Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-01
CITIZENS PLAN ME- HODS
! TO OBTAIN ARMY FOODS
Name Committee TO Proceed in Ar
ranging Purchase of
Supplies.
BANKS WILL BACK MOVEMENT
News of Proposed Postal Distribution
Causes Hesitation Until McssaS"
From Congressman Flood Assures
Meeting 10 Form Body at Once.

Meeting 10 Form Bouy AT oncS.
stops to advance the high cost of
living in Richmond were taken yes
tcrday. At the conference called by
Mayor Ainsli, a committee was APP
pointed TO formulate plans ~ which
Richmond citizens could secure Il
proper share OF the surplus fuoiS;uifs
which the government is TO distribute
At cost TO the people OF the United
States.
The committee is composed of the
Norman. president of the Ktwanis
Club clarence i. Cado; president of
the Business Mons Club, aud Me. G.
Fnnieau president OF tho Renters
and Consumers Protective Association.
NIr. saunders 10 Iinndl. Sugar.
In addition TO Mayor Ajnslc and the
members ~ the above committee there
were al the meeting the following:
r, W Merchant secretary Of the Rent
ers' and Consumes Protective Asso-
citation; " y. CLARKE. il. secretary Of
the Retail Meryhants' Association;
Frank kruk and H. NJ. Blankrnshtp,
repreSentiug organized labor: \. T.
Wilmer, representing the Red Cross.
and clyde w Saunders. George McD
Blake also attended the conference.
IT WAS decided that Clyde W. Saun-
ders would handle the matter of dis
irihutinS the sugar which Mayor.
.NI!!Silt ms requested from the ulipu
States Sugar Equalization Board Nlr
saunders has offered TO guarantee the
financing Of the sugar proposition and
TO distribaie what sugar may be sent
here. HE yesterday expressed the opn-
ION that the sugar could he distributed
on basis OF half Il cent cost
Assurance was given at tho confer
once that local banks would back any
movement Which had for it's purpose
the securing by Richmond citizens of
their share Of tile surplus foods to be
distributed by the War Department.
Message From COnrrc>smnn.
encouragement ~ PRESS dispatches
that the House OF Representatives. had
voted u have the food distribution
made by parcel post caused tho mem,
hers OF the conference 10 have some
DOUBT. as 10 what steps TO take. but
bciore the meeting was over Alayor
Ainslie received from Congrcssnl,u
Flood 6 telegram stating lhat no an
nropria ton had been made for tho dis
tfibnt!on by parcel post and that
therefore the War Department. viii
continue 10 make dinsjribution through
me Mayors and citizen bodies OF me
NUM- PdI!tIeS OF the country. The tcle-
gram was IN reply - one sent by Mayor
Ansli'. and reads ns follows:
. War department making distrih,i-
ton 81 surplus food SUPPLIES ,hro,,ri,
NE NE usual chanHeis Of trade 10 munici-
p pni1tLes Jnd' When charter prevents
sola 10 organizations Of citizens VINO
nave approval OF the Mayor SuDDiias
sotu IN such cases AZ cost 10 the gov
-ernment. or so per cent OF cost, Inns
pcSScd resolution requesting ScCrct1ry
OF VA 10 distribute these supplies ~
naEgei post nut no approximation was
mad 10 supply men To- handle thosg
snppNes SO War department arranro-
nan, Nan va. continue. Form organiza
~ {. Morse. assistant director of sufI
PHes' Mar Department.
'S4sheu) III. n. FLOOD"