South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-26
CAMP TAYLOR IS
WELL BUILT CITY
Training Camp for Indiana'S
Drafted Men Has All Mod
ern COnVenienCeS.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Sept. Co.
Within less than three months there
has grown up. on the southern out
skirts of Louisville. a mushroom
CITY. now nearly completed. capable
OF housing more than 10000 men.
here all members Of the new ma
tlonal army drawn from Kentucky
and Indiana and part OF the IIIi-
nois troops will be trained
The city Is one of the Is great
cantonments which Uncle Sam is
building all OF which will be de-
voted TO the same purpose IL will
bear the name OF Zachary Taylor.
hero Of Buena Vista and Monterey
who lies buried within less than a
dozen miles Of the site
Engineers drove their first stakes
in June in the midst OF pastures and
truck gardens. Today nearly 10000
buildings in various stages Of con-
structioE. a large proportion Of
them already complete. stand upon
the same ground.
Nothing overlooked.
Despite the haste nothing has
been overlooked which will add 10
the comfort or the well being Of
the men who Will find their homes
for months within its co ines
Most Of the company barracks
have been completed. The walls are
well sheathed and are weather
boarded. They are designed TO be
warm in winter and the arrange
ment OF windows promises that they
viii be as comfortable as il Is pos
sible 20 expect in summer. There
will be no over-crOwding and the
sanitary arrangements have been
planned by experts.
Within convenient access Of each
company is a detached building con-
aiming showers and wash rooms.
kitchens and dining halls are near
~
Camp on High Ground.
The city itself stands upon high
-olling ground and il has exception
ally good surface drainage A sys-
EN- Of sanitary sewers within its
)orders will be connected with the
sewer system Of the city Of Louis
lille. sewer mains having been con-
tructed 10 its boundaries by the
lkN ana county duAuolllAtc-
Water mains have also been laid
the boundaries Of the cantonment
~ the municipality owned Louisville
Water Co and the 100000 gallons
r water which will be required
laily will be supplied from the same
iltration plant which supplies the
ity.
The Louisville Gas and Electric
% also has carried its transmission
ystem 10 the boundaries of the
antonment and will supply the cur
ent used for light and power. The
.ouisviHe Street Railway Co. has
INSTRUCTED a double track line 10
he sOldier-city and will give a five
ent fare 20 any section Of Louis
lille.
800 Water Boys.
A good idea OF the size Of the
ask upon which the war depart
nent embarked when it undertook
he construction OF 16 such cities
simultaneously can be gained from
ne fact that 500 water boys are
mployed on the job at Camp Tay-
or These youngsters are not idle
ither. Each must satisfy the de
hands Of about 80 men and it keeps
nm busy.
When the first drafts of the new
rny began 20 arrive they found
amp Taylor complete i'm its essen
ial details with but two exceptions.
me section Of the hospital group
vas incomplete as was the remount
tation Two sections of the hospital
.roup were ready however. and the
completion of the third section add
a 70 the capacity which viii eN-
eed 900 beds
The quarters 90 he occupied 10y
no men will still have finishing
ouches 20 be added which will inn
prove their appearance and TO some
,xtent add 90 comfort. but there
viii be nothing really essential
arkiuC
Thrrc arc more than 1 600 bui11-