Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-12-21 | Page 2 | Army Officers Want Remount Station in S. L.

ARMY OFFICERS ANT REMOUNT IN S S. S L LUtah Utah Regarded as Most Favorable Western Point for Supplying Horses Needed by the Military Utah I. I Is outstanding 1 as a center centes for mounts most Ideally suited for service In the tho United States arm army Such Is the gist of a nationwide survey completed b by an army board For that reason Major l A. A N. N McClures McClure Mc- Mc Clure of ot the remount service and Major l George S S. S Gay now on duty at the University of Utah told business men and livestock growers at a meeting In th chamber of ot commerce last night that they have recommended the establishment ofa ota of ot ofa a remount station In Salt Lake The Importance of ot a remount station was n-as never more vividly re revealed revealed re- re t than during the World war when thousands and thousands of ot horses and mules were concentrated ed at different points throughout the nation RESULTS In peace times Umes tho the number Is f. considerably lower but army officers of ot- ot point out that remount stations stations stations sta sta- draw many Individual stock- stock growers and also purchase much I forage from the Immediate vicin vicin- ItT ity The recommendation that Major l McClure make to the war de department department department de- de Involves the transfer of ot all alt the thoroughbred stock at Sa Sacramento Sap Sac station to Salt Se-It Lake which will trill automatically mean abandonment abandonment abandonment abandon abandon- ment of ot the depot at the tho California capital Army officers regard Utah so highly as a field for purchasing mounts that at the present Umea timea time Ume a dozen t thoroughbreds are being loaned to growers growt rs In this state for tor breeding purposes QUARTERS CONSIDERED Sev Several ral sites in Salt Lake are under under under un un- un- un der consideration Construction of ot stables and living quarters for tor at attaches attaches together with a R. suitable paddock are aro also contemplated The livestock committee passed a resolution Informing the board of governors of ot the tho chamber of ot commerce commerce com corn merce of Its Us full support of ot th the the- move R. R J J. Armstrong local rancher ranch ranchi- er and Seth commissioner commissioner commis commis- abner were among those who gave ga hearty bearty approval to the move Major Gay who has been active in the instruction of equitation in Salt Lake hopes to organize a rIdIng riding riding rid rId- ing club If It the thoroughbreds are aro transferred here lie He reports man many seek lessons and the tho new organization organization organization is expected to be bo a n decided addition to Salt Lakes Lake's ranks