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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1917
Page
6
In this lively clipping The Star touts subscriptions as circulation gains rise. It notes hammock accidents, advertising time, police and camp chatter, and a national tune after an amateur quartet. It highlights Anniston’s big camp boosting nationwide interest and asks readers to write for information.
The piece explains the enormous scale of transporting 35,000 men to Anniston from multiple states. It estimates 70 trains of ten cars each per camp, totaling 2,100 car days for a single movement, and notes the impact on rail equipment and schedules. It mixes this with a satirical, nostalgic digression on cooks and Mammy figures going north to help.
The War Department says construction is rushed at Anniston Alabama to ready a permanent camp for Maryland National Guard units by August 10. The site spans 1650 acres with 300 messrooms plants kitchens and drill grounds designed for rapid, extensive training for units slated to join Pershing’s forces.
Railroad men face a potential flood of travelers on a single trip describing a daunting load of 700 cars. They worry about affordability and the physical impossibility of building enough capacity in time, yet remain accustomed to handling big problems despite dreading schedule disruptions and passenger complaints.
Richard H. Edmonds of Manufacturers' Record extols Anniston Alabama as an ideal camp location praising the beauty water supply and climate. He notes the area’s rolling fertile land iron industry and readiness of local businessmen to fund land acquisition for the army camp.
Under order of the Probate Court of Calhoun county Alabama administrator T D Mosteller will sell at public sale for cash in front of the south door of Aniston courthouse the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 35 Township 14 Range 8 east excluding a Seaboard Air Line Railway right of way. Sale on Saturday August 11 1917 within legal hours.
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