The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-22
SATISFIED With RATIoNs.
Officers and Men in Philippines Have
No Complaints.

~ OOAA PAoAAASo-
Washington, March 21-The war de-
partment has received a number of
cominendatOry communications from
commanding officers in the Philippines
regarding the rations of the army
there. A suggestion made that the al
iowance OF sugar be increased has been
already acted upon by the cOmmissary
department. and this is about the only
change recommended Colonel Albert
>. CTc1ins, commanding the Twenty
seventh volunteer infantry. in a COM
munication TO C1iOhel Woodruff, chief
cOmmissary at Manila, SAYS.
There has not been day since their
arrival that my men have not had full
and complete ratiOns, WITH usual al
iOWance Of fresh beef and mutton, and
except while on scouting duty an album
dance Of fresh bread Of the best quail
ity,
When I received orders to move my
regiment to Manila it mustered on duty
in the Philippine islands forty-ITine Of
hcers and 1,040 enlisted men, with -
sick report of only two officers and t35S
per cent of the enlisted force. This
excellent SHOW ing 1 attribute not only
TO the untiTing efforts of an exception
ally able regimental surgeon. Major
ogden Rafferty,. but primarily TO the
excellent work of the COmmisSary de-
partment under your administration.
err part OF my regiment has been almost
constantly in the field, undergoing ex-
optional hardships. which could not
have been accomplished without the
abundance. quality and composition of
their rations.
AS to the composition of the ration
1 hesitate to recommend any change
when the results obtained are so ex-
cellent. believe, however, there
should be a slight increase in the sugar
of fresh meat and bacon, which seems
To trouble some of our inexperienced
friends at hCme, 1 can only advise
that they study carefully the functions
of the different classes of foods or come
out here and use up their muscular
tissues and energy for a few months
in climbing mountains and making
forced marches. and see how loudly
their systems will clamOr for, fresh
meat and bacon. IT is true the natives
eat little meat but il is because they
cannot get it.
"As to the sales department, do
not think it could have been much
more complete. Everything was pro-
vided that thoughtful supervision
opuld suggest for the welfare and com
fort Of both officers and men"
Colonel William r. Grove. command
ing the Thirty-siXth volunteer infant
~, in communication to Colonel
Woodruff. saws Il have 5he honor to
state that the quality of the ratiOns and
sales stores furnished the Thirty-sfXth
infantry by your department has been
of a uniformly superior grade. Al
though we have been almost constantly
moving. there has never been time
when we were without ratiOns when
they could be carried or brought to us.
a fact which has contributed materi-
ally to the success of the regiment. and
which must be a source of qualification
To the department. The quantity of
ratiOns as now supplied has been to
my experience sufficient and well pro-
pOrtioned. and the sales stores Nave
usually been Obtainable in liberal
quantities. I have no criticism 10 make
nor suggestions TO offer"