Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-21
OTTAWA INVITES LA
SALE TO HELP
SWING DEAL.
BOTH ARE NEAR SITE
PLACES WHERE SOLDIERS CAN
BE CHARTERED WITHIN EASY
RANGE or TWO CiTIES--NEED
RIFLE AND AaTILLE LERY
RANGES.

TO form n united front in their eff
fort TO secure the Illinois cantonment
camp for training $4,000 soldiers Of
the governments new army, La Sale
will be asked TO cooperate with "
tawa in acquiring a site sufficiently
large for accommodating this division
of troops. President Clarence Grisgs
OF the Chamber of CORNERS &c went &c
lie Sale this morning to ask the CO.
operation OF the La Sale Chamber.
and. 1t Is expected, any help he ASKS
will he granted
Mayor Bradford has virtually turned
the proposition entirely over to the
Chamber of Commerce, and direciots
Of that organization, lead hs Mr..
Grpgs. have put tier shoulders 10
the wheel with Characteristic }l:or
End are now looking up sites and
funds with which to close options on
property in case there Is a chance OF
Ottawas landing the training camn
Mayor Bradfords telegram to the
engineering department at Chicago
was answered last Saturday night, IS
follows.
Chicago Nav ~, 1877.
Submit definite proposition In writ
ing as to division camp site. 'he
board can only make insnection after
receipt OF proposal Information as
to the requirements matted you today
Col Roo.
This morning the mayor received IN
outline OF the rcquilements fixed n
the Rovcinnent. Besides needing
$500 acres, the army will have tc
have rife range no less than q
thousand yards. with suitable back
stops, and an artillery range at some
conyenIen, distance to the camp. Tht
War Department hopes that site
will be rendered out of patriotic mo
iives, but In case of necessity it Is
believed leases will be paid for by
Uncle Sam.
The following details were forward
ed to the mayor and a copy Of then
turned over to President Grees, p
the Chamber OF Commerce for use a
La Sale az tho site undei propOsa
now Ia conveniently handy to bot
cities and will be so arranged as t
benefit Ia Sale and Ottawa on
5000" basis
About $4,000 men and several thou
sand animals will occupy the camp.
The requirements for 4 camp SIT
are as follows;
Area Needed. $500 acres at leas
The temporary buildings, includln
storehouscs, will cover 500 TO 81
acres, the balance being for drill, pul
poses. II Is desirable to have this a
in one plot. but three or four plots
$40 to 1000 acres each might be COZ
sidered II located within a reasonabl
distance CT each other.
Railroad Facilities: Must be of su
ficient capacity to insure the conve
lent supply Of the command and il
prompt movement in case of need.
Water Supply: From | to X m
lion gallons per day of good waite
capable of being piped to and th1
camp
Target Range: The site must co
tain within itself or be located wit
in convenient distance of suitab
ground for target practice, a ran
about 600 yards wide and 1000 var
long, with an adequate back stop. al
unusued space of another mile beyol
the back stop. An artillery ran
within convenient marching distan'
Soil Should be sandy loan wi
good drainage, the snrrcund'n
should be healihlul, and site shor
afford natural bathing facilities
streams II possible,
Roads: Should be good or pot
TALLY good.
1t is also desirable that mater
fer temporary shelter, mechanlt
skilled and common labor should
locally obtainable and that th'
should be adequate local control
social evil, liquor traffic, monopol
and price discrimination.
Ground to be leased for one or I
years with option of renewal fr
ycal to year for about years.
Tho matter of a camp site for
nois must be closed by June End.
All offers OF camp sites should
submitted In concrete form IN "
ing with definite proposition civ
terms CT lease, so that the board I
make d definite recommendation
the War Department at once. II
desirable that maps contoured
practicable. be submitted.
Tho hra r1 hnr mn AMI hnrity tn IN