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Show ARMY TRANSPORT SERVICE. Facts and Figures From Quartermaster-General's Report. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Gen. C. F. Humphrey, Quartermaster-General, In his annual report to the Secretary of War says the enormous amount of work Involved ln meeting the needs of the army can hardly be comprehended hy any one not ln closo touch with the service. ser-vice. Tho total cost of animals, wagons and harness purchased hy the department during the past fiscal year Is given at $527,050. There were shipped to the Philippines 37,651,000 pounds of hay and 46,998.000 pounds of oats, while 21,26,192 pounds of native forage were purchased ln the Philippines. During the year transportation was furnished, exclusive of army transport service for 820.901 persons. 26,661 animals and 261,693 tons of freight. There were carried from San Francisco to the Philippines by the army transports 10,-036, 10,-036, and from the Philippines to San Francisco 14.S31 persons. Gen. Humphrey says there has been expended during tho fiscal year on account ac-count of the army transport service $3,074,021. The value of the work performed per-formed by the army transports on the offered for the same service, he says, was $3,472,260, or a difference In favor of the army transport service of $398,236. |