Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-12-29 | Page 22 | Early Militia Splendid Body

EARLY fARlY BUOY Well Equipped Volunteers V P Protected ote ted Settlements F From omI Indians dian Utah Ulah I militia In the thc l da days consisted chiefly of ot volunteer or orGanIzations organizations or- or which which were recruited from front time to limo lime t to protect Ute thO settlements fn from fron Indian n depredations the tho territory became a stale In In national guard ot of Utah consisted of Ot sixteen I companies companies' of oC I Infantry 1 three troops S of oC cavalry two batteries b ar ar- ar and r a is sIS signal signal corps corp corps l they were they were were welt well equipped with wilh guns suns nm j nt tion rn etc except overcoats and blankets two years b be beginning beginning be- be ginning April S 8 1891 J First ant William A A. of th SIxt SIx t en h United States Stabs infantry had h bc been n instructing the tho officers and men inca of at the tho K guard ard In Su Such h 1 U tim the o oco co condition o o the na guard of f Utah when on J aha any ary 4 04 1896 the tho territory b became as a's asat a au s 's sat u atc S PR PRESENT s T TR rR TROOPS OPS Today Today tlc the numerical n national tlona guard allotment to the 1110 st as au an iu- iu by tha burc t War tar d department p Is 1412 offIcers officers and nien Ineis divided I l t officers two warrant war war- rant rint officers officers' rs' rs and thid 1278 men The Tho- composition o of state staff stArr corps carpi and anti department departments lf dc de division Bt staff rr field artillery O drawn field artillery rY tractor drawn hospital company motorized thc fall tall of oC J 1930 tho de department de- de p c 9 equipping tio Held fIeld 1 ld Artillery with four ty-four Howitzers which will replace o tho the four twenty field uns which the regiment is Is' equipped These Thise guns gUn weigh In Lu tho the neighborhood of pounds cach cachi and cost coms complete leto about I WAREHOUSE SE PLAN PLANNED ED Negotiations are now under underway way wILY with th the tiie war war department for for- forthe the construction of ot steel warehouse warehouse ware ware- house s of ot f feet at cot p-cot C st This ware ware- warehouse l house will wUl house houge a ac considerable portion por- por tion of oC heavy n a will arid d will re relieve re- re UevA lieve some of of the congestion at tho tue Salt alt Lako armory If Jr nin funds ls are arc m made de is anticipated the var will wm bo bo built bunt In the Ithe spring g A new armory armory at at- at icom- icom completed corn com on November 30 at an ap proximate cost of of ot h amount the legislature appropriated and nd tho the armor armory board borrOwed borrowed bor bor- borI I rOwed rowed from the tho stat state land board OOOO on the rc 20 year 20 r amortization n plan tho the remainder 2225 being taken t from the military lurid IMPROVEMENTS MENTS MADE During the the- ye year r ended Juno Jupo 30 1929 1029 improvements vero were ero made de at dt Camp V G. G Williams nam named l after alter tb the adjutant general at nt a a. cost o of at In addition Hi to these Improvements Improvements improvements Im Im- im- im it if Is the tho intention to complete construction of t additional buildings at an approximate cost of which which will give the national national na na- I guard a complete camp Imp In every ry detail and minutely ni modern dern F Tor ear 19 1929 1029 9 the funds allotted allot allotted ted the guard d amounted to 1321 Governor Go GeorgeH H. H D Dernis Is cons com i mander in ln in of ot the national state staff tat I r Col Colonel el w. w G. G Williams Wn- Wn Wil Wil- hams liams adjutant general genei l l It H. M. M r. r H. H Lund H H. Arnold Rich lUck William Wil WU- liam Ham J J. J Lyons Lyon Captain Jared W W. and Albert Alber V V. V Scon SCOUr berg The detachment taff Is Is' Lieutenant Colonels Elmer John I son Carl A. A Badger r and Samuel CYoung C C CYoung Your Young g Glen A. A Jensen Captain Cap Cap- thin tain Wayne nG F R Carbis and Md Firs Fir t Lieutenant Julian JuUan G. G McCollom