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accommodation of the cooks, and a store and office combined are 

 also on this floor. Numerous windows and a half dozen venti- 

 lators give an abundance of air and light. Hardwood floors and 

 painted wood work make it easy to keep the quarters clean, and 

 the camp was inspected and fumigated by a physician at least 

 once in two weeks, when a large crew was employed. The camp 

 will accommodate 90 men. 



The original cost of the barge was about thrice that of the 

 ordinary tar paper camp, and the equipment about a thousand 

 dollars more than the usual furnishings. Since the camp is good 

 for twelve or fifteen years, or more, the outlay is not excessive, 

 while the comfort and cleanliness of the "hotel" holds the men, 

 and makes them more self respecting. The camp has been in use 

 only one year, so that the ultimate results are unknown, but the 

 experiment shows promise of great possibilities in the conser- 

 vation of labor. 



Most camps cannot be fitted up in the style of this camp 

 because they are not permanent. If the problem were studied, 

 however, much could be done to improve them. A small board 

 and tar paper camp was built in sections, 10 and 12 feet long, and 

 fastened with bolts so that it could be quickly taken down and 

 transported. The cost was increased about 50% (mostly for 

 labor), but made the building many times more valuable. Camps 

 of this kind would not only save money, but could be made to add 

 much to the comfort of the men. 



