The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-08-21
FOODSTUFFS CAN
BE PURCHASED
AT CANON CITY P. O.
THRU POSTMASTER
Sale Begins on Monday. Aug.
18th; Parcel Post Charges
Must Be Paid.

In accordance with resolution re-
csRSly passed by Congress providing
IL he distribution OF certain surplus
foonsuffs now on hand at the several
military subsistence depots by utiliz-
ing the parcel post. the postmaster at
canon City LAS been authorized to
take orders for limited quantity.
which has been allotted TO this Office
Lists and prices OF the various ar
ticles are given below. and are on file
at the postonice. All orders from
consumers must be accompanied by
. the cash. which must include the total
cost Of the order. as well as parcel
post charges. As the material is
shipped from Omaha. Neb.. the. fourth
postal zone. postage rate must be
J.sid. which is cents FOR the FIRST
. pound and cents Tor each additional
pound.
Consumers must order in writing
and ifemize the foodstuffs desired so
that the postmaster may readily de-
termine the exact charges TO be made.
The shipments Will be made direct
TO the postmaster. who will deliver II
ON arrival TO the consumers AS or
deTs will be shipped only in case. car
ton and crate lots. very small orders
may not be hl.ed unless there are
enough other orders In the aggregate
&c make up a case. carton or crate.
The sale begins ON Monday. August
is. at which time orders viii be re
ceiyed at the postoIice and informa.
ton given concerning the plan. Post
masters will continue to take orders
Until the allotment for his Office Is ex'
harsted.
The following tabuiaiion shows the
quantity allotted TO the Canon City
tostorice. the weight a unit and the
price. To this price must be added the
parcel post charges which may easily
be calculated by multiplying the num-
her of pounds or fractions OF a pound
OF your order BY and adding 3 For
Instance. the postage on a can of ba-
con weighing II pounds would be
times u. plus 3. or Il cents
The amount OF these goods a lotted
TO Canon City Is so7-l2-pound cans OF
bacon. weighing IL pounds and costire
sfI5: 1878 No. ] cans corned beef
weighing 1876 pounds each. and cost
ing % cents a can: 1886 No. ? cans
formed beef. weighing 2.ss pounds
Zach. and costing IS cents can: 2o4
e-pound cans Of corned beef. weigh
ing Z pounds each and costing SITS:
lao No cans roast beef. WEIGHING
LIS pounds each and costing - cents
each: 40 6-pound cans roast beef.
weighing pounds each and ccstins
$3.50 can: s2s l-ponnd cans hash
corred beef. weighing 1-2o pounds
a can each costing % cents a can; sla
z-pound cans hash beef. weighing .
pounds and costing 81 cents n can:
1892 No. ] cans baked beans. weigh
Ing LIS pounds each and costing
cents a can: IL No. 2 cans baked
beans weighing 2.T2 rvlnds each and
costing 6 cents a can: 1.162 No. 3
cans baked beans. weighing 2-so
pounds each and costing . cents q
can: zf6 No. 2 cans stringiees beans
weighing pounds each and coetinr
cents . can: 2.ess No. cans sweet
corn. weighing AS pounds each and
costing cents a CAM. 100 pounds Of
dry beans. weighing 1.5o pounds each
and costing 81 cents q can; - small
cans canned cherries. weirhinc 2.st
pounds each and costing II cents q
can: 200 popnds Of rice. COSTING 81
cents q pound; 2.s4< No. 2 cans green
peas. weighing 2.e5 pounds each and
costing 8 cents q can; ia pints OF
vegetable soup. weighing pound each
and costing cents can: 1s6 No. 10
cans tomatoes. Weighing, pounds
each costing 80 cents can. 1850 No
cans roast beef. weighing $50
pounds each and costing So cents