Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
THORNTON TELLS HOW
TO LOWER COST OF LIVING
Postmaster Suggests Dealing Direct
From Producer to Consumer
by Parcel Post.
cur orT INDICTMENTS PROFIT
Gives List Of People Living Near
richmond Willing to- Sell Fresh
Eggs. Chickens, Turkeys, Butter
and Other Produce.

IN inith"rance % - general effort
70 reduce the high cost Of living and
TO bring producer and consumer closer
has prepared list Of producers. with
their addresses. for the Information or
III" buying public in Richmond The
list is Of people who sell farm and gar
den products eggs. butter. chickens
and turkeys This list may he had BY
application al tn. post Office IL will
b" added g. as Postmaster Thornton
receives other applications Tor recor-
da;ion in his ries
ny consulting the lis, tn. consumer
may pick on. any one farmer he
wishes 10 Do business with. write to
him conc"imina prices. and then make
his order having his purchases sent
10 him by parcel post. Coming III
rect from the producii z place. III"
purchases. Ice thcr vegetables or eggs
viii he fresh. Extra cost will u. climi-
mated by dii"c, dealing. and once z
business relation Is established or
d"rs can he hli.d without delay aud
III any time.
special containers FOR oysters and
butter hav- h-an Invented by Mr.
Thornton and have been adopted by
the post-of'ica Department as the hest
and most useful "f - iii klnd oysters
ma. he shipped ana placed or thu table
in Charlottesville and Staun;on on til"
same dan. and At cost less than they
can be bought fnr III the markets OF
those two cities The same is true Of
vegetables. eggs and chickens.
The parcel post ~ effective
means OF reducing the cost Of living
has been proven. and its facilities have
been extended 50 :" carry larger
weights =; decreased cost.
LIST "E Producers
ISSUED HN PosT-oFEICE:
Following is list Of producers pre-
paved by Nj. Thornton for the pur-
chasing public.e
Mrs. William s Morton. Charlotte
Courthouse-esSs. butter. poultry and
Mrs j. W Blanton. Guinea Mills
eggs butter aud sausage
Mrs. II \ Smith. Guinea Mills
but;-r
\ + Max-y. raymcs-ee@s. chickens,
hutt-r. fruits and vegetables.
T. II, MaSey. paynes-eGGs. chickens
and butter
Mrs. y. 5. Watkins. oilville-butter.
:; l. Chewing. Auburn Mills-but-
,.r ana eggs
y. y. Buckois. Auburn M:lls-hui,er
ma eggs.
w NJ Paisley, Mouth OF Wilson
eggs. butter. home-cured hams and
sides. walnut kernels and poultry
t.. ". CardoZa. Farrington-butter.
poultry and eggs
Mss Alice Gilman. f.r:.ngtcn-but-
ter. poultry and eggs
j VI. Stanley. Earring ton--buiter.
poultry and eggs.
Mrs ". ". Tomasson. F'arrinSton-
butter. poultry and ercs
Mrs !. T. Pollard Farrinston-but-
ter. poultry and eggs
Mrs II. j. winkheld. Earring ton
butter, poultry and eggs.
Mrs Arthur Pollard. Earring ton
butter. poultry and eggs
Miss ada Harlow. Farrinston-hul-
ter. poultry and eggs
Mrs. II. \. l.owery. Earring ton-but-
ter. poultry ana eggs
AIRS. y l.. Smith. Earring ton--butter.
poultry and eggs.
Mrs. Iiusman Nash. farrinsion--but-
ter. poultry and eggs.
Mrs. l.. +. rate. ;tou-buiter
poultry and eggs.
Mrs. G. Is. Robertson, wyiesburs-
eSIs and butter
Mrs. !. r. Allen. wyiiesburG-esss
and butter
Mrs. y. Z. Jackson wyiiesburs--
ceas. butter and potatoes
Mrs. X. Z. James. Fife--esgS. butter
and chickens.
Mrs. George Il. c"whcrd Fife-egSs.
Ter and chickens