New-York tribune., 1910-10-23
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Secretary Meyer Favors Closing
All but Four Navy Yards.
tFrom The Tribune Bureau.
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Washington, October 2
NAVY YARDS MAY GO-Secretary Mey-
er on his return to Washington will take
up the important question of the continu-
ance OF navy yards. This is a subject
which has been under discussion in the
naval general staff and among the bu-
reaus o. the department for some time
Various plans for the closing of certain
unimportant naval stations were perfected
by Mr.. Newberry at the close of the last
administration. and he ordered the naval
stations at Pensacola and New Orleans
abandoned. One of the first official acts Of
Mr. Meyer was TO revoke this order, at the
instance of those in the neighborhood Of
those stations. who were able to show that
their abandonment was a detriment to the
neighbo1hood. Mr.. Meyer is in favor OF
closing all but the Boston. New York. Nor
folk and Charleston navy yards, but there
may be military and other reasons which
will require him to modify this project II
is appreciated that much influence is likely
to be exerted in Congress against any
legislation which will close a navy yard
now in existence. There are always reasons
which can be introduced to show why the
least important naval stations should be
maintained, and the arguments presented
by the naval authorities do not necessarily
carry the weight with Congress which
might be expected Of information from such
a source.
MIR. Meyer VIII return to Washington from
his trarscontinental inspection trip with
scne new ideas, IT is said, OF navy yard
administration. He believes more than ever
I'm his plan for conducting those establish
ments. and he has fortified himself with
statistics which show the economy OF the
Never as contrasted with the Newberry
system One OF the questions which he mas
been discussing is the situation al the Mare
Island California; Navy Yard. He has
been Informed that it viii require no less
than Sl.0o0,G0o to put the channel at that
ward in proper condition, and that 1t VIII
take $4,000 a year to keep it navigable 1or
the largest vessels. He Will defer recon-
mendation on this question until he can
talk with the President and ascertain
whether II is possible to include this item
in the naval estimates this year. II oelhg
decided by the administration to reduce
those estimates by 100000. as compared
with the appropriations for the current fis-
cal wear. There are those who are in favor
Of the abandonment of the Mare Island
ward II il is to take any such sum in the
way Of Improvement and maintenance put
the local influences are decidedly against
any such proposition, and there is a dlT-
ference of view as to the establishment OF
q second naval station. or dock yard prefer
ably. In San Francisco Bay. Inc Mare
Island situation is one of the most trouble
some with which the naval authorizes are
obliged TO cope. and sooner or later IL IS
bound to furnish the occasion OF alliiilaleu
discussion in Congress.
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following oIueiS
have been issued:
Colonel WILLIAM B. DAVIS, medical corps, CORPS
to San Antonio. as chief surgeon DeP~i :
Major f0RENZO P. DAWSON (retiredl,
from duty as professor Of Tni.!5aFy s5 A6tonio
November -: TO his home - -
Captains WILLIAM H. MONCRIEF, PhILIF
". HUNTINGTON and W. MItLIs4M ~, I ,e11- n.
tenant GEORGE W DAYWALT, medical
reserve corps from Philippines January
Ca-,siI5 % PFTER ". DAWSON. 22d Infantry.
from duty as member General stan corps,
Generai SeperaPeJ J. FRRSK1IN BELL at Wash
ington, as aide-de- camp On ms stat
HARRY S PURNELI. medical 1I,o2S! GoTRS; r2S
IL E' HARpY In-T;p and HENRY F. LINCOLN.
medical reserve corps. from Philippines
First f-ieutenants HOWARD II SNYDER,
medical corps, and EDMUND ". B,74-, u
LEY and JAMES .. EALL-tfflJ. fIlT'AI. a.
reserve corps. from Philippines Apiil TO-
First lieutenant HENRY Dc. r PHELAN,
MEDICAL reserve corps from Fort De
Russy, Honolulu, about April 90 to San
Francisco - ,- ,,-r, -
First Lieutenant EDMUND 3. IGIEHARI' 30
Infantry. found incapacitatec. IS retired
Leaves Of absence; Major CL-AkENCE =
MANLY. medical corps, ard First Leu
terant ROBERT p. HOWELL j.. corps
Of engineers one month
NAVY.
Commander G. 7. BRADSHAW. 70 navy yard
r.Ie7,terant c. v. mAULD1N. detached duty on
staff commander second division Pacinc
feet. 30 duty On staff commander IN ci-l--
Paciec Feet. Oh tho west virginia
I+lE-l---- ?. T.EAEE. Cetac1ed ouIy on
saG. commander IN cps@f Paciuc hveIT 90
fhe California: home. await orders.
Lieutenant H MI WALKER oeteched tae
North Carolina, TO DUTY CONNECTION .esei *
rc.p-Gg fotllla. navy yard. Char.est9a-
Fnstgn 81. 2 EIRD. detached the ~ tN / amp
81 ire. 70 Fore River Sh-pbuHdinE C7In-
yanv connection ntting Oh the Sterret
Ensign r. 7. &. STDNftt. detached the ~ ar
land: 70 duty on STAFF comm s-lCer II ch4eI
Pacific feet. on the West VlrTiI-a.
Ensign W. A GI.ASSFCRD- il, detacned GUY
on stan commander second division. Pa
chief Pacific feet on board the West VIZ
,Tidsbip-nan o. I sPIILER, resignation
cepted. 70 take effect November 70.
Surgeon G y BROwNELL. detached the
North Dakota: home, await orders.
OF Medicine and Surgery; to the North