Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-07

their allOtments
cd Flour dealers are asked to re-
ceiye all -four returned on This APP
peal on the following basis
Rules.
Rule l-UnbrOken or original mill
packages. only. tbags. sacks or bar
relsi should he received
Rule 2-The maximum price of
twelve dollars tbasisl TO be paid Tor
by cash or trade. at election of buyer.
tdealer).
Rule 3-The dealers 10 whom re
turned -four is offered by users there
of are urged 10 accept il whether
purchased from him or not: but. must
accept il if the -four was purchased
from him.
Rule THE dealer may pay to the
person so Offering returned -four it's
cost price bu, such price must not
exceed twelve dollars per barrel.
Rule dealers will keep an exact
record of all such lots specifying ta)
name and address of person returning
flour, CD amount. lc) brand, I'D
style OF package. Full reports of all
receipts shall be mailed on Monday
of each week of receipts of preceding
week. to their local food adminstra.
tor or in his absence, the county food
administrator. Dealer must give Il
receipt in duplicate TO person return
/, ing flour 10 him after date of this bul.
letin. this receipt 10 contain state.
ment duplicate to be delivered 10
(nameb (addressl.
Food Administrator. The food ad-
/; ministrator shall promptly report full
records of such receipts giving de.
, tails (a) name and address of donor.
tb) amount, tc), brand, td) style OF
package of -four returned TO Harry A.
Wheeler, federal food administrator
, for Illinois, III West Washington
street, Chicago. III. Receipt OF this
-four will then be acknowledged by a
q personal letter to the persons return.
: ing the -four, assuring them that an
equivalent OF their return will be
made Immediately available at sea
, port for transport to France.
! Rule 6-l.ocal dealers will probably
| be willing to receive -four in ex
. change for their merchandise even
though that -four was not purchased
( from themselves; but. in event there
2 should be offerings in excess of what
! he dealer can receive and finance
Q he will be provided with receipt il
triplicate. (as per Rule 81 and should
Il give one copy Of this receipt TO thu
a party returning the -four. retain on,
) and send one TO the local adminstra
Il tor This -four will become par
> Of the -four assembled in the localit'
II to be disposed of by the food admins
$ traitor at home or shipped out in aC
e cordance with instructions which ma
be had by the local admnistrato
u whenever an accumulation of f1ou
" results in a quantity sufficient t
= make shipment
Rule THE -four so received b
{ dealers may be put into the regua
channels of trade and sold after prey
" Gus stocks are disposed Of, being sol
regularly with substitutes, with
knowledge that equal amounts vii
y be at once released for foreign shin
: ment.
j Note: If the amount of -four so re
; ceiyed exceeds the reasonable re
quirements of the dealer, repOr, o
such fact should promptly be made t,
I, the local food administrator. and re
= lief will be promptly arranged for b,
The food administration.
Rue S--Flour returned by farmer
ground from their own wheat shall b,
paid for on the basis of present pric,
Of wheat at local elevator or mill pn
he cost of milling and packages.
Rule 9-The miller who miled tn
: wheat producing the -four must accep
' the return of same from person Off
ering it to him and pay for It a
. provided in Rule s, Grain Corpora
non viii, on request. accept sucl
flour and reimburse TO the miller tn
price paid for it. As it is quite DOS
" sible that a larger amount of sucl
flour may be turned in than it is rea
sonabe to ask the mill to finance an,
store, similar receipt to that des
crihed in Rules and 6 will be pro
vided; and when car has been ac
cumulated either by the mill or il
conjunction with other receiving sta
, tions. draft may be made upon III,
, food administration. Upon the shin
ment of the ear draft will he honoret
+ and the proceeds to he distributed h,
me mill giving the receipt.
I Rule 10 The L. s. Food Admins
g tralion reserves the right to dispos,
of all unsold portions of such lots o
o returned -four al its discretion on no
+ tice and demand.
u The local food administrator has al
read1 received several allotments o.
, Hour under the above ruling.
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