The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-25
CUTS DOWN
ARMY WORK
Concentrating the
Supplies and
Offices.

Transports will not stop at honolulu
after this time. unlessthere is a special
object in having them take this route.
owing to the shipping here of supplies
men. This course was decided upon
by Quartermaster General Ludington
while ne was here the first time, on his
way TO the Philippines, and the course is
now being followed. The plan of the
Department is to try sending the ships
by the great circle route, as the largest
vessels in the transport service can carry
enough coal to make the complete trip
without encroaching too much upon the
cargo space.
The transport service through this port
Is estimated to cost the government in
the neighborhood of 5000 more for each
vessel than to send the ships through di-
rect. The addition to the time of the
voyage is at the very least four days.
while there is to be covered In the re-
gion of 500 miles greater distance. This
has been added to the fact that the price
of coal here is an item, and the desire of
the Department to get its expenses
down to business basis was responsible
for the change in route. AS it is the
coal now held here by the Army Depart
ment, 5000 tons, will be used up and the
keeping of coal piles will then be dis
continued. The reason for this action is
the new contract which has been made,
for the service of the army with coal in
lots as desired.
The new coal contract contemplates
the using of American coal the Roslyn
product, which is controlled here by h.
T. billing ham. The terms of the con-
tract are that there shall be delivered at
the wharf of the army coal in lots as
desired and at the time asked. This
relieves the quartcrmaster of the ncces-
sty of keeping stock, which Will de-
teriorate. and which is subject to the
danger of fire. With this done away
with, seems no reason for any stock be-
ing carried, and the expense will be
much decreased.
The desire for doing away with unnec-
essary expense viii be displayed in an
other way too, in tat there will be at
once a reduction of ,he supplies which
are to be kept on hand here. There are
now 100 head of mules and horses, some
left here by the last horse transports
aud others sent down for the service of
the post Since the reduction of the post
to one of two companies, the Depart
ment has seen that there is no need to
keep so much live stock and there will be
n reduction of at least one-half in the
supply, The horses and mules VIII be
sold II practicable, and II not, perhaps
there will be some arrangement made for
the sending of the surplus supply on to
Manila.
At least there VIII be no Keeping or
the corral at Iwilei much longer, as the
stores kept in the warehouses; there nave
been removed to the buildings on the
barracks reservation. Much of this
stock of heavy stores will be sent on to
Manila or back to San Francisco, as II
may be deemed best by the Department.
This includes ranges and such Things,
which will not BE- of immediate service
here, since the size of the post has been
reduced This means that all the COX
eminent holdings will be very soon re-
turned to their owners. and the business
concentrated. The surplus animals prob
ably will be kept at Camp Mckinley, and
the teams used in the city by the quar-
tcrnaster kept near the transport office.