History of Camden County in the Great War, 1917-1918 . relating to individualpower plants, but also complete lists of all machine shopequipment and the possibilities of converting non-essen-tial into essential industries. The power informationwas turned over to the Emergency Fleet Corporation,while the machine shop data was filed with the OrdnanceDepartment of the Army. The sub-region maintained an office at 542 Federalstreet, Camden, where all priority rulings of the WarIndustries Board were received and information relat-ing to priorities matters furnished to interested parties. Several inve
History of Camden County in the Great War, 1917-1918 . relating to individualpower plants, but also complete lists of all machine shopequipment and the possibilities of converting non-essen-tial into essential industries. The power informationwas turned over to the Emergency Fleet Corporation,while the machine shop data was filed with the OrdnanceDepartment of the Army. The sub-region maintained an office at 542 Federalstreet, Camden, where all priority rulings of the WarIndustries Board were received and information relat-ing to priorities matters furnished to interested parties. Several investigations were made at the request of dif-ferent branches of the War Department, including com-plete data relating to the refrigerating plants in thisregion and the buildings available for emergency hos-pitals. The chairman was instructed to ascertainwhether there was any rattan available in this territory,whether there were any establishments that could beturned over to the making of semi-steel shells, whether CAMDEN COUNTY IN Till; WAR. 199. [Photo by Uonfor.] HON. FRANK T. LLOYDFood Administrator of Camden County WAR BUREAUS. 20i any manufacturers could produce klaxon horns,whether there were any weavers of wire cloth, how manylocomotive cranes not in use could be located and manysimilar inquiries. City Farm Gardens Another weapon to defeat the enemy was the estab-lishment of City Farm Gardens in the country. Theywere urged by the Government and not only providedfood for city residents, but abolished unsightly vacantlots. Mayor Ellis named the first City Gardens Com-mittee on April 19, 1917, as follows: E. G. C. Bleakly,Judge Frank T. Lloyd, Zed H. Copp, William Derham,L. E. Farnham, B. M. Hedrick, David Jester, O. , M. F. Middleton, Dr. H. L. Rose, Asa L. Roberts,W. D. Sayrs, Jr., Charles A. Wolverton, Earl T. Jack-son, H. R. Kuehner, Herbert N. Moffett and Hubert At the initial meeting of the above date B. was elected chairman; Zed H. Copp
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