Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-12-06
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gram from j. +. Deems of Bur.
lington asking that full publicit,
be given to the proclamation o.
the president dated October 8, ir
which dealers in twenty staple
food products We're placed under
governmental regulations anC
supervision, said supervision tt
be effective November 4. All
dealers in these specified fool
products We're required to procure
a license from the national fooc
administrator before November 4
A considerable number have
failed to meet the requirements ot
the law in this respect and al
who are now so operating arc
subject to heavy penalties. II is
the purpose of Mr.. Deems i'm this
final warning TO give opportunit,
to delinquents to procure H.
censes. Should any fail to do SC
they will most surely be subject
ed to prosecution for violating the
federal food control law.
Mr.. Deems says in his tcle-
gram:
Burlington, Ia, Nov. "a
Managing Editor of The Times
Please give full publicity to the
following: The trades covered
in the presidents proclamation OF
October s should have applied
Tor licenses TO the licenses div
ision of the United States Food
Administration, Washington, be-
fore November 1. Some firms
have not applied and proceedings
will be Immediately initiated to
suspend trading operations of
such firms unless applications
are received at once. Complaints
OF infringement by trades covered
IN the presidents proclamation of
rule twenty-five or regulations
should be sent to United States
Food Administration. Burlington.
La. j. i. DEEMS,
u. S. Food Administrators y
II is essential i'm order to carry
INTO effect the purposes of said
act to license the importation,
storage and dis
trlbution of ncccssaries to the cx-
tent hereinafter specified.
"All persons, firms, corpora
tions and associations engaged in
the buslncs either of (lD operat-
ing cold storage warehouses Ca
cold storage warehouse for the
purpose of this proclamation be-
ing defined as any place artific-
tally or mechanically cooled TO or
below a temperature of 45 de-
grces Fahrenheit, i'm which food
products are placed and held for
thirty days or morc); ~ opcr-
allng elevators, warehouses or
other places for storage of oats,
barley, beans, rice, cottonsccd,
cotlonsced cake. cottonsecd meal
or peanut meal: or (3) import
ing. manufacturing (including
mixing or packing or
distributing (inclndng buying or
selling any of The following
commodities.
Wheat. wheat flour.
Rye, or rye flour.
Barley, or barley flour.
Oats, oatmeal or rolled oats.
Corn, corn gritS, corn meal,
homlnN, corn flour, starch from
corn, corn oil, corn syrup.
Rice. rice flour.
Dried beans.
Pea seed or dried peas.
Cottonsred. rottonsecd oil. cot
lOnSecd meal.
Peanut oil or peanut meal.
Soy bean oil. SOY bean meal.
palm oil or copra oil.
OlcomarGarinc, lard, lard substi-
tutcs, olco oils or cooking fats.
Milk, butter or cheese.
Condensed. powdered or cvap-
GRATED milk.
Fresh, canned or cured beef.
pork or mutton.
Poultry or eggs.
Fresh or frozen fish.
Fresh fruits or Vegetables.
Dried peas, canned corn, to-
matoes, salmon or sardines.
Dried prunes, apples, peaches
or raisins.
Sugar SyrlnS Or molaccnc