The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 14, 1917, Page 4

ee ee eee STAR—TUESDAY, AUG. 14, 1917. PAGE 4 THE COMMERCIAL ECONOMY BOARD of the NATIONAL COUNCIL OF DEFENSE Asks Retailers and Their Customers to Co-operate To Curb Waste and Release Men and Capital for the War In Accordance With the Government’s Request, the Following Resolutions Have Been Adopted to Become Eftective August 15, 1917 I.—Resolved, That the undersigned retail merchants pledge themselves to limit the number of regular package deliveries and that, where economy will result, deliveries will be limited to one trip a day. I].—Resolved, To adopt the practice of mak- ing a minimum charge of twenty-five cents for each special delivery. A special delivery to be defined as a parcel ordered sent by a special messenger by a cus- tomer whois unwilling towait forthe reg- ular delivery, but not including, however, so-called spectals caused through the op- eration of a store’s alteration department, and also specials caused by errors of store’s. employes. III.—No goods will be received for credit or exchange that are not offered to us within three days from receipt. This rule does not apply to merchandise that is sold on a strictly non-returnable basis for sanitary or other reasons. IV.—Resolved, Further, to publish generally the facts calculated to emphasize in the CHEASTY’S KING BROS. CO. FREDERICK & NELSON J. S. GRAHAM customer’s mind the importance of the following points: First—When shopping, do not leave the store empty handed—CARRY PARCELS WITH YOU to the extent of your ability. Help to make this “the fashion.” Second—When you have goods to be re- turned, do not leave home empty handed. If all customers would carry small parcels for exchange, the saving of time in deliv- ery departments would amount to thous- ands of hours annually. Third—Avoid C. O. D. purchases whenever possible. Fourth—Shop early in the day, if possible. Stores must have a sufficient number of salespeople ALL DAY LONG to handle the trade at the very busiest. hour, which, due to the habits of customers, is near the middle of the day. To help us distribute the business more evenly would result in great economy to us, and eventually to you. pda E CORSET CO. EASTERN OUTFIT’ TING CO. CARMAN WESTBERG & CHILDS TURRELL SHOE CO. A. G. SPALDING & BROS. THE FLORENCE CO. SPELGER & HURLBUT REGAL SHOE ( WALLIN & NORDSTROM ade aera natin 4 ‘GGERT SHOE CO. PIPER & TAFT CHAMBERS MILLINERY AND ee Re CO. SHAFER BROS, KENNEDY'S, Inc, WAIST SHOP : 7 thle ee Ne 3 GROTE-RANKIN CO. MOREY STATIONERY CO. GOTTSTEIN FURNITURE CO. WALK-OVER BOOT SHOP SHANER & WOLFF ARCHWAY BOOK STORE THE BON MARCHE KEATING’S McCORMACK BROS. MacDOUGALL & SOUTHWICK BAXTER SHOE CO. MILLER HAT CO. TAILORED READY CO. LOWMAN & HANFORD FRASER-PATERSON CO. THE RHODES Co.