Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-10-07

nan, from ChieagO-shOuId We
Ga 10 War. How Our Army Would
no Daily Fed - An Interesting
Letter.
FROM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENCE
CHICAGO, Oct. Ga cablegram from
London recently announced that an Ameri-
ran firm had been awarded a contract for
supplying the preserved meat for the Brit
sh army in Egypt to the amount of a half
million pounds. This is the truth only
half told. The house in point was Ar
mour 4 Co. Of Chicago, and the contract
ys for one million pounds Of canned
mrned beef and a thousand cases Of Drawn.
This il the largest individual contract for
provisions ever awarded by the English
Government, and the rations drawn from
this supply are calculated to be sufficient
for the meat eating soldiers in Egypt for
sE or seven months. To illustrate the
enormous capacity Of America for feeding
The world, it may be stated that half a
million pounds Of this contract were de-
HftftQ W ilt pOFti pAlkAhAE ~
WOolwieh arsenal within an hour after the
award and the other half million pounds
we're loaded aboard the cars at Chicago
tbe same day and started as a special fly
ing freight train towards New York. This
later shipment required an entire train,
md BY the request OF the various parties
ilares.ed the New York Central railway
l3ktraeked all other trains 10 give the
"gsst Chicago provision train" the right
say. All this haste was necessary In
order to catch the steamer Bittern at New
York, which was engaged to transport the
beef to England.
This immense transaction was SO quietly
and successfully carried out that it caused
extended ommen in the British War
Office. Such are the gigantic facilities now
exhibited in the Chicago market that in
case the United States should desire, in
the event Of a foreign war, to mass a mil
lion troops at any point on our coast line
the entire camp could be supplied with
bresdstufs and provisions from day to day
for an indefinite period by merchants here
without causing more than a ripple in the
ordinary channels Of trade. The packing
house above mentioned is only one Of a
number Of extensive canning and provis-
Ion establishments which handle the en-
ormous product Of the West. The con
tract referred to required the slaughter Of
ap0ut f,0O0 cattle, as only about $50
pounds Of each beef is packed in tins as
corned beef. The meat is first picked or
"corned" for 10 days and then is thor
onShly boiled and Theoretically sealed in
the cans OF two and six pounds each, the
cattle being packed in cases or pine boxes
Of one or two dozen cam each for trans
p%ortation. The house mentioned slaugh-
Rrs 800 cattle daily, 80 that this English
contract only consumed a weeks output
Of lone Of our establishments.
THIS c~orned-beef is ready for table use
upon being taken from the tins, but in
Egypt or other tropical climates it is the
custom OF the soldiers to sink the cans in
aeep water, when possible, for a few hours
before using. This renders the meat more
urn and palatable and causes ID TO open
Out nicely from the ans. The Drawn is a
sort OF head-cheese, made from pigs heads,
ana Is the most nutritious food in the
world Tor hard working men. 1t is used
largely In lumber camps and in the army.
one OF our Illinois nominees for Con-
stess, In . district where he ia sure of an
slection' is preparing a bill for introduce
son next Winter providing for the United
s@tes Government taking entire charge
u the manufacture OF cigars and tobacco
ir a period Of so years. That is, the
government will do the manufacturing
sad create a monopoly. The object is to
efesle and maintain a large and perman-
cut revenue for governmental purposes,
70 The end that taxation be lessened or
wen abolished. incidentally the standard
:. quality on the goods would be improved.
y Is gigantic scheme and has operated
successfully for several years in France.
bennett, of the New York Herald. who
passed through here the other day in a
special car, stated that Bonanza Mackay
ysned a majority of the stock in the
aussai Telegraph Company and that
v,eu'aally the Bankers q Merchants lines
sOuid fall into the hands of the Postal peo-
p,e, The latter was the largest creditor
y 'he Bankers q Merchants Company,
N Sauing 1t at one time as much as $780,