Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-29

member of the Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce,
 In compliance with the recommends ton embodied in the resolution, Presl- dent Cary has appointed as a Gocal committee the following: Will L. Stearns, chairman, George c. Preston, Alexander Sharp, Otto B. WuH, Ahner Schwartz.
 War Bureau Formed.
 During the last month war bureau i has been formed in Norwich aud your
 secretary has been appointed chairman
 of the transportation and home gar
 dens committees. The home gardens committees have already actively with request that every agent of va cant lots or land that can be spared for cultivation and who are willing to pledge this land gratis to the commit tee for the coming simmer will be de- | ing a patriotic duty. It is unnecessary l for me to explain in detail why this 1 is necessary. will state, however, 1 that the federal government as well as 1 the state council of defense are urging upon every community the great ne-
 eessity of appropriating nleneys for l the support of war bureaus and inci- dentally the planting of every vacant I esiio Af d44<hA4E SEiqAE PpS5tRtG, tAAp 4O 1 not an experiment as the Chamber of l Commerce last year was instrumental 1 in securing supervision over some 300 l gardens in Norwich. Therefore we l again urge that ali those having va- cant lots communicate at once with i the Chamber of Commerce in order that they may be listed and available 1 for the spring campaign.
 Through the efforts of the Chamber l of Commerce a concerted drive toward l securing the state farm for Bamea for 1 Norwich is being made and a commit tee of fifty of the substantial members 1 Of the chamber has been appointed by President Cary with this end in view, l How Camp Devens Was Built.
 After the business meeting Mir. Cary I introduced V.lT.- Geggin of the Fred T. Ley & Company. Springfield. Mass
 general contractors for Camp Devens
 the national cantonment camp at Aver
 Mass. MT. Geggin dealt with the con struction of this camp from the con
 tractors standpoint. He. sketched the
 events prior to the commencement ol
 this construction work, showing tie
 necessary steps Washington took te prepare for the trainiaR of our drafi , army, and then by means of .lanterr
 slides he followed the work stage from |; the day the engineers first inspected the site until September 1st, yhiel
 was the completion date of the worl
 originally scheduled by the govern , ment.
 Ii A Difficult Prseesitian.
 } ]; The contractors had indeed a difF r cult proposition to contend with; noth : ing but rolling land. all knoils. coyere,
 with scrub eak, no water or power ia
 JAs1 si 0n this they had to build a mader, l city 10 hold 46,84e inhabitants unde < ideal sanitary conditions. and the gov e ernn7ant demanded that they build T before. September 1st,, or in all the Y ware allowed r days. including Sun !, days. to do it n. Before they coul r start work on. tie camp proper the s tad to grEp lip- the scrub oak, buff e ian adniE:stration building, run in tw $ miles If raitT-ay track, install 20 saw 3 .r7ills. in;l,l ,t9 lakerers' buildings IS f i95, Arii;d ''G eoraaaissaFy building | biacksrr:t!l saons, garages. fire sta V tiors, and tas. bat net ieast." they ha < to grade abe'lt 20 miles of eonstrue , tio nread.
 Ii str. tEe3gsin then showed layouts ( E., the w,io,e camn, ti'a v3rinus infantr ,f erolIps, and typical barracks and lava P toI'.' !,'1;l9'raH. TIs taen took build .- ing from tho srro'rei uI7. showing tt - various phases of tl,e cens:ruction Of E :.Glaica1 l,arraeke bailding. Those pic s si'@'es ~Sre also i,ll,stca i've of tEae tfiff c ;;,;::::::tt;;'s5 the cectrac:or had to conteH i with 5wirs. 10 the csatc7lr of tile Ian 9 He sl,nwsti ae-esal ;.lserastils sie f laren, e7cHire the v-e,'s. p.inp saause a and star1 ai',s far tho .sarnlaa aaat ws .f fer supply of ceEap Deva3,a, the est .e. ra- faI aa7s 2itY ne wi1iaj1 is 2t}Ae e .,;;. salIens rer fa::'. Several it1tarest:r 'F,,7=R-s .rere @Esn z',cw1 Of sraneral cnl strret;an showing how +ae >aJep Y: .a built tF1 eradnsl growth but al are' ,s atioi,s ia t Erars kept EErchroBo,ss ii
 the wheels of a ciec!7. Some of tfe.
 pictures ware -ti--r i;,i!strative Of ti ~ vastness of tiia 1roieof
 IS Burton A. Thn7stas byfratad Il g stereopticon and .ke novihg nietu K machine.