The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-17
ALBUQUERQUE GOING
HARD AFTER CAMP
FOR FEDERAL FORCE
Telegram TO Mayor Outlining Re.
quirments for $4,000 Men and
Setting Date for Boards Ar
rival Starts Things.

f! n. -
Albuquerque started today after big
ger game than the national guard
camp. 4 telegram from Brig. Gen.
Harry Green to Mayor Wcstcrfcid out
Inning the requirement for "a division
camp big enough 10 immediate So
000 men was the signal FOR energetic
preparations to present Albuauerque's
advantages In q way that is hoped 10
make IL n only choice FOR the big
cantonment.
General Green heading a board OF
five officers To- select the division camp
assigned to this state by the wal de-
partment, will be here on Thursday ar
ternoon. May -. They are expected
90 arrive on train No ?.
The telegram from General Green
to the mayor was as follows.
"The board OF five officers appoint
cd to make recommendations Cor tho
selection OF cafnp sites Tor the training
of new troops will arrive In your city
at els y. m. Thursday. May -, on
a hurried tour OF inspection
THE board is DESTROYS of meeting
the representative citizens Of your
city to learn the character OF the avail
ANAt AhHfNA US AiN w hA'HfNA Wv NAHHN
ing areas available and suitable for
the said purpose. II IL requested that
data be submitted to the board in SUI
ficient typewriter shape and form
! and cover the following scope Of es-
sential and desirable features for camp
sites
"CAl BE OF sufficient size TO ac'
| commodate a command Of 80. zoe mcu
without crowding.
"CBl Have AN adequate water sup
ply FOR both the men and animals q
be encamped thereon.
"tC1 Contain within itself or be To-
Gated within q convenient distance ~
an adequate training area.
"CD) Contain within itself or pe Do.
Gated within convenient distance Of
suitable grouud for target practice.
"CE) BE located upon or near q
railrond ~ sufficient capacity To- In
sure complete supply Of the command
and It's prompt movement in case OF
need.
"tF) Can he leased FOR one or two
years. with the option Of renewu.
from year To year.
100 Be IMMUNE from floods anc
foundations.
Rhf ~ fNAl NANfNNA Nv Va ff
loan. with good drainage.
"G The surroundings should "
hcnlthful.
"OK) A known distance range aut
"a field range for small arms tsrgc'
practice.
"OLb An artillery range within con
venicnt distance.
"Other desirable Textures pertinon
D.. hi apNN.nN H,NfV 1anuNAfN mnuN AK
, ford would be Appreciated by tn
board
tSigned) GREENE.
Brigadicr General
Within fifteen minutes after tn
, message was received, steps We're un
der way 10 get together the data re
: piired. Mayor Westcrfeid turned tn
, telegram over to capt Clark NJ carr
, chairman of citizens committee tina
%arranpcd for the national guard can't
with the request to take over the biz
ger project Captain Carr and hi
committee aids got To work at once
and IL wasn't long before II was an
%nounced that tho committee was con
WINGED hat Albuquerque could NEE
all requirements.
CaptaIn Carr discussed the question
! Of requirements with Captain Carter
the army mastering officer here
captain Garter said that he ,oul'
not give en- opinion as 10 ranges unit
he had looted over the ground and di'
not know what facilities there wof'
for water service, but he believed TIM
In an other requirements the mes
country would meet the needs 90
division training poiu,.
The camp will require $50 acre.
captain Garter said. and "a minimum
~ nine hundred thousand gallons o
water a day.
Captain Carter will go with Col y
* n. SELLERS o. the mesa TINS after
noon and hook the ground over aus
aid the committee IN getting up IN
data Tor the army BOARD 'ulon'
Sellers plans Co.. have % map draw
and "a put up posts five miles dist"u
from "a selected center. boz order TIM
General Green with map and iir''
glasses can prHsp thc lay OF the .onH
TRY as b spreads before linn when l'
is taken Go the mesa Dos the ''ii@rn.
committee
u was tentatively agreed ihis 100
ternuou by tuo .ummltt'r mat no "i
tempt would le made to frtr the n"nr'
when 10 arrived here because thC~u1
der-i1ndiug was that the OFFICERS "'.'
ON 81 stri.tI. business tour auf WouI'