The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-17
ARMY FOOD
SALE BEGINS
TOMORROW
Orders win Be Taken to 3
O'clock Today-AlI to Get
Portion.

Orders for portions Of the carload
of surplus army food which arrived
in Washington yesterday afternoon
will be taken up to o'clock today,
John G. McGrath, who has charge of
the sale, announced this morning.
The sale and distribution Of the
food Is expected to start tomorrow
morning.
when the orders from the con-
munity school stores. Government de-
partment stores. and the Eastern and
Western markets are received 10 Is
expected that the supply OF food will
not cover the demand" said Mr.. Nc
Grath. I'VE expect TO distribute the
food pro rata about the city. so that
everyone will be given an opportunity
to make purchases
VIII Inspect FOOd.
Volunteers will today devote their
time, under the direction OF Mr.. Ne
Grath, to inspecting the food to see
that any which is spoiled may not
be placed on sale. Some time this
afternoon the food will be taken from
the Municipal Fish Market to the
Eastern and Western markets, where
the distribution win take place.
The army trucks loaded with the
food started from Baltimore shortly
after noon yesterday and arrived at
the Municipal Fish Market q few
minutes after 5, led by Major E Z.
Squiers, U. s. A.
Mr.. McGrath, Commissioner "
Gwynn Gardiner. Congressman Oliver
Of Alabama, z. c. Morse. Of the War
Department, and z. J. Ward, Of the
Rmraa1a ~ EHfrrafF1r -,
officials who greeted the food squad
ron" as IL rolled up to the market
Mr.. Ward at the meeting in the
District building yesterday introduced
resolution asking Congress t.
create an office Of general food agent
for the District. The resolution was
unanimously adopted Mr. Ward also
proposed that Congress be asked to
order the District Commissioners, the
Board OF Education and the PostoRies
Department to cooperate with tie
new Office to bring down the eost Of
living in Washington.
Scale Of Prices.
A second meeting has been eaIlsA
for Monday. when plans will Be
formulated for a permanent citizens
organization to purchase foodstuRs
in large quantities.
The following are prices Of some -
the goods:
Corned beef hash. one pound cans,
fifty dozens at S2.7S per dozen; ffty
dozens OF twO-pound cans at SLSo
per dozen.
Sweet corn, 1000 No. cans. IsK
cents to 13& cents.
Peas, 1000 No. cans. at 12H to
13& cents a can.
Bacon, 200 twelve-pound cans at -
cents a pound
Baked beans, 1000 No. cans. AZ
So cents a can; 1000 No. cans ~
1S% cents a can.
Tomatoes, 1000 No. cans at Is Sc
cents a can; 1000 No. 1 cans at ~
cents a can
Corned beef, 100 dozen cans No. Z.
$3.50 a dozen; 100 dozen No. cans at
$3.50 a dozen.
Roast beef. 100 dozen one-pound
cans at $4.s2 a dozen; 100 dozen two
pound cans at $7.s2 a dozen.
Firms ORer to Cat Prices.
II a plan offered by the representa-
tive of one OF the largest food mann
featuring concerns in the country Is
accepted by John G. McGrath and
Commissioner W. Gwynn Gardiner, in
charge of distribution of surplus
army food in the District, Washing
| ton in the near future will have an
/ opportunity to buy toodstuffs in any
quantity at a cost of 80, 40 and 50
per cent below the retail prices.
This offer was made this morning.
The representative OF the concern
also said that he knew Of four other
food concerns willing to do the sAmS
/ thing.
The plan Is to ship carload after
carload of foodstuffs into Washing
ton, and have this foodstuR sold I'M
der the direction OF Mr.. McGrath.
The representative stated he could
furnish any amount OF food to the