The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21
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bread, 328 tons of potatoes, 110 tons of cabbage and 113,000 dozens of eggs.
 These food supplies for the First Army Maneuvers in August will cause a business boom among local merchants in the Plattsburg area for the army buys its fresh foods on the spot. Major General Hugh A. Drum, commanding the First Army, an- nounced today that a special food supply depot will be set up at Platts- burg Barracks to purchase and ham, dle the great quantities of food- stuffs, enough to supply 6 small city. Sealed bids for the food supplies are being invited by the command ing officer, Armp Depot No. 1, at the Barracks. These bids will be opened on July 20, at g a. m.
 Local Sales It was estimated that the army
 will spend $200,000 in northern New
 York and Vermont for foods pro-
 duced in those regions, during the
 maneuver period, August l3-27.
 Standard canned foods for the
 troops will come out of regular army stocks, but the local dealers have the opportunity to bid for the fresh sup plies.
 the health of the men during the strenuous war practice is indicated by the variety and quantity of food- stuffs ordered by army dieticians. For instance. indicating the large proportion of protective food" such as green vegetables used by modern armies, 75,000 pounds of lettuce will be served in the field and the trim mings are not forgotten. About 5000 gallons of mayonnaise dressing will go with it.
 Milk will be required in half-pint containers, one for each officer and man per day, for breakfast. Refrig- erated truck trailers will make the deliveries at 500 p. m., daily, being parked near the troops and kept cold so that milk will be at proper temperature at breakfast, after | which the empty trailers will be picked up.
 Fruit requirements include 3,6l6 !, boxes of apples, l,108 boxes of lem- ons. 2,570 boxes of oranges. Grape- fruit, on the menus of the 18th and | 20th, totals 50,000 pieces or 625 box es.
 Vegetables, beside cabbage and potatoes, will fill the cooking pots | to the extent of 25 ,000 pounds of car- rots, 93,000 pounds of onions. The salad bowl will be heaped up by 11.00o pounds of tomatoes Celery appears on the standard menus on only three dates, but 1t takes 28,0O0 | pounds to fill the orders.
 Just Like Home!
 Meats, to vary the basic beef al- lowance, incude IA tons of bacon, 43 | tons of ham, 29 tons of sausage, 64 tons of veal and lamb hind saddles. | Chicken, 37 tons of 1t, will grace the mess kits on Sunday, the goth and again on Friday, the 18th, the day of breaking up camp for return to their homes of the national guards men and to the army post stations of the regulars.
 Colonel D. O. Cordiner, Army Quartermaster, with headquarters at Governors Island. under whose the menus and food | supply plan were drawn up, stated that the supply of such wide va riety of fresh foods in the immense distribution contemplated, would have been impossible few years ago, before the days of refrigerated trucks and railroad cars and good roads. To avoid congestion and stor- age, food deliveries will be sched- uled in accordance with standard menus by which all the troops throughout the area have the same food on any given dayi
 "The days of salt meat and dried fruit diet in the army are gone," Colonel Cordiner said.