Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-23
The Quartermaster General Is
the Busiest Tailor in the u. S,

The War Department authorizes
the following;
The report of the Conservation and
Reclamation Division OF the Quarter
master Corps for the month of July
shows that the Quartermaster Gen
eral of the Army is the biggest and
busiest tailor AID shoe repairer in the
country.
Articles of wearing apparel num-
bering 1,450,970 were repaired dur
ing the month of July in the shops of
various camps and environments. In
cluded in this total were 314,51S
pairs of shoes, 48,802 hats. So ,841
overcoats, 97,50S coats, 259,976 pairs
of breeches, &4,212 flannel shirts,
242,217 undershirts. POSSES pairs Of
drawers, 500 pairs of stockings,
20,057 pairs of leggings, 53.799 blan-
kets, 764 sweaters and 47,965 other
articles.
The dry cleaning and pressing
shops handled during this period l.
146,607 articles of wearing apparel,
which included overcoats, coats,
breaches, flannel shirts, undershirts,
drawers, stockings, leggings, blan-
kets and sweaters During the month
64,74l cots were repaired and there
was total OF 9,S77 tent and canvas
repairs made at the same time.
Beside being the biggest tailor and
shoe-repair man, the Quartepmaster
General is probably the greatest laun-
dry-man on earth. During the month
Of July there were handled In the
laundries attached to various camps
and cantonments throughout the
country. 9,762,170 pieces. This in
Guided 2,030,947 pieces for officers
and enlisted men, which brought q
revenue of $133.106.27; 5,340,B92
pieces for base hospitals brought q
revenue Of $56,520.4I; 1,99T044
pieces for reclamation work brought
a revenue Of $83,597.6S, and 3A9,761
other items, which brought revenue
OF $21,902.86. The number of bun
dies handled during the month was
2l2,292. The total revenue from the
laundry was $297,17912.
As junk dealer and waste col
lector the activities OF the Quarter
master General are on the same scale
as his other work, and the Army is in
receipt Of revenues from the sales of
old metals, garbage, waste, etc. There
were collected during July 1873, 1888
pounds of old aluminium, brass, con
per, lead and zinc, of which 1881
pounds we're sold for $1O,1S1.78.
There were also collected APIS, 557
pounds OF iron, of which 952,&60
pounds were sold for $6,5t7.92i
1876 463 pounds Of rubber, 638,064
pounds of cotton rags, 477,701
pounds of WOODEN rags, $3.50 pounds
of rope, 1,63T767 pounds of paper,
728,145 pounds Of bags, 100, $3.50
pounds of burlap, 154,537 pounds OF
leather, 116,324 pounds Of glass bot
Ties and jars, 740,954 pounds Of bar
rels and boxes, 10,318 pounds OF
horse and mule hair, and 1,36l 2S9
pounds of lumber Revenues from
sales of rubber, cotton and wooden
rags, rope, paper bags, burlap
leather glass, barrels and boxes
totaled $35, 973.55
The collection of garbage and mis-
celIaneous material from camps and
cantonments, ports of embarkation
concentration camps supply depots
and other stations, for the month of
July, totaled 1919, 548 pounds of waste
bread 236,023 pounds of waste
cooked meats, grease, etc; ,057336
pounds of bones and 1850 153
pounds of other garbage, making q
total of 18,734425 pounds of gar
bage collected during the month
which brought a revenue of 1884,
1874 There were also collected
during the same time BOA dead ami
mails, which we're sold for $434.70;
SIS ,068 tons Of manure, sold for 1872.