Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-08-20 | Page 1 | Uncle Sam Distributes Militia Cash

UNCLE SAM DISTRIBUTES MiLITIA CASU New YorK Leads in Amount While Utah Brings Brins Up R Rear ar WASHINGTON Aug J 20 Ever O. O Ever Every state and territory in tho the union with tho the fin single lo exception of Nevada which is without a militia gets a n portion of 01 the tho federal appropriation for tho the purchase pur pur- chase of supplies and ammunition for foi tho the or organized militia tho tIo during present present pres pros ent eat fiscal year in tho first all allotment of the war fund iund The Tho department do de has reserved about of tho the fund fun for emer emergencies Acc Accord According According rd ing to tho the allotment which was made according to the tho enlisted strength th of ot the or organized militia in tho the various states five o states get et more than 50 each Of these New Now York leads with nith Pennsylvania follows with Illinois with 1 Massachusetts with t Ohio with I and New Jersey with Of tho thio others Alabama California Connecticut Georgia ia Indiana Iowa Kentucky Maryland Michigan Michi an Minne Minne- sota soth Missouri North Carolina Carolinn South Carolina Tennessee Virginia Vircinia and Wisconsin Wis Wis- consi n get each moro than Utah ends tho list with only whilo Delaware Hawaii Idaho North Dakota and Wyoming are tho only othera others others oth oth- ers era to get et l less lees ss than The department has also t- t 2 2 to th the tho states n and d territories ona on ona ona a basis of representation in con congress for arms equipment nt camp amp purposes anI and promotion o of nib practice in the tho militia or organizations aniza