42 DBHTDBATION OF FBtJITS AND VEGETABLES. 



That, gentlemen, is the secret of Germany's self-containment in 

 the matter of foods throughout this war and at the present time, and, 

 as previously stated, we have practically no capacity in this country 

 to-day, viewing the situation broadly. 



Senator Norris. Is this system of yours a dehydrating proce^? 



Mr. HoGLE. No, sir ; a curing process. The term " dehydrating " 

 actually means the removal of water, but our process is not a de- 

 hydrating process in the generally accepted meaning of that term. 



Senator Norris. Is your process used in Germany? 



Mr. HoGizE. No, sir. 



Senator Norris. It is a new process here? 



Mr. HoGLE. A new process. 



Senator Norris. Of these samples here, which are yours? 



Mr. HoGtE. All these samples here are ours. 



Senator Norris. At this end of the table here [indicating]. 



Mr. HoGLE. Yes, sir. 



Senator Norris. Can you tell us something about the cost and 

 practicability to put up a plant? 



Mr. HoGLE. Yes, sir. In the matter of costs, the British Govern- 

 ment recently placed orders for 400,000,000 pounds of fine-cut fried 

 potatoes, which are cut in small squares, and available only for 

 soup, at a price, varied through this coming year, if I understand it, 

 of 25, 27^, and 30 cents per dried pound, which, if equally dis- 

 tributed, would give you an average cost on the 400,000,000 pounds 

 of 27^ cents per pound. In figuring the cost of feeding 1,000,000 

 men, we would save the Government m actual cash against what the 

 British Government has already paid — I presume you would like the 

 exact figures— $10,579,433.33. 



The Chairman. What is that? 



Mr. HoGLE. That is the saving on six months' supply for 1,000,000 

 men at the price the British Government has already paid. 



The Chairman. That is, you think it could be worked on that 

 basis so as to make that saving? 



Mr. HoGLE. We know it could. 



Senator Norris. What products? 



Mr. HoGLE. Applied only to potatoes. 



Senator Norris. Just to potatoes? 



Mr. HoGLE. We have calculated it, because the Army ration may 

 be 100 per cent, and, in any event, not less than 70 per cent; so that 

 is the thing we are particularly interested in. 



In addition to that, the Surgeon General's Office, on inquiry, ad- 

 vised me that as near as he could estimate it, it took two men all 

 day to prepare sufficient potatoes and such other vegetables as maj' 

 be obtainable to feed 100 men. Therefore, figuring on the basis of 

 1,000,000 men, the continuous daily labor of 20,000 men, or 2 per 

 cent, of your Army could be released for other duty by the use of 

 these products. In addition to that, you would save from 60 to 75 

 per cent of the freight room and freight charges. On the six 

 months' supply that saving in freight I'oom would be 100,000 tons. 



Senator Norris. You are comparing the food prepared by the 

 drying process and by your process. 



Mr. HoGLE. No, sir. 



Senator Norris. You mean it would not laKe as much storage 

 room? 



