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Show POST OFFICERS Pls TO HOUSE ENGtf n Think Accommodation; Ample for Big , ment Here, SITE SUITABLE i Washington Announci L Engages Interest Ar. i Local Army Men, Announcement from 'Washinfrlll' the secretary of war has dec , establish an engineer training Fort Douglas for at least tw'" ueer battalions, means the brin-from brin-from 1200 to 1500 men and , corps of instructors to tho loc, of ' it is said. The Washington informatio . J cates that tho secretary of placed no definite limit on th ber of engineers to be trained tiol post, and rather indicates that t bo regulated by the available modations at the post and the of engineering men in tho west partment to be trained and who'"""" economically trained at this po!;!, By using the cantonment sec' the post, it is pointed out, thertf;or be room to accommodate three u pi thousand men. Just two bal (0 could be accommodated in the -' . nent barracks buildings of thi!''1' proper, it is estimated. These if s ings would require no expendiir money to make them servicea' .' . the engineers, and, in view of i :: nouncement that the secretary -vei plans to make an ajspropriati ,je about $100,000 to put the post ir je for tho engineer camp, is taken,!' dicate that it is intended to & s cantonment section, or at least i part of it, which, in turn, seenif dicate that it may be planned t ;ct two to three thousand or evei :ii 'men here when the camp is iioi lished. ;-i Through standing empty all .in; the cantonment buildings have:th into considerable disrepair, yan.',,,': the water system and sewage fa !f have deteriorated until the e: ;t ture of considerable money wo ie required before they could bo .:oi proper condition for use. Tho :JlI irigs would have to have new n most instances, have some i uteri f0 exterior repair work of other i done, and should' be painted t if tect them from weather deteriCj, Should it. be planned to make them in winter also, it would be J, sary to reline all of them and t provision for heating them. a It is pointed out, however, tha' , tical instruction in lines of en ing could be given the soldn .'i, having them do a large part work that would have to be d r the cantonments, and at the .',; time, this would save expense f.,;'j terials. Admirably Adapted to Utse.ir Fort Douglas .is admirably si. for an engineering camp, it is sta: 'r military men. It presents all " tions found in a mountainous co;: the plain is near by, and thoi 1 ample streams and other bodi( '1 water within' easy reach of the which afford opportunities for " construction and other work necJ' in and around water. The Washington announcemeD ;' the cause of considerable ir'1 among officers and men at th !-yesterday. !-yesterday. The coming of the' neers, it is stated, will make r:! ference in the status of th ' States guards now on duty at th j They will remain on duty and wi : charge of all the guard duty an ? maintenance work, as usual. T : gineer students will be OCTirpie i ing the whole of their time in tr:va and could not be expected to db i duty in addition. |