Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-28
NEEDF0R SUGAR
SAVING URGENT.
SAYS EXPERT
ENaCial Representative Here
\ Impress Officials of the
Need to Continue Con-
Servation.
Alter having travelled in "a states

AlttI having trdNelSQ IN ~ states
thin the last 90 days, visited nu.
nervous communities and talked with
- thousands Of people in all walks OF
life, | am more fully convinced than
ever that the men and women of the
United States are loyal to the core
and that when called upon, will do
everything that lies within their
power to help win the war" said
Max Mayfeld, special representa-
i've of the sugar department Of the
National Food administration. who
was in the city Saturday.
Mayfeld came from South Da-
kota., where Friday. at Aberdeen,
he held conference with the food
administration and grocers of that
state. In Omaha, Saturday, he met
with the grocery jobbers and later
n the day conferred with Food Ad-
ministrator Wattles.
Must Save Sugar.
The special mission of Mr. May
field is to get in close touch with
jobbing dealers of sugar and with
food administrators to explain TO
them why it is just as necessary TO
conserve sugar now as it was last
year. And while he does not be-
Iieve there is going to be a sugar
famine, he points to the fact that
there must not be any waste,
Indications are that the United
States production of sugar this year
will be about 4.265000 TONS" said
Mr.. Mayfeld. This will include
beet and cane. 1t must be under
stood that out of this quantity, be-
sides supplying our 100000 boys
in Europe, for the next year, at
least, we must furnish sugar for the
people of England, France, Belgium
and our other allies. Thus you can
see that unless we conserve at home
there is likely to be a shortage
Price is Not High.
The price, II cents pound to
the consumer is likely to maintain
and while some of may think this
is high, | want to say that in no
country in Europe is sugar being
sold at as low a price as here. In
England sugar is sold at 10; in
France, q, and in Sweden, at Is
cents pound and the restrictions
are more drastic than here,
The boys in the trenches must
have their sugar and | have yet to
find the man or woman who is not
willing to sacrifice in order that
these boys may be we'll fed
1T is interesting to note that not
all the sugar used in this country
is consumed in the homes. Stats
tics show that 10000 tons 60 into
the manufacture of soft drinks, l00,-
600 tons into the manufacture of ice
cream, $4,000 tons into crackers. AS
900 tons into pies, $4,000 tons into
the manufacture of tobacco. 10000
tons into canned fruit and $4,000
tons into the manufacture of chew
ing gum. 1t is possible that re-
duction of say 50 per cent may be
ordered in connection with the out
put of some of the manufactured
goods.
while it may not be generally
known, large amount OF sugar goes.
into the manufacture of glycerine.
This is an important product and
is used largely in the manufacture of
high explosives. Explosives are
helping to win the war and conse-
quently | don't think anyone will
object to sugar being used in the
glycerine.
20: course we are all going to
conserve in the use OF sugar and
continue to be satisfied with our al
lotment, but at the same time we
must be just as particular to con-
serve in the use of food stuffs.
1--WE have a bumper wheat crop,
but there is going to be an urgent
demand for all our wheat products.
We must remember that, in the first
place, we must feed 100000 and
more American boys now fighting in
Europe. Then we must feed the
people of England, France, Belgium,
Italy and the millions OF starving
people on the borders of Germany.
The facts are that the whole of Eu-
rope is wholly. or partially depend
emf upon the United States for its
food supplies during the next year"