Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-06-25
NO CAMP DUE.TO
THE LEGISLATURE
Joint Statement by Governor
and State Utility Board to
Show Responsibility.
From a staff Correspondent.

TRENTON, June 25.-The state
ment made by Assemblyman Arthur
n. Pierson, of Union County, eharg
ing that the Governor and military
authorities are alone responsible for
failure to hold an encampment of the
National Guard this year, are refuted
by a joint statement by the
adjutant- generals and quartermas-
r-generals departments. Pierson is
a member of the joint appropriations
committee and he cited figures from
the comptroller's report TO show that
the Legislature made an appropria-
tion equal to the appropriation last
year. Mr.. PierSon neglected to show
why the encampment could not be |
held this year.
In his figures from the comptroller S
report Mr.. Pierson failed to include
suspended accounts amounting to
more than $4,000, which should have
been added.
The statement indicates that the
States expenditures for the encamp-
ment last year were nearly 1000,
instead of $41, ,421, as set forth by Mr..
Pierson. With increased cost in rail-
road transportation, rations and
other military stores, it would cost
approximately $1,000 more to hold an
encampment this year.
Cost of Camp.
The aggregate cost of an eneamp
ment this year would be $10O,672,
while, taking in account the amount
which would be contributed by the
Federal government, the total avail
able is only $4,000, which would re-
suit in a deficit of more than $4,000.
Al n
Sadler and General Murray insist
that the holding of an encampmeht
was an impossibility.
The statement says:
'In the statement of Assemblyman
Pierson, appearing under recent date,
he makes a comparison for the pur-
pose of showing that the appropria-
tions made by the Legislature of 1914
for 1915, and the appropriations of
the Legislature of 1918 for 1916, were
in excess of expenditures for the 1914
encampment. and that it is possible
to eneamp the entire National Guard
this year.
"These figures, as they appeared In
the statement, are here given, and
are followed by comparative figures
prepared by the quartermaster-g
erals office of the actual expenditures
during this period
1t is shown in detail that since
the close of the fiscal year bills for
subsistence, transportation and other
requisitions, aggregating SlS,5S76s,
were delivered to the comptroller.
These bills were carried under the
requisition system for payment the
middle of December. The statement
adds:
These suspended accounts should
kn A
by Assemblyman Pierson as the ac-
tual expenditures, which will cause
,, the encampment of 1914 to represent
total expenditure from State funds
f, of $59,959.11.
"In addition to the above expendi-
lures from State funds, $33, 713.46 was
disbursed by the Federal disbursing
officer from United States allotments
under section 1861, Revised Statutes.
The total cost of the eneampment of
1914, including expenditures from
State and Federal allotments, was
$93, ,672.57.
Railroad Fare Increase.
"Since the 1914 encampment, the
railroads have increased the rate of
fare between New Jersey points and
Sea Girt camp grounds, from one and
one-half cents a mile to two cents a
mile, approXimating $4,000 on the
item of transportation alone.
"The cost of the ration has In
creased since Nthe time the appro-
priation was made for the 1914 en-
campment to the recent date from
229 cents per man to, 20 cents per day
per man, an increase of $1,000.
of $1,000.
THE cost of certain other stores has
been increased proportionately. and
1t is estimated that an encampment
this year along exactly the same
lines as the encampment of 1914
would have increased approximately
$1,000, or require a total expenditure
of $100,672.57.
The Legislature of 1914 reduced the
appropriation available this summer
to $4,000, the statement continues,
and the last Legislature kept next
years amount at the same figures.
The federal allotment, it is pointed
out, amounted to $32 900. With the
money available aggregating So, 900
and the cost $100. 0.67257, it is shown,
the deficit would be S1S,672.57.
Made Every Effort.
The statement asserts the military
authorities made every effort to Sc
cure the money needed. The budget
was accompanied by an explanatory
sheet which declared the amounts
asked for We're the minimum.
At the hearing granted by the ap-
propriations committee the statement
declares, attention was called to the
fact that an encampment would be
impossible unless the $4,000 deducted
by the Legislature of 1914 were re-
placed in the supplemental budget,
while the customary $6o0o0 Included
in the regulAr appropriation bill