Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-29
ALERT ID 4 CHANCE
 OF LIFE TIME
Mass Meeting Called for Night of December 6 in the Mat ter of an Army
 Post
OPPORTUNITY OFFERED
 NEVER TO COME AGAIN
Means to Be Discussed for Presentation to the De- partment of Arguments
 for Location Here

4 mass meeting of the people of Bisbee, of all who own property or who have hopes of some day owning property in Bisbee. will be held on Wednesday evening. December 6. at $ o'clock At this time ways and means of bringing 10 Bisbee the reg mental army post will be discussed gHG onsidered. The meeting will be held al the city hall and all who pro fess an interest in the future of Bis bee are invited 10 be present.
 The army post was the sole topic Of conversation in Bisbee yesterday and soon after The Review was on the streets with the story of the pro posed abandonment Of Fort Euachu- ca, J. M O'Connell, president of the board or trade and Jesse Yoakum. secretary of the board were in confer euce in Judge O'Connelrs office IL was there decided that the board would do all in it's power to impress upon the war department the desir- ability. availability and practicabiity of selecting Bisbee as the site for the regimental cavalry post to be built by tho government
 Judge O'Connell believes that the chance 70 secure the post is the chance of Bisbees lifetime and that no stone should be left unturBed and that every stone should be turned 10 get the post The board of trade is sClidIy back of the movement and will do all it can te secure this asset for Bisbee
 Mayor Newman expressed the sen timent that Bisbee has all of the nee essary facilities for an army post and that all that needs to be done to se- cEIre 1t is to work for it.
 "I believe that Bisbee is the logi- cal point for a reglmental post, he said. This is one thing ] believe that the people will work for with an irresistible unanimity and what ever funds that will be needed 10 wage the fight 10 secure the post will be readily forthcoming But our strongest bid for the post will be the natural advantages Of this point as aa army post. one Of the greatest drawbacks of Fora Huachuca as a regimeutal post is the lack Of ample d.ill grounds No Drettied drill ground could be secured anywhere in Ari- zoHa than at the Warren Country club vicinity and the rifle range there a natural amphiteater, is said to be one Of the finest anywhere in the country, The completion Of the Southwestern extension wilE place Bisbee practically on the main line of that system and afford ample trans. portation facilities for the troops.
 The mayor said that the benefits tc be derived from such post lb tistics show that the soldiers. the private, spends an average of % cents per day for every day in the year ana The forage for a regiments cavalry horses amounts to a quarter Of a mil lion dollars a year. Aside ncm the financial benefit that would accrEe ta the district from the location of the post here. the mayor pointed ont the larger benefit that would come with the prestige of being al imporaa. maneuver point on the inte national border
 The mayor is enthusiastic 0TeT , the prospects of getting t.ie i.ost io- cation and advises tha. systematic campaign Of work Ee ma2pcd GU and followed assiduousiy 70 secure B.
 Mike Cassidy. ex-army officer, is another booster for the army post. As an army officer in the Illinois na. tionsi guard Mr Cassidy has had opportunity 10 observe, the benefits tbas accrue 10 8 comBfiRityl through 3he location Of army headquarters He believes that tbe chahee that Bis. bee has iR hand to secure the regi mental post is an' opportunity that should draw out every ounce of en- ergy of every loyal citizen of Bisbee
 H D. McNay. who, as secretary of the Fourth of July committee en ceared the name of Bisbee to every officer of the Sixth ca airy. is sn