El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-08
By
Frank G. Carpenter

D consists Of many small units Of the same
kind. and the larger ths mill the more
units there are. They have al kinds OF
labor saving machines, and the whole pro-
cess is largely automatic
Flour Analysed Every Two Hours.
During my stay at the mill / went into
the laboratory and special bakery This
company has eight mills and every two
hours samplers from each OF them are
brought here 20 be analyzed as TO their
food contents and nutrient values 7 ne
-four passes through the chemical labora-
tory and the physical laooraLoTy ana y
finally made into half pound loaves- The
baking is done just IN any Of the bak-
cries Of the United States ana the loaves
are cut and examined as 70 texture, taste
aud color
The Minneapolis millers are all making
experiments and tests as 20 flour ana
meal for the army They make mixtures
Of corn flour and wheat flour and test
the bread made therefrom as 20 food
calories and keeping qualities not long
ago some bread was sent from here TO
san Francisco. and il arrived as moist as
when g came out OF the oven. A recent
test vas made with barley -four. in which
coo barrels we're baked into experimental
Ioavea-
I have had talk here with william G.
Edgar tho editor OF the Northwestern
Miller. Nj. Edgar is one Of the chic.
authorities on the wheat situation He
took million dollar cargo OF wheat do
mated by the millers OF Minneapolis 20
he is thoroughly abreast with the de-
mands OF the times I asked him as 20
the possibility Of finding a substitute for
wheat bread. said he
Wheat Flour Is Health Food
As Tar IS 1 can tell. any mixture o.
cutting down of wheat flour in the MAJ
ing Of bread means just that much loss
1f food value. The Germans thought they
could reduce the wheat contents Of their
leaves They put in more OF the bran
bur o. brought disease 10 the old and 20
the children. and the result was loss ct
health ana efficieucE- england also has
tired IL. using s. percent wheat lou-. II
was failure They experimental In BEL
GUM In ma king the fo1r Of the whole
wheat berry The result was ricketts, and
stomach trouble and a good deal OF tuber-
culosis. The vitality Of the people got So
low under the whole wheat ration that If
rad 20 Re changed. and an additional. spe-
cIally balanced ration had 20 be Issued
FOR the children and the aged az a cost
Of more than million dollars a month
This was the experience o. the Belgian re-
lief committee"
What are the nillers doing 20 meet
the great need for flour and 20 relieve the
food shortage" I asked Nj Edgar re-
Piled "As soon rs war was declared the
milling interests came together and or
gained 10 meet these questions and 10
aid The government in any way possible
They divided the country mp into eight
na -ural divisions ands selected one man
10 represent. organize and ac- for HE d.
vision. The work Of the organic ton was
Leo be in touch with the food commission
~ Washington There was a great meet
ms % an the m-l.ers. and they agreed
-h1- during the war they would take only
normal profits and that THEY would try
to- prevent speculation Of any kind The
basis for the price Of flour is the actual
cost Of the wheat. plus the small profit
justified for turning the wheat I'm flour.
The m Tiers turtle agreed TO leave thor
books open 20 the food administrator a.
an times.
II Che 81 Eht divisions 20 which AR. I'd
gar referred thee are 1870 flour mills
with % u1ii- capacity o. 1G'-f57 barrels
of f1u- That weuid MAKE 4-e- --f. oe'--
900 l0a--z q brad. p- enough 90 give
~ dag --o l0a--s % every man. wo-rl-
au a1d child in the United states.
Price T. Pr Slesu-
asked one oC tho mll.ers hc-r as On
the price n flour. and how high &C. would
20. said h5-
Tibet -ould be hard 70 say In o-hc-
wars 30 has gone 90 llEu as s1.-.. which
was The average liverpool u-.e during
g. ne war ~ 1872 7usr ef-gr the civil war
r. reached s9.16 and la the --cold -eas F,
Of the C.mean war g. rr=- 20 2--@f
tushsL OF coursa- 70 the food admins
r-atiou IS succes=fli I'm regulating che
price we shah BE- s-scd from excessive
boarding and Specializing on tEa part -
The growers The rai food dic-Tror ri
America. is the farue-. On him depends
the supply ard che price and Just now
when all industries and -uauuflctur ~
are asked TO take only nominal profit.
he viii have 10 fall into line"