACOLA.
In the matter of specific fortificd-
tons and other works of defense ma
der the Engineer Department of ia
army, almost a million dollars ist.al-
sssssted f01- PENS aceia Sal sol> aud 4si.
weston TO be spent during 1910 Par
Pensacols there is appropriated 500 -
.gng 10 complete the sea walls fol. fl4ss
while S440.000 is abprUfSr1stresyf4-ft5,i <s----
construction of a sea wall and fill for
tae protection Of the military reser-
vstion at Fort Travis. Other large
sums are appropriated by the FORTH
cations bill but they are largely 10
provide accessories for bringing ex-
listing Notifications uD to date, for in
creasing ammunition supplies and Tor
practice with the big guns by the sol
dIers whose duty Ii is TO handle them.
Necessarily all the artillery posts Will
benefit more or less as a result OF th5
expe nditures made.
Singularly enough the Notifications
bill makes no provision for any new
/ fertilization works on any of the
/ three coasts OF the United States dur
! ing 1910 From this" said an army
| ohtIceT today cit is a fair Inference
/ that the coasts OF the United States
are well protected" Ii can be said
| thai no prudent naval officer would
/ attempt to enter one OF our great bar
boFs with any force that has thus far
/. been gotten together as an attacking
squadron for such purposes. The
only new project contemplated by the
bill is that for securing land for d.
feusive works at San Pedro harbOs,
1
OF $3.50. 600 is made.
BARRACKS AND QUARTERS.
/ o; the more than 100000 asked
i for to be used for barracks and quar-
tiers. S., 900, 900 was granted. The cut
in the amount asked for viii mean,
of course, that some OF the cOnstrun-
ton work which tne department had
Z planned TO do during the next fiscal
year must be deferred. When he dg-
lpeaIed before the committee, General
Aicshire. of the quarterlnasters d.
partment. stated that there was need
a. Fort Bliss, Texas, Of two sets of
caUtsins' quarters, two non-commis'
: ssioFed staff officers quarters. quaT-
tar= for the band and separate com
pany messes, all of them to cost SOL
900; at Fort Logan II. Roots, ATkan-
z sas. of stOrehouse, a wagon shed
I AMI an extension 10 the stable, these
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