Las Vegas optic., 1913-07-19
FOUR HUNDRED BIG LOAVES
MEN AT CAMP MCDONALD CON-
sUME PLENTY OF THE
STAFF OF LIFE, TOO
SHOOTING WILL Be BEGUN
RIFLE RANGE WILL BE IN READ
INEss FOR USE ON NEXT
MONDAY MORNING

Five hundred pounds of meat and
400 loaves of fresh bread are disposed
of by the New Mexico National Guard
each day at Camp Mcdonald This
seems to be an enormous amount of
food, but when consideration is tax
en- of the fact that there are nearly
500 men at the camp, the figures lose
their magnitude.
Captain Seligman, who Is at the
head of the commissary department,
stated this morning thar all the men
were receiving ample supplies and that
the provisions are the best obtain
able. The order that was sent to
local firm for supplies included the
following articles; Bacon, flour, corn
meal, beans, rice, hominy, canned
tomatoes, evaporated apples, coffee,
tea, salt, lard, evaporated milk, vine
gar, baking powder, onions, evapcr-
ated peaches, potatoes, pickles, pep
per, butter, lemon extract, syrup and
prunes. This is the general order
and out of this list each day the COM
missary officer of each company
makes out requisition for the sup
plies that he needs for his men.
In addition to this food each COM
pany is allowed a certain amount of
money with which it may purchase
such luxuries of life as are decided
upon. For instance, yesterday one of
the companies that is composed of
number of men from the southern
states and who have great appetite
for such food as is popular there,
decided to have watermelon for to-
days rations. Consequently water
melons were provided out Of the fund
that is supplied for that purpose. The
United States government allows 20
cents for each mans rations but the
men at Camp Mcdonald are being al
lowed 80 cents as a result of fund
that has been added to the regular
amount by the state. With this each
man is assured Of the best Of food
and thus far there has been no dis
position on the part Of any of the
men to obpect in any way to the vic
tuals served them.
The average amount of the general
necessaries of life consumed each day
at the camp reaches approximately
the following figures: Meat, 500
pounds; bread, 400 loaves; bacon, 400
pounds; dried fruit, 15O pounds; ice,
1000 pounds.
With this amount Of food being
consumed each day it can be seen
easily that the cost of maintaining an
army is no small matter when the
high cost of living is considered. All
perishable food is ordered fresh each
day, while the standard supply is
kept in the head commissary store
house, Fresh bread is baked in Las
Vegas each day and taken to the
camp, and the meat is brought fresh
each day also.
The officers of the different com
panies mess with their organizations,
while a special mess is maintained
for the regimental officers. A camp
cook in each Of the companies pre-
pares the food. On the whole, the
commissary part Of the camp is COM
plete and under the efficient head
of Captain Seligman no difficulty has
yet been experienced.
The program as announced yester-
day was in effect today and worked
out much to the satisfaction of the
officers in charge. General Brookes
this morning expressed himself as
pleased with all proceedings.
An officers school was conducted
this morning and Major Milliken with
Captain Lloyd instructed the officers
in first aid to the injured. The Off
GERS will in turn instruct the men Of
their companies in the same manner.
Thus each man who is m the camp