The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-07-16
COLONEL KICKS
On CAMP SITE.
MAY NOT CONE
ADJuTANT GENERAL HOLDS UP
ENCAMPMENT OF SECOND
REGIMENT.
Ta'= Second Battalion Also Not to
Come to St. Simon Unless Camp
Ste is Chaneed-Local People Go
to Work on Matter.

Unless another camp site is secured
and put into condition at once, ST.
Simon will lose the encampment of
the Second Georgia regiment and also
Of the fourth battalion of what was
the Fourth Georgia regiment, which
only last Wednesday night decided to
encamp at st. Simon.
This was the information The News
received yesterday through a letter
from a Brunswickian now in Allan
ia in the interest of the matter and
who has been informed by Adjutant-
General Scott that Colonel Harris, of
the Second Georgia regiment refuses
to let his regiment come to the island
to occupy the site which has been Sc
lected by the First regiment, which
will arrive Sunday morning. The ad-
jutant general has, upon this infor-
nation from Colonel Harris, held up
the encampment of the Second regi
ment and the third and fourth bat
talon, both of which were also COM
ing.
In part the Brunswickian, who is
in Atlanta, writing to The News, says:
Il learned today from Adjutant-
General Scott that Colonel Harris of
the Second Georgia regiment refuses
to let his regiment occupy site select
ed for the Fifth regiment, owing to
unsanitary situation caused by out
houses of the Waycross colony, the
hotels at the pier. General Scott, on
account of these conditions, has held
up the encampment of the fourth bat
talon.
cat an estimated additional cost
of not over $10O camp site could be
changed to Brockington field, which,
if done, General Scott assures us we
will get the Second regiment and
fourth battalion with possibility of
getting us the third battalion also.
This would mean four weeks of en-.
catupment with 450, 500, 100 and $50
m IN respectively. You can readily
appreciate what this would mean to
Brunswick.
'Adjutant General Scott also gave
it as his opinion that if suitable
of this encampment every two years.
Get busy on this as Colonel Harris
is considering Augusta. If the site
is changed we will get two more en-
campments; if not we will get only
the Fifth"
Similar letters were also received
in the city yesterday by members of
the Retail Merchants and Business
Mems association, as we'll as officers
of the St. Simon Transit company,
and communication was at once op-
ened with the military officials in At
lanta. Just what will be the result
is not yet known.
Local military men claim that the
site selected by the Fifth regiment is
an ideal place for an encampment.
It is high and healthy and better
adapted for an encampment than the
other site suggested.
Major F. A. Dunn. of the First
regiment, stated to a News reporter
last night that during his military
career, probably a dozen encamp-
ments have been held on this site
in the past and in not one single in
stance has there been a complaint Of
unsanitary conditions, but nothing but
the very best of health has prevailed.
there never being a case of serious
illness among any of the members of
the various regiments.
Colonel Harris was on st. Simon
Sunday and though he discussed the
camp site with local people. not
word was said against the site, but on
the other hand he expressed himself
as being pleased with it, therefore
his report to the adjutant general
came as somewhat of a surprise.
As stated, the matter has been
taken up with the adiutant general
and some decision will have to be ar
rived at Immediately
The Fifth regiment, however, will
arrive here Sunday morning.