Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-12
RAM|IFICAIIONS
 IF FOOI) CONTROL, BY FEDERAL BOARD
Essential Articles Covered by Proclamation Issued
 by the President.

Washington, Oct. l.-Government
 control of foodstuffs is extended to
 take in virtually all the essential ar- | tlcles of diet by proclamation is
 sued last night by President Wilson directing the food administration to / license, after November 1, the manu- | facture, storage, importation and dis 1 trlbutlon of some 20 prime commodi- ! ties. Many small dealers are exempt ed as are farmers who were especially excepted in the food control law. After quoting the food control act
 under which the action is taken, the presidents proclamation says:
 Tt is essential in order to carry in
 to effect the purposes of said act to license the importation, manufacture, storage and distribution of necessar- ies to the extent hereinafter specified. All persons, firms, corporations and associations engaged in the bus. mess either of CD operating cold stor- age warehouses ia cold storage for the purpose of this proclamation being defined as any place artifically or me. chanically cooled to or below tenn perature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit in which food products are placed and held for 30 days or more), (2) operat- ing elevators, warehouses or other places for storage of corn, oats, bar ley, beans, rice, cottonseed, cottonseed cake, cottOnseed meal or peanut meal; or (3) importing, manufacturing (in- cluding milling 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, corn flour, starch from corn, corn oil. corn syrup, rice, rice flour dried beans, peas or dried peas, cottonseed, cottonseed oil, cottonseed meal, pea nut oil or peanut meal. soy bean oil, soy bean meal, palm oil or copra oil, oleomargarine, lard, lard substitutes, oileo oils, or cooking fats, milk, but ter or cheese, condensed, powdered or evaporated milk, fresh, canned or cur ed beef, pork or mutton, poultry or eggs, fresh or frozen fish. fresh fruits or vegetables, canned peas or dried beans, tomatoes, corn, salmon or sar- dimes, dried prunes, apples, peaches or raisils, sugar, syrups or molesses. Excepting, however, the following: Operators of all elevators or ware. i houses handling wheat or rye and manufacturers of the derivative pro ducts of wheat or rye who have al ready been licensed.
 Importers, manufacturers and re- liners of sugar and manufacturers of sugar syrups and molasses who have already been licensed.
 Retailers whose gross sales of JD GOO per annum.
 Common carriers.
 Farmers, gardeners, cooperative associations of farmers or gardeners, including live stock farmers and oth- CT persons with respect to the pre- ducts of any farm, garden or other land owned, leased or cultivated by them.
 "Fishermen whose business does not extend beyond primary consi2n ment.
 '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 Au- gust 10, 1917, to the extent Of their dealings on such exchange or board of trade:
 "Millers of corn, oa-s, barley, wheat,
 rye, or rice operating only plants of a daily capacity of less than D l barrels.
 "Canners of peas, dried beans, corn. tomatoes, salmon or Sardines whose i gross production doe not exceed 3,'00 cases per annum. "Persons slaugh 'ering, packing and distributing fresh. canned or cured | beef. pork or mutton whose gross sales of such commodities do not eX-
 ceed s100,OOO per annum. l Operators of poultry or egg packing
 plants whose gross sales do not ex-
 ceed S50,000 per annlnl. ! Manufacturers of maple syrup. ma
 ple sugar and maple compound.
 "Ginners, buyers, agents, dealers
 and other handlers Of tC"cnseet "hp
 handle yearly between September
 and August 31, less than 130 tons or
 cottOnseed.
 "Are hereby Ioqa"ci to secure on
 nr hefore Novemrer l, 1917, a H.
 cense. which licacse will be issur' m der such rules did resulations gcV-
 ernine the conduct of the business as
 may be pres ;"ibad. "Aplications fc: tla linses a':st o' made to the Un'tei States fs''1 ah",n
 istration, Was1ins.,n. D L.. law .e
 partment, licea;e G;sisie: C.: iorms
 nrepared by t n aa's'ce TOT tIa:
 purpose whi'h may !" 'e'nred on request"