Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
Plans of Hoover for Conserving Sup
ply Will Curtail Allotment Of Manu-
lacturers-Elrective July /.

ed 10 make our sugar position more
difficult than we could have anticipat-
ed at the beginning Of the year. The
Increased shipping needed by our
growing army in France has necessi-
! tated the curta!lment of sugar trans
portation, particularly from the longer
voyage, and has thus reduced supplies
both TO the allies and ourselves from
remote markets. Some OF tt.a accessi-
Ole sugar producing areas have proved
q less yield than was anticipated, such
as certain West Indian Islands. The
/ domestic beet and Louisiana crops
have fallen below anticipation. There
me- h"en some destruction of beet su-
gar factories in the battle area Of
France and Italy. We have lost con-
siderable sugar by submarines.
As close an estimate as we can
make indicates reasonable eNpecta-
| ton from al sources of about 1,600,-
600 tons Of sugar for United States
consumption during the last half Of
the present year This is based upon
the maintenance Of the present mea-
ger allied ration. An improvement in
| shipping conditions would, of course,
relieve this situation as quantities OF
sugar are IN unavailable markets. We
must, however, base the distribution
OF sugar during the next six months,
upon the above footing. After that
period the new West Indian crop will
he available.
This supply Of 100000 tons necesi-
tates considerable reduction in our
consumption, To provide three pounds
Of sugar per month per person for
household use, to take care of our
army and navy and to provide for the
necessary preservation o. fruit, milk,
etc, will require about 100000 tons
CT sugar For the six months. A house
hold consumption o. t:lree pounds per
month per person, together with the
spccial allowance for home canning
me9nS reduction OF some % per cent
;r these branches Of consumption
from normal but it is still nearly dou-
BILE the ration in the allied countries
and is ample for every economical
use.
In the plan Of distribution which
will now 90 into force. the less essen
tial vsers Of sugar; that is, confection-
ers, soft drink manufacturers. tobac-
co manufacturers etc. will be nit tho
hardest. The administration regrets,
intensely any action that will cause
hardship to any individual, but the
situation is due to the Germans, not
to this government. There are
number Of substitutes available to the
confectioners upon which no restric-
tions are placed. :
In order to secure justice in distrl-
! button and to make the restrictive
plans as effective as possible no manu-
facturcr or wholesaler of sugar will
be allowed after July to sci! any
sugar except TO buyers who secure a
certificate from the local food admin
istrators, indicating the quantity they
may buy. For the purpose of issuing
these certificates the various users of
sugar are divided into the following:
Candymakers, soft drinks, soda
fountains, chewing gum, chocolate and
cocoa manufacturers, tobacco manu-
facturers, iavoring extracts, inYert
sugar, syrups, sweet pickles, wines,
etc.
Commercial Gamers. vegetables,
fruits, milk, medicinal purposes, ex-
] plosives, glycerine, etc.
Hotels, restaurants, clubs, dining
cars and steamships, boarding
, houses. who take care Of twenty-five
persons or more.
Bakers and cracker manufacturers
Of all kinds.
Retail stores and others selling for
direct consumption.
! Every person in these categories
must, before.July /, or as soon there
after as the local food administrator
determines, make a statement upon a
form that will be provided showing
the sugar they hold or have in transit
on July l. All stocks in excess Of
three months supply at the rate OF
consumption that will be allowed in
each concern, will be requlslt!oned by
the administrators and redistrlbuted
at once. ANY stock less than ninety
lays hut in excess Of thirty days must
he held subject to the local admins
TRAITOR for distribution if necessary,
7 depending much upon remoteness
from source OF supply. 1t is mani
testify unfair for any one to De over
stocked in such a situation as this as
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