New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30
Leading Motive to Develop for the Use Of the Army
Now Poorly Equipped in the Matter of Horseflesh
Mounts Which Will Not Suffer by Comparison
with Those of European Cavalry

out of the question for the government
tn buy and operate farms on such . scale
as is done in Germany. owing 20 the much
higher value OF land and the cost Of asr1-
cultural enterprises. The country IL. there
fore, divided for administrative purposes
into two remount districts. Caen ana
Tartes. Each Of these in turn comprises
six or seven depots and their respective
annexes. Three other depots, namely
Paris. Macon and Cupsriy, are inde-
nendent OF the above named districts.
The administration Of these remeunf sta'
tons is equally complicated. At 10 head
is an inspector general Of rennounts wdtn
IN. rank OF major general, and his assist
ant a brigadier general or colonel. both OF
these having Offices In the War Department
and making annual tours OF inspection.
Each district. depot ana annex mas its
personnel OF officers either belonging 70 'hs
remount corps or temporarily detailed nom
their regiments. Five companies OF en-
listed men Of the remount corps faoou'
three thousand men) are divided among the
several establishments to care for ano
break in the young horses.
In each district there Is purcnasins
| board. the members Of which are the ON
| GERS In charge of the depot. one omcer DE-
| tailed from a. cavalry regiment and the
| veterinarian in charge. When numoT
NJ artillery horses are 10 be purchased an
| officer OF neld artillery is detailed as an
! additional member.
These boards each operate in the par
I ,icular region assigned TO their respective
depots during the months OF July TO FED
ruary. Farmers and breeders ere advised
Of their coming by means of posters on the
! public buildings Of each town or village ann
also BY advertisements IN the local papers
Information is given in advance as regards
tho place and hour OF sale, the type 81
/ horses wanted, their age and heisnt' ano
! the conditions OF the sale.
Once purchased, the horses are taken %
the depot. After stay OF about twenty
/ DAYS they arc forwarded to the several an
nexes, IL which they remain until Old
enough 10 he delivered to the regiment
! In our country the remount system r.
( still ir the embryonic period. We have
! thus far only the two permanent d,pots--
at Fort Reno. organized about three years
aro and at Fort Keogh, organized the fol-
| lowing year.
A leased farm at Front Royal. Va, has
! during the iaSt year serNeo tHt same f"'
pose. and is being used for horses bred IN
the southeastern bluegrass district.
Experts say there !s much TO do before
our cavalry is suitably mounted TO hold is
own against any odds. We must promote
among breeders and farmers the type OF
horse we need,
Ohicers Of the National Capital Horse
Show. recently elected are: Major Henry
T. Allen. president: Edward p. Mclean
vice i resident; J. William Henry. treasurer
Samuel Walter TAYLOR. managing director
Charles Mullikcn, secretary.
Directors j. VI. Dickinson, Secretary Of
War; George Won l.. Meyer, Secretary or
the Navy: Major General LEONARD Wood
chief OF staff L. $. a: Beekmsn Win
throp. Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Senator Clarence ". Watson, Sens tor
/ George peabody Wetmore, P. V. Degraw
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Colonel Robert NJ. Thompson. /. :. A.
General James \. Buchanan, L. s. A.;
Henry Fairfax, of Aide. Va; y. r. De-
paw. Lars Anderson. Edison Bradley.
William Hit. George Howard, Hugh S.
! Legarc. Joseph Letter and Arthur Moses.
Copyright. 1911, by William l. Altdorfer.p