Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-30
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sell III PROJECTS
Consumes 10 Producer Move
ment Reaches C.,nn.soa
Posiohoe.--Lists d
Names Wanted

The local postoisice is in receipt Of .
communication from the postmaster at
Denver. Colo-. setting forsh the fact
that the postoffiee at Denver has been
designated a. . center for q campaign
having for its purpose the securing 81
closer basiness relations between pro
dacers and consumers
1 Experiments along the same line IN
otheppostoffices have demonstrated that
such articles Of produce as vege-
tables. fruits. meats. poultry. eggs.
dairy products. etc. can be transported
through the mails to the advantage Of
both producer and consumer by means
Of parcel post
I The facilities offered by the Post
Office Department, through its pare el
post pro, ide for the transportation of
produce at very low rate of carriage
and make it possible for the producer
to get his products safely and promptly
to the consumer without the necessity
and cost of having them pass through
the hands of the middle men.
/ Ii Is the desire of the postmaster at
the local office to get list OF names Of
all the producers Of GunDison and
vicinity who wish to take advantage Of
this opportunity. This list, together
with list of the commodity each pro-
ducer has for sale. will be furnished the
postmaster at Denver who will in turn
! nrtx a. Al.
sumers.
| II is not the intention of the depart
ment to act ~ agents or to take osaep,
nsither csa i veucA for the 6nancial
f@uvUfnnU psssm whoss nans
shall appear upon the consumers list
However, the names of the consumer
who do not promptly meet their obiiga-
tions or producers whose products are
not as represented, will be dropped from
the lists.
Those who wish to place their names
before the department should either
submit their name and the commodity
they desire to sell, together with
statement of the manner. the same will
be packed and the quantity of the com
modify they wish to sell, to the local
postoffice or to the postmaster at Den
yer, Colo.
The rates of postage to be applied on
sumer will be the same as now in effect.
A convenient and accurate method of
acertainine the required postage on par
GELS between any place in this county
and Den er, is to add TO the weight Of
the parcel Ia pounds, the result will be
the reqyarea postage in cents. The in
sura nee md c. O. d. features apply to
all shipiueats OF this kind. Insurance
costs &c a parcel up to SIS, in value and
then lOc up to $50 c. o. ID. or cash on
delivery feature costs loc parcel and
you can collect up to 500 This cash
on delivery also insures the package up
to $50 value, and you can collect the
postage with value of the package, but
must prepay this postage
The success of the plan hinges great
deal on the way the people respond to
this try-out of consumer to producer.
1t is something we must learn to use.
The next question is, what can the
farmers, ranchmen, and dairymen of
Gunnison county list to sell, in Gunni-
son. Denver or intermediate points.
Have you butter or eggs for sale?
You might save trip To town ny hav-
ing Uncle Sam carry them However.
we in C,uppison couptv do NO, ss.,,,l,-
enough for our home market, and it is
recorded that several ranchmen even
buy Of neighbors their weekly supply of
butter, through the post When ii
comes TO oats, potatoes, etc, these can
be sent, even TO Denver for a cent a
pound, but must be put in fifty pound
sacks. However. meat and poultry can
be profitably transported and News
Champion would ike To hear from our
producers as to articles they are ship
ping or can ship.
1t is evident that the great use and
saving of the parcel post TO Gunnison
county residents, whether in towns.
ranches or mines, Will be on transpor-
tation of what We buy. The postoffice
department has not yet asked the Gun
nison postoffice to post lists of consum-
ers who want groceries. grain fruit.
etc, but probably this will come in
time 1t is fact, as related in the
News-Champion last week. that mai
rates are cheaper than freight from
Denver or Pueblo and about half express