COOLIDGE ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERS MOUNTED BORDER PATROL
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On February 15, 1926, The Evening Star reports that the administration of President Calvin Coolidge is considering "plans for an armed, mounted Federal police to be thrown around the entire American border."
General Lincoln C. Andrews*, Assistant Secretary of Treasury, says the border patrol is a vital part of "enforcement of the national prohibition act."
Representative Grant M. Hudson** (R-Michigan) has sponsored bills in Congress providing for a Federal mounted border patrol, although the government already has in place a "mounted, armed force of more than 400 men" along the border.
JFK+50 NOTE
As of 2025, the U.S. Border Patrol ride horses having 340 of the four-legged animals at their disposal along with 570 certified riders. They are particularly active in remote areas along the border with Mexico.
*Lincoln Clark Andrews (1867-1950) was born in Northampton, Massachusetts & educated at Cornell University & U.S. Military Academy. LCA served in WWI & as Asst. Sec of Treasury in charge of Prohibition 1925-1927.
**Grant Martin Hudson (1868-1955) was born in Eaton Township, Ohio & served in the U.S. House of Representatives 1923-1931. GMH was chairman of the Committee on Alcohol Liquor Traffic.
SOURCE
"Mounted Police To Patrol U.S. Borders Strongly Urged Here," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., February 15, 1926, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
