Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-18
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. coed to disport themselves In the
usual festive manner. There are
about 1900 veterans present.
Compared with year ago. a ca
pacity has been deyesoped here which
J is producing quicker and more dur
able results. This signifies that pro-
gressive reform has arrived at q stage
at which II will be handled as a pas.
time, or. In other words, we are In
the midst OF an illustration Of the
Danish Maxim--The aged in council.
the young in activity.
The phosphate wine. maltine and
milk furnished in the refectory and
hotels are now the popular beverages
with half the active and nearly all
the convalescent veterans in this COM
mand. This means that the consum-
ers have greatly increased within a
year. These indicative stimulants
are supplied by distributors OF Hamp-
ton, Newport News and Phoebus.
The number Of men enrolled In the
Federal army during the Civil war
from April Is. 1861, all the official
close of the war In August 1865, was
2.77S,304. which reddced to a three
years standing would aggregate g..
326.l6S. The number OF Federal
troops who deserted during the war
was 199.105: the number OF Confed-
crate troops. (partial statemenO 104,-
42s.
Soldiers Home Bakery Modernized.
Extensive improvements have been
made In he interior of the bakery
at the Soldiers Home the past sum-
mer and It Is now the best furnish
ed bakery in any of the ten branches
OF the home. The machinery is COM
posed Of the latest designs and was
made Icy the Thomas Day Co. OF Gin
cinnati. For making bread there Is
dough-mixer, with a capacity for
making five barrele OF flour into dough
in Is minutes. and sitter annex, five
, steel troughs, dumping rack. a
dough dividing machine which cuts
and weighs $500 pounds an hour, a
moulding machine which moulds $500
an hour. a tempering water tank. with
capacity of sixty gallons, which is
equipped with steam and water
gauges, and a proof room, which Is
fitted with dry and damp steam ap-
paratus.
Fer making cake there Is a combin-
cd cake mixer and egg heater, with a
, capacity for making 400 pounds Of
-four into dough In ten minutes. and
cutting machine. which can turn
, out 5000 cakes In Is minutes. 1t is
furnished with q set Of moulds II
different designs into which the
dough is pressed from hopper to the
pans that are placed on Q revolving
cushion.
For baking there are four double
. ovens. which were made by Albert
) schaller. and have a capacity for
5000 pounds. The group Is heated
from the rear taking ITS pounds OF
anthracite coal for a heat. and lit
, by electricity. All the machinery Is
operated by a IL horse. power steam
engine with Is horse power electric
motor as a reserve. The appearance
of. the interior now leaves the I'm
preston that the undermining FRO
cess was treated with carefully har-
monized detail.
Citizen John w. Parker. head bak-
er, Is master OF the three branches
Of the trade. namely. the bread, cake
and cracker branches. consequently.
the product Of the bakery 10 uniform.
light and palatable, and has never
been surpassed In the history of the
home. Mr.. Parker now supervises
the operation Of eight bakers, all
veterans Of the Civil and Spanish
wxTH.- which il . reduction OF three
since the machinery was installed.
The daily consumption Of -four now
Is over eight barrels. which yield
over 1000 pounds Of bread. cake and
other bakers household supplies made
from -four.