Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-25

commonwealth, we're STRIVING 10 40
their bit in providing food that should
sustain the armies engaged in that
awful struggle across the sea They
had planted every nook and ocrner
to something but ere the time of har-
vest arrived l.500 buildings occupied
the land and the tread of mighty
army with flags flying, the air pierced
with the Hare of trumpets and the
stern command of hundreds of officers
made the transformation seem like a
dream
Some Canfonment Figures.
The Thirteenth Army cantonment
occupies 1890 acres Of ground OF
this amount the United States govern
ment owns 500 acres, the state of Iowa
owns 4S0 and there are rented from
80 different land owners 294O acres
This season the farmers receive 81. AZ
per acre rem and whateer price may
be agreed upon for the destruction OF
the growing crops Net season the
rental will be $l1.3s per acre. The
rent is paid monthly and amounts to
$33, 456 per year The land stretches
from Beaver creek to the Des Monies
river and beyond-a distance of $50
miles. This makes a distance of over
I've miles from the entrance at the
southeast corner to the extreme limit
at the northwest corner at the town of
Herrold The land is valued at $500.
200.
In the beginning of the work all
streets AMI alleys were laid out, a
sewerage system was planned. and
water mains located The result is
mat there are IL miles of paved
streets and II miles OF gravced high.
ways The sewer proper is three miles
long, made Of 30-inch sewer pipe and
thruouttho grounds are rs miles of
sewers and laierals There are 81
miles of water mains and laterals and
a millio1 gallon cement reservoir on
the top OF hill overlooking the build.
lngs' The water is supplied from a
well % feet in diameter in a sandy
formation on the banks of the Des
MONIES river Three rotary pumps, ca.
pable of throwing a million and a half
gallons Of water n day are run nv
electric motors Three fire companjes
are on duty at different points on the
grounds and all fire equipment is pro.
pciled by electric motors. II required
~ ditching machines to construct the
sewers, make bitches for water mains
ana the like. In some places the sew.
or was placed at depth of "a feet
Many Buildings Required.
There are l,j7S buildings for the
housing OF the soldiers and for gen.
eral purposes. These are all built ar
tor uniform pattern and present
most fascinating appearance Each
oulldlng Will afford quarters for $50
men ana are equipped with shower
oaths, water closets and all modern
cohVeniences In addition to the bar.
racks arc ~ hospital buildings. Tho
Y. NJ G. A. will have a pumber IF
oo''olhgs and there will be libraries.
canleens and the tikc which will bring
the number of buildings up TO around
LOUD IN addition to the quarters for
me men comes the buildings for the
femount, 400 in number. The exact
l'uihDer OF troops to be cared for will
De a5,bS3 and the romount station will
aod several thousand more. tpon the
mll'tary tract there will be- 1900
horses and mules for artillery service
anh other purposes At the rpmonnt
mere VIII be room for 10000 animals.
Horses and mules will be concentrate ed
mere FOR army use and with this as n
distributing point shipment will be
maze to military posts all over the
country and to the battlefelds IN
France.
Men Responsible for the Constructive
Work.
me contract for the construction of
me buildings at Camp Dodge was let