PUSH WORK ON NEW BARRACKS AT CAMP NACO

Bisbee Daily Review, Aug 9, 1919 pg 6

Transcribed by Jean Walker

Present Delay in Building Is Ony Temporary Says Capt. Seymour; Vast Plans Made By U. S. for Work on Border

Capt. Seymour, constructing quartermaster at Camp Naco, says that work on the new barracks there has been delayed on account of curtailment of all construction work along the Mexican border. He expects, however, that the tieup from "higher up" will soon straighten out sufficiently to enable him to push along the extensive work planned for Camp Naco. Captain Seymour expects soon to make his home at Warren.

An idea of what the war department is doing to care for its soldiers in war camps along the international boundary from El Paso to 50 miles west of Nogales, Ariz., can be obtained when it is considered that 596 buildings are to be constructed for that purpose in nine different camps. Water systems go with all these camps and sewer and lighting systems in most of them.

O.P. Kroeger and F. M. Hayner have charge of all work west of El Paso to Nogales. The construction at the nine camps follows:

At Columbus, N. M. there are to be 320 buildings, all frame and now well under way; also sewer and water systems.

At Douglas, Ariz., there are to be 90 buildings, with sewer and water systems.

At Hachita, N. M., 15 buildings were started this week, together with sewer, water and light systems.

At Fort Huachuca, Ariz., there were started this week 41 buildings. A water system goes in at this camp.

At Culbertson's ranch, south of Hachita, there are to be 11 buildings, a new water storage tank and water system. This work has not been commenced.

At Naco, Ariz., work not commenced, there are to be 35 adobe buildings and water and sewer systems. This is the only border post where the buildings are to be of adobe and the adobe are not yet made.

At Nogales there will be 73 frame buildings, and a complete sewer system. This camp was best prepared of any west of El Paso to have the work done, as Capt. Capron has materials assembled therefore.

Out of Nogales are to be two outposts, Arivaca, 50 miles west and north, where are to be six buildings, with a complete water system; and at Lochiel, 26 miles southwest of Nogales, where will be built six buildings and a sewer system.

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