The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-07-26


the entire United States Of greater
population-are now in process Of
construction. These cities are the can.
comments In which the first American
selective draft army, Of between $780,
600 and 100000 men, will receive their
preliminary training In this country,
prior to their transfer overseas to the
allied battle fronts In France. The
contractors to whom the contracts
have been let for the building ''over-
night" SO to speak, Of these 10 army
cities, are already hard at work, and
they must finish their Jobs by Septem-
Der 1.
That the war department will sue
coed in making good and that each Of
these new cities will be ready on
schedule time for the more than 10000
draft men who will be ordered to them
for training, Is the belief Of every off,
Ger In the army. Army officers and reg
ular army enlisted men. with several
thousand civilian employees added,
will bring the population OF each can
Torment to about 10000 mcc, necessi-
tutihs DuiiuiilE probi'll lHNOINlUg
the construction Of about 1000 houses,
all Of them Of considerable size. in the
space Of few weeks. The average
ground area covered by each canton
ment will be between 100 and 1900
acres, and the maintenance OF the IS
cities is expected to entail an exrendi-
ture which in one year will probably
total more than $12O,OOO,OOO.
To feed the soldiers alone, who will
be trained in these cantClments, will
require In one year more than 2,0NN,-
600 bushels of wheat more than 3d.
OOOOOO pounds of fresh beef, and A.
100000 pounds of fresh PORK. The
milk needed will total in u year more
than 1O,5OO,OOO gallons, and there viii
be needed probably 100000 bushels
of Irish potatoes, over POS 900 bushels
OF onions, and over 275OoO,OOO pounds
OF other vegetables, such as cabbage,
spinach, turnips, etc. In addition TO
all this food for man are the OATS
hay and other feed which VIII be
! needed by the more than 100000
horses and mules which VIII be EN-
ployed at the environments.
Location Of the Cities.
The l6 army cities Will be located
near Aver, Mass; Iaphark, Z. L.;
Wrightstown, n. j.; Annapolis juno
tlon, Nd; Petersburg, Va Columbia,
>. e.; Atlanta, Ca; ChNlicothe, o.;
Louisville, KY; Battle Creek, Mich. !;
Des Moines, la.; Fort Riley, Kan;
Fort Sam Houston, Tex; Rockford,
ILL.,; Little ROCK, Ark, ana American
Lake, wash.
what the emergency means which
faced the war department following
the passage OF the seiective draft law
ana the announcement by President
Wilson that he would call to the col
ors the hrst ooo,ooo men OF conscrip-
ton age. on September 1, can be under
stood, as was pointed out by an oincer
OF the quartermaster corps by Keep
ing In nina what happens IN the orui-
nary run OF anairs during the con-
struction oi the average living house'
Inc architect taxes MS time over the
plans' there Is plenty OF tlme 10 look
ABOUT Tor contractor ana much tiihe
Is wasted waiting TOT materials.
compare says war department
memorandum 'his eVeryuay expert.
ence win the government task oi
providing IN ABOUT WE'VE weeks par
RACKS ior ABOUT ooooV men, WIN wa
Ter supplies, piuinpihg ana heauhs
equipments hospitais' storehouses' s'a'
Dies ana SHOPS M iocauons "here
there was mourning at tne ume .ne SITE
was seiecteu put meadow anu grows
what priVate ciu1en wouio eApec' "
move INTO mousse Oh Septenoe. ! ol
wMch NOT stroke ot "ork nao oeen
Done on June II
Each environment wiz oe Guy VI
orderiy ana properly ia,u OUT s.reets
sno Dloeks' WIN cohine'e sewerass
anu e'ectric hsnt'hs sys'em1' faiifoau
yaras' "ater lines anu nre uepai''
ments' garoase incinerators' nhu nun,
areus Oh other cohve,,ehees neeeseais