Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31
GREAT LAKES SAILORS
HELP CONSERVE FOOD
Boys Well Fed, But "Doing Their Bit"
Toward Saving Wheat, Meat and
Sugar-All Waste Utilized.
Three Meals Daily for Less Than Forty-one
Cents Bean. Favorite Food.
No Sugar Bowls on Tables

No Sugar Bowls on Tables
No sugar bowls are Ia evidence In
any Of the III mess halls al the Great
Lakes. Sugar and milk are both put
into the tea and coffee before II reaches
The men in order that there be no
possible waste Of these two arti.
cles.
Three Meals fer ~ Cents
Because Of the strict economy oh
served by all cummlsssry stewards
and cooks each man at the Great
Lakes is given three well balanced
meals day at an average cost Of
not quite II cents Il day.
The government allows sloS95T1
Tally for feeding 25.4l0 men at the
Great Lakes, but If this large pro-
portion is saved each day. This say
ing from March 20 July of this year
was all in bread and meat, the two
commodities the civilian population
has also been asked 20 conserve.
I'VE are using tritie over the aver
age amount Of fresh vegetables and
fruits and milk AZ present. as We have
heen ordered TO save the canned goods
for the men Of the fleets who need II
more than we do here on land" said
one commissary steward when ques-
toned as TO what they were using
most.
Ten paymasters with the rank, Of
Ensign have recently been sent TO the
Great Lakes from the east TO attend
school for bakers and cooks where
all phases of scientific cooking will be
taught.
During January, February and
March of this year 1,32S, 032 IL pounds
1T fresh meat were consumed In adj
dition to 123,45225 pounds Of smoked
meat Besides this q,606, $50 fresh
eggs were used.
As these amounts were divided up
among 20s4 men, 1t Is evident that
any mother with son at the Great
Lakes need have no cause to worry
for fear her boy will not be properly
fed; but In spite of the fact that the
total cost covering the feeding Of all
men connected with the station during
the first three months Of this year
was ss6l.156.4l1, the garbage ratio
was but two and one-fourth pounds
to each man, which included all refuse,
even empty cans. etc.
Utilize Garbage.
A thoroughly efficient garbage dis
rosal plan IL in operation at the Great
Lakes. All refuse Is collected In CO.
gallon cans and the cans themselves
are loaded on trucks and shipped
short distance for hog feed. BY this
system Of shipping the garbage in the
original cans. the Strictest sanitation
Is observed as the garbage is never
touched after 1t leaves the galleys.
The navy also has Its own meat In.
spectors at the Union Stock Yards, Chi
eago, and all meat issued to the Great
Lakes Is passed upon by the govern
ment agent before 1t is put into the
cars, and again on Its arrival at the
Station. A final inspection is also
made before the meat Is served to the
men.
All kitchens and mess halls as well
AS barracks are inspected at least
once weekly. M which time not the
slightest detail escapes the inspecting
officer who runs white gloved hands
over shelves and pokes into all avail
able cracks and ereviees in thor
oughly Industrious search fer dirt.
The Great Lakes Naval Training
station Is clean. the boys are well fed,
aud each and every one of them Is
doing his share toward conservation
Of food, aud utilization Of waste. IF
civilians do as much as these enlisted
boys of our navy are doing. Uncle Sam
VIII have no cause to worry about food
waste.