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Show FOOD FOR SOLDIERS I - IS INSPECTED (JjThe Quartermaster Corps, charged charg-ed with the 'responsibility of feeding and clothing the soldier's, is rigidly inspecting the food purchased for the troops to see that olty pure articles ar-ticles are supplied. , As an indication indica-tion of the amount of ood that must be1Qbtalned, 'saysra,statement auth-Mixed auth-Mixed by heiQuartejSmaster General, lieOO.OOO men consume dally 1.600.-fTpb 1.600.-fTpb pounds otbeifT' 225,000 pound of-bacon, 210x000 pounds of ham, 116,000 cans of tomatoes, and 825,-OJB0 825,-OJB0 cans ofJara with other, art dels aggregating 6,750,000 pounds.'' jThese quantities of foodstuffs are subjected to' thorough Inspection, which begin at the source and continue con-tinue until the food is actually consumed. con-sumed. Each depot of the Quartermaster Quarter-master Corps Is a centraKsubslstetfee business,. of Its own, upplylng ' like camp, cantonments, aviation fields, and other posts In its territory. The subsistence officers are held responsible respon-sible for the quality of the goods they receive. Before the supplies reach the depots, de-pots, however, they are passed upon by'inspectora in the packing houses, canneries, and other sources of origin. ori-gin. The records at Washington show the capabilities, character and 1 standard of every establishment fur- I nlshlng food for the Army. The spe- 1 citicatlons which their products must I meet are clear and exact. I The Inspection branch maintains a I current' file of unreliable dealers 1 and unreliable products, insuring the I elimination of dealers who, having I .been denied the right to supply some I of the many- depots of the Army, I make subsequent attempts to obtain I contracts at other points. |