New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-27
War Inventory OF
.City's Food Stocks
To Be Made Aug. 81
Forty-three Counties Will
Be Used as Basis for Ma
tion-Wide Estimate
Detailed Survey Here
New York City To Be Handled
by Government as Sepa-
rate Problem

WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.-Food stocks
held in retail stores Of city and rural
portions OF forty-three counties N
various parts OF the country will be
inventoried on August 81 70 furnish
the basis for an estimate by the De-
partment OF Agriculture's Bureau OF
Markets Of the amount Of food prod
ucts in the hands OF retail dealers. A
detailed survey also will be made IN
New York City, which IS to be handled
as a separate problem.
The survey OF retail stocks, the plan
for which was made public tonight, is
one OF four branches Of the great task
OF estimating the country's entire
stock Of food as OF August 81, which
has been undertaken by the Bureau OF
Markets for the Department Of ACri-
culture and the food administration.
Other surveys will cover stocks on
farms, in wholesale commercial estao-
lishments and storages, and IN the
homes Of the consumers.
Local work will be directed for the
bureau By agents Of the Bureau OF
Chemistry and of the States Relations
Service. Boards of trade, chambers
Of commerce, retail grocers' associa-
tions and farm bureau agents. and
other state. county and city officials
have promised their assistance.
Blanks Being Distributed
Blanks for detailed reporting Of
stocks on hand are being distributed
locally in cities by local health and
police officials under the direction OF
the Bureau of Chemistry, and IN rural
communities by county agents ana
patriotic organizations under the gen
eral direction Of the States Relations
Service.
Aside from New York, the largest
city selected is Cleveland. It's county,
CuyahoEa, was chosen as centrally To-
Gated with reference 70 large industrial
centres and as typical manufacturing
and commercial centre.
The second group includes the cities
of Syracuse, y. Y; Dallas, Tex, and
Altoona, Penn, with its outlying towns
OF Tyrone and Juniata These three
are thought TO represent conditions as
thew exist in a city which depends on
manufacturing, in one which has a Dig
agricultural back-country, and In one
which depends on the mining industry
The grouping. as a whole is in accord
ance with population. The first group,
represented by Cleveland, IS for metro
politan districts with a population OF
200 600 or more, the second includes
counties with cities Of population OF
so 600 10 100000 The third takes
counties with cities $4,000 70 $4,000,
the fourth. from 10000 70 $4,000; and
so on down 70 $500, and then certain
counties having no city or village OF
$500 population.
Cities in Third Group
In the third group are the cities Of
Montgomery, Ala; Topeka, Kan; Bing-
hampton. y. Y. and Sacramento, Cal
The fourth includes Concord, y. H;
Butler. Penn: Jackson, Tenn; Iowa
Citv. Iowa. and Walla Walla. Wash;
and the fifth. Oneonta, y. Y; Americas,
Ga; De Kalb. H.; Bowling Green, Ky;
and Provo, Utah, with their outlying
populations.
Group six includes ten counties with
cities of from $500 10 5000. and the
index cities are Springfield. Vt;
Stroudsburg. Penn; SoSuth Boston,
Va; Allegau. Mich; Lake Geneva,
Wis; Mcpherson. Kan; Marshall, Mo;
Canton. Miss; Saltwater, Okla, and
Marshfeld. Ore.
The final group in counties having
no towns "a large as $500 population,
includes fifteen towusas follows:
Eatonton. Ga; Carthage, y. c.; Sea-
ford, Del. Rosedsle. Ind; Pembina, y.
D; Narysville. Kan; Hartford, Ky;
Lawrenceburg, Tenn; Enterprise, Ala;
Fairhope, Ala; Rector, Ark; Mans
field. La; La Grange, Texas; Castle
Rochk, Col, and Raymond, Wash.