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Show Gunnison After Cavalry Unit Gunnison will go after one of the cavalry units offered by the National Guard of Utah and if the cooperation cooper-ation of the citizens, as well ns the young boys who would avail themselves them-selves of a ' splendid military train-- train-- ing is forthcoming as n whole, Gunnison Gun-nison will succeed in having the unit established here. Solicitation of members for the unit was started Monday and within a short time more than the required number were secured. se-cured. The government asks that forty members be enlisted. Forty-one Forty-one names were secured in Gunnison and it is thought that this would be materially increased by enlistments from Centerfteld and Mayfield. The government aslcs that an armory and stables be erected here. S. M. Duggins, one of the progressive progres-sive citizens, has declared himself heartily in favor of the unit for this city and to this end has promised to erect both the armory and stables which will be rented to the government govern-ment for the quarters. Several of the towns throughout the state have availed themselves of the offer made and as a result units of either cavalry, artillery or infantry infan-try have been established with highly high-ly satisfactory results. The establishing estab-lishing of a unit in this city would mean much from several standpoints. It would mean the maintenance of a company of about 50 men and several officers and it is estimated that between be-tween $30,000 and ?50,000 would be distributed annually in salaries and supplies. If a cavalry unit is established estab-lished here it will mean the keeping of several head of horses and the sale of feed by the valley farmers to keep the animals will be another source of income. Those who would enlist would benefit bene-fit largely from a military training standpoint. Drills, according to the regulations of the government, would be held each week and for this the enlisted men would receive all the way from one dollar to ?7.50. The drills are for one hour only and the compensation is highly renumerative. Every year the enlisted men are given a two weeks' trip out of the stale ana ior mis iun pay is given and there is no cost for traveling expenses of any kind. Three commissioned com-missioned officers would be stationed station-ed here and altogether Gunnison and the Gunnison Valley would benefit largely. Dewey Lund, who with others, has interested himself in the movement will leave for Salt Lake City tomorrow to-morrow and while there will submit Gunnison's offer for a unit of the cavalry. With the promises made already for the required number of men for enlistment and with the citizens citi-zens squarely back of the proposition, proposi-tion, there should be no reasoon why a unit will not be allotted for this city. |