Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-21
FORM WORLD BOARD
IOPULl PROPS FROM
UNDER KING SUGAR
u. S. AND ENTENTE ALLIES ARE
ORGANIZED INTO SOLID BODY
TO INSURE ECONOMICAL DIS.
TRlgUTloN OF PRODUCT.

I Washington, Sept. u appointment
OF an international committee to ar
range for the distribution of available
supplies of sugar in The world was
announced today by the food admins.
tratiOn.
Two members of the committee
were appointed by the allied govern
ments. Thoy are Sir Joseph White.
Todd and John V. Drake ST.. both of
whom are familiar with the sugar sit
uation. Two American members of
the committee appointed by the food
administration are Earl ID. Pabst. pre-
sident of the American Sugar Rein
ing Company, and William A, Jamison
Of Arbuckle Brothers. neither OF whom
is interested in any way in the pro.
duction OF Cuban sugar The fifth
member of the committee is George
NJ. Rolph, head of the sugar division
of the food administration.
The committee will arrange for the
purchase and distribution of all SUI
gar. both for the United States and
the allied countries.
The food administration also an.
pointed a committee to handle the
details of the distribution of best SUI
gar
All the beet sugar producers have
signed the contract presented by the
government assuring maximum
price for beet sugar of $2.75 a hun.
dred pounds at seaboard refining
points as soon as the crop is available.
1t is said that this should mean a
reduction of | cent a pound in the
retail price. These prices will be eff
fective in the western part of the
country, where sugar beets are rails
ed, about Oct. l and in the east
ern regions about two weeks later.
"a N""Hii1t't iloHl tHt CUBAN gov I
arrived today to protest
against action of the food admins. \
tration in connection with Cuban
sugar The commission will meet
Food Administrator Hoover tomor.
row. The Cubans insist that the price
asked for Cuban sugar Is not ex.
cessive and declare that the refiners I
In this country are the ones who are
making excessive profits.
The War Department and food ad /.
in a conference today. 1
for a full coordination and
cooperation in the subsistence prob
lens that will arise when the 1900 900
men OF the new army are all in their
A permanent commit
tee will soon be named.
The subsistence of the army IL
under the charge OF the quartermas-
ter general, with inspection and san.
ltation by the medical staff. These
matters and the control of waste were
today The conference was
attended by representatives of the
War Department. scientists, resident
Members of the United States food
administration. members of the ad.
'isory committee on alimentation and
ne food administration committee
m public health.
The milling division of the food adj.
reports the percentage
" mill capacity operating in Chica.
20 as 90.
unanimous approval Of the food ad.
tentative plans for the
licensing of potato shippers was the
development of meet
ng of eighty men, representing prac.
lcally every important potato region
# the United States. The official {
rades for potatoes recently promu.
ated met with unanimous approval
he assemblage voted to buy and {
ell potatoes by weight instead of by I
he sack or barrel.
r, Percy Miller. of Chicago. now
with the food administra,
ion, presided.
delegation of northwestern whaat q.