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Show j THE ARMY AUAIX. An-jtfc-'r Soldier Susuins thi -Herald." Camp Douglas. Utah. April Jch, 1S7S. Elliots H'ralih In your issue of M.irch 30'.b, 1S7S "Longevity" endeavors to show tha you were fir wide of the mark whet you st I'.ed thit a capUin's py, or ii other words a captain' position in th army, w:w worth $C 033. As figures and fcta are wort) ; more thin whole volumes of aru ment and rhetoric, alinw me Lo giv j you the following exhibit: j CAPT. CA.PT. j mounted, font, j Salary ..f2000 $l!0l" U-jut value oT quarters 4'JJ 400 Fuel coal and wooJ) value of - 240 240 Medici ne and medical attendance at-tendance 100 100 1 Servant (valua of) '240 2A0 Pwrcenuno after 15 years' service 000 000 Stove?, cooking utcnsili, & c, per year 2f 25 Privilpge of purchasing from govern mniit iroccriei at cost price per year.... I"i0 100 Fi-ge for two hors'?. 2jQ none Eorati shoeing and tm-dicat trpalmeat for horses per year 15 Lone Sum Total $3f70 $5oo Thus it will be seen that you were practically correct in your figureB as uiven in the Herald of March 29th, 1S7S. Shoutevitt. |