The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-05
WORD TO THE WISE;
GET IN SUPPLIES

Railroad officials, the federal gov
eminent, the fuel and food admins
traitors are sending out word that it
will be the part of wisdom for all per-
sons to lay in their winters supplies
early. These supplies consist Of ev-
erything which goes into household
use and are known as the necessities
of life.
Do not think because your individ-
ual order for the little things of the
household will be small, that it would
therefore amount to nothing by stock
ing up for your needs in advance. This
is not the case, for the aggregate for
all individuals makes up the volume of
transportation business.
Railroad officials urge all persons
to remember that now is the time of
quick and easy transportation and
anyone who is intending to buy any
either bulky or light articles for fu-
ture use should order the same and
get it before winter sets in-before
the snow and the storms and the cold
weather make the handling of trains
slow work, and the receipt of freight
uncertain. Retailers are asked to put
in their supplies of staples early and
thus help prevent freight congestion
and it is understood will not be charg-
ed with boarding. Farmers are
warned to get in their supplies be-
fore winter sets in and not delay in
ordering them. -..-.
The summer movement of winter
supplies is a subject of an order from
the regional director of railroads act
ing under Director General McAdoo
for this district. All shippers and
receivers of freight are urged to
store machinery, oil, fuel and other
goods as far in advance of winter as
possible and to take full advantage of
the remaining summer period.
President Hannaford of the North
ern Pacific has directed the traffic
agents of the line to make a canvass
of the needs and possibilities of the
future traffic for this purpose and
District Traffic Agent Acker has been
active in this work. He has visited
various towns, conferred with the
dealers, the Commercial clubs, and
put the matter before them. He finds
that dealers in fuel and sugar and
articles that are under the food con-
troll department are anxious to get in
supplies, but in these instances the
supplies are limited by the federal au-
thorities. With all other conditions,
however, a great deal can be obtain
ed by early, orders for prompt ship
ment before the grain cars are need
ed to haul out the crops from North
Dakota. Every commodity that is
purchased from outside the state
should be secured before the conges-
ton due to the shortage of cars be-
comes acute. The small articles are
just simportant as the large ones,
and this advice applies to the indi-
vidual consumer as we'll as the dealer.
BY following this course the consumer
is helping himelf we'll the govern
ment in this war crisis.
The above from the jamestown
Alert is very timely and should be
taken heed of by you who are reading
it. The government is trying to get
people to lay in stock of foodstuffs
npreparation against car shortage
that may happen the coming winter.
You are not asked to lay in anything
in the line of fuels and foods that are
restricted by the government but to
lay in surplus stock of the small
things that you need: Your supply
would not count very much in
freight car but if all the people of the
country follow this rule the saving in
car shortage would be great. The gov
eminent needs all the cars and rolling
stock it can get to handle war mater
ials and that of course will get the
right of way. What is needed is
little cooperation along these lines to
not only help out the government but
yourself at the same time,