Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-05-22 | Page 6 | War is Costly

WAR IS COSTLY. A short while ago Acting Secretary of War Crowell announced, at Washington, Wash-ington, the sale of eight national guard camps and four miscellaneous camps, following the opening of bids. The war department will receive $5-18,19 4.83 for eleven of tho camps; the twelfth is being be-ing retained for the use of the navy. The camps disposed of cost the government gov-ernment approximately $24,000,0011. They are situated in various parts of the country and are designated: Beauregard, Beau-regard, Louisiana; Bowie and Logan, Texas; Hancock and Wheeler, Georgia; Shelby, Mississippi; Sheridan, Alabama, and Wadsworth, South Carolina. The others sold are of minor importance. Some conditions are imposed upon the purchasers which will benefit the localities lo-calities where the camps were. These provisions are of a minor characl or, and, generally speaking, the government govern-ment sold for half a million dollars eslablishments that entailed a cost of twenty -four millions to cons! met. The camps were sold because they . were no longer of use to the government. govern-ment. They had served their purpose. They were built in the first place to 'rain soldiers to win the war. The sol-jdiers sol-jdiers were trained and the war was won. and that was ' lie end of all tilings far as the camps were concerned. The sale of tin1 camps for a mere rifle, however, adds to the testimony .vhich we have in plenty flint it cos's money to wage w r.