Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-25

hoor, is so feet long and contains seven
tables, with an average seating capacity
Of about sixty to the table, thus furnish
Ing accommodation for something more
than 400 persons. The tables are covered
with white oilcloth, and two colOred wait
ers are assigned to each table. The rule
has been for all the men to take their
meals at the same time and by reason OF
total ignorance of anything approaching
table etiquette among a certain class OF
them and a growing disregard for 1t on the
part OF others it was found necessary to
station a formidable guard in the dining
room at meal times. 1t was also found
necessary to place turnstiles at the din
Ing room doors TO prevent crowding, which
at times threatened TO disable some OF the
participants in the strenuous rush toward
the lining tables. In one corner of the
dining room is located a pantry or labora-
tory, as It may be called, with complete
facilities for sterilizing all the milk pitch
ers, spoons, knives and forks and some
Of the other table utensils after each meal.
Just north Of the dining room is the
kitchen. with q range Is feet In length, q
soup kettle with a capacity Of 100 gallons
and other equipment in proportion. A stan
OF Ave cooks, several vegetable peelers and
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this kitchen, which is said to be as we'll
equipped as any in Omaha. The meals fur
nished under the contract with the Pacific
| Hotel company are pronounced to be first
class. The price paid under the contract
is a fraction less than "a cents a meal. and
some idea OF the magnitude OF this branch
Of the work alone may be gained from the
fact that in some months the c~ompany's
bill for meals alone has been as high as
Sll 900.
where the Men Sleep.
The main dormitory Of the hotel is in
one great room occupying the entire second
floor. Here are more b a 200 beds, with
white sheets and pillow slips and white
bedspreads. This floor Is thoroughly
equipped in a sanitary way. The chamber
work is done by a force Of six colored por-
tiers and the floors and woodwork kept
scrupulously clean under regulations laid
down by DIR. A. F. Jonas, chief surgeon,
who frequently visits this portion Of the
establishment and the dining room and
steriliEing plant.
When the number Of men TO be provided
for grew beyond the capacity OF the build
ing first dedicated to hotel purposes the
upper aoor of one OF the car shops Was
turned into a dormitory and furnished with
all the eOnveniences found in the main
dormitory. In this building accommodation
was made for IT'S men.
Besides the cost Of remodeling buildings
and hitting them with fixtures, which IL
itself was a considerable item. the ex'
penditure for portable furniture ran VI
into the thousands OF dollars. This may b
readily seen, by reckoning the one item o.
beds. Each iron bedstead. with its bed.
ding, cost more than IS and possibly mer'
than IS. but. taking them at the lowel
price. AIS OF them must have cost S2,ll5.
some Items of Expense.
The laundry bills for washing towels
pillow slips. sheets and blankets alone hAi
averaged between $500 and $500 per month
and the Emerson laundry has been com
PEELED 10 withstand a vigorous boycott b.
reason OF taking this work. but in thii
connection Il must be taken into con
sideration that IL would take a great man
individual laundry bills Of average amour
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