Evening star., 1935-06-23

bakery, o dairy, o cold storage re-
frigeration plant, a complete garage
and 26 miles of railroad which boasts
two functioning engines. An overall
factory has been installed and has
daily output Of rs dozen pairs.
Nearly 1000 chickens provide fresh
eggs. There are $50 sheep in addition
to constantly increasing numbers of
hogs and COWS, furnishing meat and
milk. For the meat there IS a
slaughter house and dressing plant.
A salvage department takes surplus
Army and Navy supplies and repairs
and reconditions them. Other sup
plies pour in from varied sources and
in one huge receiving room is every
thing imaginable-from a carton Of
toothpickS to an abandoned Liberty
airplane motor.
A canteen sells cigarettes, razor
blades and such necessities and the
money is turned back to the men
through the recreational fund, which
is used in the purchase of tennis
racquets, hand balls and other sports
equipment. Incidentally, it Is ex-
pected that the men will soon be able
to smoke cigars made from their own
tobacco press. However, the self
appointed director Of the press"
quaint son Of the South, isn't sitting
down waiting for his brain child to
materialize. He went to the forests,
cut down dozens of trees and built
decorative hedges, outdoor furniture
and Summer houses for his section
and made it one of the outstanding
barracks in the camp. And his real
desire to work is typical Of the others
housed there.
A natural amphitheater will be
converted into an outdoor entertain
ment center this Summer, while
landscape artist, now q transient, but
formerly associated with the Brook
lyn Botanical Gardens, is supervising
q complete new landscape for the
city. He declares the possibilities un-
limited and at his suggestion q large
fountain, electrically illuminated, Is
being built by the drive in front Of
the Administration Building. Under
his supervision Is also an operating
greenhouse for both vegetables and
flowers.
This remarkable mushroom city has
practically every facility of modern
township, including a democratic
government. Government supervision
Is held at O minimum. A skeleton staff
of 40 Federal employees directs the
entire community, and the men are
encouraged to govern themselves.
They are divided, according to age,
into companies OF go men, and each
company elects q captain. Weekday
mornings at 10 o'clock these captains
meet with the director to discuss the
problems Of the day and discuss i'm
provements. Thus every man in the
company, through his representative
spokesman, Is given voice in the
government Of his city.
The Federal governing force is
headed by Paul 3. Murphy, to whom
Is given the title Of director. but who
Is virtually Q mayor. He was 0 star
executive Of the Transient Bureau
and was transferred to Fort Elstis
after what was termed o spectacular
ly successful administration OF tran
sients In Arizona, where he served as
transient director.
DOPULAR among the men, he is
eficient and hard working and
has an unusual knowledge of his
business. Under him are five depart
ment heads, and to them fall the
supervising Of the entire program.
The department includes Albert STRAIT
ton, general manager: works division,
in charge Of John Allison; account
ing, with James Berry at the head;
housing, under John Allan; purchas-
Ing, warehouse and mess, directed by
Ralph A. Todd.
There 10 also special activities de-
partment, which Includes education,
recreation, medical and social service