Show I I BIG Bm RESERVE ARMY HAS HIAS UNCLE SAM Official Roster Shows 1 Men In Organized Militia Mitia f UTAH UTAH- HAS 98 TO SPARE War t ar Departments Department's FI Figures urco Gln Many lul Mote Than Required for CO Appropriation The rhe roster rostI of the organised militia milia of the time United States has lias been I In iii this city from vein tho lie office e of the military secretary of the arm The Thc data contained therein Is interesting inter Inter- eatIng esting in Iii that It I gives Elves the numerical I of or the tho militia of nil all nl states In Inthe the tho union and detailed data elala as to the lie stations equipment and branches of the time service The rhe strength lh by states as us given Riven Inthis in inthis this roster rostel is as as' as follows Alabama 2165 Arizona Arkansas 1760 California Colorado Connecticut Con Con- 2762 Delaware D District Dis Ils- net of Columbia 1673 Florida 1554 Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana 2245 15 Iowa loiva 2768 Kansas 1303 Kentucky y 1 1500 Louisiana 17 1795 Maine 1188 Maryland larland 2089 Massa In R Michigan 2813 2842 Min In- In 1894 Mississippi 1300 Missouri Mis Mis- ls- ls Montana 3 Nebraska 1554 IG- IG Nevada Neada 15 1 15 New Hampshire 1393 New Jersey 27 1127 New 1 Mex Mex- x- x leo ico New York 1711 1 North Noth Carolina North Dakota COG Ohio OI Oklahoma laloma Oregon i 1190 Pennsylvania 1015 1 5 Rhode Island 1080 1080 South Carolina 1786 South Dakota Tenne Tennessee see 1031 i exo 2891 2894 Utah Vermont Vermont 1031 70 1 Vh Virginia lnla 2159 Washington ton S Sio it West Vest Virginia 1276 Wisconsin 2913 2043 V Wyoming This gives as a total for the lie organized tl militia mita of oC tl the lie e United States State the tho Immense strength of 15 May II lie Be Called 1 Under the provisions lon of the lie Dick bill bi this number of men Is tt liable to dut duty anywhere In the United States and ani ant virtually takes the place lace of the volunteer armies which have havo been or om- om 01 e L' L I In iii the past In iii the thc time of trou tiou ble To support this number of or men mentho mentho tho the federal government o annually appropriates appropriates ap up- the sum of which I Is apportioned amon among the states statcH according to the relative strength of nC the organized militia as determined by reports forwarded forward cd annually to the War Var department It I is provided that thal each cach state stale to be cl eligible ible to participate participate- In th the lid benefits of this timis act must haat ha have at least Icat men for Cor each ench representative tive lye In the national con congress Utah having having two to senators and one omie representative e or 0 three representatives In iii congress Is therefore required to maintain a strength of WO men muen which as LS this official report simons shows Is being done and ald with wih n nearly e 11 men to spore An amendment now no before congress provides that this lila annual appropriation ap up- be increased to two t o millions mil mit- ml- ml lions lons of dollars eola's to be he used for fOI or the advancement advancement ad ad- ut- ut of th the he Interests of or the he or organized or- or 01 4 militia mita of nt If the thc United States Slates If I this amendment is passed which now seems altogether likely according to tIme the appropriation made In pa pait pat t years Utah will wi receive approximately approximate S I 1 from the federal government for tom the support of her hel citizen rs Slum Shows Utah's rh's Status Situ The Tho receipt of this official statement i of If the strength of the thc troops In this thi I state state as ax by the Val Wai de department dC- dC I goes to show conclusively eb h t that ha t there thero is no Jo possibility I ty of this is st Mate tat ate losing Its Is appropriation from 01 the go gov- O ent This 1 01 e aside abide aice from flOI being used to tn I ruo provide nil all ni time the patterns in equipment and amid clothing ma may he be used imset for Cr or the payment of expenses s 's of Nuh subsistence rora forage e and pay t ff for i the militia wilie at camps of injunction In lii this W way the burden bUldon upon the lie state is greatly 1 relieved lc cd and I the he states state's annual allotment of funds runds for COl the maintenance of her hel state slate troops Is at the disposal nl of or If the officials of of- of- of In iii executive o departments foi fOI the purpose C of building up the thc troops h by tho the provision plo of suitable quarters for fO the men where they can enjoy altho al all al the tho privileges of social life aside from OI hein being provided plo fled with wih armories m more mOl adequate training to the needs of nl military I tn I |