St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-04-27
Council of Defense Asks the
Elimination of Unnec-
essary Work.
POINTS TO WAYS
OF DOING THIS
COOPERATIVE Delivery Sys-
tenn Saves Half or
More Of Labor.

The State Council Of Defense Is
sues the following war message 20
the retail merchants Of Louisiana:
You, as a retail merchant, are call
cd upon to take a definite part IN q
nation wide program for making the
best use of men and materials in the
conduct OF the war. The request
comes from the Commercial Econo-
my Board Of the Council of National
Defense. The Board asks you tt,
plan for the elimination Of unneces.
sary work. Its recommendations
will make it possible for yJu to
operate with smaller forces ana sue
cessfully meet your own labor prob
lens. When any of your employees
leave to join the fighting forces do
70, replace them if you can help it.
To replace them would mean taking
workers from farms, munition fac
tories, railroads, shipyards, or the
like, or from the already short sup
ply of workers available for these
vital industries. Instead, the board
asks you to try to get on with the
force you have left. In many cases
the reduction of delivery service Will
make men available for other posi-
tions in your store from which men
have been taken for military or other
essential work.
AS a means Of doing this with the
least possible inconvenience to you
and your trade, the Commercial
Economy Board Of the Council OF
National Defense and this council
urges the following:
l. That you reduce your deliv-
cries to one a day over each route.
2. That the privilege of return
| ing merchandise be limited to days.
8. That cooperative delivery sys-
| TENS be established.
| One delivery day over each
route does not necessarily mean tnat
each automobile or wagon shall leave
the store only once day. Each au-
tomobile or wagon may make sew
eral trips a day, but each trip should
| be over a different route.
| These are definite concrete REQ
concentrations that are being sue
cessfully applied to all classes OF
business. The Commercial Econo-
my Board also recommends that
merchants adopt plans of their own
| to eliminate or curtail special deltv-
| cries and the handling OF needless
| c.. o. d. orders.
| Cooperative delivery systems COM
monty save one-half and frequently
save more on delivery expenses when
compared with the operations OF In
| diyidual systems. We will be glad
10 supply literature on this subject
10 merchants who are interested In
the plan.
| If these recommendations have
not already been carried out in your
store, YOU and all other retail mer-
chants are urged to carry them out
| without delay. 1t is OF the greatest
Importance that you do this and do
It at once. The object is directly
and solely to conserve manpOwer tor
the nations defense. BY co-operat-
ing you will help to win the war.
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reinforced so as to provide against
any further sinking.
We would suggest that a plan anu
specifications be prepared as soon as
convenient and bids should be ask
! ed for from contractors with a view
Of putting the building in proper
order, which would include the new
arrangements for the closets, liking
the plaster, and generally going over
/ the building and putting 1t in order.
We would be prepared to do this
at any time and shall be glad TO
hear from you about it at your con-
venience.
Yours very truly.
NOLAN & TORRE.
/ had the 6x6 supports placed in
the windows, as recommended by
Mr.. Nolan, although you understand
this is only temporary relief. Fol-
, lowing out the suggestion of Mr.. No
, Ian and with the approval OF your
new member from the ninth ward.
. | asked this same architect to make
. careful inspection OF the inside as
we'll as the outside of this building
, and give US an estimate Of what the
probable cost would be for making
, thorough repairs and placing the
! building in first class condition.
! Mr.. Woodruff and both feel that
= the board has in the past been max
{ ling temporary repairs and that the
best way will be the cheapest in the
end. / offer the following letter
: from Mr.. Nolan, giving in detail the
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