Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-30
WARNING GIVEN LOCAL BUSINESSMEN
ON FEDERAL MERCHANDISE LICENSES
Comics of President Wilson's Proclamation OF August 10 Re-.
ceiyed Here-chamber of Commerce Draws Attention to
Observation-Disclosures Coming Later

President Wilson's proclamation OF
August 10, requiring licenses Tor the
importation. manufacture, storage and
distribution of food necessaries has
been received here. and those who
have been able to get copies are busy
studying the requirements of the Or
der
Secretary Brown of the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday completed a cir
cular letter to chamber members out
lining the main provisions OF the pres
identiaI order. They are as follows:
Under an act of congress, H. r. No
1861, it is provided. among other
things, that the President may. by
proclamation, make such regulations
and issue such orders as are essen
tial to effectively require licenses and
prescribe regulations tor the issuance
of licenses from certain persons, firms,
corporations and associations engaged
in handling various food products.
Such proclamation was issued by the
President under date of October 5,
1917, and under penalty of $4,000 for
failure to so do, those persons, firms,
corporations and associations who are
engaged in importing, manufacturing
or distributing any Of the following
commodities are required to apply for
federal license on or before Novem'
Der /, 1917:
"All persons, firms, corporations
and associations engaged in the bust
ness either of % operating cold
storage warehouses "a cold storage
warehouse for the purpose OF this
proclamation being defined as any
place artificially or mechanically cool
ed to or below a temperature of A.
degrees above zero Fahrenheit in
which food products are placed and
held for so days or more); GU operat'
ing elevators, warehouses or other
places for storage of corn, oats, bar,
ley, beans, rice, cottonseed, cotton
seed cake, ~cottonseed meal or peanut
meal, or 60 importing. manufacture
ing Including milling, mixing or pack
ing) or distributing (including buying
and selling) any of the following COM
modities:
Wheat, wheat flour, rye or rye
flour.
Barley or barley flour.
Oats, oat meal or rolled oats.
Corn, corn grits, cornmeal, hominy.
corn flour, starch from corn, corn Oil,
corn syrup or glucose.
Rice or rice flour.
Dried beans.
Pea seed or dried peas.
Cottonseed, cottonseed oil, cotton
seed cake or cottonseed meal.
Peanut oil or peanut meal.
Soya bean oil, soya bean meal, palm
oil or copra oil.
oleomargarine, lard, lard substi-
tutes, oleo oil, Or cooking fats.
Milk, butter or cheese.
Condensed, evaporated,' or powdered
milk D..
Fresh, canned, or cured beef, pork,
or mutton. f. -
Poultry or eggs.
Fresh or frozen fish.
Fresh fruits or vegetables.
Canned: Peas, dried beans, to-
matoes, corn, salmon or sardines.
Dried: Prunes, apples, peaches, or
raisins.
Sugar, sirupS, or molaSseS.
Exceptions
Excepting, however:
{ Operators of elevators or ware.
houses handling wheat or rye. and
manufacturers of the derivative pro-
ducts of wheat or rye, who have al
ready been licensed.
2-Importers, manufacturers and re-
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sugar syrups and molasses who have
already been licensed.
Retailers whose gross sales OF
food commodities do not exceed $780,
900 per annum.
4-Comnlon carriers.
Farmers, gardeners, cooperative
associations of farmers or gardeners,
including livestock farmers and other
persons with respect to the products
of any farm, garden or other land own
ed, leased or cultivated by them.
FISHERMEN whose business does
| not extend beyond primary consisn'
ment.,
Those dealing in any of the
above commodities on any exchange,
| board of trade or similar institution
| as defined by section 10. Of the act OF
August 10, 1917, to the extent of their
dealings on such exchange or board OF
/ trade.
S-Millers of corn, oats, barley, rye,
wheat or rice. operating only plants of
daily capacity Of less than IS bar.
| rels.
| 9-CaRners of peas, dried beans,
| corn, tomatoes, salmon or sardines,
whose gross production does not ex-
coed 5000 cases per annu1H.
| 19-Persons slaughtering, packing.
| and distributing fresh, canned or
/ cured beef, pork, or mutton, whose
gross sales of such commodities do
! not exceed 100000 per annum.
| I1-Operators of poultry or egg
! packing plants, whose gross sales do
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