The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-07-24

Since the United States took its place in tho
Of the world following SpanishAmercan war
the navy has been growing az rapid The compile
ton OF each bateship meant the employment of at least
ooo additional seamen and occasionally it necessary
70 resort 70 strong measures to get sufficient recruits
The heads of the department the problem in
hand and recognizing that the greatake district had in
the past furnished large number to the navy
1t was decided to establish vast station at the
most favorable site that could be obtained Accordingly
after dozen sites had been submitted and examined the
Lake Bluff site selected the centrally located
and as possessing more natural advantages than any
other.
The site OF the new institution is about an hour and
hafs ride by railroad train from the center of this city
and little by electric line The ride is through
the arstocrac suburbs of Evanston Lake Forest High
land Park Wilmette and Winnetka. The station is To-
Gated about mile and half beyond the of Lake
Bluff and is marked by trim little depot OF the electric
line You first apprsed Of the fact that Uncle
engaged upon project from the signs which pent
fully adorn the boundaries of the reservation warning
passerby that he is In the vicinity government prop
erty, and that he should keep of.
The larger buildings station are so completely
hidden by trees that the general public passing
trains the way to Milwaukee Waukegan would have
idea OF the extent Of the institution it
tower Of the administration building. which itself
from the lake front The hills and intervening OF
the neighborhood almost completely the large
buildings from view.
Extending from the fence which separates the main
enclosure from the main thoroughfare the smaller
brick buildings In which will be housed the applicants for
admission TO the station pending the time when their
qualifications. and general health examined into
There half dozen neat twostored brick
buildings admirably lighted and finished in which the
recruit will be housed comfortably any
Chicago hotel. They extend in toward the lake
'front.' where the larger buildings located which
win be housed the regularly admitted members OF the
institution.
The first structure which approaches at the main
entrance Of the grounds is the general ONCE building
which is occupied by the inspectors
and engineers in charge OF the work This
aad
TO the electric trolley line. which built into the
grounds to facilitate the transportation OF the
tion materials.
All last summer and fall more than 1000 men
engaged upon greatlnkes station IL desig
mated in the ocn reports OF the secretary Of the
The result OF their efforts Is seen in the practical
completion OF the "A buildings Of which the station IL
composed and this spring and summer viii see the
completion OF several more large structures.
Proceeding toward the lake from the inspectors
oces gradually descends deep ravine bordered
each side BY large Nature has been exceedingly
generous the peghborhood about Lake Bun and 10
doubtful II more picturesque region anywhere about
Chicago could have been chosen AZ the bottom Of the