Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-13
.BE[LWOOD FARM
TENTATIVE SITE
FOR CANTONMENT
United States Signal Corps
Plans Encampment There
for $4,000 Men.
CONSTRUCTION FUND WILL
I, AMOUNT TO $5,6OO,OOO
Expected to Begin Work as Soon
as Secretary Baker Gives
Approval.
ENGINEERS RECOMMEND SITE
business Men in Close Touch With
Situation-Aiay Use City
Water.

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Water.
Engineers OF tho United States Sig
nal Corps have recommended To thc
War Department tho acquisition OF APP
prcNimatcly LOO acres Of land in
Chesterfield County. comprising Il part
OF tho Bcllwood Farm. about six miles
8 from Richmond. for tho erection of
cantonmcnt for that branch OF
Americas lighting organization. This
site. for which there is available S..
100000 Tor the construction OF "A camp,
has not been finally decided upon 10y
Tho War Department pending an in
ves'isation TO determine whether ad-
ditiona! training facilities are required
BY the signal corps.
Adyiccs from Washington last night
/ indicated a belief in official circles that
tic cantonrnent would he approved by
thc War Department. and construction
work started III the very near future.
No official statement. however. was
available. and probably will not he for
several days. The Bcllwood Farm sito
has been Investigated by engineers Of
tho signal corps. who have recon-.
mcndcd l,s selection. and it is stated
tary Baker for his nual approval
WILL CONTAIN tCCOMMuDt
FOR $4,000 SKILLED WoItkNI:N
Press dispatches Indicated however
that there was no doub, as TO whe,hc,
the camp MAS needed at this time ON
,he other hahd' the statement Was
mo, VIC '"'''o'''lens W"uia oo
VI "'' '"' beil"ood
n'Colu'hs 10 iiior
80, ." ''''"'io"'' '"e lamp
'"' -p'o"'
80. 'ee 80 con
w p'"'i'hs '"'
'"' "'p' d " p''"' "s inc war de-
P"'
General Iitteli, In charge nf can
comments. Wa quoted as saying that
inc mater had been presented to his
,n"'H'o"' ~ IS understood that the
'""'o""e"t WI hc hSeh as conccn-
'a''o" camp Tor american aviaiors
-" '"'' .'''" ''"'"e" AN" arc hcld In
va -. !" france Inc
'' '0' ~ '"'"'he camp
"' o' VI '"'hp
CO., '"' "' ia ''''
VIII 'c '"''"'a'"h I" mouse from
-"'VV' 10 "''ooo ShliIeu men. VINO VIII
oe framed III INC various needs OF the
hofei"''ient uhucF me SiGhai corps. ana
80 " az Z" '''9' q" ''uuS'''di rather
no" '"'"'"'E Poih' o! concentration.
CAMP SITE STU ATED
ABOUT SIN MILES FROM CITY
The Bellwood Farm is situated ou
the Petersburg Turnpike abou, five
miles from Richmond. and stretches
along the Seaboard Air Line Railway
tracks The property is one of the best
known In the immediate vicinity OF this
city. and the ground is declared 10 be
.'aeai lot the location OF a camp.
inc tract tentatively selected en-
braces PractieaiiN All OF the Bel!wood
farH' except 'he mouse ana immediate
aurrou"uihsS' HtrctcHihG from the Pc.
'erSo"rs iur'Pihc 10 James Eiycr. and
abo"' 'Vo acres AT orewrE'S Elun be-
longing 20 INC h'shiand Park Realty
corporations Nihs directly on James
NNer' ms '"'tc' tract embraces the
ia''u y" ""'''' '''t tohiedcrate govern
ihch' 'o"S' ut'co heaNy carthworks.
KNOW" DIS i'arhhs. inc guns OF
"h'c" Neie" "ioc sweep OF the
river !" po'h "'rec'iohs' another tract
h'shc' up '"e rive. - "'So ihciuded In
me sop''ois secured oF syndicate OF
t'c'n'oh" ous'"eHs 'I'c" acting lot the
soN''' "'''e'' "''' - '''e interests OF 'his
,cr ,, o,o,s ,
arc facilities. fronts on dcen water h,.
III. seahoard Air Limo pailu.y ,,ro.,d,
j.; -. tn,ite tho po,orshurr in,or,rh
,,,. ,nd ,ho p.t.rshuro T,r,;,.o
-,,. hrdo- ,na fho A,,.1,,a 60.
,.,.i,;,, h,If ,,iIo =, 49,
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