The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-20
Manufacturers Face Shutdown
Due to Shortage.
$4,000 Employed in Industry in
N. Y. City Alone.
as PER CT. GOES TO LUXURIES
See Serious OurtaiIment in
Christmas Candy Output.
Beet Sugar Crop May Restore
Business in Few Weeks.

Washington, Oct 2O@Reduction in
sugar sales to confectioners and other
luxury manufacturers, has been or
dered by the Hoover food administra-
ton, it was officially stated.
In view of the growing shortage
and soaring prices to the average con-
sumer, it was made plain that if nee
essary the government would not hes
itate to curtail all luxury" uses of
sugar
The Christmas candy business will
be hard hit by the order
While the step announced today
was taken with the hope that a COM
plete shutdown on candy making will
not become necessary, this will be in
evitable if the incoming beet sugar
crop does not solve the shortage. The
food administration stated that the
later crop should enable candy max
ers who may have to shut down now,
to resume operations within few
weeks.
The administrations order will be
put into effect Immediately thru state
food controllers and local committees
as well as refiners.
Soft Drinks in Boycott.
Soft drinks are classed by Hoover
with candy as a luxury. Bakery cake
is not, but the usual froSting on it
will have to be eliminated in future.
Il
used in this country goes into lux
uries the food administration estimat-
ed
Appeals for economy in sugar con-
sumption having failed to relieve the
shortage, today's order was decided
upon by Herbert Hoover. Candy con-
sumption has increased enormously in
the United States recently despite a
rise in price of the CONNECTIONS. The
increase was reported to be particular
ly noticeable in prohibition territory
and around army cantonments.
Thousands of workers in candy fac
tories are expected to be out of en-
ployment temporarily. Manufacturers
anticipated the Administrations order
will have this result as well as closing
up retail candy stores
Some candy makers do not antici-
pate any relief from the new beet su-
gar crop before December, barely in
time for part of the Christmas candy
season
Family Board SugarIess.
The food administration is prepar-
ing a series of sugar conservation ap-
peals to the public, The housewife
faces a short period of sugar famine
in which 1t may be impossible for
many to obtain any sugar. Retail
prices are slowly mounting, being held
| in check only by Hoover's recent in
dictment of retailers as one of the
principal factors in high prices.
| An important detail in handling the
! coming Cuban sugar crop has beer
| arranged for the food administration
in securing plentiful supply of jute
| bags from India, thru the British ad.
miralty's assignment of the necessary
! shipping.
Sends Out Sugar Order.
The following telegram was sent tc
all the sugar distributing agencies OF
/ the country, notably the American re.
! finery committee of New York an(
! the sugar distributing committee O.
/ Chicago, handling respectively cane
and beet sugar:
I'VE consider it essential to reduc,
consistently sales of sugar for produc
ton of candy. Must be reduced in or
der to provide household and alIieC
! needs.
This request applies to manufac
, turers of gum, cOrdials. syr-1ns an,
luxuries. Manufacturers of food nrod
ucts should have preference-con
densed milk companies coming first
tSigned) Food Administration.
Chicago Factories Close Down.
Chicago. Oct. 2O.-FormaI warnin.
was issued here this afternoon on in
strucuons from the office of Food Ad
ministrator Hoover that a sugar fam
inc is upon the country and that tn,
moment of Americas first seIf-denia
in the matter of food has arrived
The warning states that manufac
turers using sugar in their product
are closing down and that thousand
of persons are threatened with tenn
porary loss of employment. Individ
uals, as well as dealers. are called mo,
to do with the absolute minimum 4
the product. 1t was announced tina
as the Atlantic states have the great
est scarcity that beet sugar from tn
west will be rushed first to that sec
ton.
Sugar Embargo in Kansas Citv.
Kansas City, Mo, Oct 2O.-Kansa
City wholesale grocers today declar.
an embargo on sugar sales to confec
TONERS. The sugar shortage will b
relieved just as soon as candy maker
quit using more than half the avail
able stocks. they declared.
May Officially Ration Sugar.
New York. Oct 20=Many store
in New York were entirely withou
sugar today.
DR.. Henry Oskowitz marke+fn
J commissioner. is considering ral(i1
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