The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-10-16
Read Carefully
The u. S. Food Administration re-
quests the following letter be publis b.
ed. 1t explains itself.

Some small merchants, struggling with the inricacies of
voluntary of raonng u have been apparently in
ned to believe the difficulties would be less compulsory card
system introduced is interesting therefore, to contrast
the system effect this with that being used Eng
land taking the observation from merchants standpoint
The Food and the dealers food uff here
been absolutely together their desire
bring about the conservation of food with the possible
dsarrangement of existing methods
Of disturbance to business The compulsory system
looks simple at first glance many phases
patb with basis
In the first place before adequate compulsory rationing
system can be carried the ground work laid embracing
among other things,
() control by the Government of all food stuf
(2) Some practical method for arbitrary
by the Government based upon population:
~ The control by the Government of
eering: *
a. very finely decentralzed food control machinery to reach
every corner of every community
The difficulties attendant establishing
in America far than they Britain
the fast that while Great Britain imports Sc of her s
and therefore, able control them
produce in this country practically everything making
to regulate the producers also Taking for granted how
that these difficulties there still
of the basis distribution England
the datum SYSTEM basng the of food available for
dealer percentage supplies
specified selected purpose
found illogical setting premium upon
That u.s. the winch had consumed the most food
during the period permitted profit that extent
der distribution.
The Food Ministry therefore, brought to the conclusion
that the would be preferable the
registry that food being rationed England
The registry system demands that buyer of food Eng
land shall food The blanks
carefully filed and subs from individual
by obtaining supplies
allowed food suffs each small
addition for energencies-no
will be readily that system
the first place. having particular
the buyer of that
ry reasons such as removal from the tv or death This naturally
competitive business part
merchant all desabity of appeal the transient trade The
chant must he content mark time hold his ground he can nm
til the
method England wiping the
merchant Customers desire avoid much trouble possible
all their needs also the for utilization by the
of unrationed articles bride for trade Fortunate which
obtain by and another fairly regular supplies of tea
and other unratoned articles able their
eff buy meat and flour from will
that half of cheese supply of
tea" which able obtain supplies
costly and scarce-is helpless.
The abuse of the uraiond articles thereby exaggerated and
encouraged whereas under the American system people put
guarded all
the the Food Administration has against profeg dm
nation inequality all lines and the merchant much
feer exercise his initiative and ability building his
business.
But there great in favor voluntary conservation
all considerations which should
by retail merchant After ALL bust
ness these days and anything contribute to the winning of the
worth while matter what it The voluntary method
conservation has brought home the citizen of the
United States perhaps other action has done
1t has awakened the minds of the people acrc
The difficulties which the housewives have in buying flour
substitutes and in making their allowance
round have also created in their minds conception however
of the great why
people day by day the personal
possibilities thus put them without consciously thinking
battle line the 12o,ooo,ooo Allies
Governmental regulation when carried
that patenasm oecism which
against which fighting glory
of the American citizen pride Admstra
tons faith that people strong enough loyal enough
do their duty voluntarily and wholeheartedy
It should be the aim of dealer stuffs
this consciousness in his Nothing
ideal for the furheran Of
that Government trusts its citizens permits them be its
children. When
with the Allies honoraby ceany
fight with the citizenship of
basis and the world nearly safe
This space furnsed at the request of the War
Saving Food Administration by
THE CASH AND,CARRY STORE
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