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Show OPPOSES SALE OF THE ISLAND New York, Feb. 7 The recent announcement an-nouncement that congress may be asked to approve tho sale of Gov. ornor s Island for commercial purposes, pur-poses, has aroused considerable opposition oppo-sition here The plan is to move tho army headquarters now on the Island to loss valuable proporty. A possible profit of several million dollars would go to tho government as the reBiilt of such a deal, It Is said. A sLitement by Colonel, George D. Andrews, adjutant general on the valuable val-uable little island, snys of the plan. "It is unbellcablo that congress should sell out one of the most important im-portant military headquarters as well as the most valuable military reservation reserva-tion in tho country 'The work dono on Governor's island isl-and reservation Is onormous, and hao Increased leargcly In the last year A.a elaborate plan has been recently devised for tho rebuilding of the po3t, providing barracks and quarters for a regiment, also warehouses for a de pot of supplies for tho division, and reserve supplies for the army at large. "The plan ombraces a large area and would occupy both the old and new parts of the island, making 165 acres. "New York is the greatest shipping point in tho country and the United States has valuable' property hero to be protected in case of emergency. Governor's island always will bo a point of vast Importanco both to tho army and the country at large in case of war or domestic troubles." Governor's Island was originally acquired ac-quired by the Dutch for a basketful of beads and trinkets worth In real money about $1.C5. In 1800 the stato of Now York ceded it to the United States government for military purposes pur-poses It has been the headquarters of the department of the east slnco 187S. |