Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-11
EXTENDS CONTROL
OVER F00DSTUFFS
Virtually All Essential Articles
of Diet Taken In by Presi-
dents Proclamation.
NOVEMBER | LICENSE DATE
Action Designed to Prevent I'm
reasonable Profits and to Stop
Hoarding and Speculation.
NOVEMBER I LICENSE DATE
TBy Associated Frcss.l

ment control of foodstutrs is extended
to take in virtually all the essential
articles of diet by a proclamation is
sued tonight by President Wilson di-
recting the food administration to
license after November / the manufac-
ture. storage. importation and distribu-
ton of some twenty prime commodities.
Many small dealers are exempted, as
arc farmers. who were specially ex-
cepted in the food control law.
The move was forecast in state
ment last night by the food admins
tration. declaring il was necessary to
prevent unreasonable profits and to
stop boarding and speculation.
LICENSES REQUIRED
TO CARRY on BUSINESS
After quoting the food control act.
under which the action is taken. the
Presidents proclamation says:
cit is essential, in order to carry
into effect the purposes of said act. to
License the importation. manufacture.
storage and distribution of necessaries
to the extent hereinafter specified.
"Ar persons. firms, corporations and
associations engaged in the business
either of % operating cold storage
warehouses "a cold storage warehouse.
for the purpose OF this proclamation.
being defined any place artihciaily
or mechanically cooled to or below a
temperature Of 45 degrees Fahren-
heit in which food products are placed
and held for thirty days or more): CD
operating elevators, warehouses or
other places for storage OF corn. oats.
barley, beans. rice, cottonseed. cotton
seed cake, cottonseed meal or peanut
meal, or CD importing. manufacturing
Uncluding milling, mixing or packing),
or distributing dncludinG buying or
selling) any of the following commod-
| tiles:
Wheat. wheat -four, rye or rye
wheat, wheat -four, rye or rye hour;
barley or barley -four; oats. oat-
meal or rolled oats: corn. corn grits,
| cornmeal hominy, corn nour, starch
| from corn, corn oil corn sirup or
| glucose; rice. rice -four; dried beans;
| pea seed or dried peas; cottonseeo'
| cottonseed oil; cottonseed cake or cot
| tonseed meal: peanut oil or peanut
| meal; soya bean oil, soya bean meal,
| palm oil or copra oil; oleomarEarine'
lard, lard substitutes, oleo oils or cook
| ing fats; milk. butter or cheese: con-
| densed, powdered or evaporated milk;
| fresh, canned or cured beef. pork or
| mutton; poultry 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.
sirups or molasses.
| EXCEPTIONS DEFINED
IN THE PROCLAMATION
Excepting. however. the following:
| operators of all elevators or ware
houses handling wheat or rye. and
manufacturers of the derivative prod
! ucts of wheat or rye, who have al
ready been licensed.
"Importers, manufacturers and re-
! fners of sugar, and manufacturers OF
sugar sirups and molasses. who have
already been licensed.
| "Retailers whose gross sales OF food
commodities do not exceed 100000 per
| annum.
| Common carriers.
Farmers. gardeners. cooperative as
sociations of farmers or gardeners. in
| Guiding live stock farmers, and other
| persons with respect to the products
| Of any farm, garden 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 on any exchange, board
of trade or similar institution as de-
fined by section 13 of the act OF August
10 1917, to the extent of their tradings
on such exchange or board Of trade.
"Milers Of corn. oats, barley. wheat.
rye or rice operating only plants OF a
daily capacity Of less than seventy I've
| barrels.
Gamers Of peas, dried beans. corn.
| tomatoes, salmon or sardines whose
gross production does not exceed 5000
| cases per annum.
| Persons slaughtering, packing and
distributing fresh. canned or cured
beef. pork or mutton, whose gross sales
of such commodities do not exceed
100000 per annum.
| Operators of poultry or packing
plants. whose gross sales do not ex-
ceed $4,000 per annum.
| Manufacturers OF maple sirup, maple
sugar and maple compounds.
| "Ginners, buyers. agents, dealers or
other handlers OF cottonseed. who han
die yearly between September / and
August 81 less than $50 tons OF cotton
seed, are hereby required to secure
on or before November l. 1917. license
which license will be issued under such
rules and regulations governing the
conduct of the business as may be pre-
scribed.
Applications for the license must be
made to the United States Food Admin
istration. Washington, D. c., Law De-
partment, License Division. on forms
prepared by II In advance for that pur-
pose. which may be secured on request
ANY person. firm or corporation or
association other than those hereinbe-
fore excepted, who shall engage in or
carry on business hereinbefore speci-
fed after November i. 1917. without
first securing such license. Will be IL
able to the penalty prescribed by said
act OF Congress"
The penalties prescribed for viola
tion OF the act are a fine OF $4,000 or
imprisonment OF not more than two
years.