New-York tribune., 1919-08-06
New York's Quota TO Be
$5,OOO,OOO More Than
Expected; Supply Will
Affect Prices for a Week
Sales May Open Monday
Proposed Auctions Called
Off by Government So
Cities Can Be Supplied

fnodnt'@' "o'Ih or army surplus
aooos1uhs II its appetite proves large
chlef of the Subsistence Sales Section
OF the Surplus Property Once. an
nounced yesterday This Is about AZ
uoo,000 worth more than it was he-
lleved possible to obtain. Even deal
ers admit this amount is sufficient to
least. "e"' a.
", Lieutenant Dee announced that the
war department had called off all
pema'ng serHn E auctions, presumably to CON
serve the supplies for distribution by
municipalities. Eight auction sales
calling for sealed bids have been can
celled by Lieutenant Dee in pursu-
canned meats and bacon, pickles.
prunes, evaporated apples and peaches.
rice, pink beans, crackers, coarse
homny and dehydrated onions. Most
or these commodities have not been
mentioned In previous lists of goods
ohered Tor consignment to cities.
Sales May Open Monday
Edwin A. OMalley, deputy Com
missioner of Public Markets, an
nounced last night that the sale will
PROBABLY open on Monday. as original.
~ Planned and will last for two
~ eidC ClIlc, lie balQ, DcCWe0n
SS,ooo,oo0 and S9,O00,0O0 worth of
supplies will have been sold. He
added that if the citvs appetite for
army food is sharp enough the sale
Will be continued until the city's maxi
mum quota is distributed
>, Mr. O'Malley conferred with Mayor
1lylah yesterday and received official
approval of his plan to use the schools
as sales depots. The Mayor designated
nun at conference of mayors to-day,
called by Governor Smith at Albany.
rams tor the sale of the food by the
clty nave been completed, Mr.. O'Malley
SAID. Every public school in the cjtv
WIZ be utilized, each in charge of two
policemen, one to handle the money
and the other to supervise the sales.
AN effort will be made to get the use
OF army trucks in transporting the
warehouses; to the sales depots. Most
oil the goods is in Jersey City and the
army supply base in BROOKLYN. If the
effort fails Governor Smith Will be
asked to impress the auto trucks of the
State Guard into service
number OF city departments will
spectors of the Department of Weights
and Measures will act as checkers.
Bookkeepers from the Department of
Accounts will handle the financial end
OF the transaction. Health Department
inspectors will be ready to examine
every pound of goods brought to the
Schools Tor sale. Employees of the
Street Cleaning Department will aid in
the loading and unloading. -
Both the Municipal and the War De-
partment authorities here are handi-
capped by the failure of the Washing
ton officials to notify Captain A. 4.
Stewart, surplus supply officer for this
zone, OF the plan to sell goods on COT
| slgnment. Unless this official notifica-
ton is received to-day and Captain
Stewart can confer with Mr.. OMalley
1t might be necessary to POSTPONE the
opening until next Tuesday or Wednes-
day; lieutenant Dee said the goods
could be shipped within forty eight
hours after the negotiations are closed.
The interest manifested by the pub
nc IN the sale of the commodities was
FRUSTRATED yesterday by the number of
telephone messages, letters and per-
sonal calls received by Lieutenant Dee
and Mr.. O'Malley. An elderly woman
called at the surplus supply office on
the tenth floor Of 461 Eighth Avenue
Yesterday and demanded that some sup
plles be sold to her. She said she wanted
TO eat the same kind of food which slls-
famed her boy through eighteen months
OF hard service abroad. She was poor,
she said. and the prices mentioned hv
the government would enable her to
eat bacon for the first time in months.
Nat ID. Jacob, Of the Black and
White Taxi Company said his en-
/ ployes are so enthusiastic over the
prospect OF purchasing the army stores
/ that he will permit the men to carry
supplies from the schoolhouses to
their homes in cabs Under present
arrangements all purchasers must pay
cash and remove their goods them
selves; Mr.. O'Malley suggests the use
OF baby carriages. children's pushmo-
plles and "anything else on wheels"
List of Commodities
tentative list of the commodities
to comprise the first consignment to
the city was made up yesterday by
! Mr.. OMalley. 1t includes three car
loads Of ham, two of canned and strip
bacon, two Of canned tomatoes. two of
beans, with tomato sauce, and two
/ without; one of wax beans, two of
canned string beans, two of canned
hma beans, one of canned pumpkin, two
OF canned peas. two of canned corn,
one-half of hominy, half of white
beacs and one-half of cereals.
These will be distributed to 14e
public schools in Manhattan, 176 in
Brooklyn and 90 in The Bronx Rich
mond and Queens schools will also re-
cclve pro rata share. A meeting will
be held in The Bronx Borough Hall to-
night of committee appointed by
Borough President Henry Bruckner to
aid in the distribution of the goods.
Invitations have been sent to the
Rev. DR.. Kephart, pastor of Trinity
Congregational Church, Father Bar
nard, pastor of st. Ansem Church:
Rabbi Spears and representatives of
the Y. M. c. A., Y. w. C. A., Red Cross.
Salvation Army and st. Vincent de Paul
Society. The object is to distribute
the food through those agencies. The
Bronx consumes s205 900 900 worth of
food annually, President Bruckner said
/ last night.
Newarks success in selling army
food has inspired other towns to make
purchases Lieutenant Dee said yester
/ day: Camden, N. j., ordered two car
loads of assorted canned meats and
vegetables, while Plainfield, N. J., or
dered goods valued at $4,S1S.O4. Mayor
Giilen, of Newark, placed a new ordor
yesterday for 10000 pounds of canned
bacon and 10000 pounds of strln
bacon. Perth Amboy, N. j., sent a re-
quest for information. bringing the
number of cities interested up to
twenty five
Jersey Mayors to
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