The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-11-02
FOOD CONSERVATION
NOW C0MPULS sorry
Presidents Order Directed
to Jobbers and Retailers.

Jacksonville, October 31-The
United States government tomorrow
answers one of the few arguments
of some housewives against home
food conservation by making food
conservation compulsory on manufac-
turers, wholesalers, jobbers and many
retailers of the country's basic food
products.
The plan becomes effective to-mor-
low under Presidential order.
Coming at the height of the Food
Pledge campaign, it is considered by
the Food Administration a conclusive
answer to the housewives who have
said:
"Why should | sign the food pledge
to conserve food in my home when
the manufacturers are wasting it,,
speculators are boosting its prices and
anti-Americans are boarding it IN
enormous quantities."
There will be no more OF that.
All the great manufacturers ard
wholesalers who have been accused
Of controlling the market are today
forbidden to do business except un-
/ der government license.
This includes those engaged in the
import, manufacture, storage and dis
trl'ution' of the fundamental food
stufs named. 1t embraces meat
packers, cold storage warehousemen,
n., ers. Gamers, elevators, grain deal
ers, arc retailers doing a business Of
more tnsn 100000 year.
These dealers have been warned
thgt any one of them who is found
manipulating or speculating in these
foods, who boards them, who eXtorts
unreasonable profits, or who INDUCES
in discriminatory practices in hand
ling them. will be subject to f7c
of $4,000 or two years prison or
both. Hoarded food will be seized by
the government
Conspiracy on the rart g de"1p~s
to defeat the purposes Of the food
law is punishable by $4,000 fine or
two years Imprisonment, or both.
The government will watch these
dealers end consider them as patri-
otcally living up to the provisions
of the license until by their own acts
they prove that the confidence is mis-
placed. Such cases will be dealt
with Surmarily.
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