| Show HIERS Win ABOUT fORT DOUGLAS r post Not on List and Appropriation Never Made REPRESENTATIVES WRITE Communications From Senator Suther Sutherland land and Congressman To 10 Heal Estate Men en Judge Colborn president of at the Iho Salt BRIt J ke Real Estate E I le association has re received received a letter from U S Senator at Washington relative to 10 af at at Fort Douglas In which the senator nays The regular appropriations hereto heretofore fore made for tor tho th establishment of ot new posts the Improvement of ot those now In existence have been dis distributed In their entirety by hy the Ken eral staff and Ft Douglas has not been Included for tOL any un amount what whatsoever The estimate for fOl a general of at Improvement at It Fort Doug Douglas las IlLS fixed the amount required at It some something thing over no to carry the scheme Into execution tion was ever made Not n 11 dollar of nt nil general appropriation could hn ap applied applied plied to 10 Improvements at any po pot t not nol included In tho of lit the general staff tatt without ri fL special pro plO vl o In the bill ami there thero has hll never nevel been be n any special proviso fur tOl Ft n Doug Douglas las lag The gc Improvement which havo been going on nt at tho tort fort for the tho jia t three or fo 11 I MIA havo ho been under the immediate of Iho l and me not Included In the plaint of o the Ihl general They Th Y have Ven b ell discontinued for tor tho present for Cor the reason that the appropriation has haA been beell exhausted The removal of nt Captain Ham should bo construed to 10 mean that tho work has been abandoned Captain Hams detail of ot four service In III Inthe the tho depart department ment has hall expired and ho hns been heen re returned turned to tho line cling to regulations When the funds In III the bill now pending Ira aro another will bo ho de detailed detailed tailed to tn tako hl his 1 I bellevo I Iam am 1111 keeping In III touch with the depart department ment In connection with this matter matterand and am glad to tn bo ablo ahlo to assure you ou that a liberal for Cor Improve Improvements ments at al Ft Douglas for Cor will bo bu made You may be he further assured that the Utah delegation will wee lice that thit tho Iho needs of oC Ft are arc not over overlooked looked In III thin connection a 11 word In III regard to tho two batteries recently rl ordered transferred from Crom Ft Douglan 1 ough to Ft The Tho order was made mado In accordance with the th policy polle of ot tho department which Is III to station hat bat batteries teries In brigades brigade at military posts 1 best suited for battery batter purposes Ft I t In II regarded by h the tho department de as a n battery post well adapted for fl brigade bridle drills and target l practise e with modern mole guns At no time has Ms It been the intention of oC the tho derail derailment bat bal ment to maintain permanently at Kt 1 1 Douglas Tho o claim dahn that tho target larget range Is III not ex extensive len lve enough for tOI practise with guns guna miles or of ot three that thai have a range more I have been urging the secre for fOL other othel troops ot el war to arrange tory of oC the batteries nt at to tako the th place Tt Ft Douglas as und imd In III the course of If tho readjustment ot of stations sta now under consideration I nm mn confident that thai 11 be e made mado to provide In exchange desirable companies COlli pall of ot Infantry or cavalry rUm Mil m HOWELl Colborn Is also In receipt of ot a It aletter letter from rom Congressman How Howell ell In which the thu latter laller shows that the boast r f paper some omo PRO go that he was securing nn nil appropriation tion of ot for Cor the tho rebuilding lIng of ot Tort bort Douglas l WM nil all moonshine Tho congressman congre hays haysI II III I have mali made two calls at the war department one In III company with Hen Sen to urge on the department tho necessity and Justice of an nn ado apportionment of ot funds for tho th and Improvement of ot the tho fort Corr The promised to give glo the matter early carly consideration and us ItS Just what plans lans are In contemplation for th the season Jellson with respect thereto but for lor the pa t week the department hah 1 een as aB you know so occupied with measure of 01 relief relle for tor the victims of tho terrible catastrophe nt at San SlIn Francisco that other matters havo been relegated to after consideration I ran can assure you that there Is 13 no dis db disposition position on the part of the department to discriminate against Fort I ort Douglas DOlglas l ut that thai It will receive its full Cull shari shar of nC attention along with the tho other mili military tary tar posts hele too I wish to disabuse your our mind of ot tho idea thai definite plans for tho t this beautiful suburb nt al a cost of or over ft million dollars elo ever adopted OU hare what I believe la Is a II generally generall opinion In Salt Lake but bul tram from the best Information hero obtainable It U Ig not based on facts tl ets In conclusion let me assure you that thai we Ie of ot tho Utah delegation hero In Con Congress I gress feU will 11 do everything possible to se I I the lure turo Improvements Improvement so RO much or ir any other which will be forthe for the advancement of ot Utah and her peo people viI Apropos of I shall bo glad to nave lIle you rou direct my attention at time lImo to matters mattellI that need attention down own note hele Very truly trul yours |
