The San Francisco call., 1904-06-30
MANY COMPETE
TO OUTFIT LO
{ hance to Get Contracts for
supplying Indians Causes
an Abundance of Proposals
CITY MERCHANTS BID
Nearly Ninety Tons of Soap
Are Required to Properly
Cleanse the Noble Red Man

The bids Of these who on Tuesday.
in this city, offered to supply goods of
Harions kinds 10 be delivered in San
Francisco for the use Of the Indians
were classified yesterday under the di-
rectlcn Of W. A. Jones, Commissioner
OF Indian Affairs. The listo is longer
than usual The bidders represent
many local firms. but there are others
In the list. Commissioner Jones said
yesterday that ttgs awards would not
be made for about ten days.
The Specifications called for, among
the larger items. 80 $50 pounds Of
beans, z3,405 pounds Of coffee, IS. 200
pounds Of corn meal, 4S. $50 pounds of
hard bread, 26SsE pounds Of rice, 237.-
$50 pounds Of sugar. 1925 pounds Of tes.
n,475 pounds OF cracked wheat. i, ,4S5
pound OF hominy, 81 1885 pounds of
rolled oats, 1913 pounds Of baking
powder. 14s4 pounds OF cocoa, 22ss
pounds OF cornstarch $4,000 gallons of
syrup and 13,625 pounds OF washing
soda
MUCH DEMAND FOR SOAP.
Two items Of the same sort seem to
indicate that the United States is
strongly OF the opinion that the noble
red man. with the proper facilities.
may be made clean. or else is engaged
IN q heroic struggle TO make the alb
Origines presentable. The first Of the
items is 1904 pounds Of laundry soap
and the second is for 1915 pounds of
toilet soap. There are also to be pro
Vloed 1885 pounds Of washing soda in
boxes or barrels and S025 pounds OF
starch. The soap viii be observed to
amount 10 eighty-nine and a fraction
tons. Among the other items sue-
gestive Of the advance Of Poor I.o"
are 43 students lamps with Il dozen
chimneys, and altogether, Of different
kinds lamps numbering 331 TO throw
light on dark subjects. There are also
in the specifications 102 dozen Of Whisk
broOms. III dozen shoe brushes. 20. 800
feet Of clothes line, 236 gross of clothes
pins. 301 school desks. 40 sewing ma
chimes with cover and accessories, I03
washing machines, one 10-horsepower
threshing machine, 5000 feet Of rubber
garden hose, etc, all indicative Of
desire to make the Indian slick Up
bit
The goods are classified as supplies.
groceries, lamps, furniture harness,
leather, agricultural implements,
paints, tinware, stoves and hardware.
LIST OF THE BIDDERS.
There were bidders In every class and
many bidders strove 10 win out in sew
eral classes. The following are the bid
ders:
Edward H. Lake. Henry D. Morton. William
rrHr
George =. LauinEer John + Merrill, James
A snook Marvin A. Dean. Wakefield Baker.
Albert Houston, William Davis. Hugh NJ
Johns. Leonard II. McRoskes, Elizabeth NJ.
Muller. clarence ". COiburn. Howard j. Hill,
charles p Weber. William D. Keyston. Ellis
=. Parrish. Charles n Yates. Edward Bran
Thomas +. Rock. Samuel Magner. Charles r.
Petersen, Richie L. Dunn. Fred Carter. Robert
C. Pew. Dales -. Trippr John {. Schreck In
Dune Ivory r. Littieheld. Alonzo A Wat
Ens Henry otto Wfdero. John Hoey John
p Winchester, E l. Hueter. Lewis F. Hsnt-
John A. Clover William A. Daggett Edward
d. Horton. Joseph Sloss Samuel W Ehrrnan,
T5eolFr 1-fragsr a,s Tofor1c yg5C-i~s T~ra-t NJ
Sumner John r. Cook. Butler Z. Shaw,
George Bauer Maurice Block. Fred B. Deilsm
". Purrington Goodyear Rubber Company,
sperry Flour Company. John c Lastufza.
niger. AIbers Brothers, Andrew y. c Dohr-
man. Samuel q. Meyer William Haas, Henry
celler. Lpr Alietles soap company. Nhaftes II.
Plckens Andrew CarTigan. Adam J. Kasper.
william ~. Shear Harry A. Hess, Samuel ".
Burtchall Maurice Windt, Frederick ". Han
rahs Manhattan supply Company. the Cape
well Horse Nan Company. Dalziel. Moller &c
c.. Harry B Lyford Edward H Feldman,
Echussler Brothers Harry Unns. Michigan
Leather Company. James A. Haskett. Albert
Kuhlmer, Pennell-suydam Company.
The figures in bids for supplying the
goods viii not be given out until the
contracts are awarded, so Commits
sioner Jones said yesterday.