Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-07

Inside the employees may eat la their
shirt sleeves. The meals cost 30 cents
each and are paid for By coupons that
come nifty to the book These books
cost Si5. aud the amount Is deducted
from the employees salary ut the end
OF the month. 80 that NO cash Is handled
at the hotels, except froui nonempioy'
ees. who must pay so cents for n meal.
The fare could not he duplicated In
the United States for Is cents u meal
A typical thirty cent menu includes
soup. two kinds Of meat. four kinds OF
vegeta bles. hot rolls or light bread. a
salad. tea. coffee or cocoa. aud for des-
sert Ice cream or pie. On every table
are fruit. olives. preserves. condiments.
aud for several years In the early
stages TN open bowl OF qulnine as a
malarial antidote
The hotels for the gold employees
usually have been operated Ut slight,
loss, while the European laboreEks
messes aud the colOred laborers' such,
ems have shown profit AZ the Hesss
es for the Europeans, principaHy
Spaniards and Italians. the cost Of
three meals Is 40 cents, while ut the
kitchens where the West Indian labor.
ers get their food cooked To take away
and eat the cost n 80 cents for three
meals. The food Is always wholesome
and plentiful. and the tastes Of the va
rious nationalities are studied To give
them that to which they are accustom-
ed. The West Indians consume more
than 100 tons OF rice monthly. the ltaI
Ians want macaroni. and the Spaniards
cut vast quantities of bread.
Stewards at the hotels for the gold
employees founf that each man aver
aged only two meals a day. The saw
ing to nm employee by cutting out one
meal Is 50 month They substitute
fruit or a sandwich FROM the clubhouse
for the third meal aud In the two they
do eat stow away enough To sntisfy
their needs Three meals u day at 30
cents each would cost So month.
Two meals a day. OF sixty for the
month. cost SIS Some OF the employ
ees cut out breakfast and some lunch,
50 the stewards prepare food for an
average Of two meals per employee.
The Tivol hotel ut AncOn. on the
Pacific side. Is the tourist hotel oper-
ated by the commission. Its rates.
American plan. nre $40 dry and
up. There are 2lS rooms and dining
room that will seat 100 persons. At
Colon. on the Atlantic side. the com-
mission operates the Washington hotel
for the use Of visitors to the canal zone.
still another factor that makes liy-
ing In the caral zune cheaper than in
the United States il the result OF the
climate With uniformly warm
| temperature the quality OF clothes does
not vary the year round-fOr the WON
en-. light. summery goods. largeiy
white: FOR, the men. duck 0r linen suits
or light staple cloths The saeing
from not having to buy new clothes
With the ehsinge Of seasons i ilnpors
tant. and the employees generally try
TO arrange their vacatiOns so as to be
IN the United States IN mild weather.
A bride starts out life there on
ltIsis that means rude jolt 10 hers
when the canal Is finished mud she -
turns to the United States. Yg9g.
couples who have been trrnding I1e
easy path Of high salary. free reht.
free water. light md fuel. chopper
food. clothes and furniture. elastic
class distinctions and plentiful though
not efficient servants must ever look
back upon their canal zone experienre
an the particularly bright period In
their careers. The whitening blasts Of
social competition. high cost u living
and salaries from one to twothirds
lower In the United States will make
the easy going. oyergenero,is NE at
Panama seem the temps de luxe" in