The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-16
Detailed Report Made by Sub
sistence Department in
Canal Zone.
Especial 10 rms Times Dispatch


Washington. November l5-Tha, JHciFs
Sam il doing gigantic hotel business in
the Canal Zone. while keeping u close watch
on government cXped!tures. IS evidenced by
the report which the commission has just
mace concerning It, subsistence department
for tho past year.
There were seventeen line hotels. three
night restaurants. nfteen European laborrrs'
mes-es, aud sixteen common lahorers hitch
ems in operation by the Subsistence depart
mcnt OF the Canal Commission at the close
Of business on June 80 1919.
The total revenue Tor the year from the
line hotels restaurants, messe, and kitchens
wa6 Si..25.p.'.si IL decrease OF s2s,73le,,
com pared with The preceding fiscal year; the
loiti cost Of operati0na Wa Si.o', s sn9,.9 a
4 decrease OF ss2so57. from the year before.
The ratio OF supplies consumed 10 revenue
WAS GA per cent less than the previous year.
and of expense to revenue n.N per cent more.
making a ratio Of total cost of operations
to revenue 90 per cent greater than Tor ths
fiscal year I3ill?. The percentage OF profit
TO revenue was .Ss per cent, 0.GO per cent
less than tho previous year
was sl6ds9seS. an Increase of N3'l.ss. Tho
proportion OF net pay roll 10 revenue
l3i1 per cent. OF GO per cent moro than the
preceding year.
hotels was :3iotii an Increase OF 2c5,3D?.
T. per cent, as compared with the previous
y ;ya o. 81 arase G"s, oi supplies per meal
compared with bile while this average
COS, OF service was 5.52 cents a decrease Of
oo9 cent. making a decrease In the total
cost per meal or O.is cent from the preceding
fiscal year. The total number rationS
s35.5i6, decrease of H.. G5e. 1855 per cent
as compared with the year before. The
average cost of supplies per ration was Sl.:7
cents. Increase OF OIL cent. and the aver
age cost of service was h.S6 cents, in
crease OF 0.3o cents, making an increase IL.
tho total cost per ration over the previous
year of o.G9 cents. The total number of
rntions served In tho coumon iaborers'
previous year OF l2S.ool or 2l.o5 per cent. Tho
average cost of supplies per ration 81:
% ram he,
vious year. and tho average cost OF service
was 3.52 cents, an increase of OBJ cent. max
Increase over l9il-12 OF 0FI5 cent The aver
age daily aticnfance during June. lsla. waa
s.259 at the iine hotels. 2,ii2 at the messcs
and l24a mt the Kitchens. THO attendance
at the line hotels was determined on the
basis that each guest averaged two meals
Tho original cost OF the TIotol Tivou was
$500. $40. Additions and improvements have
been made to tho permanent building and
bathrooms since July !. 1905. amounting 10
tSi.2oi. 4s. making the book value of the build
built have cost s3S.o9SG7. making the total
expense of construction and repairs 10 July
l. 1919; s,l2:'sts Profits on operations since
cnt ratio of traffic. tho cost probably will 10
entirely anorti.ed within tho next four
Hotel Tivoli during the last fiscal year was
ZOO. 72s 50. and tho gross revenuo was 327G-
During tho months of August 1912. and June
| 1919. tho hotel wnR operated loss of
year. s7s, a2s.l7, commercial aundry was
Installed I'm tho hotel in December 1912. for
handling che guests, work.
partment from tho operation OF the hotels
messes and kitchens. and tho Hotel TivoIi
30. 1919 was s7,4ss. ss76s. Tho total revenues
| OF the commissnry dcpurt ment OF tho Pann.
u9mg hs by tho sub
| was $40. 2s72??7i making q grand total OF
! SSfiSl,u9.Ss. p. II. MEG.