Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
SUPPLIES FOX THE NAVY
ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE
FLEETS LONG VOYAGE.
Proposals Opened at the Department
Today-Some of the Items
Of Food.

Elaborate preparations are being made at
the Navy Department for food supplies for
the vessels of Admiral Evans battleship
meet on Its coming trip to the Pacific coast.
IT Will be the effort of the department, as
lar as practicable, to keep aboard the ves-
seis and the supply ships accompanying
them liberal quantities of edibes to which
the men are accustomed. so as not to be
compelled to resort to local markets en-
route Soon after the determination was
reached to dispatch the fest on it's long
cruise the bureau of supplies and accounts
prepared advertisements asking for bids for
furnishing the necessary food supplies, and
these were accompanied by detailed sched-
uies indicating just what is wanted These
advertisements and schedules were sent to
large dealers throughout the country and
tnelI proposals for furnishing the supplies
needed were opened at the bureau today.
Inc amount asked for approximates 5000
oOO pounds, made up perhaps of two dozen
dlnerent kinds of articles of food besides
quantities of fruit, extracts, eggs and table
dellcacies. The greater portion is to be de-
Iivered at the Brooklyn navy ward not
later than November TO- though in some
cases the time is extended to November Is,
While in other instances the deliveries are
10 De maze within thirty days after the
award OF the contract. The items for
which proposals were asked included the
following:
Some of the Items.
twenty thousand pounds of prunes 1000
pounds of timed peaches, $4,000 pounds of
timed pears, 225,0OO pounds of timed april
cots. 10000 pounds Of evaporated apples.
s1nllar amount OF evaporated peaches, 49,
600 pounds Of pickles, 10000 gallons Of
vinegar, 5000 pounds of evaporated milk
1000 pounds of condensed milk, 80, 600 gal
Ions OF beans, $1,000 pounds of lima beans
Zoo,UO pounds Of string beans 100000
pounds Of timed peas, a similar amount of
timed corn, 10000 pounds of timed toma-
toes, 5000 pounds of pepper, 1900 pounds
OF mustard, 25,OOO pounds of salt. 100. 600
pounds of rice, 10000 pounds of raisins,
o,Uo gallons Of syrup, 25.OOO pounds cocoa,
lo,ooo pounds Of macaroni, 1900, 200 pounds
OF spring wheat -four, $1,000 pounds of
cornmeal 10000 pounds of oatmeal, 500
gallons Of vanilla and lemon extract, 10000
catsup, 5O.U0O pounds sauerkraut, 100000
pounds OF onions, 10000 pounds of pota-
toes. 10000 pounds of turkeys, 50 900 dozen
eggs, $4,000 pounds of canned salmon 49,
900 pounds Of timed lard, 1OOO.OOO pounds
OF fresh beef 100000 pounds of fresh NUT
ton, 10000 pounds of timed ham. $50 600
pounds of salt pork. 100, 600 pounds of tin
ned corn beef, $1,000 pounds timed bacon.
5oooo pounds of smoked hams, $1,000
pounds OF pork loins, 1000 pounds Of veal.
lo,VOo pounds Of frankfurter sausages. a
similar amount of bologna and of pork
sausages each, 5000 pounds head cheese.
100000 pounds Of ice, 10000 pounds Of chin.
ped beef. 5000 pounds of corn starch. and
also various quantities of shredded fish.
bntter, glucose and fruit delicacies. hops.
homlny, mixed nuts, cottonseed oil potato
tapioca. AA