Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-28
 |S B|SBEES
 II MUST ACT.
knmy Post at tiuachuca Will
 Not Be Enlarged But Have a New
 Location
PHOENIX AND TUCSON
 HOT COMPETITORS
The Many Superior Facilities This District Is Prepared to Offer in the Warren
 NeghbOIh00d

Fort Hnaeauca viii not be en- larged
 A fort viii he built at some other point along the border
 The post qaarterm.Ster Is now looking tor a location.
 B.shee is being considered as the location.
 Phoenix and Tucson are competi- tors for the post
 A little work will get the post for Bisbee.
 lu became known yesterday that the bids submitted 10 the quarter master for the improvement and en- largement Of Fort Huachuca exceed the appropriation msde by congress for the purpose by S35,000. Ftr t-is reason the war department has de- eided, it IS sa q. to build a regimenial post al some point nearer the border rather than exceed the appropriation in reeonstructing Fort Huachuca
 The quarterma ster has been au- thorized by the war department 10 recommend site for a new army post at some point easily accessible 10 the border Ii is klfJwn that DotF Tucson and Phoenix are al tn s moment working hard to secure the new army post. Phoenix is out Of the question Tucson might be re- Sarde3 as good location. but in comparison with Bishee or Warren, it's claims cannot ba seriously re- garded. Work can accomplish won ders. however. and unless B sbee wants to see Tucson get the post, it must get busy.
 The fact that surveys and maps were made of the roads leading from Warren 10 Naco and Warren 10 Douglas. by officers in Bisbee Sun day. takes on added significance in the nig2t of tlis new information. lt has been known for some time that officers of the cavalry at the mountain army post regarded War ren as the best camp site along the border, and the fact that bolyeV re- connOltering done SunGly was made from th point proves the assertion at Bisbee is the logical site for a border post.
 The highways Of this county are the best in any part of the territory. NO less a parsonage than Governor Richard F. Sloan has made this state ment. Every automohilist that nas been over the hig ways Of the terri tory will agree that it is true.
 The requirements of an army post are:
 Water facilities.
 Railroad facilities.
 Electrc ght facilities.
 DriL ground f4cihties.
 Rifle range faciifles.
 All Of these things, in this case, come after accessibility to the border DO nts. Bisbee IS nine miles from Naco and over the new territorial highway 1t Is less than twenty eight mics to Douglas. T-e road to Doug i las has been declared by Territorial : Engineer Grand to be the best link ! Of the territorial highway. When the : ling is competed, it will be boule- ward. The road to Naco is Aer a ' low. fiat country. and could be ' placed in prime condition wlth a small expenditure.
 Inc army post could have the same water facilities that gre made use of by the Warren ranch lt has been demonstrated that water cln be found between fhe country club and Osborne.
 1 When the Tucson extension Of the ' Fl Paso and Southwestern is com pSeueCg BIfaee vii be nine m-les from the Southwestern main line. Warren will he not more than six miles from the main line. in fact Osborne is in plain sight of the Country Club Ample railroad fa- ! cilities would thus be afforded. For liz g-ting facilities. the post could get ample current from Bisbee on the cables that supply Warren.
 Ample ground for drilling purposes could be found near the Country Club, and the club would more than likely extend 10 the post garrison the privilege Of us ng part of its ground Tor drilling Near the Country Club Is one of the finest natural rife ranges 10 Arizona.
 The value of an army post is not None in the prestige that comes as an lnseDerabie part Of it. It means the addition, in th s case, of seven lundrsd to she population Of the district, men who spend an average of 25 cents a day. as statistics show. For the forage Of a regiment of cav. ary, the government spends an- nuflly s25G,e00 This would add to the patronage of the San Pedro and Glla valleys in that amouHt-handed to the hay faisers of the valleys on a ailver salver. as it were. If the B sbee board Of trade ever had an opportunity to iastify its req son for existence. now is ( at time. II Is inc chance ef aer3de.
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