The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-10
Quartermaster's Disbursements
Reach This Large Sum.
THIRD oAvAlav EXPEDITION.


r.~ W W Fob.ason's Office In now
nnrared In payfns tho bills incurred ~
fYncie aam Ia fitting out ths transports
which took officers. Enen ANA noFsse ."
thn Third 0sairy 10 the Fh'iiDpines- Ihs
Aeurss have not yet been comrssted ~
the ONCE force. but In tho dispufsemsnts
alfoady nnde Is shown the fact that TINS
cl,en Of the assistant QuartsrmAstsr has
afovn 70 be one Of the most important
"a the country.
Tho disbursements will aggregate up-
vnrds Of 10000. Il Ia now estimated.
This includes not only the cost OF rent
tinx the transports. but also that Of FUR
uishinx snsa and animals their supplies.
forage etc. tho coal used en- soufs ana
the charter money ~ well Ihs last
Stem. charged under tbs head u trans
portation In departmental records. 10 .
very large ons ~ 4 matter Of course.
Can't. Robinson has been congratulate
"a the fact that the feet Of transports
sailed from this port With every possible
appliance and facility needed to make the
passage to Manila safe and successful.
ana that. tao, 1T . very low cost IL
can b stated on authority that II has
been proven 20 the satisfaction OF every
0no that the work on the transports.
naturally oE . very sxpensivs and elab-
crate kinA has bssn done more cheapiy
n Seattle than Il could have bsen In any
other city on the Pacific coast.
1he bulk Of the half million OF dis
Ourusmenfs which have been made by
the Quastermastsr hae gone. through the
banks Of ths city. thereby. naturally.
having IN effect on the ciesrfngs. The
Item Tor making alterations on the trans
ports aggregated approximately $4,000.
This included tho upper works popeed on
The animal ships. constructed Of strong
ar timbers. with the best devices known
Tor watering and feeding the horses and
Sos providing for their safs transport on
the long ocean voyage 20 the Philip
plnsa No animal ships chartered by the
government since tbs war with Spain
broke out have b~sn ~ completely equip
bed IN this respect ~ were the Ashsn-
ian, 0Aronne, Victoria and Port Albert.
xhA W0rk lnciudsd thu supplying Of water
con1AnserA. and the installation Of new
ard thoroughly equipped electric light
ine and vsotilating plants. In these dis
busgemsnts Seattle merchants and work
men rscsdvsd tbs bulk Of the funds
ehs itsn Of transportation. including
III charter money for the transports.
may be roughly estimated At $4,000. This
includes the charter Of the Port Albert
ana GaronnA operated by the Water
houoe Company, the Victoria owned by
the Northern Pacific Steamship Com
R8uys ana tho Armenian. owned by the
Canadian Pacific. II also includes the
charger for switching the troop and sup
ply trains from Railroad avenue 20 Free
hnnt.
5hs. purchase Of supplies was a very
considerable item in the expense bill
fuYniehed the war department. No COM
Hlssary stores WERE however, purchased
here. save those used during the stay Of
the troops at Camp Robinson. Among
(hs CHIEF items are those for eats and
bay for the horses 20 b consumed sf,
foofN the bulk Of which WAS purchased
u eeAttt4 4 Tacoma firm handled the
SS esarsS s tho osss' which came from
.Twc ysar. asp the. auarssrmssssr's Of
pto In Seattle handled very little sov-
espMene money aside from tho appro-
0feadone Tor the construction Of the
Nrmy peet ~ Magnoi!a blum It's dis
kugUements have grown with tho ronHra,
mseaes n traffic and business trans.
Qcee0Asn Seattle Resides the Marrofia
plum post. Capt. Robinson II building
pAIyArke Tor troops At tho lower sound
fotss ana now supplies the various mill
vary ssstions and exploring cxred,s;on-
U Alaska. Probably no one. west 81
Cneca9c Of the quartcrmasser grner,,.s
Prepayment cave that ~ Ban rranrisro
nAAdIee tho amount o. business that 4.
yrsnsaeted monthly through the Seattle