The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-03-13
WORK ON TRAINING
CENTER OUTLINED
Expenditure of $17S,OOO fol-
National Guard Camp at
Little Falls Approved
BIDS BEFORE MAY Is
100000 Will Be Expended
for Bridge Across the Mis-
Sissippi River

st. Paul, Mar. 11-Expenditure
of $178,600 for development of A
military training center near Little
Falls has been approved by the fed
eral government, Adjutant General
E. A. Walsh announced.
Bids for the work authorized will
be called for before May Is, Walsh
said.
AT the same time, steps were TAX
en- today to Immediately call for
bids for construction of a combina-
tion highway and railroad bridge
costing approximately 100000, and
financed jointly by Morrison coun-
ty, in which the camp is to be locat-
ed, and the Northern Pacific Rail-
road.
General Walsh said that during
1880 a total Of approximately 1884,
900 will be spent in developing the
training center.
The expenditure authorized by
the federal government will be
available before July, Wash said. 1t
has been approved by the head
quarters of the Seventh Army Corps
Area at Omaha, the chief of the
militia bureau, and the quarter
master generals office at Wash
ington. 1t will be available con-
tingent on plans and specifications
to be submitted by April 1, and ap-
proved by the secretary of war.
Of the $176,6OO, there will be
available $64,5O0 not later than
June 80 for water, sewer and light
ing systems. Before July 1, there
will be available $91, 800 for erec-
tion of one complete regimental
area, to include 16 mess halls, six
bath houses, camp headquarters
building, a two-ton incinerator, a
gun shed for artillery, grading of
air field, and approximately $4,000
Immediately available for rifle, ma
chine gun, pistol, 81 millimeter gun
and combat ranges.
Construction is expected to be-
gin about June 3O Military en-
gineers believe the camp will be
ready for use by July 1, 1881.
Walsh said it is planned to call
for bids Immediately for 1900 feet
of roadway connecting Trunk High
way No. 27, costing $4,000, for
which plans were prepared by the
highway department., and the Nor
rison county engineer.
In addition, the Northern Pacific
will let a contract for the building
of 1900 feet of standard track at
cost of $26,422, this track to conect
the new camp with the Brainerd
line of the railroad.
Four hangers for the air service
have been secured General Walsh
said, for housing the field training
activities of the 34th Division Avia-
ton, stationed at st. Paul.
Subject to approval of the war
department, arrangements have
been made with Major General
Lytle Brown, chief of the corps Of
engineers of the United States
army, for a detail of two officers
and As enlisted men of the Second
Engineers, now stationed at Fort
Logan, Colo, to proceed to Little
Falls about May to map the area
embraced in the new camp site and
adjacent territory, approximately
"a square miles.
The state of Minnesota will ex-
pend approximately $4,000 during
1880 of the total sum of $594, 900, ac-
cording to General Walsh. The
Northern Pacific Railroad will
spend $133,OOO for bridge and track
age work, the various agencies of
the war department $35O,OOO, and
the highway department of Morri-
son county 100000.
In addition to these amounts, Ma
jor General William G. Everson,
chief of militia bureau, informed
General Walsh that $4,000 would
be available each fiscal year until
the project is completed.
In addition to the ia units of
the national guard in Minnesota,
ample facilities will be available
for the 185th heavy artillery of
Iowa, the IS millimeter artillery of
Missouri and the anti-aircraft reg
of A Arkansas orI N;eeo,,r;