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

HARDWARE ................,........ s0toAso
Dry goods .,.......ss..s-s..s...... 6US 80 -
Boots and shoes ..........,. l64 Ies 50
Cold storage supplies. ....... is7S 90 81
furniture ......--.--. ....s-..s.... WV 20
Tobacco B-,oS0so
Raw materials ...s..s............ 2l5.SIb.sz
Paper. stationery. ete............ 4.e1s0
Total ......s......'.......'..''. N,-oi''s-VO
These importatons do not represent
the total transactions Of the commits
sary for that year, as the stock on
hand and bought on the lsthmus ran
the volume OF business to $5,IF4 .s'lS.t9.
or this amount the commission paid
81 .tt25.34STT77 for supplies used In the
hotels. messes. Kitchens and elsewhere.
aud S34O9.3JS.0 OF represents theamount
Of the total which was paid by en-
pIoyees using coupon books. Nineteen
stores were Operated In rs many set
Elements and towns. and the average
monthly business was $4f9.5I9.CD.
No cash slIes are made ut the COM
nlisHiry. Employees are issued cou-
pen books In value frum $3.50 to SIS
and containing coupons ranging IN
face value from | cent to ~ cents.
Enough coupons are torn out BY the
clerks to cover each purchase. At the
end Of each mouth the value OF the
coupon books IL deducted from the en-
pluyees snlary.
The Quantities OF various Articles
handled by the cummissary In .tlie
year being reviewed were rs fOsiows;
Eggs. tEl2.Ou0 dozen: butter l2D.ad7
pounds: m.:lt. 0.24i.S5S pounds; IpuI-
try. ati4tr,s pounds: milk and cream.
SO. 4ii.I gnliuils: eoffee. 320.Igl pounds:
aour. Ili.lS3S barrels: Ice. Xl2iI tons;
Ice cream. il02tls GALLONS.
One eentrui laundry Is operatpd for
the white or gold employees IN 1911
there were. no patrons and 3!LSl .!lss
pieces were Numbered lfltrOIg de-
nosh their bundles ut the .brilhci cum
mi$saries lsl the respective towns. md
they are collected for shipment over
the raiIrohd to Cristubal. By this cen.
trsllizatlon OF work the cost IL fru,n 30
20 80 per cent lower thsIn for siIail1F
work 10 American cities Cleaning
and pressing nre dome for Lufii men
aud wUiileh's clothes at low retEs
Early III iNEi the cJtninlsSlOsl. il.lxef-
tised free quarters to both Innftied
and bachelor employees ,Is n sIieeIal
induceiheit 10 come to the canal zuile
Thus In addition To high pay the en-
ploypes have M house or room rent ~
pay. This alone constitutes Il sfiafp
Increase In an employees in1tile ottf
what be could earn IN the Iinited
States for similar work. but this Ii not
all he receives gratis
1t has been figured that Ia six years
the commission grunts to each married
employee grhtuities that cost 1t 5000
and to u bachelor employee gratuities
that cost $3.50. The monthly service.
such as eomfIIissary. fuel aud distilled
water deliveries. removal of garbage.
etc. to Inirried employee costs ST.
and janitOr service and other sPrxice
to bachelor employee cost $9.2a
monthly. In six years an average
force Of 5.O00 employees has been en-
titled to these gratulties. and it Is fig
ured that the total Investment by the
commission In that period for all free
service and Ngratulties runs between
$10.OO00OO and $2O.OOO.OO0.
To q married employee the free al
lowance Is as follows: An individual
house or an apartment In a building
with two or four families. range. q
double bed. two pillows. six dining
chairs. two kitchen chairs. one ciiff-
fonier. two center tables. q mosquito
bar q refrigerator. double dresser. a
double mattress. kitchen table. din 1
Ing table. sideboard bedroom mat and
three wicker porch chairs
Married quarters We're assigned In
1905 and 1906 on the basis Of one
square foot for each dollar Of saIury.
with extra allowances for the wife and
children. This method was abandoned.
and quarters are assigned without re-
gard to salary. except that officials re-
eeire first consideration. There are
one. two and four family houses. en-
IltCly SNIcCuC0 O1 luC OulSIQc.
house or apartment has It's shower |
bath. tubs not being used. and each
town has complete sewer system.
Bachelors. whether men or women.
are treated correspondingIy well.
Quarters with two. three or four IN
room and janitor service are free. In
the early days there was unpleasant |
crowding because Of the scarcity Of /
buildings. but only occasionally has
there been congestion In late years.
These buildings shelter from a dozen /
to sixty men aud. like the married +
quarters. are screened on the outside.
Hotels operated by the commission /
are the boarding places for the bach
elor employees. The wide verandas
IRE screened. and tables here are re-
served for the bachelor girls aud for
|le mea who wear coats at mealtinaa