Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-06
LARGE FORCE OF MEN BEGINS
ERECTION OF BUILDINGS AND
RAILROAD SIDETRACKS.
TWO OF BARRACKS
ALREADY COMPLETED
Contractor Having More Trouble Sc
curine Material Than Men-New
Siding Will Tap Important Railway
Lines Entering Des Moines-Camp
Placed Under Martial Law.


Des Moines, July 1.-The building OF
the big army cantonment at camp
DODGE where the 10000 men in the
first draft for the national army are to
be trained is already under way. To-
dav 500 carpenters were working on
the barracks. twelve Of which have
been laid out and two already COM
pIcscd. 4 big force of men were laying
track for the new railroad connecting
lines which are being built in the camp,
engineers were surveying various parts
of the tract and material was being un
loaded.
trouble getting material, however,
than in getting men thus far. In spite OF
the fact that he bought large consign-
ments of materials by wire as soon as
his contract was signed by the govern
fnent the materials are slow in getting
here. There was a big supply OF lum-
Der the first Of the week but this is
dwindling However big consignments
are looked for before the close of the
week.
The North American Construction
Company is putting in sidings at the
camp and will have the work finished
by the end of the week. The North
western road has crew of track lab
orers working on the interurban tracks.
A connecting switch is being put in
at Granger with the Milwaukee lines
with the interurban and with the tracks
now being laid completed connections
will be had with the Great Western,
Northwestern and Milwaukee in addi-
ton to the interurban tracks. The Rock
Island can reach the camp also by
putting in a short spur from its Mason
City line at point just north of the
city to connect with klondyke juno
ton.
Under Martial Law.
The camp is now under martial law
and no one is permitted to gain en-
trance unless he has a card. SO many
visitors were coming that the workmen
were bothered. Company G, of Water
loo and the Iowa City Company of en-
gineers are on guard
Paving of ten miles Of road in the
camp is being held up because the gov
eminent appropriation for this is not
sufficient to pay for the kind Of paving
specified.
The government has refused to ap-
prove the contract let by Weitz to a
st. Louis concern for feeding men and
another arrangement will be made.
Carpenters are being paid 62h cents
an hour for eight hours work or 6S 1s
cents an hour if ten hours is put in.
Carpenters are thus able to make more
than $40 per week at the camp. Lab
orers are receiving 1886 per day.
Capt. B. G. Squires, Z. S. A, reach
ed camp yesterday to assist Maj NJ. A.
Butler constructing quartermaster.
Captain Squires will have charge of
some of the financial details of the
camp. L. P Wolff, of st. Paul. the en-
gineer in charge of sanitary arrange
ments, returned yesterday from Wash
ington and is in charge of the sewer
work and the construction Of a water
works plant.
Safeguarding Morals.
Sheriff John Griffin, of Polk county,
sent two deputies to the camp yester-
day to confer with Major Butler on
keeping out disorderly characters. A
card system is being prepared and ev-
eryone residing near the camp is being
listed. One individual has already been
ordered to move because it was found
he was planning to operate a disorderly
place. More deputies will he put on and
suspicious characters will be ordered
to move Government, county and city
officials will CO. operate in keeping bad
characters away from the camp.
Maj NJ. A. Butler has made an In
! spection Of the bridges on the fnterur-
| ban right Of way. Inasmuch as they
are comparatively new and Of modern
type they ere believed to be in good
condition. No chances will be taken
however by the government officials
The bridges will at all times be well
| guarded -.