The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-10
FOOD CONTROL OF
NEARLY ALL STAPLE
GOODS IS EFFECTIVE
ON AND AFTER NOV.l
President Wilson viii Issue an
Executive Order Placing Re-
strictions on Nearly All Manu-.
facturers and Distributors.
A Few Not TO be Allowed to I'm
pose Burdens on the Many T;
Twenty Basic Commodities Will
be Affected by New Ruling.

NJ Associated Press,
washington. oct. i0.-Nirtueiiy all
the staple foods consumed by tho
American people VIII ne put under
government control November l.
The food administration announced
last night that within q few days
President Wilson VIII issue an cxecu-
tive order requiring that all manufac-
turcrs aud distributors OF some twenty
fundamental foods operating undor
license restrictions designed 60 pre-
vent unreasonable profits and stop
speculation and aoarding.
Regulations win be prescribed for
meat packers. cold storage houses.
mislers. me elevators, grain deal
ers aud wholesale dealers n retailers
doinr & business Of more than slice. 600
annually In the commodities To De
named.
'"rhe prime purpos Of the food adj
ministraJion.'' the announcement said,
rs 20 protect the patriot against the
Stacker In business. IL has generally
been recognized hat the enormous
obligation imposed on the American
people 10 feed OUT soldiers az the
front and the allies creates a disturb
ing factor In trade which allows op-
p~ortunisy to a few to impose burdens
Gpon the many. and that Is 0f vital ma
tionai importance that such control
should be exerted as will remedy. 80
far az may be. the economic disturb
ances incident 10 the war
Issuance Of the presidents procla-
nation has zee delayed, the an
nouncement said. that the food admin
istraiion might complete conferences
with Representatives OF trades and
producers and consumers. Already
about two hundred conferences rave
been held az which were planned reg
ulations and constructive methods Of
control.
1T has been the desire Of the food
administration. the announcement
continued. ITO eur the cooperation
of all patriotic mcn in the various
trades so ms re eitminRte speculation.
boarding, unreasonable profits. vast, ?
ful practices, etc. in the great distri-
button system OF the country.
The licensing provision In the food
bill Is limited in operation TO the chan
nels Of trade which lie hJtween the
farmer on the one hand M the retail
on the o;ber except as IL extends ,a
those few resailers who do an annual
business Of more than 100000.
The food administration has select
cd about twenty basic commodities
and their products a. forming the
prime basis Of life and has limited IL
licensing control 10 the commodities.
and also. insofar as practicable. elm
mated the smallest units Of business ia
these staples.
II IL the purpose of the food admin
istration 10 effect conservation In tbs
comnercitl use Of these commodities
and to keep them flowing toward the
in direct lines through the
channels 81 trade in as economical
a manner as possible.
IA administration does not wish o..
disturb the normal and necessary ae-
tNiiies or business. and no business
factor who h performing "a useful
function Will be expected 90 sufrendef
that function.
h administration h. however.
CHARGED with several duties.
The producers must have "a free
outlet and a ready market.
There inust be 30 manipulation on
speculation 81 foods.
There must be no boarding of
goods.
Unfair or unreasoaable profit.
must be- eliminated
"DiscTiminatory and deceptive on,
whAteful practices which in an, wn,
r~estriet supplies or distribution mus
be stopped
Ihese are the provisions ~ th, food
law. d licensing sitem which wa.
by the law provides nor,
etfectiNe machinery for no. enforce
meni. u must pot be thought tina.
thcte operations become illegal onIS