The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-31
49 FOOD ITEMS ON
LIST FOR SOLDIERS
Uncle Sam Has Great Task in
Buying Supplies for Million
Men for Year.
FROM BEEF TO SHOE STRINGS
QuartermAster General Must Purchase
Equipment and Look After Its
transportation, Storage and
Delivery.

Supplies for million men-a years
needs Of everything from beef to shoe
strings, and from cots to candy--is a
measure Of the task which Quarter
master General Sharpes Office has in
providing for Americas new armies.
Nearly 100000 tons of fresh beef
1897 ,638, 24O pounds) Is one Item, and
besides that there is canned corned
and canned roast beef totaling nearly
100000 pounds more, without in
Guiding the canned corned beef hash,
also among the items.
All told, 343 different items Of sup
plies appear in the quartermaster gen
erals list of rations for issue and sale
Of clothing and Of equipage. The fig
ures given here are on the basis of
supplying soldiers located in the Unit
ed States, so give no help in computing
additional needs of this country result
ing from military participation in the
war.
Food In Great Quantities.
Regular rations of Uncle Sans SOL
diers call for list of 40 items. In
1t are more than 29,60O,00O pounds of
coffee, four kinds of tea, and over 25,-
600 tons of granulated sugar; over
$4,000 gallons Of cucumber pickles I;
over 3,SOODOO cans Of black pepper and
cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg,
totaling 372, 1000 cans over 4SO,7OOO0O
pounds of potatoes; over 55,2OO,OOO
pounds Of onions; over 3OO,OO0,OOc
pounds Of flour, besides hard bread ;
nearly 100000 gallons Of cane strip ;
lemon and vanilla fiayoring extracts ;
over 100000 pounds of lard, and over
7,300,OO pounds of butter canned and
dried fish, canned vegetables, evap-
grated apples and peaches, etc.
The variety Of fare possible In
regular rations is increased by list OF
Items for sale to soldiers at cost. The
sale list totals 1855 items, largely food
stuffs, but including also shaving mugs
| pencils, pins, pens, shoe polish, letter
paper (22, 1920 quires). 48.36O pipes, %,
800 razors, toilet articles (among which
are 148, 800 cans of talcum powder and
8,720 bottles of toilet water), 11,16(
spools Of thread, etc.
The foodstuffs in the sale list in
| c1ude canned mushrooms, a variety OF
canned fruits, vegetables, fish ant
meats, pickles, maple strip, ginger ale
sauces, sausage, 10000 pints of eff
fervescent water, etc.
Regular articles Of clothing are % II
number. These are figured on initia
requirements and upkeep for the frs
nine months. Here are few of the
items: Belts, 2,OOO,OO0 coats, cotton
100000; coats, wooden, 100000
service hats, 1,825,000; shoe laces
Z, 100000; overcoats, 1,675,OO0.
Equipage include 80 articles. Among
them are 10000 axes, 3,450,00O blank
cts $4,000 bugles, 100000 cots, 1,440,
| $50 tents of seven kinds, over 1,OOO,O0
| gross of buttons, 100000 yards 0
cotton cloth, etc.
Estimating quantities needed is onl.
step in the task of supplying al
army. Things must be bought-qualit.
tested, contracts made, prices deter
mined, delivery-and then come tn
problems Of Interpretations, storag
and distribution.
This shows part of the country
| great war work, on which thousands 0
people are daily working.