New-York tribune., 1899-02-27
T.. A. DARLINGTON.
Acting Inspector-General.
To This Mator Arrasmith replIed:
Ofico Depot Commissary. Camp Thomas,
Chickamauga Park Ga. January 2. 1899
Colonel T. 4. Darlington, Acting Inspector-Genera

Oficc Depot Commissary. Camp Thomas,
Chickamauga Park Ga, January 2. 1893
Colonel + a. Darlington, Acting lnspector-Genera
Sir, In eompliance with instructions contained
in your letter Of the I'D inst. have the honor 20
submit the enclosed report relative 70 raHohs
issued az Camp Thomas; chi l2kam3ugd farh va;
also amount condemned and sold or destroyed
All stores unfit Tor sale or issue were acted upon
by board OF survey, ana N al cases were CVll-
dernned prior issue 10 troops with the exception
that In few instances damaged potatoes ana
bacon were returned 10 the depot coHlhlSstry ana
exchanged prior TO condemnation.
The $500 pounds OF beef condemned and de-
stro,ed was local beef purchased in Chattanooga.
The refrigerated oeef was sufficient IN quantity
depot commissary Inspected and issued over 5000
30 pounds OF this beef. and In a not climate. with,
out losing "A pound Of n. indicates IN" spsuud
condition OF the beef ana the care exercised III
,.ul@ during tha time the regular troops here
and prior a. the erection OF the bakery al this
never soon better bread issued troops.
The bacon condemned was part OF me Large
use os the Army a. Chickamauga. II deteriorated
rapidly I'm this climate and part ot u became m
fefted with shippers and when shipped out 10 camp
some OF IL had be- condemned and replaced by
good bacon The greatest care was taken Dy me
depot commissary for the preservation OF all sub
slstence stores. and any damage mat occurred was
due 10 climate and natural causes ahd |as ineident @
Yer YER Sdgge o ne two cans OF the former and the
nine cans OF the latter was due 20 accident nails
having been driven through The boxes penetrating
onlv 1872 pounds Of canned roast beef
ceivei and this amount sold 20 officers and
MOI, ~ NJ command and gave entire satisfaction
trba greatest care necessary for the preserva-
,tnn 81 vegetables IN this climate particularly az
about the time that the supply OF old potatoes was
exbattsted and the potatoes We're beginning
aNrive Fifty-four hundred pounds OF sugar
danaged by "a heavy ralnstorm which. owing %
,be roof OF the building being defective. flooded
ncrtion Of the commssdry.
Tn oualitv OF the rations furnished excel
lent and probably the best ever issued 70 army
~ sixtv thousand men. with the exception OF some
notatoes and bacon that spoiled owing 10 natural
ra,,ses aud this slight defect quickly remedled
l, bairr replaced by good quality OF the same
and taking into consideration the fact that ap-
proxlmately thirty million pounds OF subsistence
stores were shipped here and issued the percentage
OF loss is exceedingly small Respectfully.
J. VI. ARRASMITH
Major ard G. s. I : V. Depot Commssary.
The table accompanying this report shows that
1929 pounds OF refrigerated beef were issued
without the loss Of pound.
or corned beef mere issued In travel ratons
80 OOo two-pound cans. OF which two
demned OF G00Oo three-pOund cans OF baked beans
nine cans were condemned. OF 10000 cans OF
salmon two cans found spoiled. There were
issued 656 90 pounds OF sof, bread OF which 52ij.