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Show GEN. MORTON VIEWS ARSENAL Commander of Ninth Corps Area Predicts Growth for Ogden Station Brigadier General Charlea G. Morton, Mor-ton, commanding officer r the Ninth . orpa area of ti army. whl h Includes most of the western states, arrived from the Presidio, San Franalaco, tf.xt-urday tf.xt-urday and immediately loft Ogden for an Inspection of the Ogden araenali later continuing on to Pult Lake, where he whs the guest la-i night of the army officers' olub In commenting on the reRult of bis inspection, General Morton Bald the Ogden arsenal represented tli" beginning begin-ning of what he hoped would De a large siipply base wher reserve ammunition am-munition for the f'niire weal ami tho Hawaiian Ulands would he stored. To attain this object tho plant will have to bo extended and this n cea-sltates cea-sltates the removal of MvereJ mibor difficulties, chh'f of which are the present switching Chargi s exacted on shipments at the arsenal. General Morton added he was pleased pleas-ed that the garrison at i'"oi t Douglas was to he strengthen! d by the Otddl-tiin Otddl-tiin of iroopn from Camn Lewis. Me will look over Fort Douglas Monday, and then leave for Cheyenne to inspect in-spect Fort D. A. Russell and soveral other posts. on - |