Show I L AGm p f FOR HIS IS Gen Con s Three Times Ills His Ils Salary far tor or General l lawman FILES THE BIENNIAL REPORT Ikus JIS Many Needs New ew Armory Armor timi Officers With vi ll Ii ry Papers lum Irs That tho ho minimum wilary to tv he be paid his In lum bo ho in three times what he received Is la the time recommendation tion ton nude made to tv Governor Cutler Cuter by b the tho retiring general of the time Na Nn National Outfit Cluard Tho Time position hns brought to Its I holder since statehood tho time nomi nominal nominal nal Sammy salary of ot GOO OO n a year with nn nit 11 i amount of ot work upon changes mado then thou In time tha military organ organization of ot militias that IH iii II nut not surpassed 1 In hum any mimy department of ot state stute Sinco Adjutant General Generl hutton took the of ot head of ot Wells i military funnily In ISIS 1888 the Spanish Wi mui bringing with Wih It a 1 tremendous amount of ot paper work connected with the time organisation of at time the Utah volunteers wih erl und tout Ind turning them thol with wih their equip II ment over ocr to the Ihl nation Illon and 1111 a IL new militia bill bi from Congress nicking making the I national Hunn a u first firm reserve to 10 the army arm have hn ve created cren te an tin n evolution In tho the nature IU tUlO of oC the adjutant generals duty that It was wait largely n a matter 1 of ot dress and ceremony Now It I hUll hue ms a 1 responsibility to tho the war WUI do mb und to the time state that calls culls for tor till all 11 tho work vork of a it brigade headquarters In service A I OF OI TIlE TIE COLONIES COLO mB An I odd mill feature of ot Americas military was the time tact fact that bitt until the tho passage of ot the lime now Militia bill bi In January 1903 I 03 the forces forceR of ot America by the tim laws of ot the govern government government ment fluent were ere supposed to wear oal buckskin uniforms carrying Hint flint 11 t lock rIU a mi specified number of oC lend lead balls 1111 und 1111 tutu a Il amount of ot loose loos loos powder It I was umlaut at to provide for tor a 1 frontier urmy of ot approved colonial fashion The terrible lessons of Incompetence learned In the Spanish war Wi which came caine from from rushing troops In itt of ot eons s Ana nR of oC their the I tethers fathers Into the lIsP Held resulted In lii casting about tot for a awny 1 WI Sn to have haie troops ready Inspected united drilled uld equipped for tOl military user Hor ler vice It IL I resulted In iii n ii thorough over oer overhauling hauling of or the militia lav by ml 1111 tury lury experts The result was the extending of ot thu time of oC the time army over ovel tho time state militias 11 I U 1 tho tIme agreeing to furnish them with 1 th regular army urmy equipment and to requite require of oC mita the time reports of o regular army to tO n that when once olce In tim Held they the would woul not bo be 10 lout lost lott In their effort to carry curry out the regulations In to practise with wih regular army aim Pieces anti and of ot O Instruction In ron con junction with regular army soldiers were provided for fur I II I TO fO Il AnN 1 This law nan has hal brought to Utah as lS to t every other state a mu now order of at timings things Its HI are still stil to lo be h curried carrIed out In ninny particulars and the time new W ad Inherits a II tusk culling callIng for tor all al ot of othis othie lute his time line mind and anI an 01 Intimate acquaintance ship with Wit h military and moth meth methods orbit of procedure So Bo far the paper ork of or tho the guard Is In II In itt 11 perfect con coui condition dilon Captain 1 I 13 II 1 Wells Wela of DC tho the regu regular lar mr army urmy Irmy timid and Major W Young with wih his In lit tho tIme Philippines I having been accessible to Adjutant General Burton In iii assisting him to 10 got go gothe o I the now nol method methol started In iii the tho manner followed by tho time regulars He lie le turns over overto 1 1 to his huh successor In tho the chico olce at ut time the city and county building cabinet flies flics con containing I taming In Indexed form torm nil ni papers con with the tho guard from Its organ organization In 1894 UP to the close of ot 1901 an anIn anIn In addition time the priceless records fully tuly Indexed of ot the territorial militia mita organ organIzed in tho the early fifties covering I the tho period of ot tho the Indian wars rime Tho record ret ord Includes time the recruiting of tho time volunteers for the time Spanish war ar numb likewise tho records of at the guard while nerving In the Industrial Indu lumy trouble In Carbon eMbon county count during tho time coal cOlI strike OP OF LOW LOWThe LOWThe LOWThe I i The biennial report IH hi It a 1 document typewritten It I covering eighty pages I shows slows that the present pre ent strength of oC th the guard Is l men as 11 compared with men for tor tho the namo caine period veriod two years ago Time The cause for tor cur tills this falling failing oft off of Is 11 1 I by b some santo members of ot time the guard Ulf to I tho Iho lack inch of or Interest following ito Car I Ibon luau bon I county service because of oC tho time fact act that Ihl members lost good positions tint limit hud a mu 1 hart lime reestablishing them solves toh after returning returninG to civil life the of oC flue tho guard sua Id ho bo be bo below bohi low hi three hundred men mon on ott tIme the occasion of ot the next Inspection by hy tho the detailed by tho tue war department Utah will wi t lose looe time the neat nelt sum stunt of rut OOOO which 1 otherwise bo be duo due her h r tram from the tho gen len oral ern I government as iii II an assistance to tho time militia While hlo nn atm urgent need old with the tIme Is familiarity with wih army arm methods u mu I more urgent need necil with tho time guard Is II that Utah U should support a U guard of tf o 1600 1500 men composed of ot n a full infantry mint umi mit and Ind the tho other nee ace IO C to make maho n tt 1 brigade of u troops Armour N Im HADY Ono of oC the time things Adjutant a m lurton urgently recommended Is II the thu I of ot mooney money to built a mu 1 suit null suitable able lIb t armory whore where men can calm really I rendezvous r anti ant thud something l to 10 como column COIO for tur Time The present hUll I quarters 1 ln a luau ball state of at repair of ot forts poor por security 1 from Crom lire lre and Ind Is bad badly badly badly ly arranged In came of ot attack by b n a mob v Idling to 10 time the States tatos arms IW COMPANY NEEDS mums MEN MENThA The rIte detailed roi report ort of ot time the condition of troops at itt It outside shown that bitt none nono of ot the tho companies have havo ha 0 the re reo strength and mire are lre nil Al In urgent need MO of enlistments rime Tho First Infantry band which nourished for Cor a n day and amid died d Is 19 commented on oil us 18 well el out of ot tho l imo way wn wa as ni It wits wan Wil fount found more isa e to maintain It I than thun to hire imire IU mu musicians s on such occasions slon as IS martial m sm sc strains Attempts to lu organize organ I c of oC Infantry at mat antI at lt a t Provo which have been heen unsuccessful ful tul f ul are mentioned und timid ald It Is urged that tt they thC t ime be ime followed up until success Is at attained t Turning to the tho subject of ot unorganized or vr o r enrolled tho th ito report shown that t time the number of ot men subject ct to In mm tho Ito all c to 10 arm arnie Irl In Utah Is In ai mis listed by b y the of or ouch each county count Of or orthe the t tt imes or iii I neatly of time thu total t are aro located In him Salt Halt lake county I III Tin II next let largest county Is II Cache with I 2484 2 men len about hull half hu ne rue many Weber Vebor and m Utah counties countes follow with U mint and 2170 2 men respectively NI W LAV IA W IS Of ot tho timo new leI act lot the report says 11 B It makes of o the National Url the t ime first It the volunteer army equipped poti drilled drill d and mint aimed accurti an rl lm Ing l eg to 10 the name fm rules unit UK is 11 m obtain In hum time the i KUlar The rime law l aw while Inadequate In fumu pumi particulars ll lars lara l ore Is II on out tho time whole satisfactory and almA 1111 productive pl of ot much luch good 01 to the service It 1 I t otters offers to 0 enlisted moon mun mUl mind and training t In military 11 tar methods which its them t for CU active artt service mat 11 government troops t tt In lii till 11 of vf military paper work vork i on us ni well veli wel as mis lS In iii Held field maneuver The lime report says the tue last ofil 01 c word tord won on Oi the Utah volunteers for tor tho t war with Spain It I calls attention to t tt t the time final payment by I the tIme war tar do rio i of ot claim tom for 1419 us mum Ili n 1 I L balance due dul the thu state tate for tor money ox minted i In mustering In II her imer troops Tho I Items comprised COl supplies bought by byi bytho i tho Ire t It batteries after ater the tho lie ditto date of oC muster I wore disallowed by hy tho the war Wil deport deportment ment u until a it 1 special low luw to tv cover over suit such cun c ases s wan waH aa passed by Congress One On Item In hum II the claim call w was s for tor a R dozen ozen galvanized buckets timid and It line has an un In hut Interesting II erecting history When the time batteries A old U ii were loaded on care car antI and hur hurried ried away IWU toward San Francisco with i travel rations consisting I of oC I primed 01 n 11 sorrel I boise hore guaranteed d l ns as 11 tho the soldiers ex ox expressed I pressed It to kill ut t 11 a I tho yards did not nt thrive well wel Out in Nevada the time dawning of the tho second cond morning of at their trip th thI lr train was vas lit lt one of ot those fu tu moui Nevada towns which are tiro Ir com coin COI II of one saloon one one on store ant and one restaurant with a mm I back background ground of oC sagebrush and und possibly an nn Indian camp cump off oft In irm II time the distance liue boy hOYH were thirsty and und there thero was wait wa H a I halt hour houI of ot walling so MaJ H n 1 W V Young the time commander bought hough t In hum time the store one dozen dOlon galvanized palls 1 ls and had them beam tilled filled with wilI coffee curee made up Ull In Inthe Inthe Inthe the restaurant Mill 11 re to remember member the treat although It wis then lien but little thought that the lt IAm m of ot those dozen buckets would hang halK tire fire Irl six years before reaching ranching a n trial FOH FOIt L GEn I On the tue subject of ot encampments a ml 1 re regret regret regret gret Is expressed 8 d that tIme the encampment this year was cut down to six days for lack of funds It I Is urged that sIx nix days is not lame to give the men mell menthe the benefits tho the yearly encamp encampments meats ments were organized to provide The Tha recommendations of oC Gen Oen Burton ore are that enough funds be he up all to make encamp encampment ment m nt last lust at nt 10 days layn that an tin ar nt armory 1 mory M ia h built that lint enough money monc be bo appropriated for tor current expanses eXIne to I Justify tho time attempt nl to 10 enlist new com corn companies panIcs and anti finally that the tue salary lalY paid usiA to 10 the adjutant general be Increased to at least 1600 1500 60 With the recommendation Is II the time statement that the hue duties of vt t the lie require much thought and amith nearly alt all ni of ot his time What the tho Legislature ant Gov los o Cutler will wi do for tor or time tho mitia IB Iii l still entirely problematical lOll Jen 1 Burton requests nn mull appropriation of SOHO for tor tho tue n next two years of at It going golnA for fOl tha the erection of oC a n new now armory for tor two encampments und timid Ind tho the rest for tor I I maintaining tho 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