Bisbee daily review., 1913-08-09
BRIGADE POST DEFINITELY MADE
 AT HUACHUCA--B|G EXPENDITURE

Fort Huachuca is to be a brigade post. Final assurance of this was made known yesterday. Ever since ths railroad line was extended it mas been generally reported that the post would be designated as brigade headquarters, but it was not untn the visit Of Secretary Of War Garrison that the matter was definitely decId- cd upon.
 Final action has now been taken by the war department. F. L. Sims. of the Phelps Dodge Mercantile com pany, returned yesterday from Fort HuachUca and announced that the uuartermaster at the fort had receIv- ed instructions from the war depart ment to prepare blue prints Of the physical equ pmeDt necessary for a briSs-sls post. The quartermaster IS preparing this data
 The designation of Fort Huachuca as a brigade post will be of the lt- most importance to Bisbee Already the fort, with not more than a few hundred men stationed there, is a bis customer. The contract for supply ing the meat has been let to the local firm of E. A TOvera, large supplies are beng purchased from the Phelps Dodge Mercantile company and from creased pay roll will mean that a larger amount Of government funds will be spent in this city.
 The designation of Fort Huachuca as a brigade post will mean that three regiments, numbering 550o officers and men. will be permanently quar- tered there. The pay roll alone. cX- elusive of the large quantity of sup plies needed. win run into thousands of dollars a month.
 With the submitting of data re- garding retAirements for a brigade post 10 the war department at Wash ington work looking to the speedy establishment of the greatly enlarged post will he rushed. The post now has an appropriation of Sl25.0O0 for improvements and on January 1 Of next year congress will be asked to increase this amount by S225 O00, making a grand total of $350.000 that. is to be expended on the fort. Much Of the supplies of wood, cement, brick and general building material for this extensive building will be purchased in Bisbee.
 The present work at the post isl progress ,ng rapidly J. T. Dalton has the contract for the present improve ments and has a large force of men at work. All foundations are being laid at the same time so that the Va rious buildings will all be completed at the same time. The buildings now being erected will cost Sll0,00O and include two sets of bgrracks, four sets of officers quarters, a large and nr' to date commissary building and a new Headquarters building. Besides this an extensive and thoroughly mod eIn sewer system is being installed that will serve the whole military reservation.
 Army men in the city yesterday were Of the opinion that a march has been stolen on Fl Paso in the prep arations by the war department for making a brigade post at Fort Hua-1 chuca About two years ago theI Chamber of Commerce Of he Pass City began pulling wires for the deG- ignation of Fort Bliss as a brigade post. Committees were appointed and J. A. Happer Of that city was sent to Washington and remained there during a large part of one ses- sion. Texas senators and .represea- tatives were beseiged with petitions to use their influence with the war de- partment to secure the coveted post. General Leonard Wood and the then Secretary of War, bIr. StimsCn, came to Fl PasO and made an investigation. but were nCn-cOmmittal It was gen eraIIy conceded however, that the wor department considered Fort Bliss 100 close to the line for practicability in case of moboliZation of troops there in the event of any trouble with Mex ico. For some time past there has been no active work to secure a brigade post for the Fl Paso fort, al