The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-12-30
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WHILE YOU MATT
ronrsh Largest Town In Alabama
nnll Grown In One Year
Mad 4 Model Govern.
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races ard religions arN@tea frvm H.,
ssals~rra gosnMunlilvs IN ssery psF'
~ she tnissa states wud ,mnaas
spfeas lnso hesng asnrsxs usvrnlxhi
srvund the Eress new government sse
"ssAlaie nltfafe rlant duwn ga shs
ogsn cu,tnn and cpgn fields ~ Mpssls
shoals on Vhe Tsasess~e River ,lasiaa
tie last wear IN The wegld War. Hess
IVES pr~hlrm ~ clss building. muul~
lnAi kcsermsnt and community wsl
fars shss has svlaom been s~iuals,i
and tao susv~ss " lts sulutlan has
never been eAcvlled
The lnh MAS IL the hanAs ~ the Az
Nssfwtrs Cooperation which had bsse
sasaulaea un,iTy the dlreeslun ~ the
oSsnares I'eiNFlmsnt te bulld piAnt
ana vsiy ~ Mu~is Shoals fsrly ia
a.naMss. luiA this new town naa h
tew temporary buildings and lupu
latlVn of nn Ihis had lamp.,i ~ lhv
nsaa'e ~ August to nafe than 9ian
4 population multiplied ~ 10 ln !.
months
q slso management ~ fhe rev
sowns end sgsay ean.anmsngs that
spFnNg ar duisag lhe war shs plA
iinls evils that assemlef ihe .nsMth ~
nauAhfouse elites hass besn aynssiea
bs the application VI maslvtn w.lfAr
stsiemz haI Jsowhsrs were eundl
iluHs mare dsricuis Than az Mussis
Shoals liers vas nalMslal region
threatened ~ she same time viii.
0ihvs i.euly disease splsieinies IsAus
pNrtatioa we@ la.kins ~ nsaghs
iahoF WAS available and the gsnsrnl
ia'~t shortage wns st lts inaai acute
ssagr Goats ~ labor and supplsss
wefe ieapsnT over nigilt Farthsfmusv
Muscle Shoals differed fr0,n all tlv
other new war la~ns lnasmuch d. II
was Ia be permanent.
New Government Devised.
The managers. besides clgy govern.
nionl, had 90 handle the entlre retail
business uf lhr guwn. A camp super
sis"fs department WAS put IL sharg.
of the maintenance ~ all buildings.
fre projection And sanitation. The
camp supervisor locked after ss.ty
shlhg from The nsnding of lack a.
the rrinodelluK Of groups ~ buildings
az laying sewers or ssean mains. luf
The bachelor contingent a conalssar,
department was uvcvsSafy,
The business department msnsgei
the stores. canteens. notien picture
uieaters, pool raflots, tailor shnpr.
dry cleaning establishments, barber
shops. nsws~iands. q hotel. vegetable
farm and hog faao where l.nsp hog.
were raised on The wastes from cal
lng placss IL maintained slaughter
house where these hogs were put
through ihe regular packing hous~
course. Il operaied a laundfy mhl,t,
cleaned s.aps pieces day. Then
there was real eai.u. department
that rented aud managed the family
quarters aud u housing department
which assigned 20 quarters everybody
excepting the families.
hAh't nffnfbAf 4bitNhitttsM ffbfH fn
community director we're the police
The health department. III charge ~
q physician FRAN New iufk city,
started with d smail once III one uf
IN. temporary buildings. aud WAS
snon full grown and splendldis
equipped Conditions were fasyrsL.s
{" disease. The winter was the
seyerest on record ~ nofihera Ala
banua The men we're compelled to
work either In deep show 90 mud above
their knees. As n result pneumonia
epidemic developed Among the Negroes
that spring Later ID the year
typhoid epidemic was threatened
Moreover, the site ~ The plant wa. ln
the heart OF the mplufia district. isut
The pneumonia epidernie was checked,
~. typhoid threat nllH,ed "a the bud,
and malaria stamped out
A Health Hseord rstAbiishsd =
The little nssfaid nospigAl prvssp'.
~ grew 70 q conpiets nodefii instlln.
80 4tskA % ~. II