The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-27
i RAI|OhS WERE GOOD
REPOaT ny THE con-
mIssARY At CAMP THOMAS.


s1 WAsHISGTON. Feb. x-Tae .rrv
I'D Of in9ssry has received t,se report az
- J. NJ Arrasm.th. late cor.us.ssssxx a,
@l1np Thomas. Ca. upon tie character az
y sasions sssuee 10 the 1902 sol6ssrx mo-
I'D at Chicksmangz park from Max
80 10 January. Isee. and IL made In .r.
s6ahss with the following order from
-. Niles:
War Department.
Inspector Generals CfYtes
Washington. Jan "a. 1853.
~. James D. ArraSmith. Depot COM
msfy. Cnsekaynsuka Park. Ga. Sir
~ commanding general having ysfsrre<s
= this Office for investigation ard reur,r,
- uatter OF unsatisfactory foad issussi
RI Ne troops during the pas: year. I have
4 - hsnor TO request that you furnish me
r. y5ur earliest convenience such Inform.-
- AZ you hsEs or can secure bearing
- TIE genera. subject. but especially
Aeeroing the food received during the
- opsfallans In the recent war with
eln, particularly refrigerated or canned
-. and all component parts OF the RAJ
- destroyed. whether prior or suussauent
= inue to trooEs Very respectfully,
ssE. a. GAKLINGTtN.
Acting Inspector General.
10 this MAJ. Arrasmifh replied from
q. ts4a. His report in substance foglows.
Al stores ust1s for sale or issue were
Eted upon by board OF survey and in
~ eases were condemned prior 10 issue 70
~ troops, with shs exception that I'm n
~ Instances damaged potatoes and ha-
an were returned to the depot comsnlssary
md exchanged prior 10 condemnation.
The 800 pounds Of beef condemned a nd
9esaroyed was local beer. purchased in
Chattanooga.
The REFRIGERATED beef Ems sufficient I'm
qualify and ssceiiens III quality. and the
ann that the depot ecmmissayy inspected
a1d Issued over a.pN.as1 pounds OF this heep
ard tn hot climate without losing a
pound Of 1t Indicates the splendid condl.
den of The bee: and the care exercised in
handling IL.
The bacon Condemned was a portion az
tht large amount sent 30 and stored In
Chattanooga for nss OF the army AT Chick
enauga. 4 detsrssrated rapidly in this cjs-
mate. and a portion Of Ii became Infected
With shippers. ard when ahippea Gu, n
camp some of II had 10 be condemned and
replaced by goo. bacon The greatest care
vas taken by The depot comnl.sssrv for
the preservation OF all Subsistence stores
ard any damage that occurred was due TO
elimass and natural causes. and WAS inch
cent TO the service.
THE canned beef and baked beans were
very good, and showed no signs Of fssnter-
fAfion the damage TO the Two cans of the
former and the nine cans or the latter be-
inG due 10 aeeldens, nails having been
driven through the boxes. penetrating the
cans.
Only isa pounds or canned ruas; beef
were received iteFa. and this amount was
f. "a
and gave entire satisfaction.
s'Tae quality af the ratlona furnished was
EXCELLENT. and probably tre best ever Is
eued 70 an army. of gaeG9 men, and TAX
inG into consideration the fact that ar-
pfoximateiy 10 800 sse pounds az Subsistence
shores were shipped here ana ISSUED the
percentage of loss IL exceedingly small
The table accompanying this report
shows that a.is2,eae pounds or refrigerated
bevf were lssaasf without the loss Of a
pounf or corned beef there were issued.
h travel ratienr. ise.ooa two-pouna cans.
u which two we're condemned OF as91
THREE pound ears OF baked beans. nine cars
WE'RE condemned. 0I 2ao.0as cans OF sal
men. two cans were found spoiled. There
were issued 6.ses. 800 pounds Of sofs bread.
Of which 5.2is, baked outside the camp.
were condemned. or sra, To pounds OF po-
taioes 81. 600 pounds were rejected before
imus or LESSEE pounds Of onions, ..a8
pounds were rejected, OF saa.s1 three
pound cans OF Tomatoes. 81 were condemn
d. Of iot.soe gallon cans. lG4 were con-
demnel. All these APPROXIMATIONS we're be-
fire s~ue 10 t.se troops. Out of Ii. 30 go
pounds of haGan. isa,ses were condemned
bsfare issue. This had been shipped in
bulk from Wesiern army posts ard be-
came heated on The way and In the store
houses at Chattanooga All other items Of
the ration wer- IN good condition.