CONVICT ROAD CAMP, FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA. 15 
OTHER CAMP STRUCTURES AND FIXTURES. 
In addition to the portable buildings the full quarters equipment 
included two wall tents each 12 by 21 feet; one wall tent 12 by 16 
feet, all of 12-ounce duck; and miscellaneous fixtures, such as stove- 
pipe and shelving, and fire extinguishers for the protection of the 
property. Some of these were purchased after the opening of the 
camp. . 
As stated, the stable, harness shed, and blacksmith shop were 
constructed at the site of rough lumber and galvanized iron. They 
cost complete $150, but this is regarded as a charge against the work 
only. : 
: MOVING PORTABLE BUILDINGS. 
The structures were designed to combine strength, durability, 
convenience, sightliness, and portability; and to admit abundant 
light and air. It was hoped that they would meet satisfactorily the 
requirements of camps which are moved from one site to another at 
intervals of from 6 to 12 months, taking the place of the tent, the 
cheap shack, and the convict cage, none of which is entirely satisfac- 
tory. Therefore, the economy and convenience with which they were 
razed, transported to a new site, and reerected were among the most 
interesting developments of the experiment. 
The original plan was to move the camp to a new site immediately 
upon completion of the grading on the Powers Ferry Road. Conse- 
quently, early in July a site was prepared on Hemphill Avenue, 32 
miles from the first site. A road was cleared as an approach from 
the public road, a cesspool was excavated, posts were cut and set to 
line and elevation to receive the sills of the buildings, and a well was 
begun and almost completed when the commissioners decided to sur- 
face the Powers Ferry Road with top soil before leaving the first site. 
Shortly after this the convicts were transferred to the fairgrounds, 
and the top soiling was not completed until November 11. Moving 
of the quarters was begun on November 15. At that time the camp 
population was half depleted, and the quarters intended for the ac- 
commodation of 40 men were moved with a force of 23. This short- 
age of labor naturally resulted in a considerable increase in the time 
required to complete the moving. The facts that the working-day 
at that season was only eight hours long and that the first cold 
weather of the year was experienced during the week also served to 
prolong the time required, and the buildings were not completely 
erected at the new site until November 22, one week from the time 
the transfer was begun. However, an analysis of the costs of moving 
given in Table 1 shows the actual labor expended on the work was 
equivalent to only about 34 days of work with the full working force 
of 37 men. 
