The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
new DELIVERY
PLANS FORMED
BY Dc. STORES
Merchants Adopt Sugges.
tons Made by National
Council Of Defense.

Pursuing the suggestion made by
Hale Holden. representing the di-
rector of railroads. the Commercial
Economy Board of the National
Council of Defense. and the Dis
trict of Columbia Council of De-
fense, seven of the leading Depart
ment stores have acceded to the re-
quest, and beginning tomorroy
morning there will be a marked
change respecting deliveries, return
merchandise, c. o. ID. sales and
special deliveries in Washington.
1t is expected that every retail
merchant in Washington will fall
in line with the suggestion Of the
council as set forth in the following
letter by Chairman William ii.
Baldwin. of the District Council OF
National Defense:
Washington, d. C., January g.
1918.
80 the Retail Merchants of wash
ington:
"The unusual freight congestion
existing in Washington at the pres
ent time makes 1t necessary for us
to earnestly request all merchants
to make Immediately the adjust
InenIS III Nh1N at
recommended by the Commercial
Economy Board Of the Council OF
National Defense.
I'm the spirit of these recommen-
dations for a curtailment of retail
services. at a meeting held on Janu-
ary at the office of the CONNER
cial Economy Board. at which the
chairman of the special committee
of this council of retail dealers was
present. a group of the large de-
partment store merchants of Wash
ington decided on the adoption Of
these war time measures of one
delivery a day over each route and
the elimination of the unnecessary
work connected with return mer-
Chandise. c. o. ID. sales and special
deliveries.
The District Council OF Defense be
lieves that the public will readily ac-
commodate themselves to this re-
stricted service as a means of indi-
vidual cooperation with the merchants
in meeting the present emergency.
THE District Council OF Defense now
calls upon all other retail merchants
to make similar adjustments in their
business, as all are expected to CO.
operate with these plans.
DISTRICT COUNCIL OF DEFENSE.
"Wm. II. Baldwin, Chairman"
New Rules.
The rules which are expected to go
into effect in all stores are as follows:
l. Restricted deliveries to one a day:
Beginning Monday. January Z, 1918.
there shall be not more than one de-
livery in any one day over any route
-, Il ~,
bia.
2. Curtailing return goods privileges:
The return of merchandise of all
kinds shall be limited to three days
from day OF purchase.
3 Elimination of all special deliv-
cries: The practice OF having goods
sent by special delivery shall be en-
tirely abolished
4. Deposit on all c. o. DIS: The fol-
lowing deposit shall be required on
c. o. D. purchases: Ten per cent of
the total amount OF the purchase, with
n minimum deposit Of . per cent. said
deposit to be nOn-returnable. No c. o.
d. orders taken on phone.
The shipping managers have decid-
ed on the following program. which
is TO be universal in the District of
Columbia:
City Deliveries.
8 a. m.-From Tenth street north
west TO and on Thirty-seventh street
north at Georgetown to and include
1900 block on L street; north at Con-
necticut avenue to and include 300
block; north at Fourteenth street to
and on Shepherd street: north at Sew
enth street to and on Shepherd street.
northwest, northeast. southwest and
southeast, including Anacostia and
vicinity.
All suburban deliveries have been
set for a. M, and it is provided
that not more than one delivery in
any one day shall be made by any
one store.