The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-19
CITY TO ORDER CAR
OF CANNED FOODS
FROM FORT. BLISS
Acting on Request of Central
Labor Union City Manager
Authorizes Placing Order for
Mixed Car.

Mixed Car.
Al the request OF the Central Labor
Cnion the city OF Albuquerque
through Ciiy Aanager Hcbenstreii
today agreed to order mixed car Of
government canned goods from the
war department distributing depot at
Fort. Bliss. Texas, which Will be
shipped TO Albuquerque as soon a. II
can he secured aud sold at the city
hail at the cost 10 the city The
Central Labor Union found that u
could not order the goods direct. the
regulations restricting wholesale or
dcrs 20 municipalities. county and
state governments. Following an In
vcstiEation of the government prices
IA which Postmaster H. Charles
Roehl assisted. committee of the
unions determined that savings could
be made boy the purchag4 OF govern
mcnt surplus foods. n the goods
could be delivered to Albuquerque In
quantities and sold direct here. They
asked the city to make the purchase
ana the city manager agreed To do 50.
A aommittee 0f the central Labor
Union ana Postmaster Roehl are
checking the government lists this at
ternuon to make up the order The
goods Will he sold not only to union
men. but Ga the general public. De-
tails OF the sale Will be gwen out, II
was stated. as soon as the date OF arr
rival ~ certain Postmaster Roehi
Will furnish one or more postoiiicc
clerks to aid IN handling tae safes.
The Central Labor Union has
agreed 70 stand good FOR return
freight charges on any OF the goods
that remain unsOld and that are re-
turned 10 Fort Bliss under the gov
crnment's return privilege order In
favor uf municipalities. The city
buys The merchandise ON ten days
credit, following receipt OF the goods.
Hold savings To Ilc Made.
The action OF the Central Labor
Union followed u meeting last night
at which he postmaster was asked to
explain the conditions and prices Of
the government food sales postmas-
ter Roehl took with him 10 the meet
ing copies % all the various regula-
lions and government orders relating
to the food sales ana read tnum
throughout Hc said that there had
been mlsunderstandlngs a. to the con
ditious OF the purchase, He said NJ
had found nothing Ia the regulations
10 forbid purchase OF less than case
cots. that there were Instructions by
which the distribution points were re-
quircd to accept return OF unservice-
able goods. and supply substitutes for
such orders. and that In the case OF
municipalities. ten days time for pay
ment was allowed after receipt OF the
goods Merchants had told him. the
postmaster said. that they could buy
80 N.a m a. Ia
supplies and resell them az a proht.
lie gave the names Of the merchants
Following the postmaster's state
mcnt a cohmittce was appointed on
which Mr. Roehl was ASKED TO serve
consisting uf Earl Bowdich, W ;.
Patterson and DICK sanchez TO make
u further mves igation OF p.ices aud
with authority 10 ask the city to- make
the purchase of the car, N warranted
THIS committee this morning deter
mined that he prices warranted the
EFFORT aud pronered the request. Al
though the city commissioners were
out uf town the city manager had re-
ceiNcd authority 10 make the car lul
purchase should an application be
made hy responsible Organization
that would undertake TO protect the
city against loss. TINS the Central
Labor Union has agreed to do Th'
purchase order. u was UNDERSTOOD
would go forward tonight patu oi
delivery Of the goods is OF course un'
certain. Members uf the union com
miitce said this morning that theN
would give the public ample notice
Of the time and conditions Of the sale
Specific Ailotmcut~ to 1own~.
Discussing the foou sales today
Postmaster Roohl repeated his state
mcnt of last night tu the unions. thn
Z conditions ~ the sale direct to th'
/ public had been misunderstood. III
pointed out paragraphs IN the reg
Z ulations guaranteeing 60 replace
damaged or uns"rviceahic gooas an'
. also the paragraph permitting return
/ ~ uusuld portions. The restriction oi
time ~ ordering has also been re-
moved and the goods viii De soil
until supplies are exhausted.
The postmaster said that Will
there probably would De no saving u
the goods if bought ana delivered b.
parcel post. tu individual buyers, eve
with the zone restriction removed
that he had found savings IN numer
Gus Items offered wncn bought O
quantities and lad down FOR persona
delivery tu the people. tie said ~
chief obstacle "a buying direct IA
parcel post delivery had been The re
tape necessary on the part uf th
buyer tie also called attention Z
the fact that specific quGntitlos or a
} lotncnis Of supplies have been mad
for each first class pustofilce in IA
district This allotment Tor Aibu
& uuerquc. according 10 the reguiatio
quoted hy the postmaster. would 10
clude the following, Hpuns bake
string beans corned beef ruust bee
. cherries. corn, corn beef hash, pea
hour, rice, Jarl. pepper. toilet soa
soups. pineapple. tomatoes ana haco
The allotment OF bacon 10 first cla
. rosiofiices In the El paso district
, 500 twelve pound cans. othe. n
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