The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-19
MAKE KICK
TO COUNTY
FOOD BOSS

More complications showed up for
the local food administration to solve,
when number Of people appeared
before C. NJ. Hoilingsworth, county
food campaign manager and told him
that they did not consider 1t logical
to try to conserve wheat in the name
OF economy when other classes Of
bread stuff cost considerably more
than did the cream wheat.
Those who were making the pro-
test stated that at present they could
buy the best grade Of flour cheaper
than they could the graham and 9TH
er flours. The highest patent flour
is now selling at $54O-55 hundred
pounds while a 12-pound sack Of gra-
ham is s ling in some Of the stores
at 80 cents a sack or at a rate of
$720 a hundred.
When the wholesalers were asked
about the proposition they did not de-
ny that graham and rye flour were
higher than the wheat flour but they
said that their idea Of the action TAX
4 en- by the food administration was
not so much for economical purposes,
but was rather for the purpose Of saw
h ing, so that the allies might have
more wheat for food stuffs.
Retailers Selling Cheaper.
While the wholesalers were selling
graham at a higher rate than the 9th
er wheat flour some rel Tiers are sell
ing it eighty cents cl 'aper on the
hundred pounds than they are wheat
flour. Other retailers are sell
ing the graham at about forty
a cents more on the hundred pounds
h than they are the cream wheat flour.
This corresponds more nearly to the
Z prices at the mills as they are selling
the graham for eleven cents more on
the hundred than they are the other
wheat flour
And so, upon investigation, it seems
n that there is very little basis for the
protest that is being registered by
some of the citizens. It seems to be
4 the concensus Of opinion that the
q food administration has not decreeG
the wheatless days so much for eco'
, nomical purposes as for saving the
n wheat that our allies might be
\ shipped more.
Same True Of Rye.
The same conditions were found to
,, exist relative to the rye flour as was
l. found relative to the graham. Rye
Il flour is said to be selling at slight
{ advance over that of the wheat flour
Meal was found to be much cheap
er than either of the other articles
. as small sack of meal weighing
= eight and three-fourths pounds is sell
l. ing for forty-five cents.
. The reason given by the millers
for the high cost Of rye bread is that
there is no rye raised in this part of
y the country and also none milled and
< all that is used here must be shipped
: in. Several cars of rye flour have
: been ordered by local millers and
: some Of this is expected to arrive in
the near future.
= Unless great differences are shown
: in the culture than have been made
: known at this time, the general belief
: prevails that the food administration
< will not take hand nor modify the
: situation.
. Make Investigation.
Il am going to investigate the mat
: ter thoroughly and if find that some
: merchants are charging exhorbtant
prices for the bread stuff that is sup
: posed to be used on wheatless days,
8 they will be reported to the food ad-
ministration and l am satisfied that
: something will be done to remedy
: the matter, but just at present there
: is Eothing to do but observe the
: wheatless day as declared by the food
: administration and then, if any un-
due advantages are taken they can
be reported to the state food admins
: traitor for his action in the matter
This was the way Mr.. Hollingsworth
summed up the situation when asked
for his opinion on the matter this
morning.