Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
Twelve Great Military Cities
 Have been Built for Soldier Bows

the site. Part of the reservation sti
 is under cultivation and a portion oi
 it is wooded. The city of Atlanta vii
 furnish water supply of 2,500,OO(
 gallons daily from it's pumping sta
 tion, and the city has spent $20O,OOC
 in running water mains to the camp
 The buildings are similar to those
 erected at Camp Lee and accomoda-
 tions have been provided for about
 the same number of men. The camp
 is situated more than three miles dis
 tance from the end of the nearest
 street car line running to Atlanta
 A single track extension is being con-
 structed by the street railway con-
 pany and until it is finished the only
 rail connection between Camp Gordon and Atlanta will be provided by the
 Southern Railway, which expects to operate shuttle train service. The city is making good it's promise for good roads between Atlanta and the camp, however and the latter will be of easy access by automobile.
 Camp Greene, the fe,tilized Ma tional Guard camp near Charolotte, lies ono mile southwest of the city on plateau ground, high and weell drain ed. Its entire area comprises eight and a half square miles, most of it cleared and affording fine drill ground. National Guard troops from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, M Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Wash ington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming have been assigned to Camp Greene, although other dispositions may be made of the New England SOL diers at an early date.
 Camp Wadsworth, the training ground for New York National Guards men, embraces two thousands acres of high land three miles west of Spartanburg on the main line of the Southern Railway. The mountains of western North Carolina are visible toward the northwest. The camp is of the semi-cantonment type and in- cludes more than 900 frame struct- ures costing approximately S2,000,O00. Spartanburg will furnish the water supply from it's reservoir and pump ing station. Hard surface highways have been constructed from city to camp.
 Camp Sevier lies four miles north east of Greenville among foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. To this camp have been assigned more than 38, 1000 National Guardsmen from Ten nessee, North and South Carolina and the District of Columbia. 1t,;covers 1, 300 acres of we'll l-drainedpfand and the water supply wilt 'bstss4f, ts4,lisbtsisAele lifbisAed from a reservoir located 'asnk. PAtis M 4x,~ of i. tins of the Blue Ridge range. The water is obtained from springs noted for purity. Two railroads, the South eln and the Piedmont & Northern, run near the reservation and solve trans portation difficulties. This camp also is of the sen1i-cantonment type and nearly 900 buildings have been erected, including base hos pital which covers more than 50 acres.
 The Camp Hancock site comprises 2,000 acres of high rolling land situ- ated four miles from the center of Augusta on the sand hills overlook ing the city. The camp will receive its water supply from the city pump~ ing station which is located near the entrance to the conservation. The Georgia Railroad and an electric line run near the camp and the roads lead ing to it are mostly city streets. The camp site takes in all of Camp Nc Kenzie, where Pennsylvania troops were encamped during the war with Spain. Pennsylvania National Guardsmen have been assigned to come to this camp for training again.
 Camp Wheeler, near Macon, will be the training camp for National Guard troops from Georgia, Florida and Ala bama. It is situated five miles from Macon and covers 800 acres, includ- ing beautiful groves with large lake in the center. Divisional headquarters are located about 200 yards from the lake in the edge of a grove of virgin pines. A great hospital has been erected at the extreme western end of the camp. Provision has been made to accommodate 38,000 men in addition to a remount station at which 12,000 horses and mules will be cared for and treated for the service. To the east Of the camp 10000 acres of land are available for an artillery target range.