The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-09-14
A Splendid Move.

At meeting Of the Parist
Council Of Defenae held here les
week. . resolution Vas adopted Ia
which the retail merchaute In til,
Posieh at St. Mary are requested
to restrict the delivery Of good
to on" trip . day over each route
end do away with the present r.
regular svst~m of delivery. II
will result Ia reducing the mum.
Der Of delivery vehicles ard there.
BY reduce the man power used
and conserve for other and more
needed a lds Of labor. BY thi,
system . delivery vehicle may
leave the store twice or three
times . day. but on different
fouteo. In other words there will
be one regular delivery on each
route . day. We shink the re.
quest 10 reasonable. Tho follow.
ing has been sent to the merchants
BY the Council Of Defense:
SPECIAL NOTICE.
To All Retail Merchants.
Every retail merchant In the United
states 10 requeAted:
l. To restrict deliveries to one trip .
day over each route.
2. 10 eliminate deliveries and rest riot
the privilege Of returning merchandise tn
not more than three days.
3. To organize cooperative delivery
systems wherever possible and especially
In the medium and small sized cities and
towns.
The request for one delivery day on
each route applies to oil stores that main.
tain any form OF delivery service. includ.
ing dry goods. clothing. or department
stores aud grocery. m.st and provision
stores. Under one delivery . day over
each route. delivery vehicle may leave
the store twice or three times day, but
over different route on each trip. Not
more than ono delivery . day /. made 10
any one section Of the city or town. De-
livery companies, whether CO operative or
individually owned. are also requested to
make only one trip day over each route.
The restriction on returned merchandise
is to be interpreted to mean three days
In the customers possession. 1t is to be
applied in Ill cases except fr error on
the part ofsAe seller or defective NOR
chandise.
The establishment OF cooperative de.
livery system In every place where It can
be operated Is requested. Where . de.
livery system is op"ratiag and giving sal.
service, merchant are requested
to avail Themselves Of the savings that
this form Of delivery makes possible. |
Me- chants in larger cities who retain their
individual delivery service sheu Id cond ne !
It, 90 far - possible. to the central sec.
tions and adoet th. CT .op.r stlve plan for !
Suburban service. thus saving long trips
Of many partially loaded vehicles
Every merchant L req ue.ted 70 put thi.
program into eject At onee in Ii. store.
Carefully compiled reports from stores il |
both large and smalt cities that have
Adoptsd thess plens show that substantial |
'avtugs hsv' resulted. II this way these
'tsres hsve bssa sble to operate with
snaatsr forces ~ tAeir men hive been
sa1aea into military service or eng aged In |
'sseattsl war occupations. They are aelp. |
ne to win the war.
Ohovld any merchant desire iurt her In.
'ormation. he SHOULD consult with the
tate Council Of Defense or With the Con.
ervatton Division Of tho War Infu strie,
heard.
CONSERVATION DIVISION War INDUs.
fRIRs BuARD.
1osidsua State Council Of Defense,
JOHN Marshall. Secretary.