Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-30
TULSA HELPING TO
NAB FOOD M|SERS
Government Urges Still Greater
Effort to Stop Hoarding
by Consumers.
COMB NATION SALES OPPOSED
Leads to Unnecessary Storing
Of Staples; Only One Ex-
ception Granted.

Tulsa retail merchants are again
called upon by the United States food
administrator to assist in elimination
OF the food hoarder of this state.
la a letter received yesterday by
Secretary w. A. Rayson of the Tulsa
Retail Merchants Association, the at
tention of the members and officials of
that organization Is called to the fact
that many customers OF the retail
merchants OF Tulsa are engaged in
boarding food supplies. and that it is
The duty of the retail merchants to
curb this boarding by the consumers.
This appeal is directed especially to
the grocers. members OF the Organiza-
lion.
\iolatOrs Reported.
During the past several weeks sew
e,al instances of food boarding have
been brought to the attention of the
state food administrator. Stratton
irooks. by the members of the retail
merchants association of Tulsa and
these efforts on the part of patriotic
fulsauS to assist In winning the war
nave met with hearty commentator
on the part of the officials at Wash
iucton.
Only yesterday the following letter
was received by Secretary Raysou, in
ppreciatiOn for the co-operat ton
which had been given the food ad
mlnlstrator' by the local organization
IN the passage of resolutions by the
Tulsa retail merchants:
we very much appreciate the CO.
operation of your association CON
i"mpiatcd in the resolutions that were
recently adopted.
I'VE wish you might have included
In this another resolution providing
'ur the elimination of boarding on the
part of the consumer. so far a. il may
come within the power of your mem
bers
This increasing desire on the part
OF the consumer 10 hoard food nccesSi-
ties, particularly sugar and flour. is a
great menace to the successful prose-
cation of the work Of the food adj
tnlniStratIon, and nothing can have a
more disastrous effect upon the sLu-
ceSsiul prosecution of its work than
such action. The retail merchants
are IN peculiarly cnviable position
hy reason of their being in direct con-
tact with the consumers, to talk to
them about the selfish and unpatriotic
methods that they are following, ana
to impress upon them that in doing
50 they are not only mbarrassing the
food administration in carrying out its
program, but are destroying The eff
cheney If our own armies and those
of our allies. This is a great menace
to the country that the distributors
# food products must eliminate. and
every merchant who discouraees with
his customers this practice of hoard
ing, certainly rcnders a distinct serv-
ice to his country.
"Will you not lay this before The
members of your associa ton, the evils
of this practice being obvious to you.
I'VE are enclosing to you with this
a copy of a recent announcement with
respect to combination sales, which IS
self-eNplanatOry. We wish TO suggest
also that you advise your membership
that no other combination sales are
permitted Yours very truly. L. S.
Food Administration Per G. r. Wins
low"
Sugar and Flour Ho8rdcd.
one feature of boarding which has
caused the most trouble to the food
administration has been that of su-
gar flour and corn meal, and to elimi-
nate this boarding as much as pos