The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-16
Baker, Impressed by Og1ethorpe.i
Hopes to Make Larger Use Of IT,!
Encouraged By Muscle Shoals
Secretary Of War Makes In
spection Of Camp
Here.
LIKES LARGE BUILDINGS
Party Found Work at Muscle
Shoals in Excellent s
Shape.

my trip to Fort Oglethorpe and
Chickamauga park today. ! hope we
can make larger use of them." de-
clared Secretary of War Newton ID.
Baker, as he left for Washington this
morning.
The secretary was very favorably
surprised with the size and advant-
ages of Oglethorpe. He declared to
members of the party with him that
1t would be a shame to destroy the
large two-story buildings already
erected and that they would have TO
be used. THE large buildings must
not be destroyed was his pronuncia-
mento.
II am very much encouraged at
the condition at the nitrate plant, and
we are certainly going through with
| it," he declared.
Secretary Baker had a busy six
hours in Chattanooga, from his ar
rival at to his departure at l0:45
| am. Friday was also O strenuous
day, as he covered the entire nitrate
development at Sheffield. When the
Pullman porter went to awake the
secretary at 6 o'clock this morning,
the latter protested vehemently for
an hours more sleep. However, at
T;15 he was at the Mountain city
club for a breakfast, and shortly aft
erwards left for Fort Oglethorpe, ac-
companied by members of his staff
and the reception committee. \
Members Of Party.
Accompanying the secretary were:
Col. Harry Taylor, corps Of engi-
neers, an assistant to the chief OF
engineers; Maj. ID. P. Gaillard, ord
nance department; Capt James M.
HOFFMAN. corps Of engineers, acting
as Col Taylor's assistant; Congress-
man John A. Moon. T. r. Preston.
PAU j. Kruesi, Fred III. Cantrell.
president of the Chattanooga Cham
Der OF Commerce; former Senator
Newell Sanders, G. r. Milton, Harry
Z. Adler, John L. Meek, and r, 3.
Randolph, superintendent of the
Chlckamauga park commission.
The party first went to the most
headquarters at Fort Oklethorpe. .
Wheke Brig Gen. w. S. Scott, com
nandlng the post, and his stan re-
ceiyed the distinguished visitor.
A salute OF nineteen guns was ired
as the secretary entered the gates of
the post; troop OF cavalry was
drawn up and presented pistol ss tha
secretary dismounted. Gen. Scott was
warmly greeted by the secretary: the
commanding officers of the various
UNITS at the post were present and
introduced to the secretary.
Those greeting the secretary wers.
ooi. W. X. Henry. Col. Fred s. Foltz
commanding Sixth cavalry: CoI
lark commanding Forty-sixth infar1-
Try, Lieut. Col. Nelson, Forty sixth
,nIantry; Leut-CoL w. r. Henry.
MAJ. M ~ o. Henry and Maj T. q.
Gen. Scott's staff. -
zen scott then took the opportus
hlly TO point out the geography az
ne post and the camp from a large
,,ara ra,u que print hanging in the gem
80 10 oilce; The secretary was much
49,, 'e9eed IN the data given. asking
ns nsa queStiohs relative to the total
orr"se OF the reservation. its rail
connections. present and notant;aI.
ne number of buildings troona
motor cars and trucks, and so IN
Tour of Post.
Next the party toured to the uar
,lisoh barracks. the secretary poing
~ zen. SCOTS car; Col, Penrose
,ohihander a OF the war prison har,
q t9' ~ ieo the way through the hon,a
- ahe ailens' These latter ,oorad
onoa ,nom .ne secretary with air OF un-
iercoi,, one ourly-bearded bocha
lnrod wired his moustache and.
y. as ne speeded
= me In inspection included III. c.r.
? thn T section, the barracLs
1er bor ol'y sixth infantry, the for
amps. ana u ~ the students training
nd dor anu the quartermaster SHEDS
hd depot at Lytle. sheos
mr. Baker was particularly i'm.
esSeu with the way salvage was
anuleu at Lytle and other parts ~
10 camp and commended IL highly
r.i "a1 wen pleased with the gem
,a oplcK- ahd-span appearance OF
trough a drizzling rain. g"
Ihese will make wonderfully fine
III grounds" was Mr.. Bakers COM
ents on some large expanses of
cared ground he noticed.
The secretary on departing de-
elared; IL have enjoyed my brief
stay IN Chattanooga immensely.
had never before had an op-
portunty to see the wonderful
scenery at Fort OgIethorpe. | am
very much impressed with Chick
park, and hope we can
make a large use of IT,"
1t was learned that the secretary
d been very highly impressed by
e progress of the work at the
uscle Shoals nitrate development.
hers of the party declared that the
uation was splendid, and that it
Is practically certain that upon
mDletiOn of the plant II would he
7rated to nearly entire capacity.