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The Arnory QuestionCaptain L. c, Bishop of Company •*F DooflB*. Wyo., W. N. G., left for Cheyenne lust evening to appear before the legislator* and press the claim* of the militia for an appropriation for an armory for the militia at Doufto’ Company F i« now the first in line for an appropriation and if the •tats expects the company to maintain jta organisation it will have to do something The present quarters la an old ramihatkle frame building boilt byCbarley Clay in 1886 It iw cold in winter and hot in summer and dusty at alltimes and impossible to keep clean cr thereof from leaking* If the UnitedStates is to have Adequate Defenses when war actually cornea it will have to get busy and the State* will have to do their part and provide suitable quarters for the several militia t-ompanicsIt is all right to prate of loyalty to the militia, hut it will take assistance aa the pert of the state, new armories, tad encouragemvnt to keep the ooya in line.If the public is indifferent, then it gill be no wonder if tha militia lose* Interest and drops out, especially when they bsve to endure discomfort from best and cold, for the privilege of defending people who take no Interest in the matter. It ia now up to the legis-tore to de'ern inc whither Wyoming is to have a militia that is a real one and cot a mere name.The present aite can be disposed of tad s new location secured for the kidding of a mi table armory if a suffi-tm\ appropriation is forthcoming.
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Douglas Enterprise
Douglas, Wyoming, US
Tue, Jan 19, 1915
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