Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
COMMERCIAL ECONOMY
A. r. Miner Tells Reasons For Stress
 on Governments Plan.

Reasons for the stress laid upon the governments commercial economy programme as a war time measure are given by Tlton T. Miner of New London, chairman of the commercial economy division of the committee on industrial survey, Connecticut State Council of Defense, in a statement made public through the council. Mir. Miner is in charge of the task of putt ting the government's commercial economy recommendations in effect throughout Connecticut. He has calt- cd upon all chambers of commerce and similar organizations in the state to aid in this task.
 MT. Miners statement follows:
 Commercial economy in it's true sense as relating to the retail deliv- cries is nothing but the conservation of man power. Things have chang ed since before the war, and what was true then is now the reverse. To- day the man who can make one man fill two positions, and so conserve la
 Dor, and make one man accomplish what two did before, helps the coun- try The purpose of the Connecticut Economy Board is to conserve mar power, not to put any one out of bus mess. Where these is a waste, ard where there is q duplication of efforl the board seeks to do away with it It is not the policy of the people ai Washington to injure our business but it is the policy to take out of tht business the waste those men and. business the waste and take those r1er and put them in lines where the coun- | try needs them at the present time | ia1 Board has q programme, and it's ob | feet is toward conservation of mal power and conservation of equipment also the saving of power or gaso 1 line.
 1 "In regard to conserving man pow CT, particularly referring to those wi; | ahe engaged in the distribution . food, let me say that there are 406, l 600 men engaged in the United State lin the grocery and market business Approximately million men are ep gagged in the distribution of food, an we eontend that by reasonable econ cray with no special detrinent to bus mess w4 can save 10 per cent. of thos men and release them from the wer
 that they are engaged in to the wer that the country needs. providin | 100000 men to work for the eouii IuOESt HtFcSIrA HI C2uAPAlA.si can also be reduced This is wflu we are trying to accomplish.
 we propose to accomplish this D Seeoneny in delivery and reducing tt
 humber of packages to be delivePe'
 Economy in delivery is to be accom- l plished by one delivery per day oye ! specified routes. This can be obtair
 ed with ne sacrifices. simply a lit thought and attention on the part { tie purchaser. Super-serviee mn not be tolerated in tiTnss of war. Thei
 must be no special deliveries. Co-oI
 erative delivery systems should be il stitrted where possible.
 "This feature of cutting down q 1 iveries would naturally fall on t' , purchaser for the household, wi . should purchase enough supplies . one time to last for several day
 This can be accomplished by maki' Il the reasons for the movement unde , stood and by interesting wonen's s cietjes, wherever they are.
 i've believe that the rnerehan
 themselves should put this thing il to effect and should take the init tive. and we believe that the wonlt of the state will sglady co-apera Yhen the merchants do their part Mese ways we can accomplish t 3 conservation of man power and equi . naeEt.''