Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-19
CH|CAGOANS IN BIG
RUSH TO PURCHASE
GOVERNMENT FOOD
HOUSEWIVES SEEK oPooRTUN'
ITY TO GET EDIBLEs AT LOW
pR,cEs-posTAl BANKS READY
FOR BIG BUSINESS.

FUN BIZ d. OiNGSS.
Chicago, Aug. 19.-Thousands oi
housewives thronged the Boston
Store. Rothschilds and The Fair yes
terday in an effort to be the first TO
place their orders for surplus army
food to be PUT on sale today or tomof-
row. The postal authorities prepared
order blanks for distribution.
The blanks for parcel post delivery
will probably be in the hands OF post
men and available at the substatiohs
today, according to Gen. Leroy T.
Steward, superintendent OF mail dc
liyeries.
Must Mail Orders.
ACCOMMODATING blanks will have
printed on them the prices OF the
various commodities plus the postage
The orders. Gen. Steward said, Will
not be accepted by postmen but must
be mailed to The postmaster with "a
money order sufficient to cover al
charges,
To simplify matters. the postal au'
tholities strongly urge that orders
be grouped by communities in Ordef
to simplify and hasten deliveries.
Stores Are Stormed.
Early in the day, before the stores
in the loop were open for business
hundreds had gathered at the doors,
waiting for a chance 10 order food
at the low prices offered by the gov
eminent A Gordon OF police formed
the througs in each OF the three
stores into two lines which were mar
shaded by 200 extra statesmen who
answered questions and filled out or
dera.
The Jam was so great on the tenth
floor Of the Boston Store that one
woman tainted but was later revived
and sent home.
AZ 7~"iCH thiii tu b4iiN IA par NitAA
list OF the goods on sale, as the full
government list has not yet been
completed. The orders accepted for
the listed goods at the stores were
paid for in cash. the stores promising
to deliver the goods from the gov
eminent warehouses TO the homes.
Supply Not Settled. /
1t is still doubtful just how much
of the army food will be available FIR
distribution in Chicago.
Lieut. Col James p. CasHeman. in
charge Of the distribution of the food,
said that he could not give the amount
for this district until the completed
list is sent here.
On the other hand" he explained,
the stores know how much of the
goods they can care for suggest
that every one who can should get his
food through the stores and thus save
extra expense and trouble-and po--
sible loss
The Fair, the first Of the stores to
pe appointed to handle the food for
the city by Mayor Thompson. viii
manage its distribution through agen-
cies in the various neighborhoods
Form Of Distribution.
l.. j. Lehman. president or The
falr, made the following statement:
We4want to satisfy the people. and
we beiieve that the best way TO do il
is to sell only what goods we have in
stock. y Therefore, as soon as the GOV.
eminent will release the goods 10.
morrow or Wednesday. we will place
me stock in our five stations and sell
only what We have on hand.
do not think it is best to have
the big congestion in the downtown
store for the people will have to watt
too long in line
ne hNe stations of The Fair are
at North Clark street between Rer.
"yn and Foster avenues; Irving parl,
oouieVart at Forty-sixth avenue; Sew.
ehty'hrst street and Wabash avenue
MADISON street and Forty.siyth ave.
nue., and Fourteenth and State streets
NO Limit on Deliveries.
on me other hand, Rothschilds viii
pace no limit to deliveries, as The
Fair plans,
"e'are placing no limit on delig
erles' said Benjamin L. Strauss. We
are taxing no C., O. d. or charge or
teIePhQhe ORDERS nbW everything that