The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-26
PREPARING FOR STATE
CAMP At CORDONsv|LLE
Sewerage and Water Systems tn
BE Installed Next Week
Sometime.
G. Il O. RAILWAY TO BUILD SPUR
Acknowledgement Sale Announces
That No Excuses Will BE Issued,
and All Enlisted Men Must Report
for Duty.

Actual construction work at the
camp site near GordonsVille, where the
Virginia militia viii hold It's annual
manoeuvcrs IN July. viii! begin early
next week. The grounds vii, be in
spectcd to-day by State and Federal
officers. and contracts for the ncces sary
work VIII be awarded Immediately. a.;
there is much TO be done to put the
place in shape for occupancy by 900
men for ten days.
The decision of tho military authori-
ties TO send the field artillery to Mt.
/ Tobyhanna. Pa. in August. will relieve
TINS state from great expense, and
VIII expedite tn. construction OF the
camp. Arrangements for handling a
large number OF horses will not be
necessary. although it is probable that
at least 200 animals" both saddle and
draft VIII he used, but this number
would have been more than doubled
had the artillery been sent TO Gordons-
vile.
Lieutenant Colomc, .llen Potts.
Lieutenant Theodore Chase. l.. s ~.
and Captain Arthur NJ. Shippp, L. :.
n. will inspect the grounds and lay
them off. The officers will also plan
the disposition OF the troops on their
/ arrival AT the camp, and each com
pany viii be sent to its allotted place
without confusion. Kitchens and mess
halls will he built before the troops
enter camp, and Il complete system of
baths and sewerage will be Installed.
The cost OF constructing the camp
Will be in the neighborhood Of $4,000.
while the State will spend nearly $50
600 on the encampncnt. All of the
infantry cQrnands. together with tho
Signal Corps and Hospital Corps, will
take part in the manocuvrcs. \ com =
! pany OF regulars will also be there for
instruction purposes. Colonel Wilder,
/ L. 5. A. conimandant of Fort Myer. will
be in command of the camp. although
General c. c. Vaughan will be the rank
/ ing militia officer present
While the decision of the State au-
thorit!es TO send the troops TO Cor
louisville means that the milltiamen
will be in camp for only ten days. in
the event that the Virginia forces are
called into the service of the United
I states for Mexican service, the con-
centration camp will also be held there.
The town officials arc highly pleased
with the prospect, and have offered
every inducemcnt to bring the militia
to their city.
The site selected for the camp is
a level plateau. at an altitude Of $50
feet II contains enough ground to
manouvre an army division, and affords
many advantages for a big camp
/ There is a mill pond in the vicinity, and
shower baths will be built for the use
of the men. An excellent water supply
can be obtained from nearby springs
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
company has agreed to put in Il sid
Ing TO the camp grounds. and will start
the work at once. as the military stores
must be sent from Richmond to Cor
louisville within the next two or three
weeks. Colonel Potts will oversee
this work, and expects to have every
thing in readiness when the troops ar
rive.
There will he no further change in
| the plans for the encampment. II will
| be held from July II to 80, inclusive
and there Will be no excuses from
attendance, according TO the announce
ment of Acknowledgement W. w. Sale