The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23

places of recreation must be served. as well as the regular customers, and
 these deliveries are dependent upon the weather. This class of patron age is no inconSiderable part of the
 business, and many of these custom CTS are long distances from the brew cry. To illustrates: It is seventeen miles to Coney Island, where the sea- son is not more than four months of the year. The distribution is to Long Island, to New Jersey and Westches- ter county as well as the city itself, Which is very large area. 1t IS the duty of the superintendent to have the products delivered and the shipping department depends upon the garage manager for the vehicles, no matter what the conditions. This means that the garage manager must know the exact condition of each battery, and or e9ch machine at his disposal, and De able to provide the shipping depart ment with truck or wagon that win do the work required. That there may be no dimunition of serVice.- ana that there will be abundant facilities, 1t is necessary to maintain each vehicle to the highest standard pos- sible. This can only be done by sys- tematized attention.
 Relative to the system of noting ex- pense, it should be stated that the record of the Ruppert brewery is one of the most comprehensive existing 1h private garage. Besides complete records of mileage and loads of each vehicle, a careful record is made of all the time of the garage employees while working on any vehicle. This applies to the routine work, such as washing,
 Oiling and greaSing, and to all me- chanical labor, each being kept sepa- rately for each machine. All material used is accounted for, whether it be for tho body, battery, controller, mo-
 tor, running gear, wiring, painting,
 lamps and globes, and for special work as well. Current is charged at given cost, and labor is charged from the
 time cards as approved by the fore-
 man or manager. If vehicle is, out
 of service, Nthis fact is also recorded with the cause for withdrawal, and when it is placed in commission a
 similar record is made. Each day the total cost and the total mileage is en- tered, and the cost for each mile driven With this is any comment that may be desired.
 From this It will be seen that noth- ing is neglected that will afford speci-
 fic detail as to any phase of attention,
 maintenance and work performed, not
 for any given period, but for each
 day. This cost record merely applies to the matter of operation, and the
 maintenance and the statement as to
 mileage expense does not include the fixed or overhead expense. This over- head includes the interest on the capi-
 tai invested, the depreciation or de- terioration through usage, fire and age, lighting, heating, water, tele- phone, taxes and other similar charges.
 It is possible. however, from the daily cost and the monthly and yearly averages, to compare the service of each vehicle for given period, ascer> | tain difference in maintenance, eX- pense, learn causes for actual eXpen- l allure as compared with theoretical | figures, trace reasons for inefdciencisS 1 of machine or service, and apply sucn
 remedies as are necessary to establish | or restore standard.
 1 The current is produced by the l brewery power plant, and the cost is | decidedly less than were it supplied 1 by a lighting or power enterprise. l which is also an economy favorable ee
 large installation.
 l The Ruppert brewery will build a
 splendid garage this summer for the
 several stories, on the site of one oi | the several horse stables, or it may have a single floor and extend fron 1 Ninety-hrst to Ninety-second streets with sufficient area to shelter practl- l cally 150 machines. Whatever form l l complete and well equipped as ample resources can provide and skilled en-
 gineering and practical Knowledge would 6iictate. If of multiple story ttype it will be possible to increase it: l height to yield additional capacity. | With the new trucks and the new | garage, the need of the present stables, or at least a part of them l will have become so diminished thdi l the ground on which they stand car I be utilized for other purposes. ThH real estate is constantly increasing il 1 value and business Judgment would impel it's being used to a profit, either by the further expansion of the brew 1 cry plant, or for other purposes. l In an interview with E.. M. Christie 1 local manager for the Jacob Rupper brewery, concerning the possibility O. using the motor deliverv in this city MT. Christie said: "The extension O.
 such service is very probable as tht
 enormous increase in the business O. | the brewery in this city certainly war rants it, and feel it will be only . l question of a short time before i 1 occurs It is a concrete custom O l the Ruppert brewery to modernize it!
 methods and extend to it's patrons tht 1 jvo ell hrn 7ot