Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03
IMMEDIATE SELLING
|. OF SURPLUS STOCKS
NOW PROVIDED FOR
Millions of Pounds of Can.
ned Meat and Vege-
tables Offered. Il
| PRICES QUOTED MATERIALLY
LOWER THAN ON MARKET
Purchasers Will Have to Pay
Post Charges From Place
of Storage. e
PLAN EFFECTIVE AUGUST is
Senate Also Orders Investigation OF
Charges That There Is Infa-
PLAN EFFECTIVE AUGUST is
Senate Also Orders Investigation OF
Charges That There Is Inha-
ton OF Currency.

WASHINGTON. August I'm the
face OF growing unrest over the high
cost OF living. as indicated by the
spreading strike of railroad workers
many government agencies moved to.
day in efforts to effect return "a
normal price levels.
Immediate sale OF all surplus food
stuffs purchased for the army. In
stead of only canned goods. was or.
dered by the war Department. Mil.
kin, squash and other commoditie.
will BIO offered to the public Monday.
August is. through the parcel posi-
system at prices materially lower
than those now prevailing in the mar.
kct Purchasers will have to pay
postage, charges from the place OF
storage.
Meanwhile. the sale OF foodstufrs To
the public. through munici palities. has
been begun by the department. Prices
nounced today. They differ SO radi.
cally from what is now being asked
in the he market M that they; too are es.
Plan. Operative August l. 49,
The parcel post plan of food purchase
and delivery will go into effect August
| IS. The government will have more
corner of the country. These will be
the, post offices where orders may be
booked and deliveries made: The en-.
orders and delivering the goods will
be assumed med by the post ONCE depart,
q conference between war and Post.
Office Department officials.
Sale Of the enormous supplies d.
the largest transaction OF it's kind in
the history of the world. 1t is body
blow at 6.I profteeiT,ing and is only the
cession when recommendations to be
made TO President wilson are in turn
made made TO- TO congress and the legislativs
way.
senate Passes Resolution.
The Senate passed the resolution
Of the Senate TO investigate the in
ilation Of the currency in its. relation
to nG in nersa i; ns cost Of living The
Gals Of the Federal Reserve Board.
The resolution provides that:
Aforesaid communication of this
Secretary Of the Treasury and accom-.
panying tables and statements be and
mi,tee on Banking and Currency and
that said committee is hereby directed
TO cons der ne same and report whethe.
legislation to provide for a gradual
reduction OF the amount of money in
circulation and If so to report what
legislation IL deems necessary. expedi-
ent or advisable to bring about some
sradual reduction of the amount OF
extent and how rapidly such reduc-
tion should be had and what may ha
the views of the committee in general
Senator Reed to Speak.
It was announced that Senator Reed,
Of Missouri. Will address the Senate.
probably on Monday. on the high cost
of living, and will undertake TO show
lNlt lsly T.,
food administration during the war
had a great deal 10 do with increasing
the prices OF foodstuns. 1t is under
stood that Senator Reed will refer par
ticularly to packing house products.
sugar and -four.
The fight against the high cost OF
ton of most of the government de-
partmcnts. suffered a slight distraction
tSiaT by the flare back from Congress.
because OF the Presidents action in
asking that the House postpone its
recess
Speaker Gllet, sent the President a
letter IN reply 10 the request that the
recess be postponed. and Republican
leaders declared his communication
shows that the House looks upon the
nr"sidcnSs action az an attempt to
As far as the House Is concerned it is
believed that the Speaker, in his let
Ter Ter. has succSH ,t., in passing the buck
points out that the President has com
pl"te authority to act in the railroad
wage controversy, and asks him 10 re-
commend immediate definite action to
reduce the high cost OF living.
Many Cans Are offered.
All told the War Department. under
the parcel post food plan, viii have
available for the public approximately
lS5.OOG,GoO cans OF meats and vege-
tables.
The War Departments announcement
Of the parcel post plan. which came
from the office of the director OF sales,
Is in part as follows:
The vast store of food held by the
army VIII be made available 10 every
resident in every hamlet, town and city
in the United states. 1t will be Of
fcrcd al prices materially lower than
those for which similar commodities
are now selling In the commercial
markets
Tho food offered for sale by the
War Department is in excellent con-
dition. As in the handling OF all COM
mcrcial lines of canned food instances
occur in which a few cans become
punctured in packing and shipment,
and deterioration results, but such
cases have been found infrcquently In
ARMY stores. The meats are packed
from tho best cuts ohtainable; the
vegetables are standard commercial
packs All OF the commodities were