Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-05
Postmasters Of Big Cities Are
Directed to List Names Of
Farmers Willing to Sell to
Consumers Through Mails
The Postmaster General Plans
Eventually to Extend the
New System to Every
Rural Route in hte Country

WASHINGTON, April Fresh
eggs, butter, vegetables and fruit al
your door each day, right from the
hen, the churn, the garden and the
orchard! That is what we have been
working for and in opening the par
eel post 10 such commodities the Post
office Department has struck terri
BILE blow at the high cost of living"
said Mrs. Ellis Logan president Of
the Federation of Women's Clubs.
Postmaster General Burleson has
issued an order permitting the ship
ment of crates of eggs, poultry, but
ter. vegetables and fruit by parcel
post The innovation will be tried
out here and at Boston, st. Louis San
Francisco, Atlanta, Baltimore, De-
troit, and half a dozen other post
Offices, and will soon be extended to
all parts of the country.
Women Are Prepared.
We were expecting this move
y Mrs. Logan said. "and have been pre-
pairing for it, Already there is
cylindrical pa pier mache egg case on
the market in which from oIe to
three dozen eggs may be shipped for
6 cents.
This departure will place the
housewife in direct communication
with the producer and help her in
countless ways. 1t will cut out the
troublesome marketing, reduce the
cost, and, above all insure fresh and
pure edibles'
The new order of the Postmaster
General means that in such transac-
lions not only will the middleman be
eliminated, but the retailer also will
not figure in the transaction
Plans Printed Lists.
Postmasters have been directed to
receive the names of persons willing
to supply farm produce in retail guam
titles by parcel post. Printed lists of
these names, showing the kinds OF
commodities available, will be pre-
pared from time to time for distribu
ton to city and town patrons who
wish to buy farm products by mail
BY the use of the lists the city
consumer will be able to get in touch
with a farmer who will fill his weekly
orders for butter and eggs and other
farm products" said First Assistant
Postmaster General Roper The
farmer will be relieved of carrying his
produce to the market, as the rural
carrier will make daily collections at
the farmers owr door of these retail
shipments to city consumers.
Use of Cheap Hampers.
THE point has been raised that
difficulty will be experienced in the
return of hampers and other contain
ers. This problem does not appear to
me to be difficult of solution. The
farmer may use inexpensive hampers
whose value would not warrant their
return, or he may use the higher
grade hampers. for which he may in
clude an additional charge TO be
credited to the consumer upon the re-
turn Of the hampers by parcel post
The Postmaster General has the
firm conviction that this plan is the
one thing necessary to enable the
people of this country to enjoy the
potential benefits of the parcel post
NO one has ever questioned the
possibility of reducing the cost OF liy-
ing by establishing direct relations
between the ultimate consumer and
the original producer.
"A complete means for such direct
transportation was provided for the
first time by the establishment of the
domestic parcel post, but there has
teen lacking an agency by means OF
which the individual producer could
get in touch with the individual con-
sLmer The Postmaster Generals
plan is designed to provide this agen-
Cy for the most economical distribu-
tion OF those products which are con-
sumed in the form and condition in
which they are produced"
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