The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-27
BAKER PUNISHED
FOR WASTING WHEAT

The bakeries in New Orleans,
! Shreveport and the larger cities in
Louisiana have been educated and
regulated into cooperation and COM
pliance with the Food Administration
regulations and the saving of wheat
needed for war purposes. The sys-
tenn of careful inspection has been ex-
!. tended to the bakeries in other towns
and sections, and those who are not
using the proper proportion Of sub
stitutes or who are showing disloyal-
ty in other ways will be promptly
closed.
The first country baker to suffer
was A. A. Hains, Of Rayne. He was
convicted of failing to use sufficient
substitutes in his bread and of manu-
featuring a loaf Of a weight prohib-
tied by the food rules. 1t was decid-
ed by the parish food officials and
the bakery division that the Hains IL
cense be suspended for a period Of
ten days from midnight May 25, af-
ter which he will be permitted to re-
sumo business upon his pledge to
strictly carry out the war food meas
ures ordained. The verdict was ap-
proved by Jno. NJ. Parker, Food Ad-
ministrator for Louisiana.
The campaign to dispose of Louis
iana's record Irish potato crop is de-
veloping and progressing fast. The
city Of New Orleans bestowed an i'm
mense boon upon the farmers when
it perfected the plan Of direct deliv-
cry to the consumer at $1.25 per 100
lbs. sack. The city department of ag-
riculture is directing the movement,
and the retail grocers are delivering
to the householders without charge or
profit. The wholesale grocers and
the produce dealers are taking up the
cause, and the helpful idea is expect
ed to spread to all the communities in
the State. The New Orleans bakers
will set another potato example,
George Ehrhard, the president of the
city bakers organization having call
ed a special meeting to volutarily
pledge the bread producers to use po-
tatoes in their output. Five per cent.
of potatoes can be used without in
any way changing the manufacturing
process or appearance OF the bread,
and even this small proportion will
mean the utilization Of an additional
ton of potatoes each day. Harry D.
Wilson, Commissioner Of Agriculture,
announces the birth Of two Louisiana
factories of potato flour, and the
firm foundation Of that industry in
this State will do much for future
crops.
Winnsboro and Franklin Parish
have the honor of surrendering the
second hard wheat flour to the Uni
ted States. The car was accepted by
the Government, although the price
was somewhat higher than that Of the
Baton Rouge purchase. The district
and parish food administrators are all
busy in the matter, and the Louisiana
flour quota will be considerably aug
mented before many days. The
Wheat Corporation office at New
Orleans has handled a considerable
quantity of voluntarily rendered
flour. Arkansas is 80 far in the lead,
having sent in over $4,000 barrels,
with offerings still coming in. That
State grows considerable wheat and
contains a number of mills, which is
given as one of the reasons for the
difference.
After a number Of conferences
with Food Administrator Parker, the
ice manufacturers Of New Orleans
have taken a step which will probably
govern the ice program for Louisiana
this summer. They made showing
Of increased cost which justified larg-
er return for their product, failure to
obtain which they stated would COM