12 BULLETIN 711, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



(c) Wages and time saved in moving. — We moved Camp No. 3 this spring; 

 yarded 249,000 feet the day before moving, 269,000 feet the day we moved, and 

 257,000 feet the day following the move. The move was about 4 miles. The 

 men took dinner in the old camp and supper in the new without losing time in 

 the yarding. As the camp carries its own 1,000-gallon water tank, it could 

 give the men their usual accommodations on a switch or siding if necessary. 

 This was a camp of 160 men. I have known of instances where such a move 

 would keep most of the crew busy for several days or at least one day. A 

 camp of this size costs about $350 per day to operate, so a little time saved 

 makes quite a showing. 



(d) Class of men attached to a camp of this sort. — A good many men in the 

 woods would rather work in a camp where the living and working conditions 

 are right than in another camp where the wages may be a little higher but the 

 living conditions poor. We do not give the camps all the credit for this by any 

 means. A large part of it is due to the foreman and his ability to handle the 

 better class of men. The fact remains that in Camp 3 during the time it 

 has been operated [1914 and 1915], we have had more "top" men (who were 

 foremen and booktenders In normal times) than in any other camp of which I 

 have knowledge. And it shows up in the work. Operating in a scattering 

 " show," we got from two to four cars more per day than we had counted on, 

 which was due very largely to the class of men we had in our rigging crews. 



(e) Distance from work. — As the camp can be moved more cheaply than a 

 more permanently located camp, we can move oftener and keep the men 

 nearer their work. There" are often small, more or less isolated pieces of timber 

 to be picked up now and then, and a camp on wheels is very handy in such 

 instances. 



(/) Cost of clearing site. — Requires a smaller camp ground, and less clearing. 

 A space 60 feet wide by 400 feet long will serve for a three-side camp. 



(g) Cost. — Such a camp costs from $9,000 to $12,000, depending on the ma- 

 terial put into it. In terms of a one-side camp this amounts to from $3,000 to 

 $4,000 a side, which is reasonable even when considering the cost of the old- 

 time board shack camps. One-side camps on wheels have been built in our 

 country at a cost of $4,000 to $7,000, everything except the bunk cars and 

 possibly the blacksmith shop being the same for a small as for a large camp. 



The camp referred to by Mr. Martin as Camp 3 consists of 12 cars 

 set in 2 rows, 6 on each side, with a walk between. Movable steps 

 connect this walk with the various compartments. The whole camp, 

 inside and out, is well lighted with electricity. The cars are set close 

 to the railroad track, so that they can be steamed out when the need 

 arises, the steam being furnished by a locomotive. 



The cars are mounted on trucks rated at 60,000 pounds capacity 

 and having 3f-inch journals. The framework on which the floor 

 joists rest consists of six 6 by 12 inch longitudinal sills surmounted 

 by 10 by 14 inch body bolsters and 10 by 12 inch end sills. These are 

 reinforced by six 1^-inch truss rods extending the length of the car. 

 All cars but one are 14 feet wide and 60 feet long. The other car, 

 the cook house, is 14 feet wide and 36 feet long. The cars are sided 

 with 6-inch drop siding and painted yellow with white trimmings. 

 The cook house, dining cars, and all cars used as living quarters are 

 ceiled on the inside with beaded ceiling, painted and varnished. 



