.l'RU.POSAL i!'OH LEA3E OF LAl'lD"20 1'RE UNIT3n 31'AT:;);3

GOVERNMENT B'OR E.:;TABLLlID.!.3NT ')i!' 2GHOOL JF lv1USK::::rRY.

We, the undersigned, A Corporation having its principal office

in the city of Columbus, state of Georgia, propose to furnish to the

United States Government, by lease for use by the Government to

establish a 30hool of musketry or :or any other ourpose which ti>3

Government elects, the follo'fling premises hereinafter more particultir-

17 described. Said premises consisting of a tract of land with its

appurtenajlceS, loc,,~ed in the Counties of muscogee and Chattahoochee,

state of Georgi", and are substantially as shown JU the accomp,"nying

map, and containing approximately the acreage as ~oted thereon.

We propose to turn teis trsct of land over to the Unite,i St"-c8~

Government, intact '"ith its appurtenances, in one compact body, il-nd

to remove from said premises all families and ten~~t3 now residing

on or otherwise engaged or employed thereupon, Nithin ten (10) day3

from receipt of notice from the United State" Gaver=ent of its

acceptance of thiB yroposal, excepting only th2 tracts of land

hereinbelow notei, over which we have not secured control.

'lie understanCl further that the Gover=ent may clear the land at

its OW"'!l expense and remove therefrom '3-11 brushwooCl, saplin;s '},nd

tree'3, by paying to the owner of the land compen:satiJn oaddd an the

current market 9rice of timber suitable f'Jr lur:1b~~f -.vithout

cOrJpensation for brushwood or da;)lin,.,::.-3. UNITED STATES ARMY INFANTRY SCHOOL

DONOVAN RESEARCH LIBRARY (ATSH.ATl) 6751 CONSTITUTION LOOP, STE101,

FORT BENNING, GA 31905-4585

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We also understand that the Government shall have entire use

and absolute control of all buildings, ','{aterways, highways and im­

provements left on the premises, with further right to erect or

construct on premises such buildings, waterNays, sewer systems, roads

trenches, etc., and to remove, alter or raze any or all buildings or

other improvements on aforesaid. premises, 8::; [uay be deemed necessary

for the Gover=ent's interesji_;;:'by\p?yj,pg to the owner of the land the . ,j#:;-;', ..... _~~-'~-":'-?-i ,~~\·L ~:o 'on,

true value of damages to,?~;t:'·ouilding.a::ll:f'ected. j/ .~-/ :':''-- '," -, ,:>_.-" -'.,!

In case of lease ;If!ie/amo'U.:Qt of d.amagS'?\to be paid in any or all " ':J.;;7 - -',

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of the aforesaid caBea shall be arrive<l at, bJ. agreement bet7leen owner

and the Le3see, J::- 5. d;~17 authorized agent 0:: the Government,. 'c"lr1 if

the~T f8.il to agree t~ey;_ 8halr selact· a t,hird ~roi trat or, and. tte de-

cision of any t!ro sn~ll\ 0'3 ::final; this 'pl~n of settlement to decide

the extent of damage3\N~Ch~y'~;i's~f:tOrp' t~e aforesaid. causes during

'b,"~'\ \ .i J'=l the entire period of t~~1e.asS):, .or .. .ap.y ;'i'¥4ewal thereof. -t. '~"""'- ~.~ .~.'-.-... -'-<-- ...... ' './')?"' .. "/

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We further underst~~'i!'hat".b,~ .. ,'t;~e~,prer.lises be leased, the lease ~~:.:,,~;!~} 'J:;.: .. ~~!. _ .~~::,./

with all its covenants and ag~emen~s maybe renewed yearly as often as

the need of the public service re~uires. "-

We further agree that the price at which the said several parcels

with appurtnances will be leased by the United States, are substantially

as stated in the tabulation below:

,

~ 11 ;a , .. 1'

~. 1I~.t.g.u'P

x ..... _

haJit XJl.patnck

a.wood X:1ng

At .. 1J1.MeBride

ba .. 3U'ah A.R1ctoh

b'S. L1le7 bllerta

DeUa~

bit. t.eila. X.I:D1'tll

JDo.. R. SUl.Uaga

R..R.sae1l.1Dp

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LltllD :r.m xrO~s 116

141

ll4

114

l'TJo. .

qJ.f--~~ ""'- .

... ~,,-.

~ ..

laJ.-lIZ

UA-'" iUO lJW'-U&-1U 1-'163-1.64 /-, .

1'1.

U.

~fl""'UI ~'-'-' -~.-

<~~8 IOJ. ~~~~.'-"'" -,,.,., ,-" .

I'll

tl-t9-186-106

178-1'19

101

202

163

ao l.iO

4U

&1'1

161

406

U06

100

100

HO

."0.

10.

300.

810.

800.

800.

562.

l2O.

760-•

lI!O.

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l'WIE LAIiD LDT NO'S ACREAGE PRICE

Brought Fonar4 6109 #11838.00

H..A. Springer 9'1';;'9&-l2'1 17.,-178 644 900.

Mrs. B.O.Themes U6 70 300.

Gee. J .. Thomason 14'1 101 500.

A.L.& J H Thernton 6~., 202 404. J'PiJ, .

J T Whatley 00 .~". 208 506.25

!l!0TAI;S '1328 114448.25 ·f"

It is understood and agreed that ~hare crops have been

plllnteci that t'ce 30vernment :Nill comQ8!lS2.te tn.8 3c.~id partteci,

OJl;here contrs.cts havf3 been made between land.-l'JYa. s.cd. ten3.uts,

compensate sa5.d tana:G.ts fOr" an" expense8 =lr1Q 1:)3e~ s~:ich the~.1" me,.,

occasion O'T surreno.er of said lands to tte Gover!,JIlent: said

compensation in ooth instanced to be arrived e: by agreement bet~een

the tenant and the lessee or B. ... ·dulyauthorized agent of the

Government, and if th87 fail. fo'''ag.re~ they shall select '3. tfiird

arbi trator, actd t!::e dec ision of any hio .3i1a11 be final.

CODumbus Cha~ber of Commerce

Secretary.

Columbus, Georgia.

Januar~ 17th, 1918.

LAW OFFICES

FRANK U. GARRARD COLUMBUS, GEORGIA

Columbus, Ga., Jan. 17, ~~18.

Officer in Charge Cantonment Construction,

Washington, D. C.

As chairman of the Board of County Commissioners

Muscogee County, I agree to build a road approximately two

miles in length from our Buena Vista Road, to reach any

point selected by the United States Government as a camp eite

for a School of Musketry.

I further agree to begin work a8 early a8 possible

after receiving formal notice of the select jon of a site.

WG/c ~~~-h rman oa 0 ountiOlD­

miSSioners Kuscogee County, Ga.

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H. H. HUN;

f''''U;lD£~-r:

STONE 8: W£aSTER G£NIt~AL IoIANA.GIUUJ

JOHN S. IEn.'E£C)(!:/t

MANAGlIUt

THE COLUMIlUS POWER COMPANY

APDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COMPANY"'

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COLUMBUS, GA ••.... Jan,ua.r~ .. 16th~ .. ' :L9i8~~,:',·

',Gen. Li thll Page 2 Jan. 16 ,1918.

", .. PROPOSAL B

We will build theaboVII mentioned linCl &tnd substation com-, . • ::,.' e' ." " , .. "," ,-j'

"':;:}pl.et:"kt:or~he.EitVJl"of',.2'~OOO'.and,, furnish power ',ll:t.tb.e ,fol1o,,1ng, ratee:

\Both:,6f f the l.i.bo,veproposf<ls 'do not' inch:cE) ~,ny' eecor.o,a:ry '". "-'

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4.21;t ,

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.,,> -,

30% Load F8.c-tor'·,. . 40% L09.d Fflctor,

Pa.ge 3 Jo.nuary 16th, 1918

. Coat Per K11owiittllour '. Inveatm.ent. coat • .

. 1.5'OJi 1,,12

Total .. CO!5t •

3.07/ 2 itA .v

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J." Fofaii'fe~;!I,r .COl'ltfQ~t~;w~¥tin.buiid . the .neces(lsl'y - -~-., ,. -

"', , ;<tj;A'rielrti~t\ i~i1 .Hn6Tr~·taj;~:tft~.ow rlerShfp'''i~eie clf~!~·::f1~i\.'ili: iriveetclent)·

chQ:rge.o~ $380li~rmon.£hkM8 .. 6e.rviceeh~r,e .f,>rir,.othees tlf.an 200

ii!:hQ~~~power •..• df:$g76;.p~:r.m()rl4;J.,!j·.PlUs3/4.¢l?er kilo~atkh~u;'fO'" :;1.11 : -,-.,.'- '.

pl"llthe'oosi; i5e.~YfolioW6: ".,;, . ~.: -,;-, " "

G~n.. Ll1it.,n J '~

J,""ll 16 1918

<~~ilthlz,,"'t least. thr<!e. v{eeks to co:np1etethebuildil'l.g of thh

;1i{~~'after th~'i~ate~ial h on't~~giotio,d.

Y01!.!',i3 ver.!:'L'uy ~'-=-<!D'~'-,. :.," .' Manarer.

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fair

trio powl!lr for sale I and wherl!lQs tne sale of ?l'b\.ary :?ower involves

a supplemental ~team p1~nt to provide '.J, ~ol1timl.O~l!! cmd rei.::'aol"

3upply )f power;

contraot tha.t the rate named h!!r~in is l1;i.sed '.lpon t~ne ~>J!S~ ';f cQal

F. O. B. ~olul'Lbu8 at $2.60 per ton of 2,000 pounde. Jfa stand;,l.ri

qclality ranll::'nii: fro;;! 13,000 to 14,000 3. 1:. ']' 3 per po<.wJj and t!l""t

ton dell-re:=,ed 1. Q. 3. C,)lu.:nous.

at least t~ree responsible dealers,

Ie-· (Hotl

3 'f l:lai"f'X2 1

00 luml11l8 va .Tau 111

Waj J N 'Pease

~~Iiolil ,nfliT ..... ~

Room 4De ).Iolll'o6 t10urt Washll

seiven ty f'olU' hundred oul of' rdn6 thousand ,,01'6S uder lII11t1olI

at two dollars pel' acre l,.,pllrt ill (lotai 1 bein, made up

M l(eYl101da Flo(H'nay '/llp

WAJ;! COLLEGE DIVISION I

I WAH: DEPARTMENT

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF

WASHINGTON

?rcm: ;'JIaj or General q •. ", 31atchi'ord I ~\~.A.

To: ::Jajor General John 7. :.;or!":'scn, ].5.A., Direc~cr of ~raining.

St:b j ec t: Si 1;e for Schoc 1 of :,1usk etry.

1. In cot!'tpliance ,.n. ";;h :'e18 6!"8Fnic ins~ruct.ions fr~J"1 I'he Ad ;utan~ General under d&t.e of January 11, 1919, 1:.0 proceed to GC1Ul.:!10 .. ,t3 , :...=eorgia, find ~xacine a site a~ that place for a proposed ~chocl of ~u5ke~rYt I left this city on :anuary l.2"th and c.rrived at Columbus, Georgit:., cn the 14th and spen~ "two days :irivin~ about the coun~ty ir: an s,ut,omobile, examinir:g aevertil sugges1;ed si "tes tilld finally decided upon or.e e.s de­scribed on the enclosed wap.

8. ~. The site selec"tsd comprises abou't 7,328 Etcr8s and situ­ated about twelve miles from the ~ity of Columous, Georgia, tr..e brea~er

pert 'Of this distbJ'lce 'oeing covered by a well constructed country road.

3. 30il. 2!1e site ~:as visi:P.d 3{:or~ly a.:"'ter a ~ew r..ours ot' '!ery :"1e8vy rain. The soil is 6W'!dy and no 1,'{2."ter WBS !~C ~d 3tanding in pools, :'he ~n"tire trac"t being practical:'y dry.

4. Back sto::. '!'he sQu"therr. ooundar:1 is a i'.ign range of hills o;,~

aver~"g9 height to ;:cake an t3xcellent. back stop for small arms l"il'ing.

5. 'Nater. The 'Ha.ter suppl~f is '::1slievec. :'e ~E! ;;;rea"';ly in excess of "the amount reqairsd.. It will be ~a.ken from iJpe.toi Creek I ~_nd I \'16.8 ir.­fomed that 6.n analrsis wot.i.ld show it to be of excellent quality. At the time of my visi~ it ".Vas very muddYJ dous to a veri recant ooavy rain.

6. TranSDortatior... If sufficien"!i auto transpor:'ation can oe fur­nished, the necessity of the railroad running a spur into the property would not be necessary, in so rar as the conduct of the school is con­cerned, thereby making a reduction in the cost of construc1;ion by one hundred end sixty-four thousand dollars ($164 ,OCO), but on the o~h8r hand, it :night be advisable to construe, ·~his spur, because of the rapidity of delivering the necessary building ",,,terie.l, e,nd ,he construction must be completed in the shortest possible period of Ume.

7. Lighting .rhe pl""t stot:ld be lie;hted by electricity; attention ~s invited to the proposul of the Columbus Power Company end to paragraph 3 of the enclosed letter of :}ener'al I. W. l.ittell, N.A., bearir:g on ,his subj ect .

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8. Demolition of Buildings and Clearings. There will be.no Mceesityto raze or alter any building situated within the site, It will however be necessary to do a small amount of clearing on the ran ge proper,

9. Crops. No crops hhd been planted, as far as I was able to see or ascertain ..

10. The miSSing page referred to in paragraph 7 of ~,enoml Littell's letter, has been received and I !la\'" inserted it in its proper place in the communication from the C~amber of Cor:unerce, Columbus, Georgia,

11. The above is respectf\uly for your considera"';ion. ._-----=

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Ilk /1IIz,r1>#;~7V ' I

,~~dress np!y 10 QUARTERMASTER GEMERAL

Washington, O. C.

From:

To:

SUbject

I WAR DEPARTM ENT,

OFFICE 0' THE QUART[RM.IIST[R GItNERAL or THIt ARM ....

WASHINGTON, D. C.

Janu..s:y 23, 1913.

OffL::dr b Charge of Cantcnment Construction.

31~tc¥urd, ·.Vaahington, D. C.

Plans and Layout for proposed School of .·~u$ketry :::.t C 01 umbu3 t Ga.

1. I berewith 3 1J.omit :::J:- :raur a:PP1"oya.l ~en·~a.1;i~/e :::la.ns ~'1i

13.ycut for the proposed. School of ~.:u3katry on the 31:,a 3.z1~cted cy you .'::l.t

Col\mbus) Ga.) consisting of 1;he :-ollawing ,ersonnel!

2CQ Trai~i~g Qf::~ers .sse :211isted :.1en-

1,J~O Garri. on 25 P9rroanent ,Jfi'icers ";4 ~-1cn-co~lIUlis9ione:: 'J:':iC'3!'S ~,?:3r~"lcmt~

3 Clerks ~~s la,7Q1~t -88.:'13 for ~l:a :'!jllowing lis.t ~: buillings!

.... 3rig.:l.da ~~e~·J,~~:3rt~rB

,Jffi:::3r3 .3a.:rr::i.ck. 2 Offica~s ~~rtdr9 ... 'jfficars ;::;d,"';:''C.'Jry

32 Jd.rracke 9 :,:<33. ~ll. 9 I.a.va.toria9

2 A®.inistrn.ti'Jll ~:ig3 .. 'Post ?x::!?l.anga

1 :rIedi-:a.l r:nfir!.':.ar~.r

1 Ga.rage 1 Guard. 28uaa 1 c: .i.I. :.) '; orahollse 1 Ordnance :!~ga~i:1a 1 3a.'k:ery :!. 1avator;:r at Ctu.a:J. ::rouse

i!"ire ~ouse 1 ~etachment ?arrsck

2. You will note tr~t the firing line for ~ll ranges lies in a straight lina just south of the old road, and that the entire camp site i. 3hown to the left. You will also note that the Central Georgia. Railway can project from its main line of track batw~en Solu:::bus, Ga. .. dIld ,.:l=.eric!l.s, Ga.. 3. spur track into the camp, a distanca of approxi~taly three miles.

2. Upatoi Creak, which flows t:u-ough the ~ 'itd, will furnish abundant water supply within 3000 feat of the camp site.

3. Enclosed in~the report yQU will find several propositions from the Columbus Power Company relati're to f1Ol':niahing lights and pOWer from their plant located near Columbus. As this, however, is very expansive a.'ld as the personnel of the camp is amall, it ;8 ~~ opinion that a most satisfactorJ and :nere economica_ly constrncted lightT~angement wo"ld be a small local lighting uni t, delivery of which can be made within a. few weeks from data ordered.

4. You will al.o find in this report a letter from Chairman of the Board of County COmmissions, Muskogee County, Ga.., in Which he agrees to build a road approximately two mile~ in length from the BeunaVista. Road to reach ~, point selected by the United States Gov~rnment as a camp sita.

5. It is my opinion that the county has an organized force Which will., upon being informed that this has been officially selscted, be ordered to co~ence work at once.

6, The total esti~ted cost of this plant :9 3700,000, id~ailed esti­mate of Which is hereto attached.

7, You will note that page three of the proposal from tne Chamber of Commerce, ColumbUS, Ga. is omitted from this report owing to tr.e fact that it was not rea.dy When the writer left ColumbUS. This sheet should arrive daily, and I was assured that there would be no trouble 'Vi th the options .. vhich could oe aecured at a.n a.varage :?rice not exceeding $2.00 per acre.

8. In lieu of this page, I at:. ",ttaching a. teleiSI'= receiVed on Janu=;; 19th which shows the ",rogress made on leases to that date.

3y authority of

JNP/THG

ths secr.stary. 07: ~ I. W. Litt~ll)

/ 3rigadier GeneraJ.+-9.. ~i\. Corps, ?T. A. In Charge ofCa.fitonm'mt Construction.

'~ . J By: . . .

/~::::2-r _ ----:1fAj ,Quartermaster, R. c.

SCEEDt'LE OF ESn:,'ATE ]DR

SCHOOL OF :I!USKETRY, MUSCOGEE COIDlTY, GBORG IA

For: 20Crraining Officers 800 Enlisted Men

1000 Garrison

Attention ~Iajor Pease

B. & 'I..

s, S~ & T.

R. W. 'II & D.

C. & R. of H.

ki'iiil.La:.,-

5. G ... & R.

T.;tal

P6~anent Personnel 36 Offi.cers 34 Men Non-Com.

8 Clarks

is 252,000

200,000

164,000

10,000

18,eeS

30,000

706,000

Nam~ of Job School of Musketry, Muacogee County, Georgia For: 200 Training of1icers-; 860 1:rJfsted-men-; 1000-Garrison,- - -~i"" A"IQK !e_rm~..!n.E !~'!2'!..ne.2- ,_~ .9t:.n2~'!J ,}4_ tr.i'll. wop-:9'l!Jlt 8 cIa' ks.

From: Gooq;a Gibbs, Jr. Cd.ptain, Q .• ;1.TI.C. by R. C. Snow j)a';" __ J_~.?~ J9J3.

';;0: Major Pease

No .Officers -or-M~n INO .a"n N'Ull~ of Bldgs. i I I

S~Zd of Blc:CS· I Ph,:, ,,0 .For Bids·

1

1

1 2

32 4 S 9 1 1

1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1

General Plans

RCS/MS

rigade =:i1.' Officers Quarters - Type D.

rigade Hd~. Officers ~arrack8 ~Officers Lavatories Officers Quarters Barrack. Mess !ralls . . " La!atories

inistration Bdg. dministration 31d".

at Sto rehouses Post Exchange Medical Infirmary

lGarage Guard House ~. M. Storehouse

~ordnance Magazine

akery avatory at Guard

IHouse tFi re !rouse !netacbment 3arrack I

I

Stove Heating Electric Service and

I Lighting

I I

20' X 28'

20' 141

30 1

30 1

I 20' i 30'

I 201

I 20i

! I 1

i I I ! 1 j i

20' 33 1

30'

50 1

20 1

50' 20'

X 491

X 14' lC 77 1

X 50 1

X lS4' X 133' X 49' X 84'

X 42' " 91' X 63 1

X 100 1

X 55 1

lC 168'

" 201

33' " 58 1

20' x 108 1 -6"

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110 • '12se '. 26. 2SA, 26E, Z 7 103·

1620'- 313,314,315 I ":- 316,317

1 3S~, Z6,· Z61l.~ 26L, 2 7

128

28 :Part Only. 32 :E]. & F. 620- 303.3C3,304

3OS,306 620 :- 301 620 :- 331 020 .- 319,320 ?l

I I 25C,: 26, 2SA, 25F, 2 7 I 166 110 Type C. ! I

620- 329,330, 48