The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-01


really a movement on the part OF
the cottonseed crushers of: several
states including Louisiana. The pur-
| nose is to find some equitable and eff
ficiens way of fixing cotton seed
| prices. Sterilization is deemed VI
tai to the industry, eliminating spe-
culation, and it argued equally ad-
Jantageous against losses through
ignorance.
Among the most important news
| received during the week by John
NJ. Parker, Food Administrator for
Louisiana, was the announcement by
the national bureau of markets that
| il has selected and was training an
inspector of produce who will begin
service at New Orleans about Feb
ruary 10th. This will mean trench
| dous betterment in the handling OF
perishables in this market. Carloads
Of produce often remain unloaded
for many days, because of disputes
as to the condition Of the consign-
ment and the refusal Of any party
to the transaction to accept the res
possibility which will release the food
to consumption. Government inspec-
ton will certify the condition, the
certificate will be binding upon all
concerned, the car delays will be
obviated, the danger of food waste
removed and everybody be guaran-
teed a square deal. Mr.. Parker has
been making the fight for such an
inspector and has been backed by the
produce merchants, the railroads,
and others who realized the result
tant benefit. ......
| The second pledge card campaign,
in view of the increased seriousness
Of the food situation more impor-
tant than the first, will be in full
swing by the end Of the week. The
| new home card calls for wheatless,
meatless and porkles5 days, and for
one meatless and one wheatless meal
On all the other days Of the week.
This card with the attractive card
Of membership Of the United States
Food Administration, together with
leaflets explaining the broader use
OF corn and oatmeal fer food and as
substitutes for the foods that must
be saved for war needs, must reach
and be adopted by every home in the
state. There will be over million
documents to distribute, and the
packing and addressing will be one
Of the largest tasks performed by the
Louisiana Food Administration. It
will mean about month hard work,
and will be conducted by force of
patriotic volunteers, who will have
separate headquarters and will be
directed by Miss Agatha Wexler, a
wealthy lady eager to do her bit for
her country.
The distribution and the canvass
will be very thorough and efficient,
the district food administrators and
the parish food administrators hav-
ing organized machinery that will
operate with smoothless and effec-
tiveness. These administrators are
among the leading and most success
III men of their sections, and they
ere devoting time, ability and ener-
ey to the activity which they recog-
z!ize as one of the most valuable con-
itributions they could make to the
| winning of the war which must be
.ron and own quickly. S. B. Hicks.
districts administrator, began his
service by enlisting all the hotels
restaurants and moarding houses i
Shreveport and establishing the plan
cation war garden plan in all the
parishes under his jurisdiction. W..
r. Lawson, administrator for Acadia
Parish, converted and signed up all
the eating places in Crowley. These
are fair samples Of the work being
done by the bealous volunteer Off
Gals. William Allen, manager of
the hotel and restaurant division CO.
operating with the eating resorts II
spcndid fashion. The caterers have
prominently displayed all the pos
/ tiers sent them and have called fol
! more. An inspiring sample of the
, letters received by him is one from
. Mrs. A. L. Groom. proprietress Of the
, hotel at Elton, who says that IL
, though it is very difficult to secure
substitutes there she has posted thu
l Food Administrations instruction.
, in her kitchen with positive order!
: to stick to them until the United
States takes the Kaiser off his perch
Il In this connection, it will be o.
/. interest to both public and home
> food patriots to preserve the corr
: bread recipes which won the priz'
in the contest held by the House
9 wives I,eacue of New Orleans. The,