White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-09
FOR MILITARY
TRAINING CAMP
COUNCILLOR MAGINNIS OF SALT
LAKE VISITS ELY TO AROUSE
INTEREST FOR LOCAL REPRE-
sENTATION At FORT DOUGLAS

During the past week, Counsellor
s. Abbot Maginnis of Salt Lake was
a visitor in the district and took up
with some of the prominent citizens
the matter of the military training
camp for the intermountain region
which will be established at Fort
Douglas from August q TO Septem-
Der 6. Mr.. Maginnis found his time
fully occupied during his brief stay
here but took occasion to confer with
such of the prominent citizens as 1t
was possible to get together in the
absence OF opportunity to give pub
licity to the matter and notify the
large number who will doubtless be
interested.
Mayor A. b. Witcher, Judge c. J.
MeFadden, Senator N. II. Chaplin.
w. A. Leonard, Geo f. Deckelman
w. p. Kinney and several others as
sured Mr.. Maginnis of their hearty
cooperation and a meeting will be
called for the purpose of perfecting
an organization. When this is done
representatives will be sent here from
Salt Lake and arrangements made for
at least one lecture by an officer of
the regular army. Summing the mat
ter up briefly, Mr.. Maginnis said:
"This movement is not for the pur-
pose OF making soldiers of the citi-
zens. nor is II for militarism. but 1t
is for the purpose OF preparing our
citizens for the time when our coun-
try may call upon us. OIL those at
tending the camp will be given spe-
cial instructions and put through ma
neuvers by competent army officers
and it will amount to a thirty-day
vacation that will really be worth
while to any one who can arrange to
attend.
I'VE all realize. | believe. that we
have been too commercial and too
much inclined to let the country take
care OF itself and take chances. as
suming that the Almighty will pro-
tect us II anything should come
along, but the time has come when
we must consider the matter serious
ly and make some plan along the
lines of really adequate preparation
and protection for the country as a
real insurance against war and for
peace We do want the hearty CO.
operation of the citizens of this dis
trict and we feel and know that We
will have IT."
One great feature is the physical
training OF young men. This view
alone is well worthy of the consider
alton of all good citizens and mat
ter which the individual cannot af-
ford to overlook.
Only three camps will be establish
ed in the west. One at Fort Douglas,
one at Monterey, Cal. and third
in the northwest. likely at Spokane.
It is said.
There will be two classes of re-
cruits, junior and senior. The senior
will include those over the age of
1s and the junior those schoolboys
under the age of Is who want to en-
list.
The recruits will be sold their uni
forms for what they cost the govern
ment, plus 10 per cent. IT is esti-
mated that $25 will cover all expenses
OF the camp. including uniforms, in
view of the army bills now pending
in congress containing provisions for
caring for most of the expenses of
training camps.
This organization Is not TO be con-
fused with any state military organ
ization The plans contemplate an
encampment along the lines of the
ones held last year at Plattsburg.
New York, Fort Sharon and other
places, and which attracted the at
tention of the best citizens in the
tdHtcTn Settltl vi Anitf itd. anu WHICH
were attended by honorable men In
every walk of life.
This district is made up of men
who stand only for honor, and who
recognize the necessity of such train
ing as makes them better men phys
icallv and bringing with II peace and
contentment. at the same time devel-
oping the true American of which
we are all so Justly proud.
The belief Is expressed that as mary
as 1000 men will be encamped at
Fort Douglas this year. but when the
greatest copper camp In the world
has been heard from. these figures
Will no doubt be substantially In
creased.