The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-10
ARMY OFFICERS DECLARE
LOCATION DESIRABLE
VIII Be a Permanent and
Valuable Acquisition
for Oklahoma


Location Of the United States army
school Of muskeuy At Fort Sill IL
practically assured ia the opinion OF
military men. by recommendation of
The head Of thar bra ioh of Instruction..
This viii be perm get and sa.uab.e
acquisition foe oklahoma. aid 0ne
capable Of vast extension.
II IS Understood that Major McIvor
head Of t'e school Of musketry at The
Preside Monterey, Cal, has inspect,
.cd the reservation at Fort Sill witn
"a view 10 It's desirabllity as a perm.
aneut location for the school and that
he has heartily approved It ia com.
plc,c rcsormt TO the war department
The plan so far as developed Is ID
use the old post site for tho sch~oI.
The government Is building les
post two mites from old fort, and the
garrison will probably ba moved With
IN q year, The new post Will ba one
of the finest Ia the country and will
eventually be one OF the largest.
There Is military reservation ana
fnsnst reserve 81 10000 acres near
Law'on &ad the government seems
disposed to make full use OF It.
tnsketry Il the military term for
factlcc tn small arms. There aro
schools FOR rifle practice. cavalry and
artillery at Fort Riley. Fort Leaven-
~cith and other places. but musketry
~ a new branch General Macarthur.
wien head Of The army. instituted
the muskctry school a Monterey.
and II has grown "a considerable
proportions
Details OF officers and men from
each regiment are now taken TO this
school for three mouths instruction.
They IN turn direct small arms prac.
iicc IN their regiment On the basis
of two officers and twenty-four ihen
from zach regiment at time there
would be neatly lifty officers aud 400
men IN school
In addition Il is proposed TO put ths
llgat artillery school at Fort sin With
The Infantry Enlargement Of the old
post for that purpose is recommend.
"a. it Is said This would add greatly
tc the size Of the school,
Further. Il Is proposed to extend
the SCR DOL 10 the organized state mi
liiia which would mean several hum
dfed officers and nen on hand al
the time. v.aW1XwM
MaI0p Mcisor has collected range
lcmg admired hg army uen. Mai
Mm Black T. S Al. retired. when
asked about the matter today. said
that twenty.ilve years ago he saw in
the portion of the reservation said 10
have becn approved hy Major Mcivor
an ideal Locations f0r a range. The
only objection 50. far urged has been
iIat the summers In Oklahoma ars q
little warm for target practice. but
.hat trouble Is Offset By tie fact toat
soldiers rs a matter OF faet have
lusssf found Fort sill ! Karin place
ard by uriher consideration tat On
This reservation it Is possible 10 keep
lup practice practically The year
around
The Importance oi the proposed
lchangc VIII he al once presented 10
.G0yornor Haskell. Senator Gore. Sen-
iator owen and Congressman Fer.
u.s. 50 that hey may be ready to for.
ward The aIalr By aIl means possible
tii0th Senator Gore and Ar. FERRIS
are residents Of Lawson TIE first
posltive action viii be the securing
OF an appropriation for extension OF
/ he Oh cost and fitting up the range.
lie recommendations viii be Tor .
comD'ste and costly range.
The central location OF Oklahoma
4 Is srea, roint The location of tha
school Monterey satalls enormous
expDnst 81 transporting nire-tenfha
lGs the cealis ior long distances