The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-07

Il c. s. Banacker, United States food
/ administrator for Escambia county,
again calls attention to merchants and
| people generally to the approaching
sugar shortage. 1t ISIS serious mat
| ter and Mr.. Bonacker in Pensacola
journal of June % laid before Pen
sacola and Escambia county the stu
alton as 1t would exist after July Is.
This notice came through Braxton
Beacham. federal food administrator
for the state of Florida
/ Mr.. Bonacker repeats the following
to all users of sugar. 1t is brought
about because Of the shortage and the
men in France have to have sugar.
! Following is his statement In part
which shows that after July Is dealers
| in goods requiring sugar must file
their statements and If they do not
they cannot secure this commodity
until January 1, 1919:
| Must Supply Army.
A number of causes have accumu-
lated to make our sugar position more
difficult than we could have antici-
pated at the beginning of the year.
The increased shipping needed by our
growing army in France has neces-
STATED the curtailment of sugar trans
portation, particularly frof the longer
voyage, and has thus reduced sup
plies both to the allies and ourselves
from remote markets. Some Of the
accessible sugar producing areas haEe
proved less yield than was antici-
pated, such as certain West Indian
islands. The domestic beet and the
Louisiana crops have fallen below an
ticipation. There has been some de-
struction OF beet factories in the bat
tie area Of France and Italy. We have
lost considerable sugar by submarines.
AS close an estimate as we can
make indicates a reasonable expecta-
tion from all sources of about 1900
900 tons of sugar for United States
consumption during the last half of
the present year. This is based upon
the maintainence of the present mea-
gre allied ration. An improvements in
shipping conditions would of course
relieve this situation as quantities of
sugar are in unavailable markets. We
must, however, base the distribution
of sugar during the next six months
upon the above footing. After that
period the new West Indian crop VIII
be available.
Reduce Consumption.
This supply of 100000 tons neces-
states considerable reduction in our
consumption. To provide three pounds
of sugar per month per person for
household use, to take care OF our
army and navy and to provide for the
necessary preservation of fruit, milk,
etc, will require about 100000 tons
for the six months. A household con-
sumption of threee pounds per month
per person, together with the special
allowance for home canning means
reduction of 25 per cent in these
branches of consumption from normal
but It is still nearly double the ration
/! in the allied countries and Is ample
| for every economical use.
| In the plan of distribution which
will now go into force the less essen
| tial users, that is confectioners, soft
drink manufacturers, tobacco manu-
| facturers, etc. will be hit the hardest.
| The administration regrets intensely
any action that will cause hardship 10
any Individual, but the situation is
due to the Germans, not to this gov
ernment There are a number OF
substitutes available to the confec-
TONERS upon which no restrictions are
placed.
In order to secure Justice IN dis
tribution and to make the restrictive
plans as effective as possible no man
ufacturer or wholesaler of sugar will
be allowed after July Is to sell any
sugar except to buyers who secure a
certificate from the local food admin
fstrators, indicating the quantity they
may buy. For the purpose of issuing
these certificates the various users
of sugar are divided into the follow
ing groups:
(a) Candy makers, soft drinks. soda
fountains. chewing gum. chocolate and
cocoa manufacturers, tobacco manu-
facturers, havoring extracts. invest
sugars, syrups. sweet pickles, vines,
etc.
Cb)-Commercia1 Gamers, vegetable
fruit, milk, medicinal purposes, ex-
plosives. giycerine. etc.
(c)-Hotels, restaurants, clubs, DIN
ing cars and steamships, boarding
houses. hospitals, public institutions
and public eating places generally. IN
which term are included all boarding
houses who take care OF % persons or
more.
(d)-Bakers and cracker manufac-
turers of all kinds.
(e)-Retan stores and others selling
for direct consumption.
Must File Statements.
Every person in these catagorfes
must before July Is or as soon there
after as the local food administrator
determines. make a statement upon a
form that will be provided showing
the sugar they hold or have in transit
on July Is. All stocks In excess of
three months supply at the rate Of
consumption that will be allowed each
concern will be requisitioned by the