Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1893 — STATE MILITIA ENCAMPMENT. [ARTICLE]

STATE MILITIA ENCAMPMENT.

Terre Haute Will Get It—Offer of the Roby “Sports” Ignored. The State military encampment will be held at Terre Haute from July 21 to 27. The offer of citizens of that place was accepted by Adjutant-General Robbins, and he will recommend to the Governor that the encampment be ordered to be held there. The offer Includes grounds for the camp and all the horses needed, wood, straw, and rifle range free to the State. This is not in the nature of a bonus, but is merely to reimburse the State for the extra expense incurred by reason of taking the camp so far away from the heart of the State. The trip to Terre Haute will make a difference of about <2,000 in the railroad cost of mobilizing the troops, which number abont 2.600. Gen. Robbins says that the report that he intended or desired to hold the encampment at Roby is utterly without foundation, and he shows papers in proof in connection with correspondence with citizens of Terre Haute. Ho asked that city to furnish all that its citizens have agreed to do, aud <I,OOO in money besides, but the best offer made was <6OO. Inasmuch as there was no acceptable competition, there was no alternative except to select the Terre Haute, offer. Governor Matthews said that he had the sole authority in selecting the place, and that no proposition to uso the grounds of the Roby race track would be considered. His impression had been that there was a desire on the part of some of the officers and men to hold the encampment near Hammond and keep up the camp •bout ten days, so the boys could take two days at the World's Fair, the State, of course, not paying for these days as service In its behalf.