The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-11-02
MONEY NEEDED TO Help WORK
OF NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION

WASHINGTON. d. c., Nov. l.
An "angel is needed to finance the
association which is cndeaVoring to
teach every man and boy in the Unit
ed States to become an expert with
the rife. The Nation Rifle associa-
ton. which is governed by war de-
partment officials and to which men
like Colonel Roosevelt have given
their support. receives little imam
cial aid from the government, but
what is needed is All endowment of
at least 800 900, which would bring
sufficient funds yearly to conduct the
affairs of the association and enable
a furtherance of its work.
The federal government has given
slight aid Congress. in the $1,000
900 yearly appropriated for the milf
tia organizations. provided that one
fourth of this amount should be used
for rifle practice. Congress also do
mated the national trophy, which. in
the national shoot IN August at Camp
Perry, Ohio. was won by the L, S.
army team of sharp-shooters.
There is considerable talk as 70
the advisability OF making the ma
tional rifle matches biennial affairs,
instead of holding them yearly Year
Iy matches interfere with the BIZ
onnial Joint maneuvers of the regular
army and the national guard
Lack Of funds, too, play an i'm
portant part in the discussion for the
biennial shoots.
Hampers Improvement.
.tnt n a
greater portion of their allotment of
the militia funds for a rifle team Sc
riously hampers the Improvement of
the guardsmen. For the big states.
that get a large portion of the APP
Or opriation, which is allotted accord
ing to the strength of the different
state commands. there is little drain
in supporting a rifle team and pay
ing its way to the annual national
shoots.
Unless it is decided not to hold
another national rifle match until
1912 the match next year will prob
ably be held at Camp Perry, Ohio.
Unfortunately. the government of
the United States does not possess a
rifle range of sufficient size and
equipment to provide for national
matches 1t is, however, construct
ing a new range at Sparta, Wiscon-
sin in connection with the artillery
range there. On this range it is pos
sible that the national matches can
be accommodated. 1t Us doubtful.
however, whether the National Rifle
association matches could be shot
there, as there will probably be only
one bank of targets, fifty in number.
so that only one stage of one match
could be shot at time.
Not very Accessible.
The range at Camp Perry has
more than two hundred targets and
it is possible to shoot several matches
simultaneously. sparta is not very
access BILE and the national guards
men do not care about going there,
according to their officers. New
York is building a range which it
hopes to have completed by 1912. In
that year it is expected to he for
midabIe bidder for the national
S, GOT.
The need of a government range,
one located near Washington. is
yearly emphasized by army officers
in their recommendations to congress,
To purchase the land and equip a
range. il is estimated, would cost at
east 900. 1t is expected that
congress will make provisions for
such a range, but the time is be
Heved to be far distant. by ARMY
officers.
The national board for the promo