Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 182, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1914 — ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BENSON DELIVERY CO [ARTICLE]

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BENSON DELIVERY CO

It is the intention of the Benson Delivery company in establishing their central station delivery system in Rensselaer to give to the consumers better service and regulated time in receiving their groceries, meats, bread and merchandise, and alter the housewives have become familiar with the schedules and service rendered they know and can depend upon getting their groceries to almost the exact minute, thus eliminating any losjj of time by waiting end uneasiness ctf mind. It also must be borne in mind that all merchants belonging to this system have cut their delivery expenses one-half, which helps to reduce your high cost of living for the consumers Are the people who pay the expenses. The names ol all merchants who are members will be published in this paper Thursday.

We employ courteous drivers, have a strictly sanitary distribution center. The public is always welcome to visit and see how their merchandise is handled, giving you five op portunities each week day and one addition on Saturday to get your groceries, which is far better and more than any merchant can do with one wagon. ‘Out wagons pass your door as regular a® an interurban car would do, always maintaining schedule time. Our schedules lor leaving the station wIH be 7:00, 9:00, 10:45 a. m., and 2:30 and 4:45 p. m., %nd an extra delivery on Saturday at 6:30 p. •m., and we will keep on publishing 'these schedules until you are familiar with them. So order your merchandise according to what delivery you want it, but try to avoid waiting until the last minute. If every person did that, disappointment would be the result occasionally, because the clerks must have time to put up your order. We ask the co-operation of every housewife In Rensselaer, lor it will be to your interest to help make this a success, and after you ate familiair with this .system you will, see the superiority over the preset* method of delivering, and will also find it a great convenience in receiving packages from various stores not now in a position to deliver. BENSON DELIVERY 00.

By E. E. Benson.