El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-24
BY MORGAN SMITH.

~ EMING, \. H. Aug. 2A-Undar
the prodding Of the national
H. cantonment headquarters al
Washington, the organization of the
constructing quartermaster in Dem
ling and the efficiency OF the gov
eminent contractor on the job. Camp
Cody is nearing completion at the
rate Of four percent per day.
According 10 a daily progress re-
port made in the office Of Mai
Charles IT. Miller, construction
qlarteTuastzr- and submitted 10
Washington, the great Caut0umen-
Is now 81 per cent completed
This general assault uuou nature
for the sheItering OF $1,000 soldiers
assumes great magnIture in view OF
the fact that all Of the raw material.
like the army or workmen. had 10
come over the rails from great
distances The recruiting OF this huge
total Of men and supplies was one OF
the first tremendous problems Of gen
eral contra ctOr j. ". Thompson of
st. Louis To date he has brought
$4,000 cars Of material Of all sorts
and 1000 wOrkmen TO fashion it,
Desert Spot Being Trans formed.
The site for the DemiuE contOn-
ment did not present the problem Of
land clearing which many Of the other
national environments did, but desert
conditions offered imDediments as
great Thousands Of loads Of gravel
were added to the main roads of the
camp 10 keep the heavy army trucks
from sinking deep into sand New
railroad spurs were built and are be-
lng added each day for the purpose
- delivering supplies and material to
the various parts OF the reservation. .
which IS almost three miles i'm length .
by one mile in width. Two big wells
we're sunk, pumping plant installed. .
and many miles or water mains laid
20 furnish the camp with the first req .
ulslte, aCu then electric wiring had .
10 be strung by the rod 20 make the .
place ha5itaole at night And only
after those things were attended TO
could the carpenters come in and be-
gin their devils tattoo with hammer
and saw.
Most Constructors Guard Officers.
The army officers upon whom the
bruur Of this organization has fallen
are for the most part members OF
the quart ermasters corps OF the ma
rional guard. although Mai Miller fn .
charge of the group. was a member
OF the engineers reserve CORDS hay
ing been transferred TO the Quarter
masters department for this work ON
account OF the engineering features
Involved.
The constructing staff comes from
every part Of the country. having
been selected because Of eEpertness
IN the brancl that was TO be iutIust-
ed 10 It's care Capt j. A Livingston.
IT, is from Helena Mont Maj George
r. Logan. jr-. IS from Des Noines.
Ia, which place Capt. ~ T. Gillette
chances 10 have come from. Capt
Frank BarthOl is from st. Paul Mimi
terInaster sergeant H p kim
M W.
Of the regular army in The depart
msur-
The relation OF the constructing
rterUasrer and the general con-
factor is that Of superintendent and
Freeman All accounts, reports and
fequisiuons are in The hands of the
lIar lerInaster and il is 20 him thar {
the contractor is accountable for 9
progress, economy and efficiency.
WOrAmen Eat For so Cents.
IL IL is true that a soldiers fight
,ng qualities depend upon their meals p
L IS also true that the eats are the D
backbone or that army Of rail drivers . r
Inls important feature OF the con- p
structlon has been turned over 10 (
% imam H. Booth, OF Dallas. commits {
saly superintendent at Camp Cody. 4 i
-acn noon the sWaruing trucks come
IN from every quarter of the camp
ard ara me men OF inter box and rule
-lUDle into the for mess rooms
where the best 10 be had is set be-
fore them al the rate Of so cents per
meal Eight hundred loaves Of bread D
inq their way into these stomachs c
Zach day. not TO mention two whole I
7eeTes and 800 pies They have cake 7
snd even ice cream on occasion. It q
axes force of 200 men 10 cook and Z
serve this food over the big store 7
houses and cold storage rooms neces-
AIRY 10 handle these provisions II. s. y
vs. ulff presldes as chief clerk
Camp 10 Have LOO Buildings. {
There viii be a total Of HOO build :
ngs IN Camp Cody when il is finished. D C