The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06
! Floating Citadel Where Five Hun
dred Men Live,
THE CELEBRATED BROOKLYN"
How the Great Baiticship Is Provis-
ioncd-It Has No Regular Revenue
from It's Boardcrs But il Paid
tn Services Rendered.


has no regular revenue from the board
ers but moro 10 bc compared with a Uto-
plan scheme for furthoring the interests
of mankind. IL furnishes free lodging and
food FOR those who can join IT'S colony.
as n return Tor services rendered.
There are no loitertrs at this hotel
Those who occupy the rooms with bath"
are no moro exempt from the duties. the
performance Of which entities the board
ers 20 the privilege Of the house. than
are those Of humber mien who sleep in
apartments OF lesser attractions and fewer
convenience. Everybody does fun
days work. everybody SIS fully repaid
for that work by living convenlences.
good food. and - fair. though not extra
VACANT salary. These salaries amount
each month % "a trine over 5000 and
no man. from the humblest boarder AT SIS
per monfn to the highest-priccd men at
s4N per month but fully earns his pay.
SOME DRAW 80 RATIONs.
out Of This they must purchase their
own clothes soap. towels. shoes and even
knives and forks. while about thirty
three OF them who are interested IN the
r
although not I'm fits financial output, fur
nish heir own food. drawing out a pro-
portionally larger salary as a. ration COM
mutation.
The hotel Itself IS "a substantial struc-
turo even toward elaboratorcss of detail.
its entire cost OF construction was
800 0o0. and 10 has every modern inn
9rovcmcut and convenience. 1t IS cleo
fic-lghted, stelm-heatod, splendidly
sentlated. has dozens of bathrooms.
9TH porcelain tubs and shower-bath;
urge promcnades for exercise. large airy
4loeping rooms. comfortable dining
3ooms. a large library. plenty OF lOunging
places, hospital. with attendant ply
Ticians. and a country store where any
Commodity may be obtained al the low
est market wholesale value.
no TRANSMITS.
10 Is not generally sought by transients.
because they are not welcome. and its
colony. therefore usually partakes OF
the nature of "a huge, happy and exceed
ingly weIl-discipllued family In two
essentials no hotel in the world. unless
built and conducted on similar principles
S. so hygieucaIy or so methOdicallly con-
Quoted as this Cleanliness allege6 10
BE- next 20 Divine recognition. IS one of
the most rigid rules of the establishment
and healthy hours boy fixture for sleeping,
working. and recreation. is tho second
feature II keeps its own plumbng-shop,
nachino-shop and prinung-ohice You
can get your hair cut or your face
shaved. There is tailor. a baker and as
sistants. "a laundry and almost anything
else YOU want: and. "Eurekai" you don't
have 90 tp your walter az meals.
Uncle Sam owns this hotel exclusively
and has no partnership agreement, but
of the 300 men who occupy the sleeping
Quartcrs-fair sex entirely prohibited
thirty-tnrce act as managing officials,
and twenty-five are servants-not INCLUDE
ing cooks and kitchen attendants. II IS
with this immense and unique hotels
commissary that this article is intended
mainly 20 deal The commoner commodi-
ties OF life are purchased or made I'm huge
quantities and are fo- the fwellers under
Uncle SANS roof. eXclLs.se of the thir-
ty-three managers and servants.
In one month. 1900 lOaves OF bread,
one pound 90 "a loaf are made in the
Nakc-shop. and thrty-fve pounds Of
yeast are consumed in the making. To
butter the bread 900 pounds per month
Of the best butter obtainabie are used.
Tor breakfasts 600 pounds of coffee are
used can items now being for the one
month period and 90 sweeten the coffee
and other things in which sweetening
may De needed 5000 pounds of sugar are
consumed. while 800 pint cans of con-
denscd milk are used on the tables. Tea
S. not bon so much favor as coffee. evil
IDENTITY for but 100 pounds a month Is It's
record.
HEAVY FEEDERS
In the meat line the record is quite APP
paling for The monthly consumption.
lTosn beef heads the list All 5000 pounds.
while salt pork comes next with 1.SOO
pounds. Salt beef touches a consumption
record OF 100 pounds. and the other
meats follow with. Liver. 500 pounds.
ham 90 pounds bacon $50 pounds; pork
chops. 90 pounds. sausage, 800 pounds.
pigs feet 500 pounds. timed meats. 500
pounds, bolOngd, $40 pounds. This vast
consumption of meat does not seem 10
demonstrate a Partially for meat alto
gether prohioitivc, for the FISH bill runs
up TO goodly proportions with 1000 pounds
81 fresh nsh. 400 pounds of salt mackerel.
and 40 quarts Of clans
such an attack upon meat and fish
might suggest an adherence by the coll
ony OF the principles Of vegetarianisrn.
but that theory is cOmbated by the fact
that The monthly consumption of vegeta-
bles includes 40 bushels of potatoes,
twelve bushels cf onions. twenty bushels
Of turnips. con heads OF cabbage and 800
gallons of beans And then. as little
Telishcs on the side there are 30 pounds
Of cheese 500 pounds OF rice $40 pounds
Of nacaroni 100 pounds of dry fruit 80
pounds Of pickles. and thirty gallons of
syrup.
Table condiments and seasoning for the
food cooked are provided without stint,
and the hotel manages TO consume In that
way each month. thirty gallons of vine
gar. 90 pounds % lard for shortening.
50 quarts OF c8tsup. twelve pints OF
favors 800 pounds OF SAT- thirty pounds
Of pepper. md twenty-four pounds Of
curry powder
The country store connected With the
hotel IS open once a month and does
very large business not particularly iu-
cfative. because IL Us not intended 10 pro-
~ by the sales The average monthly
sales no thc store include 900 pounds
OF soap. 500 pounds OF tobacco. 800 yards |
OF blue fnauncl $50 yards OF cloth, 100 |
ribbons for hat-bands fifty suits Of UNI
dcrwcer nfiy pairs OF shoes. twenty
I'VE pairs of trousers. twenty-five over !
shirts of flannel besides numerous wisp- |
hrooms ecrub-hrushcs shoebrushes. tape. |
pins. needles c0tton-thrcad knives. scls- |
sors. spoons and fork
This great hotel. IN keeping It's boilers |
supplied with steam. its electric light |
ventlaung apparatus and machinery IN |
general in moving order. uses about S23 I
worth o. coal each month. and It's incl /
dental expenses are about 81 100 per I
month It, general daily average OF cost 1
20 Uncio sam. including salaries. is about |
81 400 per day, and Tor the first time In |