The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-16
p. 0. FOOD SALE
TO LAST, 3. DAYS.;
BEGINS MONDAY
Directions Given for Proper
Purchase-Weight Limit is
Us Pounds.

Complete instructions for the pur-
chase and distribution OF government
foodstuffs through the postoffice de-
partment were received Friday by
local postal authorities, and the sale
OF the governments supply Of food will
be started next Monday and continue
for three days.
AS the supply Of foodstuffs is limit
ed, every effort will be made to sell
the supply to consumers only, and the
letter OF instructions to postmasters
urges that the department supervise
the distribution Of the food and to
see that only bonafide consumers are
allowed to purchase it.
All orders for food from consumers
must be accompanied by the cash
amount of the total cost Of the order.
ana the postage necessary to cover
the delivery Of the food from Wash
ington.
No special form for the use of con-
sumers will be provided by the gov
eminent, but purchasers must order
In writing, with an itemized list Of
the articles they wish to purchase,
written in such a manner that the
postmaster may readily ascertain the
exact amount of the articles they wish
to purchase.
Carriers to Take Orders.
Carriers in both the city and rural
route service may accept orders in
writing, but consumers must keep q
copy OF the order given a carrier, upon
which the carrier will receipt for the
amount Of cash paid for the goods
ordered. This amount, with the order,
will be turned in by the carrier to the
local postoffices, who will in turn,
send tha nr6orc RI chtotnp
Orders will be sent to Washington
in the exact order they are received
at the main postoffice, whether from
carrier, substation, or direct from
the consumer, and in case of a short
age, deliveries will be made as the
orders are received at the main office.
In case q delivery cannot be made,
the amount paid by the purchaser
will be refunded.
Limit 1925 Pounds.
Purchases may be made up to and
including 1875 pounds, which is the
weight limit for parcel post ship
ments of foodstuffs, such as will be
sold by the government.
The postage on 125 pounds in this
zone will be 6 cents for the first pound,
and 2 cents for each additional pound,
making total Of 1854 postage on the
maximum order for single package.
In case the Zone Surplus Supply OF
ficer. who will have charge of the dis
tribution of the foodstuffs, does not
have all of the articles ordered in
stock, the articles listed. which are in
stock will be shipped, and the money
paid on the balance will be refunded.
Articles will be shipped to the post
master and will be distributed by him
as soon as received. In case Of a
shortage, consumers who have not had
their orders filled will be given a re-
fund of the amount paid as quickly as
possible, or in case of an order only
partially filled, the amount due him
for articles not received.
Bulk supplies, such as flour, rice
and the like, will only be sold in the
amounts of their original containers,
that is, no fraction of a sack Of flour,
or bag of rice will be sold by the post
masters.
Damaged Food Replaced
Spoiled material or that damaged in
transit will be replaced by the Supply
Officer upon an affidavit by the con-
sumer, supported by the postmaster.
No orders will be received by the
postmaster from zone supply officers
after August 20, and orders will not
be sent to the zone officer until enough
have been received to make up a car
ton, case or crate lot. In case orders
are large enough, they will be for
warded to the zone surplus officer
each day.
The zone officer for Richmond and
vicinity is at Chicago and the food
stuffs will be shipped from there. The
price list Is found on this page.