Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-02-17 | Page 8 | The Navy a Business Proposition.

i THE NAVY A BUSINESS PROPOSITION The Thc 11 navy a today is strictly a business business busi busi- ne ness R proposition proposition-hn In fact it might be termed scientific and 1 i venture vt to say th there rc are arc more good mathematicians among imong the tune men than can enn bo be found round I an any similar lot of or men gathered gath Kath I ered red from all aU s sections of ot the country as is these boys o are arc A few figures to target practice might be of oC interest In this connection showing how economical all this perfection I ls is and anti how much better It Is Js to maintain this regular practice pi I As AM one old tar bu lemar remarked i If it If a a a- agrain grain Jn of ot powder 1 in I practice Tl f f f O n rl rt Cf n not fr t. Mr i 4 f M Jl f vu U I IVIce IV ice for tor when whan it comes to straight where shooting It Jt tho the men put put every grain counts count Thus the ravages and waste of oC w war are lessened tar target et In the actual outlay if It practice is regularly held This building of the Panama canal means an Impetus to the time trading Interests in In- In tere of this country try and if the Il peo opie o- o pie could realize tho ho power of the I American flag nag on the high floats seas as It at the thEl masthead x ant f a a. modern cruiser or battleship they would understand understand un un- I that the navy Is a business proposition aside from Crom the spirit of or national pride and patriotism nece necessity sH for Cor i preparedness and the Despite the general Im Impression own n experience my leads me to th the vl Uon that thal con con- a n naval career to general rounding a a. out of or moral mineral stam stam- lQ ina and the other essentials of or manhood true Con Contrary ra to Ili t 1 t impression men In in the navy ate I encouraged d to Lo use thou their brains and think for themselves One exercise for 01 Initiative force and Inventive gen gln ius lus in the tine nn navy today Is Ts expert signalling sig sig- signalling at sea and it ma may also bo ho I ed that wireless notI noted not not- telegraphy was first I put in iii use in the tho United These are ore States Slates navy simply the which straws oC ot fact and show the way the tine wind blows blo that the progressive spirit is iM Inculcated In In- In and in blue From From pregnant seven Forty among the boys Years tine the Navy bye b by r A Admiral Roble In Robley Evans In th the National D D. February Magazine for rOl