New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29
Historic City Spreads Itself to Welcome Troops When They
Detrain in the Land of the Sky" to Prepare in
Ideal Quarters for Service Abroad

Major George Cole and Captain James
Stark, regular army officers in charge
of the preparation of the cantonm snt,
join in the assertion that everything
will be in readiness when the troops
arrive about the middle Of August,
and that under ordinary conditions the
sick list should be kept down to a
minimum.
Although the soldiers are not cx-
pected here before August Is, if they
come sooner they can be cared fo-
without serious inconvenience while
/ the finishing touches are being put on
the camp The Southern and Peninsu-
| lar and Northern railways are extend
ing double track lines from Spartan
| burg TO the camp to insure the OK
| petition of supplies and foodstufs
| from day to day.
The trolley line which runs to the
| Spartanburg Country Club goes
! through the camp, and will inaugurate
: ffteen-minute scent fare schedule
TO and from the town after the camp
opens. There will be jitneys galore.
Open House for Soldiers
Spartanburg will keep open house
for the soldiers and members Of their
! families. Already inquiries regarding
accommodations for the wives and
families of soldiers are being re-
/ ceived.
The Rotary and Commercial clubs
have named special committees TO as
sist in finding quarters for soldiers
/ relatives who desire to come TO Spar
tanburg during the term Of the camp.
| Judging from the inquiries re-
ceived from members of the Ith and
other New York regiments respecting
accommodations, Spartanburg has be-
gun TO feel that il is about to come
into social as we'll as military promi-
hence.
The Country Club will extend full
/ privileges of membership to the men
! In Uniform and their families. Though
the tennis courts and golf course may
, have lost some of their attraction for
| the soldering devotees Of these games,
/ the swimming pools and reading and
/ club rooms will be 0 welcome change
| from camp life. The Y. ". c. A,
! housed in new $4,000 building, also
will be open.
! John B. Cannon, cashier Of the Bank
/ of Spartanburg, has gone TO Washing
I ton to confer with Secretary Baker
with a view to obtaining permission
for the banks Of Spartanburg to estab-
/ lish a branch bank at the camp. Mr.
! Cannon believes that II the soldier has
a convenient and safe place to deposit
/ his money he will save. He has fg-
ured that II every man in the camp
deposits only 25 cents day, they Will
have saved in the aggregate s225,OOO
I in a month.
/ President Schenck Of the Bowery
Savings Bank, Of New York, and pres
ident of the Association Of Savings
/ Banks Of New York State, has COM
nended Mr.. Cannon's idea. The Bank
OF Spartanburg has arranged to fur
/ nish New York drafts free Of charge.
| This 10 Just one item which illustrates
the spirit with which Spartanburg in
tends to welcome the New Workers.
The Rotary and Commercial clubs
promise no price boosting, such as has
been common with garrison towns,
will mar their greeting to the soldiers.
The city and county authorities al.
ready have taken up the question OF
morals. They venture that the com
plants from other cities where troops
arc CHARTERED will not be duplicated IN
Spartsnburg.