New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-03

IN CAMP ALL SAFE
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water system, sewerage, electric lighting
and all of the perquisites of a finished
municipality. But that is just what has
happened and Camp Dodge with its
great frame structures equipped with
all modern conveniences, is now re-
ceiving the men which are to constitute
the population Of this. mushroom city.
Those accustomed to gaze upon the
fertile fields of the Beaver valley, admire
its vast stretches of woodlands, farm
steads and meadows can hardly realize
that within so short time such
wonderful change has been wrought.
The farmers in that locality, like the
farmers elsewhere in this goodly COM
monwealth, were striving to do their
bit in providing food that should sus-
tain the armies engaged in that awful
struggle across the sea. They had
planted every nook and corner to some
thing but ere the time of harvest arrived
1,5OO buildings occupied the land and
the tread of mighty army, with flags
flying, the air pierced with the blare of
trumpets, and the stern command of
hundreds of officers made the transfer
nation seem like dream.
Some Cantonrnent Figures.
The 18th Army Cantonment occupies
4,300 acres of ground. Of this amount
the United States government owns
800 acres; the state of Iowa owns 480
and there are rented from SO different
land owners. 2,940 acres. This sea-
son the farmers receive $9.46 per acre
rent and whatever price may be agreed
upon for the destruction of the grow
ing crops. Next season the rental will
be $11.38 per acre. The rent is paid
monthly and amounts to $33, ass per
year. The land stretches from Beaver
creek to the Des Moines river and be-
yond-a distance from east to west of
3.75 miles and from north to south a
distance of ESQ miles. This makes a
distance of over five miles from the
entrance at the southeast corner to the
extreme limit at the northwest corner
at the town of Helrold. The land is
valued at 100000.
In the beginning of the work all
streets and alleys were laid out,
sewerage system was planned, and water
mains located. The result is that there
are 10 miles of paved streets and 10
miles OF graveled highways. The sewer
proper is three miles long, made of go
inch sewer pipe and thruout the grounds
are IS miles of sewers and laterals
There are 81 miles of water mains and
laterals and million gallon cement
reservoir on the top of hill overlooking
the buildings. The water is supplied
from well SO feet in diameter in a sandy
formation on the banks of the Des
MONIES river. Three rotary pumps
capable of throwing a million and
half gallons of water day are run by
electric motors. Three fire companies
are on duty at different points on the
grounds and all fire equipment is pro-
PEELED by electric motors. 1t required
20 ditching machines to construct the
sewers, make bitches for water mains
and the like. In some places the sewer
was placed at depth of "a feet.
Many Buildings Required.
There are 1878 buildings for the
housing of the soldiers and for general
purposes: These are all built after
uniform pattern and present a most
fascinating appearance. Each building
will afford quarters for $50 men and
are equipped with shower baths, water
closets and all modern conveniences.
In addition to the barracks are AZ
hospital buildings. The Y. M. c. A.
will have a number of buildings and there
will be libraries, canteens and the like.
which will bring the number of build
ings up to around 1,70O. In addition
to the quarters for the men comes the
buildings for the remount, 428 in num-.
Der: The exact number Of. troops to.
be cared for will be AS 8S and the re-
mount station will add several thou
sand more. Upon the military: tract.
there will be $4,000 horses and mules.
for artillery service and other purposes,
At the remount there will be room for
10000 animals. Horses and mules will
be concentrated here for army use and.
with this as a distributing point ship:
ment will be made to military posts Ill
over the country and to the battlefelds
in France.
Men Responsible for Construction. q