Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-24

4 NEWS OF THE OLD DOMINION
CAMP SITE SELECTED.
Virginia Troops Will Mobolize Upon
Fair Grounds in Richmond. !.

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Richmod:, Va, April 24.-The Vir-
gina State Fair Grounds in Richmond
was today selected as the camp site
for the mobilization of troops, accord
ing to, an official announcement from
theGovernor's ffice The city offered
the government the grounias, rent
water, light and sewerage free.
Richmond, Va, April 24-Followins
lengthy conferences with delegations
from Norfolk, Petersburg, Richmond
and territory contiguous to RichmorN,
Gov. Stuart announced yesterday
that tentative arrangements for the
encampment of the Virginia volun-
teers for Mexican service had peer
completed.
In response to the telegram from
the War Department instructing han;
to make provisional arrangements Tor
the Mobilization of State troops Ad-.
iutant-General Sale addressed the
following telegram to the AdJutant-
General of the United States yester-
day afternoon:
"S1itable mobilization camp Tor
Virginia troops has been secured IN,
Guiding water, sewerage, lights, as
we'll as railroad transportation facii-
ties Arrangements for fuel ans labor
are being tentatively completed.
"SALE."
"Adiutant- General of Virginia"
Early yesterday morning Governor
Smart calle!5 to his Office Adjutant-
General Sale, Lieutenant Colonel Al
lent Potts, to confer over the mobi-
lization plans. Rumors circulated to
the effect that Richmond might lose
the mobilization camp brought an
early reqtest for a hearing from the
Chamber of Commerce. A delegation
composed of the following men were
received by the executive conference:
w. T. Reed, president of the Cham
Der of Commerce; R. A. Dunlop, Sec
retary of the Chamber ON Commerce;
Horace F. Smith, of the Manufactu-
rers' Exhibit. G. X. Pollock, of the
city council; VIM. Jenkins, Jr., George
w. Rogers, arG H. L. HARDWOOD, Of
Post A, Travellers Protective Assocl-
alton; Beverley Randolph and W. II.
AdaIrs, president of the Board OF
Aldermen.
The Richmond delegation was a5le
to offer two desirable sites Tor the 10
cation of the camp. Sam Cohen, rep
resenting the State Fair Association
told the Governor that his assocra-
tion offered the state the unrestricted
use of the State Fair Grounds, de-
snite rumors to the contrary. 1t was
nointed out that the fair grounds
property possesses unusually deslr-
able features as the site for the camp
lnclI:ing city water, sewerage, lights
telephones, railroad sidings, buildings
and stables, and is inclosed by a
high fence.
Leigh R. Page and ]. T. Anderson,
representing the executive committee
Of the State Fair Association offere1
the grounds To Colonel Potts on We'd
nesday night, and the proposition was
wired to the War Department at
once.
The Administrative Board, repre-
senting the city, which owns the Fair
Grounds, also offereil the grounds to.
the Governor yesterday for the camp;
Through Colonel Potts, the Lewis:
Ginter Land and Improvement Com,
pany offered the Governor the use
of the old Deep Run Hunt Club prop
erty on the Hermitage Road, 0. Hi
Funston, representing the company,
said that every requirement couDS bel
met there save water. The use of
these grounds were at no tThe refus-I |
ed, but Mr.. Funston said that tE
Ginter Company, in view OF its co
tracts with LOO people in Glnter
Park, could not undertake to furnlsha
water for a camp of 5000 ment and
700 to 300 horses. He pointed out
however, that the city waser could