Show 7 til I- I Fort Fort D Douglas u ug g ga a s 's I I present time there is more ct nger of Ft Douglas Dougls s being x abandoned than ther there has been in years year The w war r 1 b q barracks r a ks' ks will vil soon be d discontinued continued The battalion ori of the twenty twenty- i st infantry now stationed at the fort is is under the commanding officer ce war war prison barracks who reports directly to the adjutant general of of the army arn Washington D. D C. C This battalion i is guarding arding prisoners and nd is not nota a part of the regular g garrison of Ft Do Douglas glas If the he prison is discontinued its guard will vill join the regiment to winch it belongs now ow stationed ed at Ft George H. H Wright Spokane ne neV V Vash sh and in in Alaska Such a condition w would uld provide provid an anex ex excuse use the economist I members of congress to p push sh through gh an abandonment aban- aban iI scheme I. I 0 For F. F r of infantry i To Ft Douglas can accommodate a regiment l years prior to the world war a regiment of infantry was tr j iii maintained there The post is not built to accommodate an an artillery should ask its regiment one f or cavalry command Salt Lake ask for ln hat t the war W department has allocated to Utah for recruiting P pur purposes Pr r- r lp poses se r rand and ld let Jet the wa va department and Gor congress gress know that that the N q city t y is IS Interested t. t ere d. d in mI it t V I Jf 4 A at this thi fort would mean ea about b t 3 annually passing through the Salt Lake clearing house l The he pay roll roU alone would amount to a about put per sper p r ever everS' every month panic month panic or no panic t tV V V Many local contracts for supplies woul would b be necessary 1 1 t. t Every organization about abo t fifteen in all would have various accounts c ts with city city- merchants in connection with their messes About fifty civilians ans' ans would be constantly employed The prop proposed sed ordnance depot t to b be loca located d at Sunset near pg P. P en is no longer a dream Three million dollars is is the initial 1 appropriation made by congress for this institution V V K KA 1 A construction quartermaster now is now on the ground and th officer at Ft Douglas has placed to his liis credit if r r disbursements in this connection V V I V i i With a plant the construction of which will Wll run into millions where many millions of dollars worth of ordnance n material be stored store the nce of troops in iri this thi vi vicinity i ty is is almost siwill t j pres presence t tive 1 v x JQ V M Th The post Ms here liere but the t troops oops are are re not V 1 t As this ordnance depot expands s. s to enormous proportions the p t at af f Ft Douglas could also be bir expanded to t the e. e proportions ofa of a a brigade p post st st. V H With th the new idea of a democratic V peacetime army with already made for educational and vocational train training ng V Ft f Douglas glas could become one of the most beneficial institutions i s j in th he state to to the young men thereof V of the department to initiate such courses courses ft It is the purpose war ar of training a as are aie desired by the soldiers soldier V f Utah men could have what they want along this thi line tine at home hom J Utah people would take such interest in this affair as will encourage en- en courage age enlistments enough to maintain the regiment regimen at Hs its normal strength V V Under pd r such conditions the Utah men trained train d i. i in the th army army would t I remain am in Utah and nd be an asset to his own home hom c community rather n to some other community V V V tf there is other in V the intermountain T it Geographically no point n section as suitable for fora a center of military activities ties as Salt Lake L ke Remove F move troops from Ft Douglas and the troops necessary to protect pr the ordnance department must come com from Helena Mont approximately miles mites C Cheyenne IT i miles e Den Denver Dener er lm Smiles l s Ft Logan is only a recruit depot San Francisco approximately l miles The intermountain empire is too large a part t the United States t s to be without an adequate representative of J military establishment V. V V With the national guard organizations organizations' grouped around Salt V 4 LaKe ke with R. R O. O T. T C. C units at University of f f Utah and d U. U A A. C. C lJ 3 Y U U. U could have it t also Iso if the they went ent after i it with high I s ol cadets cadets' a at Salt Lake Lale a and d Ogden with the Boy Scouts move move- K f ment pent so well weB rooted in this his vicinity with main stations of recruiting i iI I districts tor n navy vy and rid iid marine marin corps at Salt Lake it is only l logical gi al' al that there be a permanent military ga garrison ris ll in the vicinity Salt Lake center cente for far the he cooperation of these various mili- mili j ro as a or se v fary ry activities V V V V t A little the th le will b troops to Ft Douglas p pushing shing by p people o V bring ng I jp rs per permanent anent station V V V I Why should Utah troops have hav to go to hey ne for enc encampment en- en c r J A i The new nw newa army a my- my is is strong strong strong-d tf must he be subsisted s Salt A ake valley raises many products that t are re jn in constant use by the ai y V V V i V V V s must be purchased somewhere Why not here r ft The business is is there Someone else els I is is getting V it V l' l fat N |