Arizona republican., 1917-10-10
USE IF CORN |S
 NUT SAVING OF CASHbUT WHEAT

Amelia Brown in a recent note to the editor of The Republican commenting upon an editorial urging the use of more corn and less wheat asks if the editor has had occasion to inquire local price of cornmeal today"
 Have you thought what the neces- sary ingredients and fuel for baking corn bread cost?" she continues. We like it but regard it as a luxury at present prices"
 The use of corn was urged by The Republican not because we expect it will lower the cost of living but be- cause it will increase the amount of wheat which may be furnished the forces in the field and the allies abroad. Corn is a native product and we of America thoroughly understand it's use but abroad they do not know how to cook with cornmeal and this is not the time to try and teach the general use of corn in nations at war Besides it IS too bulky to ship as compared with wheat.
 While corn bread is luxury at the present time as Mrs. Brown states, still there is no possible sway that any American can afford relief to the French armies except by furnishing them withsfood. Money can avail them nothing if there is no food for it to buy In substituting corn bread for wheat the Amerinan housewife, because of the additional cost of corn bread is ind- rectly sending money to aid the French armies and assist her own country ir the great war conflict.
 C. w. Crist, one os the Hoover aides who visited Phoenix Monday for con-  berS of the local food conservation committee, plainly showed that one ot the most practical means of aiding oul allies was in substituting foods which We had in abundance for foods tho allies sorely needed. thus relieving theil wants by merely changing our diet.
 Amelia Browns letter was referred to Timothy A. Riordan, federal food ad ministrator for Arizona, and to hel quite proper questions he has formu. lated the following answer:
 Editor of The Republicans:
 Referring to the inclosed card iron Amelia Brown.
 1t is a coincidence that this arrived just as we had finished our discus sion with the hotel committee and MT Crlst this morning, as to the question of substituting corn for wheat to b, shipped abroad to feed our army anC our allies. It was said that our owl people could not understand why ", should have to eat corn and send tn, wheat to the allies It was explained that one of the principal reasons wa. that We have a surplus of corn in thi country, and that the people of ElIrop, do not as whole use corn as mos of their baking is done at public bake ovens, while in this country it is mostl, done in the homes and as corn food must be eaten fresh and warm the, cannot well handle this food in Europe but wheat bread may be eaten eithe fresh or several days or longer-eld.--
 Our understanding is that acorn i not much, if any, cheaper to use tha wheat, but we have the corn in abund ance. in fact surplus and the whea is short. It will do' no good to say money as it will not buy wheat if W have not got it.. and the wheat i needed to feed the soldiers and allies Therefore, we must do what is possi ble to this end regardless of whethe UT not we save money by the doin of it.
 These points should be explaine and emphasized to the people an once they understand them they wi get into line and help in this way f win the war.
 Yours very truly,
 T A RIORDAN