Total List of Materials Used in Construction of Camp Dix - 1917
All rapid-fire construction records are being broken at the Camp Dix cantonment, as a result of the splendid organization of 7000 men formed by Irwin and Leighton within the short period of five weeks. Mechanical ability, supported and guided by modern, efficient business practice, made it possible to build barracks so rapidly as to surprise the hustling army men in charge. Below is a list of all the materials used during the construction of Camp Dix.
DECEMBER 15, 1917
MATERIALS |
QUANTITY |
UNIT |
REMARKS |
Lumber |
41,500,000 |
B. F. |
Includes Remount Station and Base Hospital |
Milled Lumber |
800,000 |
B. F. |
Door and Window Trim and Stairs |
Wooden Doors |
9,000 |
No. |
Includes Remount Station and Base Hospital |
Wooden Sash |
75,000 |
No. |
do |
Screen Doors |
2,100 |
No. |
do |
Fly Screen |
250,000 |
Sq. Ft |
do |
Hardware |
200,000 |
No. Pcs. |
Lock Sets, Butts, Hooks |
Nails |
13,000 |
Kegs |
All sizes, 6 to 60 penny |
Anchor Bolts |
6,000 |
No. |
1/2" to 18" long. |
Window Glass |
500,000 |
No. Lights |
10"x 15" and 10"x 16" |
Compo Board |
3,500,000 |
Sq. Ft. |
Includes Remount Station and Base Hospital |
Cement |
20,000 |
Bbls. |
do |
Sand |
10,000 |
Tons |
do |
Pebbles |
10,000 |
Tons |
do |
Broken Stone |
13,500 |
Tons |
Includes Filter Bed |
Roofing Paper |
14,850,000 |
Sq. Ft. |
One and Two-ply Roofing and Tarred Felt |
Galvanized Iron Stacks ... |
3,200 |
No. |
3' to 20' long |
Smoke Pipe |
27,000 |
Lin. Ft. |
6" to 10" |
18"x 18" Vent Ducts |
1,750 |
No. |
Average 14' long |
Floor and Defl. Plates |
5,900 |
No. |
3' to 6' 6" square |
Mise. Smoke Pipe Fittings |
10,600 |
No. |
Elbows, Tees, Sleeves. etc. |
Room Heaters |
1,200 |
No. |
14" to 26" Heaters |
Cannon Stoves |
1,300 |
No. |
All Sizes |
Ranges |
600 |
No. |
20 to 100 Man Sizes |
Watering Troughs |
400 |
No. |
Each 4' long |
Hay Racks „ |
7,200 |
No. |
Remount Depot |
Feed Troughs |
7,200 |
No. |
do |
Refrigerators |
600 |
No. |
All Sizes |
1/8" Asbestos Board |
52,000 |
Sq. Ft. |
Fire Protection for Heaters, etc. |
Temporary R. R |
18,000 |
Lin. Ft |
Still in Use. |
Wooden Fence |
27,000 |
Lin. Ft. |
Remount Depot only |
Sewers |
132,000 |
Lin. Ft. |
Sizes between 6" to 24" |
Electric Wire |
2,515,000 |
Lin. Ft. |
All Sizes |
Electric Fittings |
372,000 |
No. |
Porcelain Cleats, Sockets |
Lamps and Shades |
68,500 |
No. |
Mazda Lamps and Enameled Shades |
Telegraph Poles |
1,350 |
No. |
Outside Service Lines |
Cross Arms |
2,100 |
No. |
Including Braces, Bolts |
Glass Insulators |
19,600 |
No. |
For Outside Service Lines |
Water Mains |
168,000 |
Lin. Ft. |
2" to 16" |
Wrought Iron Pipe |
420,000 |
Lin. Ft. |
Galv. and Black, 2'' and under |
Plumbing Fixtures |
8,200 |
No. |
Toilet Outfits, Urinals, etc. |
Galv. Iron Boilers |
1,000 |
No. |
40 to 120 Gallon |
Steam Heating Boilers . . . |
145 |
No. |
800' to 3,000' of Radiation |
Cast Iron Radiators |
4,000 |
No. |
Standard 36" |
Pipe Covering |
91,000 |
Lin. Ft. |
Asbestos Air-cell Covering |
Temporary Roads |
10,500 |
Lin. Ft. |
For Construction Purposes |
Permanent Stone Road. . . |
22,000 |
Lin. Ft. |
20' wide |
Permanent Gravel Road . . |
11,800 |
Lin. Ft. |
Gravel, Stone, Grit and Glutrin |
Hair Felt |
150,000 |
Sq. Ft. |
1" Thick Pipe Insulation |
Area of Cantonment |
8,700 |
Acres |
Includes Rifle Range |
Greatest Length |
23,500 |
Feet |
Straight Line |
Greatest Width |
16,500 |
Feet |
do |
Total Number Buildings .. |
1,660 |
No. |
143 Types and Sizes |
- Contract signed June 14, 1917.
- Contract completed December 15, 1917.
- Total number of working days, 151.
- Greatest number of employees. 11,000 men; 400 teams; 40 motortrucks.
