Denver labor bulletin., 1918-06-15
ROADY KENEHAN URGES EXTENSION OF
FORT LOGAN BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Chairman of Joint Assembly Building
Trades Council Presents Array of
Ought Bring Concurrence by the
Government Officials.

Fort Logan should be enlarged on
a permanent scale to recruit, mobilize
and train soldiers for the national
army. This is being urged upon the
war department by the Denver Trades
and Labor Assembly and the Building
Trades Council.
Ready Kenehan, chairman of the
joint committee, is in Washington this
week to urge action by the govern
ment authorities. He is supported by
letters and documents from various
civic bodies, and hopes to impress
upon the government the importance
of this extension. Many convincing
facts as to why Fort Logan should be
enlarged were compiled in printed
form to present to officials in Wash
ington.
Letter to Secretary Baker.
The proposition is clearly set forth
in the following communication to
Secretary of War Baker:
DENVER, Colo, June 5, 1918.
To the Honorable, the Secretary of
War, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: The Trades and Labor
Assembly of Denver, Colo, has ap-
pointed committee of five, of which
1 am chairman, for the purpose of
calling your attention to the practi-
cability and advisability of an enlarged
use of Fort Logan near Denver,
Colo. In urging this for your con-
sideration we respectfully invite your
attention to the following facts:
1. More than one hundred thou
sand soldiers have passed thru Denver
and surrounding points to camps in
California and the far West. The
cost of transporting these men on
their journeys back and forth to
points west of Denver has been APP
proximately 500 each, or total of
$1O,OOO,OO0. The congested state of
our railroads would also have been
greatly relieved if many of these men
had been kept at Fort Logan.
Plenty of Pure Water.
2. Colorado produces enormous
quantities of all classes of vegetables,
fruits, cattle, sheep and hogs. These
products can be purchased at cheap
er price in Denver than in any other
market in the country.
3. The sanitary conditions in this
section are beyond reproach. Our
health statistics will amply demon
strate that in no place in the world
can more healthful climate be found.
ihc WdISi supply CoIutS lIOil
the melting of the SHOWS on the
mountains and is absolutely pure, of
great abundance and cheap in price.
5. Our soil is such that our high
ways can be kept in first class condi-
ton with very little expenditure of
money.
6. The moral standing of the city
of Denver is unsurpassed. We be-
lieve we can truthfully claim to be
one of the best governed commune
ties in the United States.
Necessity for Repairs.
Z. The relations between capital
and labor are excellent. Citizens of
Colorado are unit in supporting the
government. We cheerfully submit to
such regulations as are demanded by
yourself and others in authority in
Washington. Organized labor of Colo
RADIO is anxious to demonstrate by
actual deeds our loyalty and ability
| to serve.
8. We call special attention to the
fact that the officers at Fort Logan
have repeatedly recommended repairs
improvements and new barracks at the
fort. A layman visiting Fort Logan
can see the necessity for repairs and
improvements. In fact, if the present
buildings are not repaired at once, they