Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1917-10-11
STAPLE FOODS
UNDER / R. FEDERAL !''|;'| /! !! !.
CONTROL II NOV. |
: 3. - Z IS
A Announcement of Food Ad-
inistration Board Ii
cense Mamma \ j j ! fa''lcturers ! and
Distributors.

Washington, Oct 9-virtually all
the staple foods consumed by the
American people viii be put under
government control on November 1. 4
The food administra announc-
ed tonight that within few days
President Wilson viii issue an exec
utive order requiring that manufac-
turers and distributors of some 20
fundamental foods operate under Ii
cense restrictions designed to pre-
vent unreasonable profits and to stop
speculat tion and boarding. n.
III Regulations will be prescribed for
meat packers, cold storage houses,
millers. Gamers, elevators, grain
dealers and wholesale dealers and re-
tailers doing business of more than
800, 900 annuallyin the commodi-
ties to be namsd.
THE prime purpose of the food
administration, the announcement
said, sis to protect the patriot
against the Stacker in business. It
has generally been recognized that
the enormous obligation imposed on
the American people to feed our sol
diers at the front and the allies Gre
ates q disturbing factor in trade
which allows opportunity to few
to impose burdens upon the many,
and that It Is Of vital national Inn
portance that such control should be
exerted as will remedy, SO far as
may be, the economic disturbances
incident to the war
200 Conferences Held.
Issuance OF the Presidents procla-
imation has been delayed, the an
Inouncement said i that the food ad-
ninistration might complete confer
ences with. Representatives Of trades
and producers and Spnsumers. 4 :. Al.
ready about 200 conferences have
lbeen held at which were planned
regulations and constructive meth
DDS of control. 2-&g
"It has been the desire of the food
administration" the announcement
lcontinued, "to secure the coopera-
ition Of all patriotic men in the vari-
ous trades SO as to eliminate specula-
ltion, boarding, unreasonable profits,
wasteful practices, ETC., in the great
distribution system Of the country.
THE licensing provision In the
food bill is limited In operation: to
the channels of trade which lie be-
tween the farmer on the one hand,
and the retailer on the other, ex-
cept as it extends to those few re-
tailers who do an annual business OF
more than 100000.
Free Outlet for Production.
.The administration is charged
with several duties =
The production must have a free
outlet and ready market.
There must be no manipulation
or speculation in foods.
There must be no: boarding of
foods. d
"Unfair or unreasonable profits
must be eliminated. .5s'.5 IA
Discriminatory and deceptive and
wasteful practices which in any way
Restrict supply or distribution must
be Stopped. @ z K Fl
.These are the provisions Of the
food lazy.
'.The proclamationswill require all
| Of those handling the commodities
concerned to apply for licenses be-
fore Nov. 1, upon forms which will
lbe supplied on application to the food
administrator. }:s s.s s5s .ss553
No Cost forsI sIlcenses.
Applicants will sreceive licenses
without cost and the regulations gov
erning those dealing in the COM
modities licensed Will be issued in
ldpe order. si
After Nov. 1, no unlicensed per
son VIII be permitted to trade in
comm odities enumerated In the pro-
Iclamation. MI Isl l5s "
while authority is vested In the
| food administration sto suspend any
license and to impose penalties for
violation of the food Law Or special
| lrsgulat lions, It Is tAaS purpose sof the
| food administrati ation e accomplish
these ends of public service and war