The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-09-14

the number OF enlisted men originally
ordered there on September 5. An
army of practically 10000 men was
employed in the construction OF the
sixteen national army environments up
to the first of September. Since that
date the force has been gradually re-
duced. There are certain units in
connection with each of the canton
ments which were added after the
original scheme was under way and
which are in some cases not COM
pleted. There are. general hospitals
in addition to the regimental hospitals
and remount stations to take care of
some 10000 horses each. The com-
pletion of these buildings will not,
however, interfere with the reception
of the citizen soldiers on these dates.
They have been ordered to report at
the respective environments.
"A typical layout, such as is re-
quired for accommodating the Off
GERS and men at an cantonment COM
prises in round numbers fifteen mil
lion feet of lumber. Each canton
ment requires a complete system of
water supply and sewerage disposal,
the piping for which amounts to
more than fifty miles.
"Ten general warehouses with nee
essary trackage have also been pro-
vided where the facilities are not
available in nearby cities. Complete
refrigerating and laundry plants have
been built at each cantonment.
!!Up to September first it has beer
necessary to complete on an average
of one building per hour or for al
the environments an average of on
building every four minutes. In tn
construction Of the environments t.
date over fifty thousand carloads o
material have been transported to an
delivered at the sites, an enormou
tax upon the already overburdene
railroad facilities of the country. Tn
railroads, however, have given spler
did service, all the government orc
ers have been given preference an
the lumber and other supplies needle
have been rushed to the cantonment
in record time.
"The environments in the east ha,
been handicapped by the fact that
has been impossible to ecu sit
lines and labor markets. Every NJ
without going away from the railro:
tional army cantonment has require
the building and installation of
transmission line for electrical Gu
rent. At Camp Upton it has be-
necessary to take electrical pow
from Northport on the north shore
Long Island, a distance Of near
thirty miles. In addition to this t
transmission line has been strengt
ened all the way back to Brook,
in order that proper service shall
given at this cantonment. In ord
to furnish the necessary railroad I
I DecU IclulIcu> W CdNC uP Aollo IN
%cilities at Long Island railroad h
sidings along it's lines to build t
spur track required at the cante
ment. To bring the contraction n
terials to Camp Meade, which is sol
distance from an electric railroad a
not on any steam railroad it was n
essary to rebuild the electric railro
To make a sufficient strength
steam transportation in addition
Pennsylvania railroad built a 81
several miles in length into the c;
Torment site. In order to build t
spur the government had to condo
a right of way.
GAS lumber and building materi
had been ordered for the other fit
cantonments ahead Of Camp Me
greater difficulty was experienced
getting delivery of its requireme
in supplies.
AT every cantonment approxim;
ly four thousand officers and enlis
men have already arrived and
being cared for"