Government Spends Millions In Erecting Nearby Project
Extensive Building at Belle Mead is Believed to Be Ammunition Storage Location - Railroad Sidings Under Construction
Hundreds of Workmen Busy Daily
Extensive building operations are under way near Belle Mead, it is reported, by the government, said to be the beginning of an ammunition project, which, when finished, will run into millions of dollars. Several hundred workmen of all descriptions, including carpenters, electricians, masons, and other skilled labor are busy and have been for the past few weeks. More will probably be employed.
Although the procedure is secretive, at present it has been significantly rumored that the plant will be a storage center for ammunition. Buildings are going up daily and at present the site covers hundreds of acres, said to be eight miles square. Railroad sidings are in course of construction from two railroads.
The news has spread rapidly in this section and hundreds have driven to the location in the past few weeks. It represents the largest building venture and most extensive business ever to have located or been considered in this area.
[Hopewell Herald, 10 June 1942]
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