Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-08
SELL ARMY FOOD
HERE TUESDAY
Or WEDNESDAY
Mayor Places Temporary Or
der for Large Supply Of Ham,
Bacon and Syrups

Sales of the army foodstuffs to- be
offered to the residents of the city at
cost will probably begin either Tues
day or Wednesday of next week, ac-
cording to a. statement made by
Mayor Frank Dorsey today following
his return from New York with AL
dermen John j. Clark and Christian
Andersen who made arrangements to
purchase the supplies.
The mayor placed q temporary or
der, which will be confirmed today,
for eight tons of sugar cured ham,
four tons of strip bacon, one ton of
canned bacon and 1900 gallon cans
of syrup.
The supplies may be purchased by
the city in lots providing that 1t is
all removed from the warehouses
within q week or ten days. Lieu
tenant F. A. Dee, Q. M. c., in charge
of the distribution for this zone, told
the mayor at his office at 461 Eighth
avenue, New York City, that he
would notify the city when the first
inspection may be made. The city
has the privilege of inspecting all
meat and supplies before 1t is pur-
chased. The officer said that the
first inspection could probably be
made by Monday Detective Law
renee A. Long has assented to the
mayors request that he inspect the
meats, and 1t Is probable that Mr..
Long will go to Jersey City Monday
for that purpose. The stuff Is stored
at the Union Terminal Warehouse.
~ The Mayor said that he had been
very fortunate in meeting the pur-
chasing agent for the City of Buffalo,
manager of q chain Of 800 stores. The
committee compared the prices OF
army stores with wholesale supplies
with him and found that. IN most
cases the prices for army canned
vegetables were as high and In some
cases higher that the prices asked by
the wholesalers The committee ac-
cordingly decided to wait and see II
II the city could offer the vegetables
reduction in the prices Of these ar
ticles.
1t may be pointed out however that
II the city could offer the vegetable
at Wholesale prices as charged at
present there would be a saving over
retail prices.
While prices for the army sup
plies fiuctuate slightly from week to
week the prices are very much low.
err than retailers can afford to sell
their goods for at present. The syrup,
Karo brand, will be. sold at reduc-
ton from the wholesale prices. Inc
cans contain about one gallon and
wholesale for about seventy or eighty
able that the city can sell the same
article for from forty-five to fifty-five
cents. The army authorities said that
the syrup made an excellent substl-
tute for sugar or butter on bread. The
syrup will be particularly appreciat-
ed in view of the present sugar short
age.
The strip bacon is put up in twelve
and thirteen pound strips and Will
accordingly be cut at the distributing
station here. It Is not likely that any
attempt will be made to sell in very
small quantities such as the fraction
of a pound. 1t has not been learned
vet wheGher there will be any maxi
mum Gmount that may be obtained
by a single purchaser although the
Mayor has stated that ample protec-
ton would be given the city to sec
that the meat is not bought for resale
at higher rates..
Mayor Dorsey Is a delegate today
at a conference Of mayors of all the
cities of the state called by Mayor
GiIlen at Newark to take action II pos
gilble to ameliorate the worst condi-
tions prevailing in the food and rent
markets 1t Is understood that Mayor
Gillen will give the executives the
benefit of his experiences In selling
the army food to the citizens OF New
ark. That city has sold more than
any other city in the United States TO
date.
The mayors viii also consider the
housing ard rent questions.