Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-07-02 | Page 7 | Camp Lewis Men Spend $500,000

CAMP LEWIS MEN . SPEND $500,000 CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma, Wash., June 25. (By Mall.) More than one and ono half million dollars havo been spent by the Camp Lewis soldiers in the eight months post exchanges havo been In operation here up to May 1. The report compiled by Captain Deit-rich Deit-rich Oldenburg, exchange offlcor, shows tho amount spent was $1,500,-752. $1,500,-752. Tho profit to the 21 exchanges here was $381,645. Almost everything the soldier wants which the government does not supply can bo purchased at the post exchanges, ex-changes, but the biggest purchases are cigarettes and tobacco, of which no record of purchases was kept. Ice croam and soda water amounted to $152,000. Forty-five thousand dollars worth of pop was consumed and $100,-000 $100,-000 was spent for ice cream, most 'of which was sold in cones. The profits from the exchanges are divided among the various companies of tho regiment according to the strength of tho companies and goes into mess funds. Some of the companies compa-nies use their mess funds to purchase comforts for their assembly halls and it is from the exchanges that money has been derived for many of the pool tables In camp. The mess funds also will be uBed to add to the menus when tho men reach tho other side.