CONVICT ROAD CAMP, FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA. 17 
Table 2.— Complete cost of moving camp, Fulton County, Ga., Experimental Convict 
Cam.p. 
Moving portable buildings $190. 35 
Moving other buildings and tents 48. 03 
Preparing new well 134. 11 
Excavating cesspool 12. 08 
Clearing site, and miscellaneous — 39. 03 
Plumbing 25. 00 
Fencing 7.12 
Clearing roadway to camp 13. 37 
Total cost of moving camp 469. 09 
With the purpose of discovering how these structures compare in 
portability with structures of other types an engineer was assigned 
to observe the moving of a camp of 48 convicts at Washington, Va. 
The quarters in this camp were not of the so-called "portable" type, 
but were designed to be transferable readily from one site to another. 
As shown in Plate I, figures 1 and 2, they consisted simply of a gal- 
vanized-metal roof supported by posts set into the ground, the sides 
being inclosed only by curtains of cotton duck. It is evident that 
they are not as substantial nor do they afford as much shelter as the 
portable buildings used in the experimental camp. The comparative 
cost data on the moving of the two sets of structures, given in Table 3, 
therefore is of considerable interest, as it shows that in expenditure of 
labor the moving of the Virginia buildings was much more costly than 
the portable buildings, though the actual cash expenditure in each 
case was about the same on account of the lower wages paid to guards 
and foremen and the lower convict-maintenance cost in Virginia. 
In each case the camp was moved approximately 3f miles, including 
1 mile over a bad road. Weather conditions favored the Atlanta 
operations to the extent that the transfer there was made in November 
when the working day contained 8 hours, and only one day of the 
seven over which the operations were extended was disagreeably 
cold, whereas the Virginia camp was moved in December when the 
length of the working day was only 7 hours, the temperature uncom- 
fortably low, and snow covered the ground throughout the week 
occupied by the moving. As the Virginia data cover the cost of 
moving only the camp buildings, the similar items on the cost 
of moving the Atlanta camp have been selected for comparison. 
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