The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-21

l---a-----------l racta were 10 DC
/ let, came 20 them.
And all tho two officers could do
was TO ask their visitors to pass
/ In single file and leave their names
and addresses.
IA this did not build canton.
mentF. a new plan was tried See.
I rotary Of War uaker told Gen
Scott TO tell Col Kelly o. tell these
business men 90 get together and
do business with themselves. The
emergency Was pressing. the task
great. and the government tto be-
quite frank unprcpared.
First to Go Ahead
| So Col Isaac Littell was dc.
tailed b. Gen. Scot, and giyen
rubber stamp on which was en-.
gravod something like this
"centi-men. the government,
will treat you literally. Only
/ 90 ahead for your eourtry'a
sake and get these canton.
merts built"
/ Col Lltiell assembled the swarm.
/ ing business men In the MunHey
building Here they conferred four
days and nights. and then vent
and rented tho old Adams building.
AZ 1883 y II. And IN a few DAYS
they had this building filled 10 the
roof with ESQ folk at desks and
typewriter This IL the office ma.
chine that has run the canton
msnt's business
starret, Did the job
A man named StArrcti--W A..
/ Starrett --Hcemed 60 crop out as
leading orEanlxer OF the contractor
swarm He got appointed chair.
man - committee on scmcr.
Fcucy construction Of building and
engineering works" and aa such
has been sort Of bis bose
/ At first he had with him Fred.
eriek 7 aw 0lmsted. architect and
city planncr: G. " Lundoff Of
Crowcll. Lundoff & Co. OF Cicve.
land. and " & Tuiiie 81 the Aver.
shaw Construction Co Of Boston
Bmt soon tho committee sifted
down to oimsted and starrcit and
later Leonard Msfcaif Of Boston.
On authority on sewage. and George
". Fuller OF New York This IA
tho committee which. with Col
Littell nominally nj it's head. has
built the environments
Hurry Call Made
A hurry call was wired 10 all
the biggest contracting firms.
Their best men were dragged into
tho organization in the Adams
building Each was constituted a
special lieutenant in charge 81 some
special job. and given stenog.
raphers and deska.
From this shop on y st. cor.
tracts for $50 o0o. goo worth
OF work have been given out.
There was no effort 10 advertise
for bids and let 60 tho Lowest bid.
\ der Instead ~ this census vas
taken Of the big firms and each
was notified II would have certain
work TO perform. and would be
compensated on the basis OF cost
plus per cent or larger per cent
II the Job was small But no single
firm or individual would be per.
mitted TO DRAG down more than
$3.50. 900.
The contractors were told that
they could pay the beat wages paid
In tho community. with certain nd.
vances when necessary u draw
labor so they were satisfied and
there was no scarcity Of labor.
Save si2 .ooo. 900
June the fret contract was ap-
proved and June 10 the first work
started
At each cantonmcnt Job an av.
erage OF 5000 men we're employed
At the beginning there were less
and at the peak" from 5000 TO
10 900. The men worked eight
hours and we're paid half wages
extra for overtime.
/ At the last minute II was decided
TO have the barracks two stories
/ This saved roofing. lumber and
land space and reduced the cost
$4,000, 600
I Each cantonment is approx
/ rstely two miles long and
I mile wide. The lumber used,
Il four billion feet. Is equal to
1 the years cut In tho United
States. A car load OF taeks
wcro consumed In lacking tar
paper on the roofs.
Each cantonment contains about
1000 buildings. Each barracks
building houses 100 men. and each
man gets 600 cubic feet OF air. as
compared with 800 In European
barracks