Show NATIONAL GUARD HAS MEN MENTO TO SPARE No Excuse Appears for Statement statement State state- ment Appropriation Is Forfeited RESULT OF IMPROVEMENTS I I I i II ii Member Member- Accounted For Ir POI ti 1 t the tIne GO Government I Inspector n Reports Report of tho the sp h Inspection cUon of the National Guard of oC Utah Uth Just completed completed com coin by hy Maj aj Hirst detailed for fOl tho the purpose b by the war department show that not only did the lie state pre present ent th the men required to secure the annual appropriation from the national government gov gov- hut hilt that It t had 1 13 men inen to spare This In spite of all al statements lo to the effect that the tho appropriation Is to be lo lost t and tho lie states state's military organization disrupted The fhe men accounted for to the Inspector Inspector in inspector In- In by tho the different companies were as follows First Infantry field fell staff an and band 40 0 Company A A. A Nephi 47 i Company B. B O Ogden den i 3 34 Company C C. C i. i Suit Salt Sal Lako 4 42 2 Company D D. D Mt t Pleasant Pleasnt u. u i 40 0 Company B E. E Bountiful ii J Compan Company MantI F Mantl 3 35 Company H H. H I Salt Lake 26 First Batery Battery F F. F A A. A 40 10 40 Troop 4 A. A 1st Cay Salt Sal Lake 3 37 Signal Corps Salt Sal Lake 2 28 SInal Hospital Corps Salt Sl Lake Lalic I 8 Total 0 to 1 4 1 3 No 0 fc for Statement The one million milon dollars annually ap ap- ap by congress for the por pot motion of the lie National Guard of or each eachor of or the states Is apportioned among the various states In proportion to the th number of men actually enrolled ii In Inthe the he organized militia mitia and liable lable t to dut duty for active service The Thc number required in order to 10 he be el eligible t to share In the benefits of this mone money must equal one hundred men for or each representative In the national congress Utah therefore mUs must account fo for three hundred men This having been bee more than han accomplished hed there Is no reason for tho ho statement that this lila state had forfeited its right to share in Iii this mone money The share of this state in this his annual annual annual an an- nual allotment is which Is used to 0 provide arms and clothing to pay expenses of encampments o of In Instruction instruction In- In and other expenses to maintain main main- ala tain the he organized militia mita Col Col H. H M. M 11 H H. Lund acting assistant assistant assistant assist assist- ant quartermaster general of oC the National National Na Na- tonal Guard of Utah received notice ordered ordered order order- that tho the new now uniforms recent recently ed for the National atonal Guard had bath been et ordered shipped from New York April Apri ortere 6 1905 and this his should bring them to this hIs state ready for fm Issue within a Vel very short time The amol amount t of oC equipment ordered and on the thc wa way Is charged ed at When hen this In round numbers Is received the militia mitia will wl be provided provided pro THO vided with all newest ewest and bestIn best bestin in Lii military clothing and anti equipage I |