Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-08-22
ARMY FOODS
NOW ON SALE
ORDERS CAN BE PLACED
AS LONG AS QUOTA IS
NOT ALL TAKEN

Postmaster Nash received ad-
vices from Washington the first
of the week as to the amount of
army surplus foodstuffs avail
able for sale in Cottonwood and
is now prepared to take orders
for parcel post delivery. The
postoffice, since the announce
ment was made by the govern
ment a few weeks ago that the
surplus supplies would be sold
through the postoffices of the
country, has been receiving
many inquiries indicating large
orders will be placed here. When
the order is made, the purchaser
deposits the purchase price and
the postage. Up to the time of
this writing Postmaster Nash
has received no instructions re-
garding postal rates as given
out by the newspapers in regard
to zone rates. Some contend
that the rate charge from San
Francisco, the supply station, to
Cottonwood will be on the basis
of the 1st zone parcel post rates,
if such be the case no informa-
ton of this kind has reached the
local post office.
Cottonwood comes within
what is termed the San Fran
cisco zone embracing California,
Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
Montana and Nevada.
The statement received by
Postmaster Nash as to quanti-
ties allotted to the principal
cities and the first, second and
third class offices, shows the fol-
lowing quantities and varieties
of foods available for purchase
through the Cottonwood office,
Cottonwood being a third-class
office.
Beans, baked-16S lib. cans
IL 2-lb. cans; 264 3-lb. cans; 4, 6,
and 9 cents per can.
Beans, stringless--36 PHI
cans.
Beef, comed-24O l lb. cans
288 2-lb. cans; 30 Glib. cans
29c, 55c and $1.75 per can.
Beef, roast-182 lib cans
ZIG 2-lb. cans; 18 Glib. cans
29c, 63c and $1.90 per can.
Cherries-12 2t"-lh. cans
21c per can.
Corn-348 2-lb. cans; &c a can
Hash, corned beef-144 LII
cans; IA 2 ID. cans; 22c and 37C
per can.
Peas-432.2 ID. cans.
Beans, issue 800 lbs; gross
weight bag, 1O1 lbs, $6.49.
Flour, issue 1872 pounds; bags
101 pounds, Sc.
Rice-1O0 pounds; 101 lb
bags, $6.74.
Jam, assorted 93 cans, ~
pounds.
Pepper-18 one-fourth poun'
cans; &c can.
Soap, toilet-10O cakes.
Pineapple-24 small cans.
Tomatoes-24 10 lb. cans ;33
per can.
Bacon-93 IL lb. cans; SAL
per can.
The allotment made to second
class offices is about one-fourt
that of the first-class, and tina
to the third-class about one
thirtieth of that allotted to first
class offices.
The letter of instructions t
Postmaster Nash says in part
"All requisition on the zon
surplus property officers mus
be accompanied with cash, eitl
er money order, bank draft c
the postmaster's personal checl
"Postmasters may accept orr
ers and cash from one individu;
representing a group of consun
ers. In such cases, however, IL
foodstuffs will be delivered
the Individual who orders ar
pays for them.
The sale of these foodstuffs
not a postal function and the +
ceipts from the sale are not to |
accounted for as postal bushes
Fourth class postmaste
must not order more of any ite
than the amount allotted
third-class offices.
Each postmaster may fo
ward acquisitions to the zol
surplus property officer so lol
as the amount of each item a
pearing on that list allotted
his office is not exhausted Al
may rslieVe orders fran consul