Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-08
RUSHING WORK
ON CAMP DODGE
FOR new ARMY
cantonrnent for $4,000 Men
at Des Moines Takes
Final Form.
r DAKOTA E
WELL r FOR
q, 100000 Feet Of Lumber
Used-192 Barracks Be.
ing Built.
Especial to Herald.)

Headquarters Thirteenth Federal
Cantonment, Camp Dodge. Ia, Aug.
8.--More than 5000 workmen today.
are we'll started on the final rush
ton the federal army cantonment at
which Grand Forks and North Da-
kota drafted men will be trained for
the national army.
Maj. M. A. Butler, constructing
iquartermaster, last week announced
the big camp half completed. Delay
In receiving materials shortly after
the work was, started less than a
month ago hindered construction
work for a time.
A total Of 26,000,0 600 feet of lumber
has been unloaded at the camp site
and with the order received the first
Of this week for the construction Of
la remount depot added to the camp
buildings, an order for 1900 900 feet
more was sent in.
The first requisition for a months
food supply has been made by Cap
tain G. j.. Falkenthal, camp quarter
Of flour, 100000 pounds of sugar,
Z $4,000 pounds Of coffee, $4,000 pounds
of rice and other foodstuffs in pro-
portion.
Fight Against Disease.
Major E. D. Craft, camp sanitary
officer, has under control an elaborate
system for keeping the camp free of
disease for the $4,000 men who are
to be sent from North and South Da-
kota, Minnesota, Iowa and, Nebraska.
Among other things the sanitary
officers have declared wal on flies
and promise by September I to have
the camp entirely ridden of the pests.
Practically all diseases prevalent in
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suit of the activity of flies and mos
quitoes.
Rush orders have been given for
the completion Of the 1000, 900 gallon
RESERVOIR from which the camp will
receive its water supply. -Four bat
teries Of eight driven wells which
will feed the big supply we'll. thirty
feet deep and fifty feet wide, from
which the water will be pumped into
the reservoir have been completed
and woskmen are busy with sditckins
machines laying sewer and waite,
mains at the rate Of 5000 feet a day
The total pipage will be approx.
mately 10000 feet. More ditch ma.
chimes are on the way and the amounI
of work done a. day doubled, accord,
ing to the government engineers.
200 in Each Barracks.
All Of the 1872 barracks to accom-.
modate 200 men each have either beer
completed or are in the process o.
construction.
The eighteen mile system of paved
roadways within the camp site is vel
under way and cement has beer
placed on more than a mile of the
cantonment road running the Length
Of the camp site.
Fifteen carloads Of poles for the
electric lighting system were received
last week and the setting Of the pole!
commenced Monday.
Every point to make for the mini
mum of discomfort and the maximum
of efficiency for the drafted men has
been considered by Uncle Sam in hi.
preparation of the cantonment.
The men will. have plenty. Of room
be warm, be well fed and equippeG
with the best the government can buy
Camp Dodge is situated ~ mile,
from Des Moines, Ia, the capital city
with a population Of 10000. An in.
terurban line connects the two.