Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14


Perched on a shelf of Ian
tion activities. % dormitorieS
rison- Utah Winston company. The
city" is provisioned by F. J.
Macdonald, wee president and gen.
eral manager o. the National Com
missary company. under contract
to feed The army Of workers.
The dormitories. lightly built
bungalows designed for cool living
during the summer heat. form a
part circle about the large mess
hall building. The same structure
includes the general store, recrca-
ton rooms, bar. Kitchens, store
rooms and offices Of the commits
sary company.
A Big Job
The Morrison Utah Winston
camp is a completely modern city,
built to house an active population
for two years and then. in accord
ance with the stipulations of the
contract with the government, to be
completely taken away.
In appearance. it resembles the
suddenly erected cantonmentS OF
the World war, except that the 20
private family cottages. the II dor
mitories and the administration
and office buildings are all neatly
painted white, and everything is car
ried out completely and neatly.
At the north end of the town is
row of four houses. One is the home
of R. NJ. Conner, construction super
intendent. Next to that is the ex-
ecutive office building, near which
is the home of the insurance agent
and, at the point where the main
road enters the town. stands a neat
white and green hospital.
The. Towns Patio
Directly in front of the main. off
ice building is the center of the
town. where an oiled road forms an
oval around the large commission
bYiilding housing the dining room,
huge camp kitchens "a drug, grocery
and clothing store, recreation hall
and extensive food supply storage
rooms
On the east side of the oval. the
town is composed entirely OF
white family homes. These house
the superintendent and head fore
men of both the MU.W. company
and the many sub contracting firms.
Here family life is taking root in
this far outpost of the desert.
Families are building their own
yards and fences. planting their
own shrubs and flowers and grass.
Sprinklers spray soil starting to
show green with grass; windows are
shaded by venetian blinds
Huge DOrmitories
On the west side Of the camp are
the large dormitorieS which differ
from the well-known cantonnents
only in that they are divided INTO
rooms. two men occupying each
room. Each dormitOry is equipped
with showers and running hOC dnd
cold water. The hot water Is sup
piled from several central not wet
er plants and is piped to all the
houses in this modern engineering
settlement.
In building the town, the con-
tractors were forced 70 provide
many things including SANITARY
sewage, dustless roads, a police sys-
tenn and educational facilities. Ac-
cordingly. a completely modern
sanitary system was built; roads
were laid out and oiled; police
men are on duty constantly and a
school has been built. partly at the
expense of the contractor, and 10
Gated a mile away in the perman-
ent reclamation department camp.
Air Conditioning
Air conditioning has made its ad-
vent into the main executive off
ices. the hospital and the superln-
tendent's home. The rest OF the
buildings. however. are scientifical
" built TO give the best ventilation
and protection against heat in sum-
mer and cold in the winter.
Housewives who worry about the
trials and tribulations Of keeping
husbands satisfied al meal times
should try MacDOnalds job. Ht
turns out over 1000 meals daily II
the huge mess hall, seating 300.
Behind those 1000 meals lies Al
astonishing organization, staff o.
Sc employees expert cooks, bakers
walters. kitchen help, meat cut
iHEh ana tlHl he. j AlNAA JS1 49, ~
keep the food factory going %itF
clock-like precision.
Skilled cooks exercise their az
over ranges that rival the most up
to-date city restaurants. Oil burn
ers heat the ranges, fed from a 6Oo
gallon tank. The kitchen prope
IS q model of cleanliness, spacious
open for all TO see.
Behind the kitchen lie the store
rooms and refrigeratOrs. In on
refrigerator meats are kept-qual
ity meat shipped from PhoeniN
L. S. graded grain fed-at a con
stant temperature Of 40 degrees. II
another vegetables are kept tresl
at so degrees.
Makes Own Ice
The commiSsary company main
tains It's own ice plant turning ou
1900 pounds every y hours, which
supplies the entire community
The recreation hall and bar room
are combined. Three pool table'
and reading facilities supply the
workers with spare time amusement
and a place To cGngregate after the
days work Only 80 beer is sole
over the bar no hard liquor A
carload ol beer Is sold monthly