The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-06-25
STATE INSTITUTION SUPPLIES
state Purchasing Agent elliott Re
eelved Bids notwithstanding
About what State Uses

Immense quantities OF supplies are
purchased by State Purchasing Agent
Elliot; under contracts. The supplies
are for several state eleemosynary
institutions for the fiscal year com
MERGING Sept. ], which runs coincl'
dent with the appropriation year. it
is estimated that close 10 sl.O00.0c0
Is spent for supplies under contracts
let by the state purchasing agent.
All non .perishable supplies are pur-
chased for the following state insiitu-
tons. tb-wit: The Blind Asylum. the
n.af ana Dumb Schools, tone each for
white and negroesl, the Confederate
Home, State Lunatic Asylum, Confed-
crate Women's Home-all OF Austin,
Epileptic Colony, Abilene; AntiTn-
bcrculosis Colony. Carlsbad. IN Tom
Green county, State Orphans Home.
I Corsicana. Southwestern Insane Asy'
lum. san Antonio. State Juvenile
Training school. Gatesyille, and the
North Texas Hospital for Insane, a.
Terrell.
% would stagger the ordinary house
wife TO contemplate the amounts pur-
chased for these several institution,
and deliveries are mostly made IN
car lots Since the state Is on a cash
basis. this year II is possible that
prices may be shade wer. How
ever state Purchasing Agent Elliott
does not think the general run Of
prices will be less. He says that the
tarin changes have not affected the
price OF staples thus FAR, except that
the manufacturers claim that they
are putting Mp a stronger and bet
ter article at the old price. Since
the states wards are ever increas.
ing. more money is required 10 make
purchases.
The grocery list would more than
amaze The housewife. II calls for many
ar,iclss In large quantities. such "a
n roo pounds OF evaporated apples.
1900 ibs. OF evaporated spricois, and
$1,000 ms. Of bacon bellies. and 5000
ms. Of dry salt clears, besides o.
900 ms. OF breakfast bacon. Also tho
following 1900 ms baking powder.
$1,000 ms Tina beans. $1,000 lbs u
red beans. Gb.00 MS. butterine. 5000
ms. cheese. $500 ms. green COFFEE,
~. 9s Ms soda crackers, and canned
goods by the thousands ll.i50 bar I
rels foor-sweep, 25.000 ibs hams. 900
900 pounds lard. 5000 pounds macl-
rcni. 1000 gallons molasses. 1900 J
sacks corn meal. so 900 ms evaporai. I
ed peaches. $4,000 MS. black eve /
peas. 1909 rbs. ladypeas 3.ooo gal
Ions pickles. $1,000 ibs. prunes. g..
400 lbs. raislns. 1850 600 lbs r1ce, 90
900 ms salt. sieo0 nos. rice $500
lbs. soda, ssl 90 lbs granulated SUI
gar. 10000 ms tobacco and $500 ga
Ions OF vinegar
n The fresh meat line. 1881 o00 fbs.
Of fresh beef was wanted. $4,000 ms
OF PORK. 2.fp lbs. OF muton, 2.509
ms welner sausage and 1870 ihs.
boiogna sausage.
Among the many articles called ior
anter the laundry supplies was $50 o
pounds ~ Clipped soap, 5i.eo0 Ms
laundry soap. 5000 MS starch. and
II barrels Of washing soda.
Fuel calls for $1,000 tons OF coal
1900 barrels fuel OIL etc. MANY
garden seeds are required.
4 Jew % the amounts follow: 500.
A few q the mounts follow soc
s1o Yards calico. 10000 yds. pillow
casing. 10000 yds. checks. s2.00o yds
cheviots. is.ece yds. oottonade 20.ecs 7,
ID cotton flannel. 5000 counterpans~.