South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-26
RUSH WORK ON
KENTUCKY CAMP
CantonmentS For Indiana'S
Drafted Men to be CON-
pIeted Soon.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, June 26.-
Feverish preparations are already
under way for the construction in
Il weeks at Audubon park within
six miles of the heart of Louisville.
OF environments at which Kentucky
and Indiana troops Of the selective
army will he trained. Here will rise
a city composed OF about 1900
buildings for the housing and care
OF more than $1,000 men who will
compose the ninth division of the
new army. All must be ready by
Sept. l.
In conjunction of the environments
Will go a tremendous amount Of
work by authorities Of the city of
| Louisville, and Jefferson county, and
by public utility interests. that
/ Louisville may redeem its promise
/ 20 the war department 70 furnish
a site and proper facilities.
The site itself lies on gently
rolling ground with almost perfect
storm drainage and covers approx
mately 1000 ecres. IL is divided al
most in half by the tracks of the
/ Southern railway. which has physi-
/ cal connection with every other rail-
/ road entering Louisville on one side
/ Of the railroad tracks will rise the
/ environments ON the other is a big
maneuver field nearly rectangular.
having a hard soil with a minimum
\ of trees. though with enough shade
/ about its edges for resting purposes.
! That part of the tract upon which
/ the cantonments viii be placed is
1 broken up into three plateaus in
such positions that the buildings for
an entire brigade may be placed on
! each.
Excellent for Mancuvcrs.
Metal surfaced roads lead south
ward from the environments into a
\ broken sparsely settled country
! available at all seasons for practice
marching and extensive field man
euyers. This broken section which
extends for miles also offers, army
officers say, unusually good facilities
for artillery ranges Several good
rife ranges also lie within conven-
iant distance Of the cantonment site,
all backed by hills ranging from 100
10 500 feet in height
James g. Wilson. chief engineer
I of the Louisville Water company
( has charge of the construction work
and ne, i'm conjunction with Harlan
2. Kelsey Of Salem. Mass, an eX-
1 pert in town planning. is busy de-
termining the placing of the build
ings 10 conform with the topo-
graphy.
Material has already been as
sembled by the Louisville Railway
/ Co for a two mile double track ex-
tension of one of its traction lines
( TO the environments, and a FIVE cent
fare into Louisville will prevail.
} Preparations are under way by the
/ Louisville Gas and Electric CO. for
/ bringing electric service TO the can
comments IL is estimated that the
lighting and power requirements OF
the soldier city Will approximate 3,
500 kilO-watts.
Plans for laying gas mains 10 fur
nish natural gas for heating and
cooking purposes are being held in
allegiance pending the decision al
the war department as 20 the char
acter of fuel which will be used
Filtered water viii be furnished by
the Louisville Water Co TO the
quantity of more than 100000 gal
Ions daily. and work on the mains
! will begin soon. City and county
authorities will construct sewers
which will connect with the sani-
tary sewers Of Louisville.
All this work viii be carried to
the confines of the cantonments site
at no expense TO the government
md the site itself will he furnished
az no cost for two years and there
after at nominal yearly rental.