The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-11-22
COOPERATIVE DELIVERY
How the COOperatve Idea Applied to Parcel Delivery
Makes for Economy and Efficiency
By "Frederick''

Frederick
The rapid rise in prices Of fes necessities have caused many
ideas Of thrift There has
been wide during the eliminate for
the retail merchanespcay those handling foodsome of the
incurred in maintaining delivery system.
Various plans been being tried, to
Some hopes discourage the needless delivery
of small ORDERS have adopted the rule Of making additional
charge of five. cents delivery than
stated Others have curtaed and make but delivery
where formerly made OF the different
cooperative delivery satisfactorily
used and cities and has invariably
full wherever The pref
the dealt WITH but
advanced the method Of delivery prompt
service given The cooperative delivery plan
properly conducted the better and the
merchant the goods
delivered al less
illustration plan may OUT and
what will accomplish udicious management following
experience, of one town, is given.
In 1914 the club town of some TO-,
600 inhabitants conceived the idea that inefficient
various business houses have delivery
the
special for sociae
zines and packages each delivering kind
crossing anoher tracks, skipping whole
stops! The result the organization April of cooperative
delivery company leading merchants
Of the The plans operation simple
and conducted on strict business principles.
1t took time things running smoothly
task being educational teach the
early and for the ready
Much credit due the of this particular delivery
the rapid achieved polite firm
that rigid schedule plans
and hours of delivery advertised in the by
hand bills from the different the For
weeks educational
until both and merchants par
tay tolerated station opened city
divided into 10 sections Two and afternoon
deliveries made these day
ing four sections The initial motive of four
and horse drawn vehicles Pckups made
delayed This the important of delivery the
failure of goods when promised discommodes the
chaser pois dinner otherwise
and Concsely the plan follows Merchant
Smiths first collection made 8:l5 He nfexbe
that for this delivery O'clock
until the delivery later the By 85 all orders
and divided into lots for Zone Zone %
Upon arrival the truck promptly loaded from eight
being allowed This ample they
ready-Ready" the watch-word The pickup"
made at Browns o at jones at SO and short stop
GREEN'S smaller the These four
sold the bulk of their goods - No made the col
lecon putting goods for delivery other side for
the proper trucks. This method saved
rehang greater part already truck
that make the deliveries In the meantime the other trucks
their Surprisingly
short consumed the central station reassemblage
little lost suitable and expeditions methods
installed 9l0 truck No. had discharged it's
packages for other loaded the Zone IT,
brought of delivery
like the other trucks moved away; by 915 the
long, platforms until the second delivery hour
o'clock The original force consisted Of four
drivers helpers platform and general
utility bookkeper and the total of fourteen
to handle the delivery of fifteen stores!
Was the plan q SUGGEST
1t decidedly
By the first of September, less than five months from its
being taxed its Delivery
10Y 40% and still showed profit the
practically all the merchants using
H-Deivery SERVICE and the original small equpage
fleet delivery trucks each covering it's
territory without the loss incident individual
delivery.
delivery where the brains and
will probably into extensive
use approval food
lowers the overhead OF the retailer
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