. The street railway review . SCENES AT CAMP BUSHNELL AND IN COLUMBUS, O. had reached the stage where their promoters were ready toput securities on the market are effectually tied up, and theywill probably remain so until peace is declared. Amongthe roads in operation tliere are not many so situated that Many of these camps were temporary only, particularlythose at the state capitals, the men remaining there onlylong enough to be mustered into the United States service,and then leaving for the larger camps at the south. 364 ^1J[£d%ilv\lu\SV^cW A year ago the regular army of tlie United States
. The street railway review . SCENES AT CAMP BUSHNELL AND IN COLUMBUS, O. had reached the stage where their promoters were ready toput securities on the market are effectually tied up, and theywill probably remain so until peace is declared. Amongthe roads in operation tliere are not many so situated that Many of these camps were temporary only, particularlythose at the state capitals, the men remaining there onlylong enough to be mustered into the United States service,and then leaving for the larger camps at the south. 364 ^1J[£d%ilv\lu\SV^cW A year ago the regular army of tlie United States com-prised a total of only 27,532 officers and men, and the totalauthorized strength of the militia of the several states wasbut 116,000. In April the regular army was increased to. HEADQUARTERS, JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 60,000 men, and two calls for volunteers made, the first for125,000 and the second for 75,000 men. The work of organ-izing this army is being carried forward as rapidly as possi-ble, though it is necessarily somewhat slow. The men alsomust be held in camp until they can be properly equipped,and though the factories are working day and night on gov-ernment orders the delays will be long in some public is again learning, what military men have alwaystried to teach, that no matter how capable a people may be,an army can not be organized and equipped in a day. In the meantime some few fortunate roads are finding a gratifying increase in their traffic, because when our friendsset out upon a journey, especially when it is a dangerousone, we wish to assist them with their preparations and bidthem farewell,and we all wish to see the trappings and pompof war and listen to the inspiring strains of martial , a number of steam roads have ma
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