| Show j S FORT DOUGLAS IS t NOT Sutherland Believes Good Appropriation Appropriation Ap Ap- Ap- Ap Will Be Made This Year WAS A MISAPPREHENSION S Roth Senator anti and Con COB Howell I Ion ell Write rite to tu Heal Heal- S. S Estate ESl r I. I Edward F F. Colburn secretary or of tho the thon n Real al Estate n association who has been corresponding with representatives of ot 5 this thIs state in congress In regard to the rebuilding and improvement of oC Fort S Douglas has received communications from Senator George Sutherland and Representative Joseph howell Howe stating that everything everything- possible Is Jg being done doneS S In this connection Both of or the letters state slate that while T there has been no regular appropriation S lion tion for the purpose of ot rebuilding and improving the tort fort and while Fort S Douglas has not been included ed In any ai of the general appropriations the secretary of war has had his attention called to the needs of the post an andS and both Senator Sutherland and Mr l S j Howell express s themselves as conc con- con that such mch action will be taken c shortly and ancl the project carried c. through within the next year rear I S Hums Hum's al l Not ot Significant In his letter Senator Sutherland explaIns explains cx- cx ex ex- plains the tho rea reason on for the present In Inactivity Inactivity In- In inS S activity at the post stating that the removal of ot Capt n lImn Ham who was In Int t i- i charge of or the work worl was not Indicative Indica indica- r. S tive live of a cessation of ot the Improvements Improvements Improve Improve- S. S ments but the action was taken owing S to th the fact tact that four tour years years' service of ot tho officer In the quartermasters quartermaster's deS department de de- de- de S had expired and he was re returned re- re turned ned to the line lino In accor accordance ance with S I arm army regulations No other officer I Ic i has yet b been en assigned to take his I place ilace lace the letters tollo follow Your Tour I letter of April 11 It in regard to toS S appropriations for Fort Douglas Doulas Is received rei re re- re- re i S After reading It I am forced to the conclusion that thai you OU are laboring S S under a misunderstanding In respect to this matter The regular appropriations S heretofore made for the establishment of or new posts and the Improvement of at those J now In existence have b been n distributed in their entirety b by the general staff tart andS and S S Fort Douglas has not been Included for Cor any amount whatsoever The estimate S for fol a general scheme of Improvement ement at atS S Fort Douglas fixed the amount required S at something over a a. million but no appropriation ap up to carr carry tho the scheme Into execution ex ex- was ever made Not a dollar of I- I general eneal appropriation could be applied applied ap ap- ap- ap plied to at nn any post not included In the recommendations o of the I general staff without a special proviso in the bill bill and there has never bee been S nn any special proviso for tor Fort Douglas The 5 S general Improvements which have havo been heen going on at the fort for the past three or oa four years have been under the Immediate Immediate immediate Im Im- im- im mediate direction of or the tho quartermaster general and are not Included In the 4 s- s the ut of the general staff They have e J- J been tinned r for far l' l the present for tor the reason that the appropriation lation has been exhausted t J Work ork Not Abandoned f. f S The removal of Captain Ham Ham should S not be construed to mean that the work worl ST T has been abandoned Captain Hams Barns dei detail de de- de- de i tall tail of or four years ears service In tho the quartermaster i. i ic t generals general's department has expired ex ex- 5 phed and he has been to the theline ther r line according to army re regulations When hen When'S J S 'S the funds In the appropriation bill now S S pending are available another officer wIllS wIll'S will willbe l S 'S be detailed to take tako his place I believe bellevo I Iam am keeping In touch with the department in connection with this matter and amr am nm r glad to be able to ns assure you that a 1 liberal expenditure for fol Improvements at ot oti ati i i Fort Douglas Douclas for tor UI 7 j will be made You may be further assured that the Utah etah delegation will vIll se see that tho the nee needs of Fort Douglas are tire not overlooked In this connection a l word In regard to the two vo batteries rec recently ordered runs runs- forred from Fort Douglas to Fort Rua- Rua jell Ill Th TIis Th's s or order er was made In accordance accord accord- ance anco with the policy polley of the department nt which Is to station batteries In brigades at military posts best suited for battery purposes Fort Port Russell is Js regarded rc b by bythe the department as a battery batter post well adapted for tor the brigade drills rills and target t practice with long range mo modern t rn guns guna At no time ha has It b been cn the tho Intention of or orthe the department to maintain pt permanently l. b-l. batteries t t rl ft a at t Fort Douglas ln The claim that Ih the t r target t range Is not extensive lv enough for tor practice with guns that have ha a range of three miles or more T I have ha been boon the sec sec- see see- of oC war ar to arrange for other oiher troops to take takA the place of ot the batteries at Fort Dou Douglas las and In the course e of or the of 01 under o stations now ron roe I am ale confident nt that tha arrangements arrange arrange- ments will be made made- td provide pro in e exchange ex CX- change d companies of Infantry or ca cavalry er Very ery trul truly yours Gee Ceo Sutherland Con it I o elf's lou clis cli's Yer r Since the receipt of your our favor of April 11 II In reference to th the rehabilitation of th the Fort Douglas military reservation I J havo ha hamade made two calls at the war depart depart- ment one meet ono In company of or Senator Smoot to to urge on the department the necessity and justice of ot an adequate apportionment nt of Ot funds for Cor the rebuilding rebuIldIng- and Improvement Improve Improve- ment of or the fort tort The secretary promised ed to give the matter earl early consideration and advise llo us just what plans are In contemplation for tor the season with respect respect respect re re- re- re thereto hut but for tor the past week the department tl ha has been as you OU know so to occupied with measures of or relief relict for tor the victims of the terrible catastrophe at al San Francisco that oth other r matters have be been n relegated to after atter consideration S I can cnn a assure sure you that there Is no d die die- position on the tho part of the department to discriminate against t Fort Douglas Dougla but that Chat It will receive its full sham sharo of at attention attention at- at along llong with tho the other posts Right Hight hero here too I wish tl to disabuse disabuse disa disa- buse buge your our mind of ot the Idea that any defInite definite def def- lake plans for Cor the rebuilding of ot this beautiful suburb at a cost of ot over a million million mil mil- tuti- tuti lion dollars were ever er adopted i you share what I believe Is II a n genera generally II prevailing preval I opinion in Salt Lake but hut from tik till the u b-u I information here obtainable It I Is not I II Ib b based I on facts In conclusion let me a assure sul you OU that I we of the Utah delc delegation atlon will do every err everything thing possible to secure the improvements ments so much desired or an any other bt benefits which will be for the advancement of or Utah and her people Apropos of this I T Ishall Ishall shall be he glad to have havo you 1 0 direct my a at attention al at any time to matters that nf need p attention down here Very trul truly yours Jos Joseph ph Howell I |
