Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-15
CUT DELIVERIES
TO WIN war, IS
MINERS ADVICE
Head of State Economy Bu-
reau Explains Necessity
of Scheme.
RELEASES THOUSANDS
FOR OTHER INDUSTRY
Man Power Must Be Con
served If United States is
To Be Victorious.

Hartford, Feb. 9-Reasons for the
stress laid upon the governments
commercial economy program as a
war time measure are given by Alton
T. Miner of New London, chairman
of the commercial economy division
of the committee On industrial sur
vey, Connecticut State Council of De-
Tense, in a statement made public to-
day through the council Mr.. Minep
is in charge of the task Of putting
the government commercial economy
recommendations in effect through
out Connecticut. He has called upon
all chambers of commerce and SINH
lar organizations in the state to aid
in this task.
Mr.. Miners sttement follows
Commercial economy in it's true
sense as relating to retail deliveries
is nothing but the conservation of
man power. Things have changed
since before the war, and what was
true then is now the reverse. Today
the man who can make one man fill
two positions, and so conserve labor,
and make one man accomplish what
two did before, helps his country
The purpose of the Commercial
Economy Board is to conserve man
power, not to put any one out of bust
ness. Where there is waste, where
there is duplication of effort the
board seeks to do away with it. 1t is
not the policy of the people at Wash
ington to injure our business but ii
is the policy to take out of the bust
ness the waste and take those men
and put them in lines where the
country needs them at the present
time. The Connecticut Commercial
Economy Board has a program, and
it's object is toward conservation OF
man power and conservation Of equip.
ment, also the saving of power OF
gasoline.
''In regard to conserving man pow.
er, particularly referring to those
who are engaged in the distribution
of food, let me say that there are
100000 men engaged in the United
States in the grocery and marke
business. Approximately a million
men are engaged in the distribution
of food, and we contend that by rea
sonable economy with no special detri
ment to business we can save 10 pc
cent. of those men and release them
from the work that they are engaged
in to the work that the countr,
needs, providing 100000 men to WORT
for the country. Money invested il
equipment can also be reduced. Tha
is what we are trying to accom-
plish.
I'VE propose to accomplish this b.
| economy in delivery and reducing tn
number of packages to be delivered
Economy in delivery is to be accom-
plished by one delivery per day owe
specified routes. This can be OBJ
tanned with no sacrifice, simply a lit
tie thought and attention on the par
of the purchaser. Super-service mus
not be tolerated in times of war
There must be no special deliveries
Cooperative delivery systems SHOULD
be instituted where possible.
This feature of cutting down de
! liveries would naturally fall on tn
purchaser for theN household, VIII
should purchase enough supplies a
one time to last for several days. Thi
can be accomplished by making tn
reasons for the movement UNDERSTOOD
and by interesting women's societies
wherever they are.
I'VE believe that the merchant
themselves should put this thing int
effect and should take the initiative
and we believe that the women O
this state will gladly cooperate whe
the merchants do their part.
these ways we can accomplish tn
conservation of man power an
equipment"