Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1921-01-04
VALUE or NATIONAL GUARD
SHOWN IN ANNUAL REPOIl

Santa Fe.-The great value OF a.,
rcorganized national guard 10 the sta.
OF New Mexico and to the communities
IN which the several units are located
Is conyincingIy shown IN the biennial
report OF Adjutant General james
Baca, for the period ending Nov. 40
1870, Just submitted TO Gov. q. A..
larraz0lO. Adjutant General Baca h
now nearing the close Of his fourth
year In office aud this. his second re-
port, shows the sane unfailing accur-
acy In reporting the handling OF all
FUNDS that characterized the former
report.
The size Of the federal governments
expenditures for maintenance OF the
guard In this state Is indicated In the
following paragraph from the report:
1T IL estimated by this office thar
the cost TO the federal government In
maintaining the allotment OF troops 10
this state will be In the neighborhood
OF 100000 as the initial expense. and
the maintenance expense between
100000 and $4,000 per year there
after"
The report says as to allotment OF
troops:
After conference Of the adjutants
general OF the states Of the eighth corps
area with the commanding general Of
the eighth corps area (this being the
army corps tQ which the New Mexico
national guard Is assigned) at Fort
Sam Houston, Texas, during the week
OF November s. 1920, the following was
decided upon as the allotment for the
state OF New Mexico:
division troops: combat engineer
regiment headquarters, combat en-
gineer battalion, 1 combat engineer
headquarters and supply company, /
truck company
Army troops: ! cavalry regiment
headquarters, ] cavalry squadron,
cavalry regiment headquartes troop, /
cavalry regiment administration, /
signal battalion.
"Thls allotment Is extremely Liberal
indeed as Il gives the state Of New
Mexico dominance IN commissioned Of
ficers over larger and more thickly
populated states OF this corps area.
This allotment was obtained only after
a strong stand by this department at
the conference above MENTIONED
Progress In organizing some Of the
units allotted TO the state il described
"The adjutant generals department
worked very energentically IN endeay-
oring 10 organize its national guard
IN compliance with The conditions i'm.
posed by the war department. but we
were not successful until congress
modified the national defense act so as
10 permit the organization Of troops
companies and batteries at minimum
strength Of 60 men Under tlds plan
we have organized two troops Of cav
lalry.S troop "A fAlhuquerquel and
troop ~ fCarisbnd) OF the Wrist Sep
nrate squadron, New Mexico cavalry
National Guard, both OF which units
have been recognized by the federal
government as meeting all require
ments OF the war department. Another
cavalry troops is In process Of organi.
zation at Santa Fe, and fourth one nj
Deming Stables for the horses Of
troop II are IN course OF construction
at Carlsbad, and contract for stables
for troop A will be awarded shortly.
Complete equipment has been requis-
toned from the war department for
both troops and has been received or
Is inroute TO troop rendezvous"
A table shows the cost To the federal
government of maintaining one troop
OF calvary. Of officers and CO enlist
ed men. yearly. including 17-day
camp Of instruction. with allowance for
day of travel each way Pay of the
officers and men will amount 10 81.
SS15S. To this will he added the cost
OF maintaining 32 horses S6SOi 81
plus the pay Of caretakers, $1,000
making a grand total of S101S6.47 a
year
The regular army's appreciation Of
the care and thoroughRess used In
making reports I'm the adjutant gener.
lal's office Is expressed IN a letter from
Col. J. j. Boniface. cavalry, United
States army, senior nspectoF.instruct.
or OF national guards.