The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-10-17
FOOD DELIVERIES
BUT ONCE A DAY
MANDATORY ORDER ISSUED BY
THE GOVERNMENT
GOES IN EFFECT NEXT MONDAY
oskaloosa Grocers, Market Men and
Bakers Bow to Authority and
Make Plans to Comply
With Regulations.

To the Public: The War Industries
Board, in its endeavor to conserve
man power, material and expense has
ordered that in all cities where de-
livery systems exist, that these dellV-
cries be curtailed to one day. The
order is mandatory and there is am.
ME provision for its enforcement
through the food administration and
otherwise. The order was transmitted
TO the State Council of Defense, and
from them to us, with orders to put
the system into effect Immediately.
Acting under these orders We called
the retail grocers and food dispensers
together last week and committee
was named to formulate plans for gen.
eral adoption.
This committee reported at spe-
cially called meeting at the city hall
Tuesday evening, at which practical
IL cvr"- retailer in the city was pres
ent. Their report was as follows:
The Committees Report.
The committee appointed by the re-
tail Grocers and Butchers at their
meeting Thursday evening, met Fri
day, October nth, in the office OF the
mayor to decide upon plan for de-
livery service in the city of Oskaloosa,
Iowa, which would conform with the
government rulings.
| There were present at this meeting
Will Baker, Edward Haynes, Ben
| Templeton, George Heilman, c. ID.
Hutchins, Rex Neil and c. X. Berry.
The committee decided that there
should be but one delivery day to
any one section; that there should be
no special deliveries.
The time of delivery to each section
was decided in the following manner:
The numbers s a. m, 10 a. m, p.
m. and A p. m. were placed in one hat.
! The city was divided into four sec
/ tions, and the names, southeast sec
| ton, northeast section, northwest sec
! ton and southwest section, were put
! in another hat. One at time the slips
| designated the different sections and
hours were drawn from the hats, Mr..
| Berry drawing the slips representing
the hours, and Mr.. Neil drawing the
slips representing the sections.
Districts and Deliveries
The drawings had these results:
I 8 a. m.-The southeast section. All
of High avenue East and cast Of
+ South Market street.
10 a. m.-The northeast section
! North of High avenue East, and east
! of North Market street.
2 p. m.-Southwest section. All of
/ High avenue West, South Market
street and west.
p. m.-Northwest section. All of
North Market street and north of High
avenue West.
This report was discussed and final
| ly adopted unanimously by standing
vote.
In accordance with these resolutions
and our orders from the government,
we have decided to put this system
into effect beginning Monday, Oct. 81.
We are aware that this new plan
may work some temporary inconven-
fence but we believe that all patri-
otto citizens will accept these new
conditions in the same spirit they
have shown in complying with the 9TH
er orders of the government along
conservation lines, and we especially
urge housewives and consumers gen.
orally to lend every assistance pos.
sible to the retailers in carrying out
these orders. ..+
II. S. Rosecrans,
James A.. Dewitt,