The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-09
ENGINEER CORPS
OF ARMY IS ABLE
It Has Also Shown Great Versatility
in Various Spheres Of Government
Action--what It Is Doing
Ia Described.

Is Described.
Washington, D. G., July 9.-Wars be-
ing few and far between, the ability and
versatility of the engineer corps Of the
army have been employed in many
spheres Of government action. Only 40
OF the full force Of 1888 are on duty vita
the engineer troops. The engineer corps
now has charge Of 1902 fertilization
emplacements. The engineers have
charge Of POS projects relating 70 pub.
lie works, having no connection with
the military or defensive works. Lights
and fog signals to the extent of 1878
in the 10 lighthouse districts are super
vised by the engineers
An army engineer, Captain II. NJ. Chit.
tenden, made the first investigation Of
the West, to report on the possibility
aud advisabllity Of building great reser.
voirs for irrigation purposes. Some Of
the varied duties aud achievements Of
the corps include the following
Field service with troops, as staff Off
GERS and in high command. The corps
Of engineers supplied many general Off
GERS to both armies during the Civil war,
including Meade, Mcclellan and Rose
Grams to the union army, and Lee, John
ston and Beauregard Co the Confederate
army.
Construction Of seacoast and field
Notifications.
Supervision and construction Of wa
terways improvements throughout the
entire period that they have been car
ried on By the United States, including
canals, rivers and harborS on the sea
board and on the Great Lakes.
The Panama canal and the relocation
Of the Panama railroad.
The erection and maintenance Of the
system Of supplying and altering water
for the city Of Washington.
The construction and supervision, by
the engineer commissioner and his as.
stauts, Of public works IN the city Of
Washington, including streets, roads,
bridges, sewers, water, lighting and
buildings
The supervision Of public works dur
ing United States occupation Of Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines including
roads, fortiheatlous bridges, harbors,
lighthouses and municipal improvements
The construction Of various public
buildings, including the wings and the
dome q tne capitol, Washington manu.
ment, state. war and navy building, ex.
tension, pension Office library q Con
gress, agricultural building, District Of
Columbia building government printing
office ami nalastns other buildings
erected q fhe lFst ,e ~ $40 $50
turv faf she treasury dep.rsvaeaf "a
volsiug difficult question: Of eonstrue-
ton.
The construction * roads and bridges
II Alaska and IN the Yellowstone Ma
tional park.
The location and construction Of ma.
tional highways and Of roads for several
states during the first half Of the last
century.
1 The location and construction Of canals
lfor and under corporations prior e
ls5o
Al pioneer engineers on railroad con
struction, furnishing engineers that 10
Gated and built the frat and many Other
railroads in the United States, and il
foreign countries, including Mexico, Cubs
and Russia.
The survey of the Great Lakes, still
in their charge.
AS commissioners engaged in the sur
veys Of the northeastern, northern Mex
lean and Alaskan boundaries Of tn
United States and Of the boundaries Be
tween many states.
The surveys for routes for railroa'
to the Pacific in the ffties, which route
nave since been followed by transconti
mental railroads.
Military reconnaissance, survey
along and beyond the western frontier
The first systematic Typographical sur
vey of It's territory BY the United States
| known as the Wheeler survey.
A former engineer officer, Bache, &C
complished the scientific organization 9
the coast and geodetic survey and ha
, numerous officers as assistants,
Military surveys IL the United State
and Typographical surveys Of Cuba an
! the Philippines,
! LEnfant, an ex-engineer Of the Rev
, luton, survey and planned tine city
Washington under President Washing
. ton.