Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1918 — Rushed Army Cantonments. [ARTICLE]

Rushed Army Cantonments.

Nearly $360 a soldier, or a total of $187,000,000 was the cost of the 16 army cantonments built last summer and fall to house 650.000 men. The original estimate of the cost was $134,000.000. This huge construction Job was carried forward with a speed that Is considered remarkable. By the end of last May, when congress was still debating the project, the engineering corps was fully organized for work. Within three months from that time cantonments capable of housing 300,000 men were completed, while by December 5 there were accommodations for the entire 650.000 men.)