Arizona republican., 1917-11-24
FO0D LICENSES IN
 ARIZONA REQUIRED
 0R BUSINESS STOPS

That proceedings will be immediately started by th$ government to suspend trading operations of those coming un der the food administration license Un- jess applications are received at once is the word received by wire yesterday from the United States food admins tration by Timothy A Riordan, federal food administrator for Arizona.
 Since the presidents proclamation of October 8, wide ptu:1city has been given 10 the fact that licenses must be secured by all persons, firms corDO~a- tiOns and associations dealing in food and feed products. Personal notice will not be given by the government to anyone. License snoufd have been made direct to the license division of the United States food administration in Washington before November 1, 1911..
 Last week Federal Food Administra- tor Riordan, again called attention through the newspapers to the failure of many firms in Arizona to make ap- phcation for license MT. Hoover now advises him that unless applications are received at once many Arizona business houses will find that the gov ernment will take immediate steps, and this under the food bill means that they will be compelled to discontinue opera tOns
 It has been made plain to Arizona dealers in food and feed commodities that all are directly under regulation regardless whether they lave even made application for license.
 Complaints have been made to the government of infringements by trades covered in the presidents proclamation and attention is directed principally to rule 22.
 Those exempt from the requirement to procure licenses are retailers whose gross sales of food commodities do not exceed S1OO,OOO per annum; persons slaughtering, packing and distributing fresh. canned or cured beef, pork or mutton. whose gross sales of such com modities do not exceed S100,0 coo per annum. operators of poultry or egg packing plants whose gross sales do not exceed S50,000 per annum.
 Rules have been made based on three fundamental principals:
 CD To limit all profits to normal amount which the licensee obtained in ordinary years Even if a shortage becomes apparent the commodity must still pass to the consumer at the same reasonable price as though there was a sufficient supply. In non -perishable products every licensee will be re- quired to sell at a reasonable advance over cost of particular goods, sold with out regard to market price when sold
 -f24 To keep al food commodities moving in as direct a line and with as little delay as practicable from pro- ducer to consumer and discourage speculation and re-sales within a trade In case of all products except cottor seed fresh fruits and vegetables, colo storage products, canned goods and dried fruits. no licensee will be allowed to hold or contract for more than 6( days supply at one time. This is SUD- plemented by more stringent specia rules in some industries and any un- reasonable hoarding will be cause fol revoliug the license.
 (3) To limit as far as practicable contracts. Except in commodities mentioned above contracts for deliv- cry more than A days in advance are forbidden and some special regulations prescribe a shorter time. All licensees will be required to give the food ad- ministration at Washington monthly sworn reports of their business ant their books must always be open to in sDeCtiOn,