Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-29
SUGGESTIONS TO
HOTEL MANAGERS

The suggestions to hotel managers,
as to how they can ia in the conserv-
alton Of food material, made by E. L.
Newdick. secretary for the Committee
on Food Production and Conservation
at the request Of the committee, OF
which Donald F. Snow Of Bangor is
chairman, which were briefly men
! toned in this department contain the
following. which may be of interest
and value in many a household:
Realizing the great necessity for food
conservation and particularly the con-
servatior Of certain kinds Of food nee
essary for feeding our soldiers and al
lies-and with the end in view that
your cooperation to assist in the cam
paign for food conservation along the
strictest lines OF economy will result in
much good, the following suggestions
are made:
!. Such facts as we are able to OBJ
tain show that practically all the ho-
tells in the state of Maine have been
conducted on the American plan. In
order to secure a concensus of opinion
of hotel proprietors, and to discuss pos
sibilities of changes with the idea of
economy. a conference was held June
Z, to which all hotel men of Maine
were invited. It was revealed at this
conference that already several large
hotels in Maine had adopted the Euro
pean plan service in place Of the Amer
lean plan. with very satisfactory re-
suits, that the Inauguration Of the
European plan has tended to curtail
waste. and that business in general had
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irons. A significant fact was also
BROUGHT out that, in the opinion Of the
hotel proprietors already conducting
their business on the European plan.
the same number of people could be fed
on this plan. satisfactorily. with 50 per
cent Of the raw material required I'M
der the American plan. The adoption
Of the European plan means absolute
conserva ton Of food. which seems to
be necessary in the face of the present
emergency: therefore. we urge YOU to
adopt the European plan of service.
2. Facts brought out at the confer
ence, ard statistics from unquestion-
able authority, also show that If per-
sons eating on the American plan have
to write out their orders they will not
order in such quantities as when the
order is given orally. Statistics at
hand prove that the serving OF two
million meals urder the checking meth
cd resulted in saving Is per cent Of the
food used in compa rison with the oral
order system.
With little competition, you can
readily understand that Is per cent. Of
the cost Of your material used last
year would mean considerable saving
of food. If it is found to be absolute
ly impra cticable to adopt the European
plan. we highly recommend and urge
the adoption Of this checking system in
continuance Of the American plan.
s. We further recommend, if the
American plan service Is continued,
the reduction Of the number Of articles
placed on the American plan menu. 1t
is we'll understood by hotel men that in
many Instances a greater variety Of
food is frequently ordered simply out
Of curiosity and not with the idea OF
supplying nutrition or satisfying hum
ger.
AS the conservation Of certain kinds
of foods-particularlv meat. -four, po-
tatoes beans. and milk,-seems neces-
sary in the present emergency. to this
end the following suggestions are
made:
4. Eliminate as far as possible serv-
ing bacon. ham and cured meats.
Avoid serving veal, young lamb, and
chickens for hroiling. realizing that
chickens raised to maturity will pro-
duce eggs-a valuable substitute for
meat: or. if killed for meat at a ma
ture size, they will greatly increase the
quantity Of meat available for market,
thus reducing the cost and insuring
greater amount Of beef and pork prod
ucts for the use Of the army. This
same principle will also apply to all
young animals.
s. Fish. Increase the consumption
of fish as far as possible. which will
tend to the saving Of meat products.
6. Flour. With the idea that white
-four can better be utilized by the
army. it is recommended that corn