Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30

sugar in conjunction with the limita-
ton of sugar sales in this state to 25
pounds TO a customer l estimate that
we have reduced our monthly sugar
consumption in Idaho by about 41,300
pounds.
Considerable of this saving is at
tributable to the hotels and restaur-
ants that are lined up behind the ad-
ministration in the observance of
meatless and wheatless days.
l base my belief that most of those
who enrolled meant what they did be-
cause in only a few isolated instances
have reports come to me OF complaints
by guests because of their inability to
get meat on Tuesday or white bread
on Wednesday.
Retail bread prices have been re-
duced to 10 cents the loaf from pre-
existing prices of 10 cents, two loaves
for 25 cents, and this was done
through the cooperation of the bakers
and the retail handlers Of bread.
We had an apple picking expedition
under the auspices of the food admin
istration in which a fine public spirit
was exhibited by many of our promi-
ileHl puSlHtSS lItll WHO picked apples
in the orchards of the Boise valley
wholly for the satisfaction of the ser.
vice rendered. While there were not
as many apples to be picked as pre-
vious reports indicated, the expedition
definitely set at rest all limitations
that apples were freezing in the Boise
valley because of the lack of labor to
pick them.
"cAsH AND CARRY"
Several hundred grocers around the
state have agreed to go on cash and
carry" basis beginning Jan. or there
abouts, primarily in response to an ap-
peal to their patriotism because this
manner of doing business is viewed by
the government as war economy
measure that will promote a standard
ization of business and improve dis
tribution methods, and that 1t will get
goods to the consumer at the least
possible charge. The abolition of the
free delivery system will. in the opin-
ion of the governments experts, re-
lease thousands of men throughout the
country for more productive pursuits
demanded by the International crisis.
The elimination of broken package
sales by wholesalers to eliminate
waste was. l believe, another economy
measure in the right direction.
We have not reached the ''millen-
mum" by any means, but l think /
may safely say that faster and faster
we are learning something about saw
ing which will more than be worth the
financial cost of the war itself.
WORK OF CHILDREN.
The best way to learn to do thing
Is through attempting to teach 1t and
in making an honest endeavor to do 1t.
The children particularly are learning
the lessons of thrift and have been
and are the nucleus of my organiza-
ton around which / built the food
pledge card campaign and through
which hope to make out of that cam
paign an accomplished fact in the saw
ing Of food. l have heard from hun
dreds of sources that wee tots, through
the inspiration given them by their
school teachers, have absolutely forced
conservation into many homes and
have shown a willingness not only to
conserve as requested, but to exceed
the requests as MADE upon the home
kitchen card issued by the food admin
istration.
Surely 1t argues well for the future
of America when the statement can
conservatively be made that she is
learning her lesson of thrift largely
through the aid of the children.
I want to say how grateful / am to
the press of this state for according
me such liberal access to its columns
and for its whole hearted support edi-
torially.
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