A chute system for selectively moving articles with little to no damage to such articles from a supply source oriented at a first level to a transversely moving conveying system oriented at a second lower level. The systems employ devices, such as but not limited to barcode systems such as 2D barcodes, radio frequency identification devices, digital data storage systems such as CD-ROM’s, and the like, to record andor store data thereon. The supplying power has a magnitude sufficient for driving the power-consuming components. The water is discharged via an outlet in the lower part of the tank.