, 1875-03-28

| time than another. When men were in quarter
they did not require "a much nourlshmont a
/ when in active service and march1ug th
fatigues Of the field causing much create
| waste Of the particles Of the BODY. He though
the Saving would run from 5 to 80 Per cent, snt
] that man could be well fed all the year roune
for between Is and II cents day.
| RESTAURANTS.
] The proprietor OF ''25-cent restaurant
was next intervieued, to learn how cheaply he
very quick at figuring the cost, but finally reach.
ed the result that be could supply the following
bill Of fare for $3 week, or IS centa day:
Ereastaat-Tea coffee. mill, sugar. brad, butter
aud Eteak-
| Ianne7-Fresh meat, potatoes, bread, butter. snd
kuprs1-Tea. bread, butter, steak or mutton.
Variation for breakfast and tnppar-Stewa made OF
beet. mutton. atc, which woulI come cheaper than
fresh meAt.
When asked what he could feed aprieoner for
the bill Of fare peculiar to the Jail being spread
before him,-he said, under . contract for 175
grub" for II cents head and make money. i
the county continued to supply tho fuel and
cooking apparatus and the cook ana he1p could
be recruited from the prisoners.
The proprietor of another "twenty-fve~ce
restaurant "a small affair." the owner himself
xa,t1pg on the customers and brushing the crumbs
OF the table with WORKOUT blackinS- brush
mas induced to figure ont how chcaply he
could feed the same number Of men'-glslns
them good. wholesome "grub, and MAKE
which included the profit. IVES IS cents eseh-
the actual cost Of the food being about 81 cents.
His bill Of faro at that rate would be IS follows;
Breakast-i5eef, or pork. or mutton or fsb. oodss.
milk bread, butter, md potatoes 2.to.a ri. or
pudding coffee or to-, hread and butter .
Supper-Dscuit, butter, Soma kind Of sauce, meat,
potatoes, coffee or tea.
In ,nswer 10 a question as to the actual cost
of cup Of coffee, ha e1id that pound OF Rio
1t IS cents would make twentv-eight cups of
cood coffee, but it could be filed out" to for-
f., making the cost Of the former. including milk
and sugar, about cent, and OF the latter IN the
neichborhood of half cent.
TIE OLD BAIDEWEI-
Asan otherinstanca Of the cheapness With which
considerable numbers Of men NAV be fed. tho
feeding the prisoners at the old Bridowell rny be
cited. At TINT time the Council had the entire
management Of it. appointing the Keeper ana a.
lowing him 90 much per day for prisoners food.
The rate paid that official during the last days
Of the B,idewelI's existence st the corner Of
Ciark and Polk streets vas q cents per head, or
7sx cents per meal per man. On this rate the
Keeper according to bis own statement, mado
nroft of 81, 900 month. feeding daily average
Of 200 prisoners or about Is cents per day OIL
the food OF zach prisonar. Prices OF provisions
shen we're about the same Us now and there !
is no good reason for any material difference be-
tween the cost t1an ahQ Tue co5E ~ tue pfc8elt |
time. The cost per day per man ia seen to be
about cents, based upon the above figures. |
There ara men With Ehoru tbs reporter OF TIE |
TRIBUNE has conversed who ara we'll informed |
On the subjecI. who SAY that the present outside
cost is from X to TX cents. and that ABOUT $15
per day can be made BY feeding men at Is cents !
per DAY each They would bs perfectly Wiling |
10 take contract at this rate-
THE TRUTH IS
hat the cost OF the rhatcria! ia very small
part Of the expense Of living. It ia when that |
3 supplemented by fuel and other articles that !
becomes expensive. II any head !
,f email family will take the trouble to figure
out Just what his meat, potatoes, bread. and ]
,ofee or tea cost him per day, he will ha surpris
ID at the small amount. And it must be re- |
nembared that the Sheriff PAYS nothing for wal |
;ers, for deputies attend to that; thai he pays |
nothing for fuel. since the county furnishes |
hat; that he pays nothing for tableware, since |
ha. also is given him. He has to pay simply |
'or the provisions, which he buys in large guam !
tiles at wholesale. He buvs bread at 8 cents q |
ooand, OF can if he chooses; his coffee does not J
,ost him over Is cents 4 pound, and pa1haps |
much less; and the beef be uses should NOT cost !
lin over cents q pound-doubtless not go
much II the Sheriff were to receive for an
tyeraee Of 100 prisoners dav {and ths pre-
sumption is that it will not fall below that) Is
,epta per man. ha could still make money, and
implement his regular SALARY by At least one
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