Show BARRACKS ARE CROWDED CILO General Young Finds Soldiers Sleep Sleeping Sleeping Sleeping ing in Teats in Northwest Portland Ore July 31 General S B M Young commander of ot the de departments departments departments of California and the Co Columbia ColumbIa Columbia lumbia after visiting various posts in inthe Inthe Inthe the department of the Columbia left for San Francisco tonight Speaking of the condition of the army posts in inthe Inthe inthe the northwest t he said saidI Id IdOr Or I 1 came north more especially es to see what steps step are being taken to house the soldiers during the winter months At Atthe Atthe Atthe the Vancouver headquarters we have men who are living in tents and al although although although though new barracks are to be con constructed constructed constructed some of the soldiers will have to be ent sent to other nests during the winter a thing which I desired to pre prevent prevent prevent vent if possible Some of the men will wUl be sent to Forts Wright Lawton the Boise bar barracks barracks barracks racks and Walla Wana Walla and thus re relieve relieve relieve lieve the overcrowded condition at Vancouver I consider that the Bar Barracks ar arracks racks in the various posts are in good goad condition although the same crowded condition everywhere exists in the northwest t At Flagler there are four companies with barracks for two and at Wright ten companies with bar barracks barracks racks for only two A squadron of cay cavalry cavalry alry airy is 18 coming corning from the Philippines soon and I think will be sent to Walla Wana Walls Walla A light battery is also al o coming from Manila and will be sent to Van Vancouver couver |