Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-12
TO STANDARDZE
BREAD OF NATION
Presidents Proclamation To-
Day Will Place Bakeries I'm
der Government License.
PRICES WILL NOT BE FIXED
Multitude Of Sizes Now Produced
Will BE Reduced to Form, With
Standard Ingredients.


WASiilNGToN. November ll-Dcn-
mite steps 10 standardizc bread and
lower its price will hc taken Tomorrow
when President Wilson issues a procla.
nation placing all bakeries under gov
cfnncnt license, December 10. AMI sub
JcciS them 10 food administration
rh!"3 prescribing ingredients and
weights Of loavcs. Prices VIII not be
hA"d. but with the standa rd izatiou /.
- expected that natural competition
ana Sinpliiicati"n Of distribution will
i"rco down prices for pound ioavcs TO
or cents. Fancy breads xiii be
eliminated, and tho multitude of size,
now produced will be reduced to form.
with standard inrrcdi"nts. The weights
VIII be one pound. one and :, half. two
and four pounds. Tic !oavcs will have
a crease in the middle. 10 permit their
sal" in halves. In baking only three
pounds Of sugar wtli lie allowed for :,
barrel of nour. instead Of an average
"i SIN pounds now used, and two
pounds Of vegetable oil shortening
must he used. instead Of six pounds of
lard or oil. The food administration
expects TO save loO.oOt"oo pounds Of
IN this way. Bakers FAY use only
skinned mill; for bread. and rolls will
be permitted only II made in standard
sizes and Of regulation bread dough
HOPES TO WORK REFORMS
N METHODS OF DISTRIBUTION
Through tho co-opcrat.cn of the bak-
ms Industry. and also with tho back
ing Of tho licensing system, Food Ad-
r11t-
forms in the present method of dis
tribution from Wholesale bakeries to
retailers, and from. retailers TO Gus
toners. He will urge crocers. for in
stance. 10 buy regular quantities OF
bread. limiting their purchases to IA
single bakery. instead of buying from
four or five, as at present. and to make
lower charges to customers who pay
cash and carry their goods home than
to those insisting on delivery and
credit. ON the cash and carry basis.
he says bread can be sold at "A profit OF
! cent 4 pound loaf. In addition. an
attempt will be- made to persuade
Wholesale bakeries to sell their product
direct 10 customers who will pay cash
and carry their purchases.
In licensing tho baking industry.
which produces about - per cent of
tho country's bread. Mr.. Hoover indi-
Gated no effort would be made to en-
courage use OF nour containing other
cereal produces than wheat. since cx-
pcrimcntS HAY" shown such -four does
not keep well. Ncith.r Will the ad
ministratiom ask housckecpcrs who
bake their Owl bread TO mix -four, bu,
will seek instead to have them observe
one wheatlcss meal day "a week. Res
=. =.
per cent OF the total bakery output.
will be asked to have one wheatlcss
day week.
MILLING STANDARDS
FOUND MOST EFFICIENT
Milling standards. now requiring
manufacture OF about - per cent Of
the wheat grain INTO -four. have been
found most efficient, from considcra-
tions OF health an! hcepins qualities
and probably will not be changed
Reports reaching Mr. Hoover indi-
cate that since September !. from y
TO IL per cent of the -four supply has
been saved by household economy pro-
NOTED by the food administration. The
bakers voluntary rule against accept
ing returns OF stale bread is estimated
10 have saved 100000 barrels of -four.
Mr.. Hoover announced his program
to-day after an intensive study Of the
baking industry and the -four sugar
and lard situation, with the aid Of the
Federal Trad" Commission.
Finding that 10 per cent Of the ma =
tons bread is produced in bakeries, as
against GO per cent in the homes, he
determined on the following procedure:
Reduction in the costs OF public.
baking and distribution. in waste Of
-four and IN use OF sugar and lard.
By setting the maximum limits on
uses Of principal ingredients and
s;abiliZinS the price OF -four. Mr..
Hoover hopes 10 eliminate tbs present
variable cost units in brcadmaking.
NO POWER TO FIN PRICES,
But HOPES FOR Reduction =
The food administration has no
power 10 fix prices. but Mr.. Hoover
hopes to work conditions around to a
point where pound loaf. of bread
may be bought generally at : cents.
or near it. Small bakers and grocers
doing little delivery will be able to
sell at that price, he believes but
bigger shops canrot sell at cents.
! unless they cut out deliveries and
otherwise reduce expenses radically.
Credit dealers must also obtain more
than ccIts. he believes.
Mr.. Hoover is confident prices will
come down, but he feel: that an even
greater good Will rebound in the form
OF tremendous savings in bread ma
tcrials. Bakers will not be permit cd
to accept returned bread. grocers be-
ing required to sell all they take from
the SLops. Iris will do away with
waste in the form of stale bread. and
is expected to save 5000 barrels of
flour annually.
deduction Of the sugar used in bread
to Il maximum of three pounds per
barrel of -four as against an average
use of six pounds now. is expected TO
save 100,000,000 pounds OF sugar
Reduction of the amount OF short =
ening to II maximum Of two pounds
per barrel of -four. as against an aver
age of six pounds, with the substitu-
| tion of some vegetable oil, is expected
In SO