The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-07-06
T telegram
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Prescott Food ADM, Lansing, Mich.
"Recent press dispatches widely cir.
culated through the country have given
the wholly false Impression that there
Is no longer need for rigorous oonser'
walton of wheat and flour. The food
administration declares that every as
pect OF the wheat situation both pres
ent and prospective intensifies the
need for the greatest possible llmita-
ton In the American consumption OF
wheat and wheat products. II present
restrictions should be In the slightest
degree relaxed II would result In ser
lous want for the people Of Europe
before the new crop can reach the mar
ket.
The fod administration estimate OF
the position on the first Of June lndi-
cate a total available supply until the
new harvest, including the grain which
will be available from the farm in
country and terminal elevators and
mill elevators, Of about fifty-slx million
bushels. OF this thirty million bush
els must be exported before new wheat
Is available for export II we are 10
maintain the absolute necessary ship
ments 10 our army and the allies. That
leaves about twenty-slx million bushels
for domestic consumption for the next
two months.
North American consumption Is some
thing over forty million bushels a
month so that most liberal consump-
ton at home would be only one-thlrd
OF normal.
In addition to the wheat on the farms
and In elevators there Is always an
lndete rminate further amount In tran
sit and In dealers hands and this can
never be reckoned In with the flour
available for use for export and use at
home. As matter OF fact this stock
Is not actually available since these
supplies must remain constantly In
flow; they remain permanent stock
the removal Of which would later
trlbution before new wheat would be
available.
There Is further an inclination TO In
clude new crop prospects with present
condition which have led TO confusion.
The harvest will not be generally avail
able In flour In middle August or early
September, although In the extreme
south IL would be somewhat earlier.
At a meeting Of the federal food adj
ministration In Washington yesterday
representing from forty-eieht states II
was the unanimous view that even "
the harvest does prove abundant II
will be the first duty Of the American
people to place every grain they can
save into storage as against possible
bad years ahead. In consequence
there should be no anticipation Of IN
limited wheat until the war Is over.
Some OF the most lnconvenient re.
striction can no doubt be modified with
the arrival OF a large harvest but II
we are honest with ourselves we will
maintain restrictions requiring the use
OF some substitutes both domestic and
commercial; we will continue the re-
qulrements OF high milling extraction
and the elimination Of the non-essen-
tiaI use Of and waste In flour and
bread.
II Is worth remembering the famine
In EGYPT eight thousand years ago was
saved by little governmental fore
sight and Il does not require any Him.
mating dream TO anticipate that so
long as the war lasts with it's increas-
Ing drafts for soldiers and munltlon
the world wilt steadily produce less
food. " we are wise a great harvest
will mean the willing building up Of a
great national reserve.
HERBERT HOOVER.