Show RECRUITING PLAN FOR NAVY Dr La Motto Has Recommended That Permanent Station Be Established Estab-lished in Salt Lake J A permanent naval recruiting station may he established In Salt Lake If the recommendations of DI Henry La Motte are carried out by the surgeon general of the navy It Is I believed that ho I plan would result In securing ala a-la r < tr number of applicants l for service ban I the present expensive process of sending out recruiting parties to spend a fow tlnyo only In each cIty Dr La Motte wa for six years In active ac-tive service ns assistant surgeon In the navy but In ISOfi owing to overwork which resulted In nervous prostration ho was placed upon the retired list Recently Re-cently lie received a letter from the surgeongeneral urging him to apply reinstatement l In the active service as the present need for surgeons Is I very great Owing to the fact that he Is now settled set-tled In a good practice and has purchased pur-chased a home Dr LaMotle Is not enthusiastic en-thusiastic over the Invitation and has suggested to the surgeongeneral that Instead of hospital or ship service he be appointed recruiting olllcer with permanent headquarters In this city Such a plan he Is confident would not only result In securing more and better bet-ter recruits for the navy but would also release from recruiting duty an active ac-tive officer and a surgeon who could be made useful elsewhere This section of the country has turned out some of the best sallormen the navy ever had said Dr LaMotte yesterday and with a permanent station sta-tion here there Is no reason why the number of recruits should not be constantly con-stantly augmented There Is a great demand de-mand now for seamen and mechanics and the chances of promotion In the service arc very promising The present pres-ent system ofBending a half dozen officers offi-cers and men from place to place gathering gath-ering up men Is very expensive and the result Is not commensurate with the cost |