Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-12
All Bakeries in Land to
Come Under Federal
Control.
SCENT LOAVES
TO BE BARRED
Fancy Breads to Be Eliminated and
Loaves to Be Baked in One, Ono and
One half, Two and Four Pound Sizes
Restrictions Placed on Formulas to
Be Used by Commercial Bakers
Must Watch Purchases.

every city in the land are to be put
under license beginning Dec. 10 and
made subject to government rules gov
erning weight of loaves. by President
Wilson's proclamation planned for is
suance today The. effect, it is said,
waste to consumers; and to gradually
forces prices for pound loayes down
ward, perhaps to or cents loaf.
While prices are not to be fixed fancy
breads are to be eliminated and loaves
baked in one, one and one half, two
and four pounds, with midway in
crease on each to permit the sale OF
half loaf. Fixed standard weights
are to let consumers know which loaf
Is really the cheapest.
Regulations For Bakers.
The formula to be used by bakers IS
subject to the following restrictions:
A maximum Of three pounds Of cane
or beet sugar per barrel Of -four. in
stead of an average Of about six pounds
as at present. This is expected to mean
saving Of 1oo0O0ooo pounds Of sugar
a year!
A maximum Of two pounds Of short
,ening per barrel Of flour, instead OF
present average Of about six pounds.
Use Of vegetable OIL substitutes Is re-
quired. This viii mean q saving OF
100, ,0OO, 900 pounds OF lard annually.
Only Slsimu1ed milk may be used. u Z. =
Is stated that the microscopic amount
Of butter fat in whole milk bread gives
no adequate compensation for its use. Z
Rolls may be made only when baked
Of the same dough as bread. This will
mean the elimination Of many varieties
Of fancy rolls.
Another requirement Is that the bak-
ers shall not henceforth accept re-
turned loaves Of bread. The amount
of flour lost in this manner, 1t is estt-
mated, amounts to upward Of 100000
barrels year.
Must Watch Purchases.
This rule, 1t Is figured, will force the
retailers and public to watch their pur-
chases more carefully.
Mr. Hoover hopes to bring about
further reductions in the cost to the
consumer by the establishment Of va
rious economies. For instance, he em-
phasizes the fact that bread sold di-
rect from the bakers costs about 8
cents pound less than when the con-
sumner has it delivered from a retailer
who has purchased 1t from the bakery.
Mr.. Hoover has requested the large
wholesale bakery Adjustments to sell
bread direct to the consumer at the
lower price,
Grocers are asked by the food adj
ministrator to make difference In
price between "cash" and carry" and
delivery and credit" sales.
Cut Down SUGAR.
In baking only three pounds OF sugar
Will be allowed for a barrel Of -four,
instead Of an average Of six pounds
now used, and two pounds Of vege-
table oil shortening must be used in
stead Of six pounds OF lard or oil.
I The food administration expects to
save 100,000.O00 pounds Of sugar and
the same amount Of lard. in this way.
Bakers may use only SKINNED milk
for bread. and rolls viii be permitted
only II made in standard sizes and Of
regulation bread dough.
Thru the Cooperation Of the baking
industry and also with the backing
Of the licensing system. Food Adj
ministrator Hoover hopes to wor,,
reforms in the present method OF dis
tribution from wholesale bakeries "a
retailers, and from retailers to cns
toners.
"cash and carrv.n
He will urge grocers, for instance ~
buy regular quantities of bread, limit
In fhofys, Yy,y hno - -.
instead OF buying from four or Ave
as at present and to make lower
charges to customers who pay cash
and carry their goods home than "a
those insisting On delivery and. credit.
On the cash and carry" basis. ha
says bread can be sold at q profit az
! cent pound loaf. In addition. an
attempt will be made to persuade
wholesale bakeries to sell their product
direct to customers who will pay cash
and carry their purchases.
In licensing the baking Industry.
which produces about 40 per cent Of
the country's bread, Mr. Hoover In
dicated no effort would be made to
encourage use Of mixed flour contain-
ing other cereal products than wheat.
since experiments have shown such
::oo;;..:ss ::oo;.:s 1ao5es-.,et keen well
One Wheatlsss Meal. N
Neither Will the administration ask
housekeepers who bake their own
bread to mix -four but will seek IN.
stead to have them observe one,wheat-
less meal q day week. Restaurants
and hotels which use about 15 per
cent Of the tota! bakery output will
be ass ed 10 have one " yyheatfess day q