New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-26
SpartanburgC leaningUp
For New York Guard
Greatest Task Still Facing Contractors Is the Erection Of
$45O,OOO Base Hospital-Baracks for Infantry
Regiments Seven-eighths Completed
By II. w. FRANCIS

half is paid for overtime. Despite "A,
desire of the governmental suthorj,a
TO push the construction work with m
possible rapidly, and their annogre
ment that Sunday work was necta,r,
in order 10 complete the camp in ,ir,
the contractors, the Fiske-C Carter Coz.
struction Company, of WOrcest,,
Mass, have experienced the GREATS,
difficulty in getting labor on the SA
bath, so strong is the sentiment agains
Sunday work. Never have Their b,s
able to get more than 10 per eea, I
their force to work on the seventh IA
With the camp nearing complete
the attention Of the authorities Is ~
centred on improving sanitary ~
ditions in the vicinity. Captain VI
Allen, Medical Corps, L. s. IA
charge Of the camp hospital and m.
tation work, has been inyestgatis
sanitary conditions here for two wtsa
This morning he addressed group u
prominent citizens in the rooms Of 4,
Chamber OF Commerce and urged then
to cooperate in lettering conditions
Urge Sanitary improvements
"We are delighted with your cordial
reception" he told them, "but We are
not here to cast Aowery bouquets. ",
can take care of sanitary conditions al
the camp. The Red Cross and the Stat,
Health Department have arranged 10
take care of the section between the
camp and the city. We want you 70
take care of your city. It cones prob.
ably IN to the standard Of the aver
age city of its size; II has all the &C.
fects of the average city Of IL size
The United States Public Health Ser
vice made a sanitary survey here. Al
present 90 pei cent Of the city Is stE'
cred and conditions are satisfactory =
that portion. In the remaining " ~
cent, however, conditions are uhspea'
able.
"Your milk supply is mainly 'sa'
factory, but there are three aaus
where conditions are bad. Oas =
these is serving soda fountains u y
centre of the city. ! have warned y
proprietors of these fountains iH
soldiers will not be allowed TO paw
ize their places unless they use q"
milk"
Investigation has shown the q
water supply 70 be good lmP'sF
ments found 20 be specially neessSl
were screening and otherwise lnp's
ing lavator,es and outhouses y ~
unsewered sections Of the city evN
equipment for the collection Of nlss
from those sections, more genera siE
mosquito work, cleaner metnoas u y.
tain diaries and more effective su'''
cleaning system r.
Vice conditions in Spsrtanburg Vy
tain Allen told his audience, hsa
yet become a problem. The poIla'
said. are active in depressing wa"
morality exists. but that they are 81
ting small results because o. w
lack of punitive power. The lInlI. =
punishment here, he pointed og- :,
s25 fine or thirty days IN JAZZ.
fine, he said, was regarded mercy
Getty tax" He predicted an ihnn !.
undesirable women after the wv,
arrive. and. after expressing the w..
that only the Federal authorize, "a 4,
the power properly TO deal WI. ., AZ
situation. urged his auditors 70 suppss -,
the United States Commlss'one, ~ ~,
the district in his efforts TO stamp w.
the evil. ,,.,;,.
The Young Mems Christian A s'.,
ton wants il known that men -
in this city is provided WIN . .,s
which will be open 70 the NSt r 20
free of charge. C0a,.ar
College, an institution for w- 80,
women. also possesses SWIM
pool, which will be available ior WOE
and friends Of the uooP'