REPORT OF THE PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY. : 21
COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

The work of the department during this year has been largely con-
structive. The ever-increasing demand has been met, and as an indi-
cation of the increase in sales to purchasers other than hotels, hos-
pitals, steamships, etc., it will be interesting to note that the sales
in the month of June, “1907, amounted to $93,505.78, while in the
month of June, 1908, they were $182,941.63.

In the month of June, 1907, commissaries were operated at the.
following places: Cristobal, Gatun, Gorgona, Empire, Culebra, Rio
Grande, “Paraiso, Pedro Miguel.

During the fiscal year just ended, commissaries have been Croc
and put in operation at Tabernilla, Las Cacadas, Porto Bello, Bas
Obispo, Hast La Boca.

The negroes formerly in charge of the stores at all points have been
replaced by competent white men. Cooling rooms or ice boxes have
been installed at every commissary on the line where purchasers may
procure vegetables and meats much the same as they would in any
grocery establishment in the United States. In addition to this, at our
five larger commissaries, 1. e., Cristobal, Gorgona, Empire, Culebra,
and East La Boca, a full line of men’ S and women’s wearing apparel
has been put on sale.

A manufacturing and cold-storage division was completed and in-
stalled during the year.

The erection of the cold-storage and power plants, bakery, and
laundry commenced late in 1906 and were completed about Septem-
ber 1, 1907. At present the following plants are operated: Printing,
ice cream, cold storage, coffee roasting, ice making, bakery Gncluding
bread making and pastry making).

The month of May is typical as showing the amount of business
done in these several departments, and the following statement gives
some idea of its operations:

| 1908.
| a eS —| May, 1907
| May. ‘April
Cold storage::
Packocesehamaledis: sick S210 cee ie ee Reta gees east 26, 489 26; O25 | Ree eee
WwW eight ol packaces handledic sree ae pounds. . 1, 495, 093 1,393, 440 285, 175
EUG ViCTL ULC es oo cer NIE GN SAS tu See ea $127, 959. 94 $124, 632. 24 $50, 614. 55
‘otalexpense; labors tyes ce CnC as lanes eee ae ~ $6,134. 47 $6, 200. 90 $1, 018. 21
Total expense, material and charges ........- CoN eee ea $8, 189. 08 $10,229. Asli eR eats
Cost of expenses per selling value of goods...... per cent... 11.19 LRG | See woee tee aes
Ice manufacture:
CORPO CE Mize oe a ie ei gees blocks. | 13,022 | TD O80 sires ee
AAAS) Fed aS es ie ie eel ae are se emia eM Gen. ernie tons. .| 1,953 ROA Wess cent
FREVOIIUG ie ee es eae RE gS ea aac Neen leaps 821.55 $13, 629. 79 $7, 846. 09
FROTAIORDONSESE ewe ee 1s Ne ia ig SN ena aeaett $10,971. 08 $13 , 142, 27 $5, 561. 96
Laundry: -
Customers on books: 32. 2222 Sear dt DAN eo nn on | 5, 000 SOOO ters so eee
Rackares mam dleds sett ete oe ee | 6,139 ORIQE ee es
PRiecesHaunderedtsc sei ier NG eal aaa te ea 191,186 LEG 966 ee i ee aoe
Amount of claims paid........... eae ie BO ce | $63.18 |. POOMS Qi | ae oi ee ores
PATTI CLES TOS Borie oe ae SCE a he a a aa tees oN 52 LO sie see See eine
TVCIOS Gaimlar ede mts. Soar lol) Ce eg eal eat era 1 Os ie 2 ge ne ea eas
Claimscand: complaints Tecelveds:. 2 kes ee ee ee 28 DD een ae eae
PROVARTEVEMUC score oman eG Mos Eee eee eas $7,098. 13 $6, 445. 02 $2,376. 63
ROUGE EXPCMSCS 8 at eae ee Ce tee team en ease $7,392. 78. $7, 809. 77 2, 668. 48
Bakery:
Bread baked... ... FOU Ei ee Fe ean ce Se ag re ea loaves. . 444 882 449 136 445,106
ROWRIRCOSEs Vea OTe ss ose Si eee eos aie tices Ste $3, 531. 97 $3,949. 62 $2, 988. 81
Cost onlabomperloats 2a.. t epee eee eee aces $0. 0078 $0. 0089 0. 0067
Total revenue....... SAN AA ead NC AEN we 2s ave me Ey $20,121. 48 $18, 667. 90 $18, 252. 73

Motalexpensesce sere oe ee ee nO, OSS08 $18, 989. 94 $15,225. 44