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rate Of consumption the supply would
In all likelihood be exhausted inside
Of three days.
1t has been urged that water trans
p%ortation might be substituted In case
Of the failure Of existing rail routes.
but the question Of refrigeration con-
trolls the practicabllity Of such q pro-
cedure. Inland water carriers have
but limited refrigerating facilities. and
most Of them are substantially lacking
In this particular.
Therefore It is doubtful II w could
maintain a supply Of dressed meats In
this fashion even II Western sources
Of supply could thus be tapped via the
Great Lakes and the connecting
canals.
Cattle on the hoof would DO the only
likely relief. and again We would be
face to face with limited facilities
here for s%laughtering and for storage.
But II might be argued We could draw
upon South America Hero. again.
there Is an obstacle.
Tho vessels available. to begin
with. are comparatively few: not all
of the steamers lave cold storage
equipments. and a shipment OF meat
from Argentina would require more
than three weeks TO make the run
%northward to New York. 1t is evident.
then. that In case of a railroad strike
we would rave to curtall our appetite
for meat and accept some substitute
equivalent In Its nourishing qualities.
Fortunately the warm a makes
It an easier thing to do without beef
and the like. 1t may be a comfort. how
ever. to know that there Is probably
In storage to-day In the great ware
houses Of the city quite e5.o0o.o 900
pounds Of fresh meat and nearly
$500. 900 pounds OF salted meats.
Used sparingly. these. without any ex.
ternal additions. should keep US going
for three weeks. assuming a per cap
tia consumption OF an eighth OF a
pound a day. This. OF course. would
be only ~one-fourth the average nor
NAL daily allowance. but II would SUI
fee IL every one were willing to
omize or make a sacrifice. We should
at least have the comfort OF stews
and soups even IL w could not revel
In steaks and roasts.
90 ns lama aA~A htO
hotels and the wealthy should buy UP
or contract for the meats now In
storage. the general public would
have to be satisfied with still less. but
this prospect need not alarm anyone.
because there are other foods that
will satisfy the inner man n main
tain bodily efficiency.
But while we a get along very
we'll without meats. we cannot do
without our daily bread either In the
form OF rolls or the regular loaf. As
! a rule. the individual New Yorker en-
Toys daily half a loaf and that Is
about all that he can comfortably dis
pose of. Quite apart from Its dietetic
properties, bread has a cumulative
virtue or bulk which serve to fill the
StOIIldSI aIiu W hooaNo bo ~ ~
physical content. In short. we need
our daily bread In order to maintain
our strength to meet u diurnal
tasks.
Greater New York every
, twenty-four hours n matter OF 10000
barrels OF -four. This, Of course, In
cludes the daily loaf as we'll as cakes.
pies. buildings. sc. The average box
a can hold something like 20o bar
rels Of -four. and this represents a
daily trainload OF ninety-eight cars
"A string the better part OF a mile
long.
Assuming that We cut out pastries
and the like and convert the Hour into
bread. the baking would take the form
of a single gigantic loaf a hundred
and ftty-hve feet long n sixty feet
square. Some OF the Jobs comfortcrs
have said that We would soon exhaust
the available hour-in fact. have de-
clared that this would occur well in
side Of a week. AS a matter OF fact
II Is no unusual thing for the ware
houses here to hold In tho ne!ghbor-
hood OF 500, 900 barrels, and this in ad'
dition to tho stocks In retail estab-
lishmcnts and bakeries.
At present 1t Is quite likely tina
there Is fully this reserve OF noul
either within the city or ut nearby ter
minals and railroad sidings. This as
sumption Is based upon the traffic II
-four that has been taking place
through this port during the past year