Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
THIRD D. c. TO FAVE
IDEAL CAMP SITE
Camp Sewer, GreenviIIe, S. C.,
Near One of South'S Most
Progressive Cities.
TO BE FINELY oUTFITTED

The $50 officers and men Of the Sd
Regiment of Infantry. National Guard
OF the District OF Columbia, who have
been disappointed that they are not
going to Admission. Ala. with the other
units Of District militia, can console
themselves with the assurance that
they are going to one Of the best can
Torment sites, and will be near one
Of the most progressive cities in the
south.
Camp SEWER at Greenville. s. c..
is ideally located. and Col. 1.
W. Littell. in general charge of the
cantonment contracts. considers that.
the best Quilted of the military cities.
Greenville is more than 1000 feet
above sea level. and at the foot Of the
Blue Ridge mountains The water sup
ply comes from high up on a mountain
to the north of the city. with an eleya-
ton 1000 feet higher than the camp.
Protection Of Health.
The sanitary companies have been
busy at the camp site, and detail
from the public health service has
been cleaning up the entire surround
ing territory SO that the protection
against malaria, mosquitoes, etc, will
be all that modern science can AFFORD.
Large manufacturing interests have
their home in Greenville and the sur
rounding territory has had remarkable
agricultural development during the
last ten years: Cotton manufacturing
is the chief industry. but there are
large metal working establishments.
fertilizer factories and lumber mills.
The largest cotton mill under one roof
in the world is located at Greenville-
rolls to the industrial workers has
made this one of the most prosperous
cities Of the south. as it is the central
city of the northw western section of the
state. Nineteen mill presidents make
their homes In Greenville and have
taken personal leadership in establish
ing city of homes with wide streets,
public parks and real southern hos
The residents of GreenviIle are plan
ming entertainments for the soldiers.
and community meetings have been
promise to open their homes to the men
of the army.
Hotels and Railroads.
For the families or friends who may
wish to visit the District men while
they are in camp, Greenville offers sew
eral fine hotels. 1t Is on the main line
Of the Southern railway and has also
the lines of the Charleston and West
ern Carolina and the Piedmont and
Northern roads. The latter is the largest
interurban railway in the south.
The run to Greenville from Washing
ton is fifteen hours
To give an illustration Of the enter
prise and progressiveness OF the people
of Greenville. more than a million dol
lars was spent last year on modern
highways throughout Greenville coun-
ty. This will be especially appreciated
by the District soldiers when on their
hikes.
Noted Stree ante-bellum days for ed
ucational zeal. Greenville has just es-
brought sympathetic feeling for SOL
diers to the community. since they have
seen the best sons of Dixie being
trained to military efficiency
A large textile exposition and audi
torium has just been built and ar
ton exchanges with Boston, Mass.
Steady Building Progress.
The Army officers in charge Of con-
work at Camp Sewer report
steady progress in the building of the
barracks and mess halls. There will
be more than 1900 buildings. many of
them two stories in height. all eauip-
ped with electric lights, telephones and
re-fighting apparatus. Hospital. laun-
dry and entertainment pavilions are
already completed.
More than 1000 carpenters are now
at work on the construction Of the
buildings, which are about half COM
pleted. Army engineers are laying out
roads through the cantonment
feet wide.
The buildings in the section which Is
to be occupied by the Sd Infantry, di-
rectly at the foot OF . mountain, are
already up and for this reason 1t I'll
expected that the Sd Infantry win bel