The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-31
LET'S BUILD CAMP
KNOX AT STITHfON
Thousands Of Men Needed For This
Essential Work Right Now.

Down at Stithton, Kentucky, thirty
miles west of Louisville the United
States Government is building the lar
gest artillery camp In the known
world. 1t is necessary to rush work
on this camp, If 1t is to be completed
in time to be of the greatest service
to the Government and the army, and
for that reason patriotic workingmen
all over Kentucky have been appeal
ed to to go to Camp Knox and aid in
this work. The highest wages ever
known in this state are being paid
these workers. III they work ten
hours the contractors give them credit
for eleven, and If they work over time,
they get time and half and double
time for Sunday. Men who have been
working on the half and double time
for Sunday. Men who have been work
ing on the farms and who have COM
pleted the harvests can find here pro-
fitable employment and comfortable
surroundings until 1t is time to go to
work on the crops again in the spring.
Common labor is paid 35 cents an
hour, or $685. a day for ten hours
work, as each man is credited with
the extra hour. Carpenters, men who
can use a saw and hatchet and ham
mer readily, make $500 day and $12
If they work on Sundays. Other la
Dor is in proportion. Men who can
drive automobiles an trucks can be
used at remunerative wages. Men past
60 and 20 years of age are making
more money than they ever made in
their lives before
The men are comfortably housed
free. They pay nothing for lodging
and warm blankets insure their COM
fort at night. Their meals, plenty of
good, substantial food-all that any
| healthy man can eat--cost them 80
cents meal or 80 cents a day. a meal
such as would cost $100 to $500 a
any hotel today. There is a hospi.
tai and medical attendance for any
who may chance to be i'll, and the To-
cation of the camp is one of the most
healthful in the state.
we believe that men who go here to
work are performing JUST as much OF
a patriotic duty as those who are
fighting over seas for the liberties OF
the world Men who are trained as
! carpenters, plasterers, contractors.
every form of skilled or unskilled la
Dor, will be of much greater use at
Camp Knox, where they can be of i'm
mediate service, than in Europe, for
which it will require months of the
hardest work in training them
We hope this county will add to her
| already good quota sent to Camp
Knox. All who desire to aid the Gov
ernment in this work should apply to
County Judge H. p. Purnell, County
Chairman of the United States Public
Reserve, who will furnish all required
! information. 1t gives this paper plea.
sure to do its part in this, as it has
tried to do its part in every other pa
triotic activity since this war broke
out, by giving this matter such pub.
llclty as the press of news permits.
On election day an effort is to be
made to enroll all available labor at
the polls, not only men who are of
voting age, but those between 16 and
u. Volunteers, who will go to the
! polling places at their opening and
remain to the close, are wanted by
Chairman H. p. Purnell. Those who
will serve in the different precincts
are asked to telephone or write him
or speak to him personally about the
matter at the earliest opportunity.