The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-20

Added Many New ArtIcIes-Thsre Were
664 Bidders for Supplies and the Prices
Were Very Low-The Amount OF Each
Article Used by the Indians-Whzt They
VIII Eat and Wear.
Washington, June 1S.-The awards
of contracts for SUPPLIES and their irons
portation for the Indian service were
closed last week with the announcement
of the successful bidders for school
books. They have been made in Chica-
go as well as here, the division being as
follows:
Chica so-Bacon, barley, beef. corn,
cornmeal, feed -four, hard bread. hon.
my. lard, mess. pork. rolled oats. oats,
salt, transportation, furniture, wooden
ware, saddles, harness, leather, agricul-
tural implements. wagons, wagon fix
lures. glass. oils. paints. brass and iror
kettles, tin, tinware, stoves, hollow
supplies.
New York-Beans. coffee, rice. sugar.
tea, blankets, wooden and knit goods,
cotton goods. clothing, boots and shoes.
hats and caps, notions, groceries, crock
This years bidding has been quite
close, the low price of various classes of
goods, notably dry goods. clothing and
kindred lines. having tended to promote
competition. AS result it has requir-
ed the exercise of more than usual eau
ton on the part of the inspectors in max
ing the awards. This is particularly
true at the New York office. An addi-
tfOnal inspector was appointed, who ex-
amined the bids and samples submitted
in the hosiery and knit-goods class,
and relieved the other inspectors of
much labor and trouble. A change was
made, too. in the inspectorship of hats
end caps. With this exception the list
Of inspectors for 1895 and 1896 are iden-
teal.
A comparison with last years bids
shows gain of twelve bidders, from
652 to 664, an advance that represents
much more Increased labor than would
at first be supposed, for some contrac-
tors placed bids for many more articles
than has heretofore been their custom.
Several OF the so-called supply COM
panies' and other bidders submitted Of
fens on long lists of articles, sometimes
an entire class. SO that the aggregate
number of bids submitted is likely to
be much larger than last years.
A detailed comparison cannot yet be
made, as the commission has not yet is
sued its report. But the main features
can be learned from the records now on
file. Most notable is that fact that in
r-any cases a much better class of goods
than formerly has been required by the
commission. Even where the bids have
been no higher a better grade of goods
has been demanded in the samples. In
many instances-the handkerchief
awards. for example-the goods selected
by the inspectors were finer than those
OF last year, and a correspondingly high
er price was paid.
Subjoined is a comparison OF the
amounts OF the various articles for the
years 1895 and 1886:
Bacon-1S95. 61S,66O pounds; 1896, 632.-
800 pounds.
Baking powder-1Ss5, 1920 pounds;
1896, Is, 100 pounds.
Beans-1S95, 327, 490 barrels; 1896, $780,
147 barrels.
Bed comforts-1ss5, 1880; 1896, 1880.
Cheviot-1S95, $3.50 yards; 1886, 1928
yards.
Clocks-1S95, 1872; 1896. 11s.
Coffee-1SS5, 5O4,69 pounds; 1896, 514,-
467 pounds
Corn-1S95. 1.S3O.OOO pounds; 1896. O.
436, 400 pounds.
Crash-1S95. 2O.27o yards; 1896, 10000
yards.
FlanneL1Ss5. none: 1896. 1882 yards.
Flour-1S95, S,161, 600 pounds; 1896, g.
1858. 600 pounds.
Gingham-lSs5, 247,OOo yards; 1896.
262. 800 yards.
Gloves. buckskin-1S95. 1854 pair: 1899, |
$500 pair.
Hard bread-1Ss5. 1875 pounds: 1896, |
107 1875 pounds.
Hats-1S95. 12.715; 1896, 1900
Lard-1S95, 491,760 pounds; 1896, Co. |
14e pounds.
Laundry soap-1ss5. $4,000 pounds,
1896, 346. 600 pounds.
Linsey-1S95, SO,S9O yards; 1896, $4,000
yards.
oil-1Ss5. 44,SOO gallons; 1896, 1850
gallons.
overalls-1Ss5. s.75s pair; 1886. 1880
pair.
salt. coarse-1Ss5, 1SS,535 pounds; 1896.
1880 pounds.
Salt, ine-1s95. 179,ssO pounds; 1888.
215.530 pounds.
Sheeting-1s95, 227,5OO yards; 1896.
$4,000 yards.
Shirts, grey iannel-lSs5, 1O,SOe; 1896.
1850.
Shoes, boys-lSs5. 1855 pair; 1896.
Is, 2e9 pair
Shoes, men's-lSs5. $500 pair: 1896.
II, 500 pair.
Sugar-1s95. lbs. 900 pounds, 1896. /
1S5.221 pounds
Tea-1S95, 2S.455 pounds: 1896. % .165
pounds
The item toilet soap" of 4 very fair
grade is included in this years snac;f-
cations The bidding was for Is 800
pounds. and the awards pvce was S.O5s.
per pound. Last year there was no item
- toilet soap" except a small amount in
the specifications for the training
schools. II viii be seen that no dress
flannel was called for las; year. Only
red flannel was bid for. This year
fair quality OF dress flannel VIII be re
quired. The bidding on blankets shows
that upward of 2.5000 more were reouir-
Cd this year than last White blanLle-s
were aided 10 the list. only red AMI in
digo blue bs!ngrequired III 1885 White
oeds2Te2ds also appear for the first
Tune this year in the sDecifica lions. \
better grade of chsviot was REQUIRED. |
The uniform suits for the schools v-a~a
q a better grade. and the design called
FOR - better taste Boots and shoes ara
4 awarded a q lower price than last year;
out several new items appear n the
specifications which sre described as
shoes. good quality. for Sunday wear
The prices awarded on these were.
Boys. % cents Per pair. mems Sf0-Is |
cnlldren's 50 cents, misses 81. aud wo-
mems SlI5. a better grade in hats and
caps. both in cloth and straw was re-
CURED The items Of wagons and clocks
were awarded 70 the bidders who o.
fered a better grade than has been pre-
v5ousiy bought
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