The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-21
is CARLOADS or
ARMY FOOD DUE
MaiImen Are Out Taking
House Orders Thursday

The sale OF surplus army food be.
KAN In Seattle at $ o'clock Thursday
morning. when Scattle's 262 mail
men were given requiHition blanks
and instructions on how 60 take or.
ders from Seattle housewives for
Uncle Sans foodatuffs.
Sixteen carloads Of food are on
their way 70 Seattle from Eastern
points. The food is due 90 arrive at
the quarternaster'a depot, Stacy II.
and T. Marginal way. within week,
and VIII ho Immediately distributed
to Seattle housewives thru the post,
office and 10 municipalities In Fast,
ern Washington. Idaho and Montana
which have already put In orders
The following carloads OF food are
en- route to this city.
Three carloads OF roast beef in six.
pounds cans. from Chicago: one car.
load tomatoes and one carload rice.
from Omaha; one carload strlnglexa
beans. from Camp Travis. Texas. ono
carload sweet corn, In 40 cans.
and two carloads peas in No. 2 cans
from Columbus. o.. one carload roast
beef. in two.pouni cans. and four
carloads eorned beef IN No. cans.
from New Cumberland. ia one car.
load colorcd beans. from san Anto
I Mo. Texas. ami one carload Of
white beans. from FL Paso. Texas.
81. 4.
Instructions received az the local
poHtofficc at late hour "Wednesday
caused hurried revision 81 the orig
inal price list, Prices have been re-
duecd from 10 60 Sc cents per pack.
aee under latest instructions.
The new price list follows:
/ Bacon, per case 81 six i2pound
cans. sss.fs. corned beef. per case OF
Is No. / cans. siA2a. corned beef. per
case Of "a No. ? cans. si3sT: corncd
beef. per case Of is six.pound cans
s2i.sT. roast beef. per caRc 81 "a No.
? cans. ti5.6i. roast beef. per case OF
is six pound cans. sss 81. rorned baef
hash. per case of Is No. cans
sio.et. corned beef hash. per case %
"a two-pound Dns, ss.ss; baked
beans per case Of IS No / cans
fa27' baked beans, per case Of "a
/ No cans. 81 Sai baked beans. per
case Of "a No. J cans. 1855
Stringlesa beans. per cas-" Of 20
No. > cans. s1t5. sweet corn. per
case Of "a No. cans. ass: beans.
per ioo-pound bag. sT.0i: canned
cherries. per case Of 20 small cans.
s. 10: flour. per- io0.pousd hag. ss,ss;
black pepper. per ease Of ss
I = pound cana. sts9. rice. per 100,
pound bag. tf2s. green psaan. per
case OF "a No. cans. g. sk. yege.
table soup. per case Of a. No. cans.
fs.os. tomatoes. per case OF - No
10 cans. tssi.
WIN Refund Money
An extra money already received
under tho Old price Ilst with be ~
funded Tho new prics list subsii.
tutsn the local posiaK. rate for IN.
frs, zone rate. as originals planned.
More than $50 orders had boon
taken In at the parcel post window
given over 10 food sales by noon
Thursday. Possoffice officials were
prepared for an unprecedented rush
By housewives
selected 10 take charge % the sale.
selected 10 take cahrEe OF the sale.
The deputy zone supply officer viii
supply all orders turned In by N.
poatofficc. A number Of requests
from municipalities IN Eastern
Washington. Idaho and Montana win
also be filled.
In order 10 eliminate confusion.
orders first placed viii be filled first.
according to Postmaster Edgar HAT.
tie. Orders may be left with the
mail man or at the postoffice build
Ing. or at any Of the following sub.
stations
Ballard. 2sts Market 20.
Columbia. 3ses Edmundr u.
Georgetown. soiT puwamlsh ave.
Green Lake. sos T.. 72d IT.
Queen Anne. II Boston A.
Terminal station. 2is King Il.
Universsty.,it 1905 +. tzd a.
station A. soT 2sd ave. 8.
station u. 1929 ifth ave.
Station r. 100 Blewctt VI.
Station I. 304s 18th ave. w.
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