Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-14
TO MOVE BARRACKS
FROM HUACHUCA
TO DOUGLAS
Agitation for Transfer Of Post
Expected 10 Succeed Arms
and the Woman at Famous
Old Fort.

Especial c~orrsxFszasEes &c sarzis= 1ssrnslI
Douglas. Ariz.. July i2-E. p. Grin
dell secretary Of The Douglas chamber
n commerce and Mines Attorney John
c. Gunsel have just returned from a
tripe made in auto to Fort Huachuoa
The reports they bring back indicate
that arms and women go together
at the historic old post which has
been unalterably interw9ven into the
tales Of Gerinomo and the trials OF the
pioneer A beVy Of girls rom BFyn
Mavr college are new guests Of their
girl classmates from the post. and the
routine of skiIn35sh and drill is pleas
andy broken these days with picnics
in the m0utain groves. hare hunts be-
hind the magnificent greyhcunds Of
the officers and little hops in the
dance bah.
The two Douglasifes left Douglas
in ffrindelig machine. At Bisbee this
was turned into the garage. and the
balance Of the distance 10 the fort
was covered in the Thomas roadster
IF Frank and Carl Graf. Between
Douglas and Bisbee the read Is in bad
repair: betWeen Bisbee and Hereford
II is also rough, bun between the lat
ter point and the fort the road il
smooth and fast \ heavy electrical
storm broke over the machine in front
- the Warren Country, club and the
Of the auto received slight
shocks from the thunderbolts. Also
4 gust OF wind took The %tarpaulin and
carried it under the machine, and
while the lightning played Gungel lay
on his back under the auto cutting the
canvaa from the transmission shaft
These we're only incidents Of a trip
not otherwise fully %chronicled
At th6 post the visitors Joined a
picnic on the post mounts into the
oak groves. hed q hare chase, jack
rabbits taking the place Of the con-
v%entionaI quarry Of the English
heaths. and danced and Otherwise n
joyed the hospitality Of the post COM
mander. Major II. r. Allen, Of Philip
pine came.
Aiajor Allen hes recently been ap-
pointed a member II President Taft's
staff. and will leave for Washington
to take his place on the general staff.
There is as yet no indication as to
who will be appointed TO the vacancy
1T Fort Huachuca. There has been
considerable agitation already. looking
toward the moving Of the army head
quarters from Fort Huachnca 20
Douglas. where n piece of ground has
already been inspected and approved
IL 81 only q matter OF q short dime
until the barracks OF Fort Huachuca
viii became obsolete. The moKment
carries with II the possibility 81 aban-
.tionlng some 81 the minor posts In
Arizona. and concentrating the bar
racks at the border, with good rail-
road facilities. In the Sulphur Springs
valley also. there is q fine water sup
pIy. while at Huachnca the water
supply has become q problem. The
policy Of the wal department today
is to build only large posts, and on this
account IL is believed h o IL O
HuachuCa Is removed 20 Douglas II
win mean a brigade, or 81 least a
regimental post. The movement will
call for the abandonment OF Fort
Apache. ninety miles from a railroad
it is thought. and possibly others
though this Is ct the most only a SUR
mise. II is expected that Major Allen.
Captain Howell and other officers
with their wives and some Of the
guests will be in Douglas Thursday 10
attend the celebration for Delegate
Cameron.