The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-11-14
PRESIDENT OPPOSES PEACE
UNTIL THE WAR is WON
OVER BREAD PRICE
PLAN or PRESIDENT
Wilson to Issue Proclamation Reuuir-
ing Bakers to Secure License. VIII
be Governed by IIOOyer's Rule.

washington, Nov. 1l.--DefDite steps
to standardize bread and lower its
price will be taken tomorrow when
President Wilson issues proclam;-
tion placing all bakeries under govern
mcnt license, December 10, and sub
jecting them to food administration
rules prescribing ingredients and
fixed, but with the Standardization it
is expected that natural competition
and simplilication of distribution will
force down prices for pound loavcs to
7 or s cents.
Fancy breads will be eliminated and
the multitude of sizes now produced
will be reduced to conform with stand
ard ingredients. The weights will be
one pound, one and a half, two and
four pounds. Tho loavcs will have a
crease in the middle TO permit their
sale i'll halves. In making only three
pounds Of sugarwill be allowed for a
barrel Of -four, instead of the prcsc.
average Of six pounds and two pounds
OF vegetable oil shortening must be
used instead Of six pounds of lard or
oil. The food administration expccts
to save 0O,000,000 pounds Of sugar and
the same amount Of lard in this way.
Bakers may use only skinned milk
for bread, and rolls will be permitted
only If made in standard sizes and of
regulation bread dough.
Through the cooperation of the bak-
ing industry and also with the back
ing Of the licensed system, Food Ad-
ministator Hoover hopes to work re-
forms In the present method of dis
tribuUion from Wholesale bakeries to
retailers and from retailers to Gus
toners. He will urge grocers, for in
stance, to buy regular quantities of
bread, limiting their purchase to a
single bakery instead of buying from
four or five as at present, and to make
lower charges to consumers who pay
cash and carry their goods home than
to those insisting on delivery and
credit. On the cash and carry" basis
he says, bread can be sold at a profit
OF | cent pound loaf. In addition,
an effort will be made to persuade
Wholesale bakeries to sell their pro
duct direct to customers who will pay
cash and carry their purchases.
IN licensing the baking industry,
which produces about 10 per cent of
the conntry's bread, Mr.. Hoover indi-
Gated no effort would be made to en-
courage use Of mixed -four. House
Keepers, however. will probably not DC
asked to use mixed -four.
The food administration estimates
that about 40 percent of the bread
production Of the country is in com
mercial bakeries, and 60 per cent i'm
homes. Milling standards now rcquir-
ing the manufacture OF about 70 per
cent Of the wheat grain into flour
have been found more efficient, from
considerations Of health and keeping
qualities, and probably will not be
changed.
hhc lcluiI cHlcnL lnat all bread
shall be baked in multiples Of one
pound" Mr. Hoover said in his state
mcnt announcing the forthcoming pro
clamation. has several Objectives-
economy in labor Of baking and econ
omy in materials. as small breads are
more wasteful In baking than larger
units. The bread remains fresh long
or in larger lOavcS and there will be
less loss Of stale bread.
Furthermore, a standard weight
Will protect the consumer At the
present time the tendency Is to adjust
the weight to the cost OF the bread In
an cndeavor to maintain unit of
price. If the bread in the country is
of fixed weights the consumer will be
able to determine at once the chear-
est bread, OF which he is now incap-
able because Of the variability in
weight from six ounces up 10 four
pounds"
The food administration considers
commercial bakeries of three types
those selling to retailers, those baking
bread for chain stores of their own
management, and the small bakers
selling direct to consumers.