New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-23
Urgee Boycott of
Hotels That ignore
Food Saving Plans
Administrator Williams
Appeals to Patriots to
Force Conservation
Only a Few Slackers
MeatIess and Wheatless Days
Have Proven Great
Help in War
Only a Few Slackers

boycott hODelS anu AcS0s'N'" $780,
do not observe a meatless Tuesday and
q wheatless Wednesday,"
This message is addressed to every
natriotic man and woman in New York
CITY bv Federal Food Administrator
Arthur Williams. The food conserva-
ton campaign inaugurated by New
York hotels and restaurants in CO.
oneration with the food administration
q saving enormous quantities Of meat
and -four. but Mr. Williams wants q
bstter showing. He declares that
greater saving is possible by strict ad-
herence 70 the food administration
regulations.
Nr Williams said that many small
restaurants were not needing the IN
written law Of the hotel and restaurant
men. He therefore issued request
10 any one seeing meat served IN res,
taurants on Tuesdays and wheat bread
on Wednesdays 20 call the attention OF
the proprietor or manager 20 TINS IacV'
and refuse TO eat there.
New York Leads in Food Saving
According TO a statement issued by
the national food administration IN
Washington yesterday New York City
has taken the lead thus far IN tood
conservation.
IF the hotels and other eating places
IN other cities were doing as well as
those in New York, and If private
homes were doing their share, the
amounts Of meat fats and sugar that
would be gained for shipment TO our
allies would be enormous the state
New York City. which has always
taken a pride in its national reputation
for extravaganza, it continues, paruc,
ularly in its magnificent hotels ana
eating places, is fast gaining position
in food saving that will be a cause Ior
even greater pride in this time OF war
and need of economy in food. And the
hotels of the metropolis are taking the
lead in establishing this new reputa-
ton.
Actual figures received show that
in the hotels and restaurants OF Ne"
York City on Tuesday, November To-
the saving in meats amounted to 1885,
545 pounds. or 1918 tons.
"The saving of wheat -four on We'd
nesdav. November Il, was 10l ,295
pounds, or sos tons, or 81 barrels.
Through taking certain meats from
their daily menus and refusing TO
serve meats at banquets a further con-
servation was effected by hotels and
restaurants, swelling the total quantity
of meats saved by them in New York
during the whole week Of November II
to 232254 pounds, or 1l612 tons.
"By the use of whole or partial sub
stitutes for wheat -four, particularly
In bread and pastries, the saving IN
wheat -four for the week is increased
10 1854 pounds, or COS tons, or
about $40 barrels.
Falling on in Sales
provision dealers who supply New
York hotels report a considerable de-
crease i'm sales since the adoption OF
reatless Tuesdays. One firm. which
supplies only hotels Of the better class
with choice meats, reports decrease
Of so per cent in orders Tor TUESDAY.
wholesale house selling TO Ootn
butchers and hotels reports decrease
of from 10 TO IS per cent in weekly
sales. A firm selling in several states
TO a great variety Of trade reports the
following decreases in Tuesday orders
since the adoption Of meatless days;
an hotels. 30 per cent IN Ie9'" S-
rants. hospitals and Institutions 70
Iar cent. in schools % per cent; to
ret retail trades and homes, 1874 per
III the hotels and restaurants Of the
vyboIe country save in the same pro
norton that those Of New YORK. are re
gse o John Nee. Bowman, chief Of
the hotels division Of the United ,.'..l
states Food Administration, belleves
fbat in this one industry alone the saw
ines will be sufficient to furnish sew sew.
ersl shiploads Of meats and W., Wne "a
eacb week for our armies and allies