Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-18
JUNGLE SANS" IRoNcLAo HOTEL
A Floating Citadel where Five Hundred
Men Are Lodged and Fcd-How the
Great Battie-ship "%Brooklyn'' is Pro.

This hotel kept by Uncle Sam accom-
modates so people, including servants,
and ii is only on rare occasions that the
register Is not full and all the sleeping
rooms occupied. Unlike other hotels, 1t
has no regular revenue from the boarders,
but, more to be compared with a Utopian
scheme for furthcring the interests of
mankind, IL furnishes free lodging and
food for those who can join its colony, as
a return for services rendered.
There are no loiterers at this hotel.
Those who occupy the "rooms with bath"
are no more exempt from tho duties, the
performance of which entities the board
ers to the privilege of the house, than are
those of humber mien who sleep in apart
mcnts of lesser attractions and fewer con-
vcnienCcs. Ever ybody does II fun days
work; everybody is fully repaid for that
work by LIVING conveniences, good food,
and n fair, though not extravaganza, sala-
ry. These salaries amount each month to
n triiie over $4,000, and no man, from the
hurnblcst boardcr at Slj per month to the
hishest-priced mon at $3.50 per month, but
fully earns his pay.
out of this they must purchase their
own clothes. soap, towels, shoes, and even
knives and forks. while about thirty-threo
of them who are interested in the active
management of the great hotel. although
not in its financial output, furnish their
own food. drawing out a proportiOnatcly
larger salary as n ration communication.
The hotel itself is n substantial struc-
turc, even toward elaborateness of detail.
Its entire cost of construction was 81. 2U0,-
mn. and 1t has every modern Improvement
and convenience. 1t is electric-liGhted,
stcam-Eeatcd. splcndidly ventilated; has
dozens of bathrooms, with porcelain tubs
and show Cr-bath, large promonades for
exercise: large airy slocpinE-rooms; COM
Portable dining rooms; a large library:
plenty of iounging-places; "A hospital with
attendant physicians, and n country store
whore any commodity may be obtained
at the lowest market wholesale value.
It Is not generally sought by transients,
because they are not welcome, ana Its
colony, therefore. usually pnrtakes of the
nature of a huge. happy and exceedingly
wcll-disciplined family. I'm two essentials
no hotel in the world, unless built and
conducted or similar principles, is so
hygicnicHilv or so mcthodically conducted
as this. Cleanliness, alleged to he next to
Divine recognition. is one Of tho most
rigid rules of the establishment. and
he3lthy hours by fixture, for sleeping,
WORKING and recreation, Is the second
feature. 1t keeps its own p~lumbing-shop,
machlnc-shop and printing Office. You
"an get your hair cut or your face shaved.
There Is "A tailor. "A baker and assistants,
4 laundry, and almost anything clso you
want: and. 'Eurcka!' you don't have to
tip YOU waiter ut meals.
Uncle Sam owns this hotel exclusively
and has no partnership agreement, but of
the SEQ men who occupy tho sleeping
auartcrs-fair sex entirely prohibited
lhirtY-thrcc act us managing officials, and
twenty-five are scrvants-not including
cooks and kitchen attendants. 1t t. with
this immense and unique hotol's commits
sary that this article is intended mainly
to deal. The commodities of
. 1if. ~ ,at' rr1,n4 a. nv made "a, lttr, tt ~
titles, and are for the jewellers under
Uncle Sans roof. exclusive of the thirty
three managers and servants.
In one month 10000 lopVcs Of bread. one
pound to q loaf. are made in the bake
shop. and thirty-fivc pounds of yeast are
consumed in the making. To butter tho
bread l.WW pounds per month OF the best
butter o%btainable are used. For hrea':-
faats geo POUNDS Of coffee are used (ail
items now being for tho one month period
and to swceten the coffee and other things
In which swcctning may be needed 3.to
pounds OF sugar are consumed, while 3t
pint cans of condensed mill; are used on
the tables. rca Is not so much in favor
as coffee. evidently, for but 100 pounds a
month is It's record.
In tho meat line the record Is quite ap-
pnlling for the monthly consumption
Fresh beef heads the list at 500 pounds
. Will" salt pork comes next with 1.Ni
POUNDS. SAT- peel tpuCn'S Il consumption
record Of Loo pounds, and the othCl
meats follow with: Liver, SEQ pounds; ham
%0 pounds; bacon. $50 pounds; pork chops
80 mounds; Sausage, 800 pounds; rigs feet
40 pounds. timed meats, 500 rounds; bolo'
gna. go pounds. This vast consumption
of meat does not seem to demonstrate &
partiality for meat altogether prohibitivc
for the fish iii runs up to goodly proper
lions with 2,Orr pounds of fresh fish, 4
:. pounds OF salt maCkercl and 100 quarts OF
I. CLANS.
such IN attack upon meat and fist
; might suggest IN adherence by the colo
/. ny of the principles of vegctar ianlsm, bU'
that theory Is Coinbatod by the fact tina
the monthly consumption of vegetable.
includes 100 bushels Of potatoes, twelve
bushels of onions. twenty bushels Of tur
nips, coo heads of cabbdgr and 800 gallons
Of beans. And then rs little rc,lshcs OF
3. the side. there are 30 pounds of cheese
SO pounds of rice, 800 pounds of macaroui
leo pounds of dry fruit, eco pounds Of PICK
les. and thirty gallons Of syrup.
Table condiments and seasoning for TIL
food cooked are provided without stint
and the hotel manages to consume in tina
way, each month, thirty gallons Of Vine
E gar. 200 pounds of lard for shortening
. $50 quarts Of catsup, twelve pints Of IA
= vors, 200 pounds of salt, thirty pounds o
: pepper and twenty-four pounds of curr.
: powder.
? Tho country store connected with tn
= hotel Is opened once n month and does
| very large business, not particularly In
= crative. because Il is not intended to prof
: 10y the sales. Tho average monthly sale
; at the store include o,CcO pounds of soar
80 pounds of tobacco, 800 Yards of blu
p flannel, 1io yards of cloth, lC0 ribbons 70
T. hHt-hands. ~ suits of underwear, 20 pair
= of shoes, - pairs of trousers. % OVERSIGHT
of flannel, besides numerous wisp-brooms
scruh-brushcs. shOe-brushcs, tape, pins
+ needles, ~Cotton-thrcad, knives. scissors
$ spoons and forks.
This great hotel, i'm keeping its boiler
I supplied with steam. its electric light
4 v%cntil2tinG apparatus. and machinery il
general in moving order, uses about 5000
worth of coal each month. and It's Incl
i. dental expenses are about s2io0 per month
q Its general daily average of cost to Uncl
e sam, including salaries, is about SliC0 pc
= day, Md for the first time in many year
he secs himself liable this year to get
= fair. If not Il remarkable, return on hi
h investment.
g The name of this wonderful hotel Is tn
e Brooklyn. the flagship OF Commodor
:, Schley's lying squadron. 1t Is a moder
@ engine of war, n frst-class lighting al
moced cruiser, and the undergrad mo
who are its occupants are the BRAY
d heats who, perhaps before this article I
in print, will have, at tho sacrifice OF lif,
returned, with phenomally large interest
the Investment which may herctofor
n have appeared lavishly extravagant.-GoC
Edward Graham IN Leslie's Weekly.
SHOT FIVE NEGROES,