Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-07-13 | Page 31 | Salvaging of Cantonment Begins Soon

SALVAGING 0 OF f CANTONMENT 5 nON nONi i Senator Smoot Wires Mayor jF Ferry eiTY of War ar Departments Department's Decision to Ab Abandon Fort Douglas Buildings Salvaging of or the 01 company buildings buildIngs build build- ings s cook houses and other structures comprising the thc Fort Douglas arm army cantonment will probably b be begun AH under the direction of or United States army irmy officials within the tho next ton ten days or r two weeks E Official word that the cantonment is isto isto to be torn down and the lumber sold reached tho the cI city tr yesterday In a mess mes- mes s lage from headquarters of oC the thc war de- de to Wilbur Sparrow r quartermaster at the post 1 Advertise i I The lieutenant Is now awaiting further Instructions In letter form belore be- be tore lore final inal plans aro are made He ex expressed expressed ex- ex pressed a belief belle last night that the plan for Or sal salvaging the buildings would be le one of oC advertising the thc proposed sale I It t of f c tile the structures and then sellin selling the I buildings to the highest bidder or bid bid- ders tiers Just what the thc buildings may bring the government Is a question Lieu Lieu- Sparrow who was not at the ip ost at tho the time tim the buildings were constructed says Ho lie would hesitate to estimate hat w-hat the thc selling price might tie be b Before advertising is started f for forbids r bids life lib said it would be necessary ry to strip the buildings s of or their trim Ings such as ranges sanitary equip 1 ent etc elc This will take several se days PriMon i Remain ln I Dismantling of the tho cantonment will willave bave ave nothing to do with the war ar prison b barracks arracks It is emphasized These Buildings It ha has been heen Intimated are arc areto I lt to tb be retained as tho they stand and left leCt In 1 ini I i as C quarters for a disciplinary barracks Arracks This Information in a n. genral gen gen- ral raI way wa has been boen confirmed by b mill mill- ary Dry officials When When the cantonment Is destroyed he c ground will wm be leveled and if It the amp mp is enlarged as proposed tho the paco pace on which tho the buildings stood be used as ns a part of ot the drill founds rounds t Smoot Ad Advises Mayor In a substantiation of ot the wire to toI I lieutenant loutenant Sparrow a a. communication cached the city lato late last night from frome he e Heralds Herald's Washington correspond- correspond Tnt nt stating that Senator Smoot had st procured an order from the war to havo have tho the buildings at atI I It Douglas dismantled and oie This i information it was said hut haa teen Deen telI tel- tel I graphed to Mayor Mont Ferr Ferry b by the thc j senator alt It was further stated that J. J A. A I of oC South South- Tenth East treet had devised cd a plan for salvaging 1 he buildings which is now being con- con b by the war department Mr was unavailable last nl night ht ut officials of tho the post say flay It Is their cHef eIlef the dismantling and salvaging I I. I ll be conducted under the thc sole su suI supervision su- su suI I I of oC military officials They Thc having heard of Mr Checketts Checketts' I tan Lan Ian