Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-11
REG()L ATE.
PRICES Of
ALL FOODS
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WASHINGTON, oct. 10.-Govern-
ment control of foodstuffs is extended
to take in virtually all the essential ar
ticles of diet by proclamation issued
tonight by President Wilson directing
the food administration to license after
November first the manufacture stor-
age, importation and distribution of
some twenty prime commodities Many
small dealers are exempted, as are
farmers, who We're especially excepted
in the food control law
The move was forecast in a statement
last night by the food administration
oclarine il was necessary to prevent
unreasonable profits and to stop hoard
- ana speculation.
After quoting the food control act,
under which the action is taken, the
presidents proclamation says:
1T is essential, in order to carry into
effect the purpose of said act to license
the Importation. manufacture, storage
and distribution of necessaries to the
extent herein specified.
All persons, firms, corporations and
associations engaged in the business
either of % operating cold storage
warehouses, Ga cold storage warehouse
for the purpose of this proclamation
being defined as any place artificially
or mechanically cooled to or below a
temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit,
in which food products are placed and
held for thirty days or more); CD
operating elevators, warehouses or 9TH
er places for storage Of corn, oats, bar
ley. beans, rice, cottonseed, cottonseed
cake, cottonseed meal or peanut mea:;
or (3) importing, manufacturing Gn-
Guiding milling, mixing or packing); or
ht,.- an
ing) any of the following commodities:
Wheat, wheat flour.
Rye or rye flour.
Barley or barley flour.
Oats, oatmeal, or rolled oats.
Corn, corn grits cornmeal, hominy,
c9rn flour, starch from corn. corn oil.
sUIn syrup.
Rice, rice flour.
Dried beans.
Peas or dried peas.
"Cottonseed, cottonseed oil. cotton
seed meal
Peanut oil or peanut meal.
Soy bean oil. soy bean meal, palm
oil or cop1a OIL
~Oleomargarine. lard, lard substi-
tutes, oleo oils or cooking fats.
Milk, butter or cheese.
Condensed. powdered or evaporated
milk.
Fresh, canned or cured beef, pork or
mutton.
rouitry or eggs.
Fresh or frozen fish.
Fresh fruits or vegetables.
Canned peas, dried beans, tomatoes,
corn, salmon or sardines.
Dried prunes, apples, peaches or
raisins
Sugar, syrups or molasses.
Excepting however the following:
Generators Of all elevators or ware
houses handling wheat or rye and man
ufacturers of the derivatiye products OF
wheat or rye, who have already been
licensed.
importers, manufacturers and re-
finers of sugar and manufacturers OF
sugar, syrups and molasses VINO nave
already been licensed.
Retailers whose gross sales of food
commodities do not exceed 100000 per
annum.
Common carriers.
Farmers, gardeners, cooperative
associations or farmers or gardeners,
~ludine livestock farmers and other
persons with respect to the products oil
.a.m, iden or other land owned
leased or cultivated by them.
-Fishermen whose business does not
extend beyond primary consignment.
Those dealing in any OF the above
commodities or any exchange, board OF
= trade or similar institution as defineo
bv section 13 of the act OF August ~
1917, to the extent of their deailnss on
such exchange or board of trade.
"Millers of corn, oats. barley, wheat
rye or rice operating only plants OF a
daily capacity of less than seventy-flVe
barrels.
Gamers of peas, dried beans, corn
tomatoes. salmon or sardines whost
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