Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-08-14
POSTMASTER WILL.
SOON SELL YOU
GROCERIES
Mr.. Wilcox Is Expecting the
Price List Within a Few
Days Which Will Reduce
Living Cost.

The citizens of Bogalusa will soon
have an opportunity to share in the
bargains in foodstuff which is being
disposed of by the government. Post
master Wilcox received notice a few
DAYS ago that the price list and other
details were being arranged and he
is expecting the notice on every mail
to begin taking orders. 1t is esti-
mated that there IS 1925, 100000
worth of surplus army foodstuff to
be offered, and if you can spare the
money and wait for the articles you
can make saving of about 25 per
cent.
Price List Being Prepared
Under arrangements for the sale
of the food made at a conference
a few days ago of Secretary Baker,
Postmaster General Burleson and
Representative Kelly of Pennsyl-
vania, author of the recent House
resolution directing sale and distri-
button of the food through the par
eel post, War Department officials
were preparing the price list covering
the entire available surplus.
The list will be sent to each of the
$4,000 postmasters throughout the
country as well as to all rural mail
carriers, who will inform consumers
+ of the prices and methods of sale and
| also take orders.
Payment at Time of Order
Payment must be made at the time
the order is taken, for which a re-
ceipt will be given in order that the
| purchaser may be reimbursed in the
event orders cannot be filled, through
exhaustion of supply or for any other
reason. The army food, which will
be available to the public at much
lower prices than those prevailing in
I the retail trade, consists chiefly of
canned vegetables, corned beef, ba-
lcon,, hashed corn beef, roast beef
and fresh frozen meats and poultry,
amounting to approximately 341,-
100000 pounds.
At Cost Plu. Postage
The prices represent the cost to
the government plus postage.
The value of the surplus available
follows:
Canned vegetables, $23, 900 600.
Corned beef, $4,000, 900.
Bacon $aS, 10000
flashed csfned beef, $40. O0O. 600.
Roast beet $2O.5OO,OOO.
I WE'LL ~
1 $40, 0OO, 900.
Rail Union Puts On Pressurs
Here is the PLAN:
The War Department furnishes the
Postoffice Department with COM
plete list of the goods it has for sale,
together with prices. The Postoffice
department calculates the amount of
postage each article will have to
carry within the first parcelpost zone
POO miles-and adds this to the
price Of the goods.
This price list is then distributed
to the $4,000 postoffices in the coun-
try and through the mail carriers to
every home in the land.
You look over the list, decide what
/ you want to buy, figure up the total
cost, and take the money to your
postmaster. He gives you a receipt
for it.
Mailman Brings IL
The postmaster then forwards
your order to the Quartermaster De-
partment of the a<my at Washington,
which sends it to any one of the
thirteen zone supply offices and stor-
age stations which is nearest your
home. This office pastes an address
label on the goods you want, drops
it in the mail and your mailman
brings it to you next day. You turn
your receipt over to the mailman
when he delivers your package.
! And remember that whatever you
buy by this method, you are getting
at one-half to two-thirds the present
market price. of the goods.
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