The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-09-21
SUGAR PLANTERS
CABLE HOOVER FOR {
license BLANKS
Only Short Time Left IN Which
Plantations May Make AppIi-
cation For Required Permits
AGENTS ON MAINLAND
~. MAY ACT FOR HAWAII
Rules and Regulations Governing
Beet Industry, Received Here,
Expected To Apply Locally

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Secretary ". o. smith Of the Hawa
Jan Sugar Plaptorss .Associatibn yes,
terday esbIcd Washington, aeaoaintine
Herbcft G. Hoovsr the United states
food administrator with fact that but
a few days Is allowed the sugar pro
dpcery Of Hawaii to take out licenses
under the Food Control Act Of August
10, and requesting that the necessary
application blanks FOR such licenses be
forwarded nj once.
But eleven days remain, according 70
the press Dispatches recently received
in which tho plantation companies Of
the Islands are supposed to secure the
licenses now demanded. The inforn,a.
it"n that all sugar commissioners would
have to take out licenses, under condi
icons brought about, by the great war
has been received Mt very late mo-.
ment es far as Hawaii is concerned. J.
IL Is required that all sugar mann,
facturers obtain licenses ON or before
October l. Since this appears TO he
Impossible in Hawaii . case, Il NAV be
arranged, as noted yesterday, for island
firms TO have representatives. ON the
mainland, who win be recognized b.
the food administrator. and allowed Ia
act for them in taking ont the licenses
In such case the business could be
transacted by wireless or cable.
X Is probable that the special rules
and regdlatiohs governing licenses for
the beet sugar business will apply, for
the most part, 10 the cane sugar in
dustry, though the difference In locality
will, as can be observed, make some
difference in the wording, since meth.
DDS of shipment differ. ~ Z. ..
Beet Sugar Requiremsnts AZ 3
4 These are the beet sugar require
ments, aimed against wasteful practise
or boarding Of the commodity, <,
NH shipments OF beet sugar BY
producers thereof shall be. made in,
ear lots Of not less than 10000 pounds
each, unless "a different minimum IL
authorized. by special written permis,
eiop of the United States Food Admin,
istratOr; provided, however, that cars
OF lower carrying capacity. than 90 ,0DC
pounds shall be loaded to their maxi
mum capacity without such permi ssion.
~ 2--Not producer, Of beet sugar shah
sell such sugar to any person required
to have a license under the terms Of
the Presidents proclamation Of Sep.
trmbcr ~ M, 0nless such Il person
she'll have obtained license. y
Fs3-'rNo producer Of beet sugar shaT,
ever sell sich sugar to any person who
Is. not regularly engaged in the business
OF selling sugar at Wholesale, selling!
sugar at retail, or using sugar in manu-
faeturing, or who is,not consumer Of.
sugar Any such sale IS hereby de
termincd to be unjust, unreasonable
and wasteul, practise, and to be an as,
siafanee to boarding as defined by the
Act of August 10, 1917.
"477No producer of beet sugar shah
make. or have outstanding at any.time.
any contract for the sale OF such sugar,
except snch contracts as require SHIN.
ment thereof within ten days after the
making Of said contracts. and except
ing contracts with the federal, state
and county governments. Any other
contract Of sale is hereby determined
to be an unjust, unreasonable, and up
fair practise. y . q; I 4
"5-No producer of beet sugar shall
ever sell or deliver sneh sugar 10 any
person knowing that such sale win give
such q person a supply of sugar in OK
cess Of that required by him for his
business requirements during the next
thirty days Any such sale Is hereby
determined TO be unjust, unreasonable
and unfair practise. y. 4tEat@N
i tf6--Every producer of beet su7sI
shall on or before October 1, 1917
furnish, TO the United States Food Ad,
ninistrator, Washington, d. O., a price
list showing the seabnard base price
cane basis, the differenfials in force
between cane and beet sugar, between
markets, and for package
goods; after anch price list or any sub,
sequent price list shall have been iE \
sued, no producer of beet sugar shall
make any sales of such sugar except
at the price, differenfials and terms
shown In the price list then in force
until the producer shall have prepared
and mailed TO the United States Food
administration new price list show.
ing any change made in said price, diff
ferential or terms. This rule shall not
apply to any producer who shall have
entered into an agreement with the
Vnitcuy oPhloS aumtnlgtTulOTJ prebcrlD
ing other methods Of supplying such
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General Regulations "A
General regulations covering all
licenses for the importation, manufac-
ture, storage and distributions of food
under the act approved
August 10, controlling the nation s
food, demand that all or any informa-
tion concerning food production, re;
guired by a representative of the food
shall be given, when re,
quested, and on blanks which will be
provided, this information covering
prices and dispositions.
Licensees must, under oath, furnish any
desired information in writing. The
authorized representative of the Uni,
ted States food administrator shall be
OF liberty, during business hours, to ia,
speet all property stored or held in the
possession or under the control of the
lisaRyee, and all his books and records.
Sugar producers enter into q con
trnct with Herbert Hoover, food ad,
pinirtroior, acting Id this behalf for
the President, whereby the producers
agree 20 be governed BY all orders is
sued through the sugar distributing
committee or otherwise.