Fair play., 1899-03-04
FOOD SUPPLIES FOR THE ARMY
Report of Commissary Arrasmith Won
derfnI Immunity from Loss irO-
portion Of Food Condemned.

derfuI Immunity from Loss fro
portion Of Food Condemned.
Washington, Feb. 27.-The army
board has received the report OF Maj.
j. NJ. Arrasmith. late commSsary ut
Camp Thomas. Ga. upon the character
of the ratiOns issued at that point. The
report covers the rations supplied 10
the T.0OO soldiers modified at Chick
amauea park from May. 1895. to Jan
| uary, 1899. and is as follows:
Report Of the CommissAry.
Chickamauga Park, Ga, Jan. ~. 1899.
Col. F.. \. darlington, Acting In.
spcctor General. Washington, ID. e.,
Sir-ln compliance with instructions
contained in your letter of the I'D in
slant. | have the honor to submit the
enclosed report relative IN rations -
sued at Camp George ii. Thomas,
(hickamauoa Park. Ga. also amount
condemned and sold or destroyed.
All stores unfit for sale or Issue
were acted upon by board of survey,
and in all eases were condemned prior
to issue to troops with the exception
that in a few instances damaged po-
tatocs and bacon were returned to the
depot commissary and exchanged prior
to- condemnation.
Only Local Reef was Fonde emncd.
The 5000 pounds of beef coudrmn'd
and destroyed WAS local beef. pur-
chased in Chattanooga. The refrigrr-
;,ted beef was sufficient i'll quantity
and excellent in quality. and the fac.
that the depot comniSsary inspected
and issued over j,0Oo,00o pounds of this
beef and in hot climate. without los
ing pound Of it. indicates the Splcn-
did condition of the beef and the care
exercised IN handling it.
Camp Baked ':r-ad was Very Good.
The bread condemned WAS purcta$ei!
III Nashville durin" the time the rr@u-
lar troops we're here anl prior tn III"
creation of the bakery al this camp.
The bread baked here was very good.
| have never seen better bread issued
t. troops.
bacon spoiled In Chattanooga.
The bacon condemned was Il portion
of the large amount sent to and stored
in Chattanooga for use OF the army ~
thick:.mauga: it drtcriorated rapidly
In this climate. and Il portion of it be-
came infected with shippers, and when
shipped out to camp. some of il had 10
lr condemned and replaced by good
bacon. The greatest care was taken
hy the depot commissary for the pres
cr,ation of all subsistence stores. and
any ii; mage that occurred was due tr
climatic and natural causes. and WIS
incident 10 the service.
Only spoiled When Punctured by Nails.
The canned beef and baked beans
We're very good. and showed no sigui
o: ftI mcnfatiun. Che damage to tn.
Two cans of the former and nine cans
.f the latter WAS due to accident. naii'
having been driven through the boxes
penetrating the cans.
One hundred and ninrtv-two poun,i'
Df canned roast beef were received here
and this amount was sold to officers
and men of ihe command. and gave en-
t:r. satisfaction.
Great Care Taken To Preserve Vegetables
The greatest care was necessary for
the preservation of vegetables in this
climate. particularly at about the time
tLat the supply of old potatoes was ~
tausted and the new potatoes We're
hepinnirG 10 arrive.
Fifty-four hundred pounds cf sugar
was damaged hy Il heavy rainstnrn,.
which flooded portion Of the comniS-
sary.
E,tIonS Best Ever Issued to an Array.
The quality Of the ratinns furnished
was excellent ard probably the best
ever ISSUED! IL an army nf fp.000 m2n.
with the exception of some potatori
and bacon that spoiled. uwiu" to nat.
,.rai causes. and This slight defect w3s
rrn,edird hy hciu" replaced Ivy a good
quality of the same: and taking into
consideration the fact that approNi-
matrlv :n.0ao. 900 pounds of Subsistence
stores wrr" shipped here and issued,
the percentage of loss is exceedingly
small.
j. II. NRRtSMiTU