Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-18
ROCK ISLAND IS
IN DISTRICT OF
: CHICAGO STORE
Government Mail Order House
There to Handle All Sales in
Illinois and Nearby.

the Chicago government store,
which will be opened Sept. 25.
The war department announces
the establishment IF retail stores
in "a cities of the United States in
which will be offered for sale, be-
ginning Sept 25, practically every
household commodity embraced in
the surplus stocks of war materials
held by the government.
Only army stocks will be sold,
the proposal that the government
extend the business by purchasing
commodities for resale below high
market prices having been reject
ed.
In establishing the stores the
Quartermaster general of the army
divided the country into "a dis
tricts, and the store located in each
OF these districts will be the source
IF supply for all the people resi-
{ dent in that district, all goods to
be sold either over the counter di-
rectly or through the parcel post.
All parcel post orders must be
made direct TO the district store
and not through pOstmasters-
Big Branch for Chicago.
GulCdBO Is tuUSEu ny Tue Audl
termaster general for one of the
largest stores, the Chicago district
embracing all of Illinois. the north
ern half of Indiana, all of Iowa.
and the southern half of Wiscon-
sin This means that all the peo-
pie residing in these sections must
purchase their army stores through
the Chicago store. In the large
cities there probably will be more
than one store, permission having
been granted for establishment of
branch stores in various parts Of
the city.
The prices quoted include
Sharges for delivery to any point
in the United States. These stores
will make sales both over the
counter and on mail orders. The
prices fixed on these commodities
are the same for sales made over
the counter or delivered to the
consumer in response to mail or
ders.
no renovated goods will be sold
on mail orders" said an official
statement from the war depart
ment. Such stocks viii be sold
only over the counter
Based on Population.
THE surplus stock of each com
modify, the quantity of which is
sufficiently large to justify such
procedure, has been allocated to
the retail districts into which the
country has been divided, each dis
tricts allotment being based on
the population of the territory en-
braCed within the district bOun-
darv. and a distribution Of the sur
plus is now being made in accord
ance with this ALLEGATION. The
character of certain of the com
modities to be offered for sale is
such that the demand for them wiz
be restricted to certain sections of
the country Such commodities
will be distributed only to the
stores located in those particular
sections.
"All deliveries of goods ordered
by mail will be made through the
PARCEL post service, but mail or
Mrs must be addressed directly to
the store in the district in which
the purchaser resides and not to
the postmaster of that city.
Cash or Certified Checks.
panied by cash, postal money or
der, or certified check. No uncer-
tilted checks will be accepted. To
assure delivery of mail orders the
war department will insure all mail
order purchases of over 50 at gov
eminent expense Orders for less
than 50 worth of goods will be
shipped at purchasers risk.
directed his sales , anization to
select, in each of the cities in
which stores will be established"
a building accessible TO the class
Of trade to which the commodities
offered will most strongly appeal.
Where local conditions justify the
superintendent of the stores are
authorized to establish branches
within their districts"
The Price List.
The list of prices to he made
available to the public in the q
stores to be opened by the war del
partment throughout the country. |
&ssued last night, follows:
Article Price |
Arctics, cloth top. per pair. $3.50 I
Arctics. all rubber, per pair. 225 |
Blankets, all wool. each $3.50. 500 |
Blankets, wool and cotton, ca. 500 |
Blankets. cotton, per pair 49, 800 /
Bags, rubber, hot water. each. Go |
Boots, rubber. hip. per pair. 5.25 |
Brooms, stable, with handle,
each .-..... 10 /
BrOoms. corn. each .... so /
Brushes, scrub. each .-..... 10 !
Brushes. shaving. each ..... 10 |
Candles. tallow. per pound 80. 20 |
Cans. ash or garbage, assorted
sizes. each .............. 500 |
Cups. canteen. each ........ Is |
Drawers, wool ribbed. winter
heavy, per pair ............ loo |
Drawers. winter, wool. light,
per pair ................. 100
Drawers. summer, balbriggan,
nainsOok, elias, seam knee,
knee and full length. pair E. so
Gloves, Jersey knit. each 80. so
Hats. oilskin, each ........ rs /
Kettles, camp, with covers, ca. so
LariatS, each ....-.... .65 |
Leggings, foot. per pair ...... Is
Overalls, combination. per pr ESQ
OveraIls, bib, per pair ...... 125
Raincoats, commercial. each 5.25
Stats. flag, five foot sectional
steel, each .............. 10
STATS. flag, eight foot section
= al. wood, each .-..-.-.-... 10