Show l lA INFORMATION of ON A M i Senator Reed Smoot Writes to Manager Place of M MM MM MMA M MA A WAR DEPARTMENT IS BUSY BUSt BUStI I lims 1111 I 1111 Cio Vii I it h hil lit lie le t I to II llo I I i ci Mm ii ii I I Ia Calamity Ca a hit t has haH ha s seal Mit so at the t ii c following fol low log relative to tl FOrt l to tl er I lordon H It I llac ot of tho tite Manufacturers and amid Merchants association aH of tt thin city In itt II u n leler r Washington dated May 35 l 5 Dear Deat Mr 1 desire deidre to edge etl e tho tw i of oC your letter of the tho hse ultimo IAH to the tie transfer r ot or troops fro I Port I olt Douglas In Jn JI reply pl I r will wil v Ill state Italo that hat upon re ye receipt r of at your you OUr letter I went to time tho war var nr tun requested sled to know tho the thoren reasons ren for CI tho the transfer all whether new le would be b to t take the thu place of t those Iho e leaving Iho l h un war 11 I ml lists been HO so Il with wih r to tn the San Han I calamity that It has hail hos been impossible to furnish the tho above le IC IC Information before her Me and awl I 1 am aOl 01 Just li 11 1 receipt of ot enclosed memoranda In lii II reply to 1 mii Information furnished to this by the war department In Iii II 10 me 1 to ta the status of ot Port Foit in iii II contained In II u a 1 approve by the secretary of or war Wil May C 1903 indicating that Fort Douglas Is Isto isto to 10 be lIe u n post for Cor regimental and Ind two eIght of if o infantry It I Is understood that tho the two fieM stationed at the tho post were keut there theme only temporarily until permanent t 1011 Ions could be b for Cor them The Thi TIl barrack accommodations now 10 at the rest post are Three new double brick barracks of o modem construction built buit since April Awl 1003 t 03 having capacity for tor six el companies 0 Two and iRl four Cour old stone alono barracks capacity for Cor or about abot 40 men r n each built In 1815 Tour frame barracks barrack ca capacity caPacity about 10 men macli mel each elch These have been condemned and ore arc no mie longer uc oc C cupId cupl t On old barrack for band These There aio all separate quarters for n married and n a new nw brick build buildIng lug Ing III for tor eight unmarried the lot I completed about aboul six av J of ot tills this post pon by re r the thc old buildings with new hew lew onas ons was waR begun b gun In April Apri 1003 and Ind an has bus hn be 1110 ben n carried on Ott 01 since Ince as lS funds runds for rOI the par our pose hose ORe Mere Itro ere allotted from froni the time general g for that purpose there I Since Simico the thu hide dale ide mentioned I been beel built buit tho the following rol new lew brick brik buildings of or the best modern typo i I Ono Olin building for to bachelor officers o i with lh general Ono Ocie new guardhouse I Otto Ono new now po t exchange Also Ah n a number of minor Improve ments 0 Contract was wa recently let for fOl a anew 1 new acv lew granary mnary 4 In Items of the general estimate for construction work vork for to the fiscal l cal year 1807 Fort FOIt Douglas stands for cot forOno Ono now new double barrack Ono One new band bond barrack ll Two new sets officers quarters 0 The Tho aggregate amount expended nt at II the th post host for Cor pew new le buildings and Im Ins Improvements the thc work sock of I recon reconstruction was vas Ial begun In Ill April 1903 is 15 C F Front From I rom this memorandum you OU will vill 1 notice that Port Fort Douglas Is iii Intended to be bo a n permanent Infantry post The transfer of ui the tile artillery art Ilbery recently month made was ivas occasioned by II the Iho tad net that Fort ort HIssel to tn which the was IR made affords n a I much luch butter better but I range for Cor practise titan than dots dOl Fort FOl Douglas tho the batteries transferred had beets been beel sin sta stationed tinned ft at t Fort Douglas but bul temporarily und and were awaiting awai ting permanent accommodations e rue Tho h removal I of troops to tile the Phil Philippines Ihl lbs has caused n ii reduction of ot those tho o stationed In Iii If the United States SIlte and 11 this thmia i has fallen unequally upon somo parts of or the country but I 1 am nm Informed that n a t readjustment will wi take platte In tho the near future anti and that t provision will lill wi bo ho made for sup slip supplying 81 plying a 1 full rul quota of troops for tor Fort FOlt Douglas I l take pleasure In 11 stating that I 1 am ani also Informed that It h is 1 Intended to erect reet n a 1 military hospital nt at Fort Doug DOlg his has I I next year Tho rho general I estimates lam for construction of or military miltn 1 buildings provides f for f r the tho erection of oC II 1 t hospit hospitals ale als In the ho United States within tho the next lext few years Three are arc to be Ie erected each year yeah the tho one onn on at nt Port Fort Douglas will wi be he commenced In 1907 I l desire hf to 10 unsure you ou that I will wil take e pleasure nt nl In serving elII your our association l wilt will wi be glad tn to have havo n you ou call cal my 11 attention to matters affecting the tho Interests of tho thin people of our state stall With Wih Ith very vcr best host wishes I Ir remain r yours lurs very ery vr truly HEIm SMOOT R |