Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1917-09-06
Fl. RILEY CANTONMENT
TO Be READY
Work on Buildings to Keep Ahead Of
Needs a. Men Arrive-South
Dakota Goes There

Camp Funston, Kan, Fort
Riley reservation, Sept. 5-Al-
though construction of the
Fourteenth army division can
tonment here is not yet half
completed, sufficient buildings
will be in readiness to accommo-
date the first men of the draft
al my, to mobilize September 5,
and work will be rushe so that
it will keep pace with the arri-
val Of the remaining increments.
Soldiers from seven states, 49,
SIS of them, will mobilize at the
cantonment during September ant
October. This will make Camp
Funston the second largest ma
tional army cantonment in the
country. The troops will come
from Colorado, South Dakota
Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Ari-
IONA and New Mexico.
Thousands of workmen are en-
p'oyed in the construction of
nearly 1000 buildings now auth.
orized, and new men are being
hired at the rate of 400 a day.
Twelve barracks which have
been completed are already oc-
cupied by workmen and guard
troops.
The government continues to
incease the number of buildings
to be constructed. The remount
station is the latest addition to
he camp. When completed. this
will consist Of 563 buildings.
where 400 men will care for TO-
600 horses. These buildings will
consist of sheds barracks, stables
shelters and corrals.
The Y. M. G. A. and the
Knights of Columbus have conn
pleted plans for their buildings
at the cantonment. Eleven "Y'
buildings will be constructed,
while the Knights Of Columbus
will have two. Other additional
structures now authorized are
One laundry to wash clothes for
$4,000 men, one bakery to fur
n n;sh bread for 10000 men, one
postoffice. one ice plant, and re-
frigeration system and one tele-
phone system. To these must be
added the new hospital build
ings and other structures which
are being erected in and around
Fort Riley proper.
Materials for the big canton
ment, to be one of the largest
in the country, continue to be
rushed to Camp Funston. To
take care Of this traffic, the
Union Pacific railroad has put
in miles Of siding. Already 1900
cars of lumber have been receiv-
ed and additional cars are ar
irving at the rate Of 165 each
day.
The contractors are pushing
the work rapidly, night shifts of
carpenters often working when
construction of particular build
ing is desired by specified
time. A night shift is employed
to unload the cars Of materials
which arrive each day.
The cantonment already had
adequate fire protection. A paid
civilian department, the members
of which have had experience on
the fire fighting forces of large
cities, is constantly on duty.
Large barrels of water have
been placed at each building
and chemical engines and a sue
tion pump equipment, mounted
on a motor truck, furnish addl-
tional protection.
Construction of the two large
reservoirs, on a high hill to the
north of the camp. is proceed
ing and when completed the
water impounded in them will
greatly increase the fire protec-
ton. The water will be pumped
from wells. located near the
Kansas river, to the reservoirs.
4 hioh pressure for fire fight
ing thus will be obtained.
| With the construction of the
waterworks and sewer systems
proceeding satisfactorily, it is
said the camp will be dependent
on outside sources only for
electric current with which to
illuminate the streets and build
ings.