[St. Charles Banner-News, no date]
1800 MEN ARE EMPLOYED
IN THE TNT AREA
Construction of 50
Buildings Started As Work On Project Gains Momentum.
Work of
constructing 50 frame buildings in which TNT will be manufactured and stored in
the Weldon Spring area is being pushed forward rapidly, Maj. C. R. Dutton told
the Banner-News today.
Almost 1800
men are now employed in the area, constructing buildings and making roads
connecting the many units, Maj. Dutton estimated. Construction work will
continue long after production of TNT and DNT is started in September, he
added.
It was
pointed out that a tremendous job remains to be done. Units of the plant are
widely scattered as a safety measure. Old roads in the area are being abandoned
in favor of new ones and the whole project is a beehive of activity.
The working
force in the area has been steadily increasing for the last several weeks. A
number of local men have quit their regular jobs to take advantage of the
better wages offered on the government project.
