Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-09
Rules NoW Governing Cotton
Seed and EUery B5-PrOdMct
As Worked Out by
Food Administrator Hoover
Contain Many Innovations
and Speculation Preventa-
tiVeS
BY RALPH SMITH.


WASHINGTON. Nov. THE rules
and regulations governing the importa-
ton. manufacture. storage and distribu-
ton of food commodities by persons sub
iect to license. as promulgated by Pres
ident Wilson. contain special provisions
relating to licensees engaged i'm the gin
ming crushing. refining and dealing in
cottonseed. cottonsced oil. cottonseed
meal and cottonseed cake. TIE regulations
were worked out by Herbert Hoover, food
administrator. with the aid of p num-
Der of experts in the several lines of
business thereby affected.
Especial attention was devoted to
cotton seed and cottonseed products be-
cause of the food value of these COM
modities, and the further fact that there
has been disposition in certain quar-
ters among certain persons to speculate
in these foodstuffs Notwithstanding re-
peated warning from the food admins
tration.
The regulations follow in full just as
they relate to cotton seed and cotton
seed products:
RULES IN DETAIL
Rule 1.-The liccnSce shall not knowingly buy
or contract 10 buy any Of the above commodi
ties from. or sell or contract 70 sell any such
commodity to, any person. firm, corporation OF
association required To have license under any
PROCLAMATION issued by the president. who does
not have such license or whose license has been
revoked.
Rulo THE Hrensee shall not receiveHany
commodities specified i'm his license, in excess
of his facilities 10 store same and shall not
store on the ground, in any building, or Other
place in such a manner that damage or waste
will tend to result TO such commodities from
weather conditions or other causes.
Rule 3.-The licensec shall state his license
number TO the railway or other transportation
company transporting licensed products aud shall
place such number on the bill of lading.
Rule 4-The lIccnsec shall not, without the
written consent of the United states food al
ministrator, sell or use cotton seed for feed or
fertilizers.
or operating a Ginnery, shall clean seed cotton
and separate the seed from the lint i'm an effi-
Gent manner. He shall not add to or mix
with any cotton seed, any matter which may or
may not have been separated in the process OF
ginning. No such licensee shall make any I'M
reasonable charge for the service of cleaning
seed cotton or separating the seed from the lint.
Rule 6.-NO licenSee, except licensees FOR
the crushing Of cotton seed, shall store, keep on
hand, or have in his possession, an amount OF
cotton seed exceeding twenty (2O) tons for n
longer period than sixty days, except with the
written consent Of the United states food ad"
ministrator his duly authorized agent.
Rule livery licenSee- engaged in the crush
ing of cotton seed shall be subject to the fol
lowing rules, provided that in any special in
stancs tho limited states food administrator
may issue special permit authorizing an ex-l
eePtiOn & be sa made; be-. =. hand 49, - HE
possession or under bis control at any time,
any greater quantity Of cotton seed. than shall
be equivalent to his normal crushing capacity
for a period of sixty days.
OBJ lie shall not store or keep in his pos
session under his control any cotton seed
for period longer than sixty days, except dur
Snr, shp rFpH Of opfrr mol ffnp Of hfc
mill
Cc) He shall not buy or sell or have in his
possession any cottOnseed oil, peanut oil, soya
bean OIL palm oil copr9 oil other than of
his own manufacture. Provided that this rule
shall not prevent licensee purchasing any
such oil for use I'm refinery owned by him
and actually in operation.
(dl He shall not have on hand, in his pos
session under his control any cottonseed oil,
soya bean oil, palm oil or copra oil for
period exceeding sixty days
tel He shall not have on hand, in his pos
session under his control. at any time,
quantity Of cottonseed oil. soya bean OIL palm
oil copra 'oil that exceeds the equivalent of
his production for thirty days.
% He shall not knowingly produce any cot
tonseed meal or cake, testing less than seven
per cent ammonia, or its equivalent Of thirty
six per cent protein, or testing over seven per
LIMITING CONTRACTS.
Rule $40 licensee, buying or selling cot
tcnseed meal, peanut meal, soya bean meal, or
cottonseed cake, other than Of his own manu-
facture, shall, after November 1, 1917, make
or have outstanding at any time, any contract
for the purchase sale OF cOttonseed meal.
peanut meal, soya bean meal, cOttonseed
cake for shipment or delivery more than sixty /
days after the making of such contract
Rule 9. (al The licensee operating a refinery
for the purpose of refining cottonseed oil, pea
nut oil, soya bean oil, palm oil. cOpra oil,
either principal or agent, shall refine in
efficient method TO produce the largest yield
of edible oil.
CbD He shall not. after November 1, 1917,
kp ha at m
contract for the sale of cOttOnseed OIL peanut ,
oil, soya bean oil, palm oil, or cOpra oil for
shipment delivery more than four months
after the making OF such contract.
Rule 10.-No licensee shall keep on hand or
have in possession or under his control by con-
tract or other arrangement, at any time, any
cottOnseed oil, meal or cake, peanut oil or
neal, soya bean oil or meal palm oil copra
requirements of his business for use or sale
by him Cor a reasonable time. Provided that
this rule shall not he held TO modify Rule Z
relating to the crusher.
Rule 1.-THE licensee shall sell the commo-
dties specified in his license at not more than
reasonable advance over the actual cost TO
the Hcensee of the particular commodities sold,
without regard TO the market or replacement
value az the time of sale. When the char
scter of the business Of the licensee is such
that IL is impossible 20 keep separate the par
ticular commodities and the purchase and manu-
featuring costs of same, the licensee may, In
determining his profit consider as the cost
Price Of the goods sold the average cost price
of the total stock Of the commodity from
which the amount sold taken \ icenseN
who operates more cotton ginneries, s
crushing mills or refineries shall keep separate
accounts and make reports to show separately
the operations Of each; for the purpose of this
rule, each cotton gnnery, crushing mill or
refinery shall be considered as a unit and the !
liccnsee shall not he permitted TO average any
costs, profits or losses between such separate
units.