The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-03
FOOD DEALERS
HELD Interesting
AND IMPORTANT
MEETING YESTERDAY

A good meeting of the food dealers
OF Polk County was held at the City
Hall in Barlow yesterday. The
meeting was called by the Polk Coun-
Retail Food Dealers Association at
the instance of the County Food AID
ministrator for the purpose of con.
sidering the new rulings which have
recently been made, especially with
regard to sugar and flour. About so
dealers, representing the County
pretty thoroughly, were present and
greatly interested in the proceed.
ings. The new rulings were ex-
planned by the County Food Admin.
istrator and many question asked
brought out much clearer under
standing on the part of the mer-
chants who it was very clear to see
are in thorough harmony with the
Department.
The legitimate farmer who has
himself produced his own substitutes
may now purchase wheat flour on
furnishing sufficient evidences to the
dealer or the local Food Administra-
tor that he has done so and that he
has these substitutes in edible shape
For instance, it is to be clearly I'M
derstood that corn is not a substi-
tute Corn must first be ground in
to meal, and the miller's certificate
furnished to the dealer, before any
wheat flour can be sold against it..
Any person who has not himself pro-
duced these substitutes and who
shall make false statements in re-
gard thereto render himself liable TO
prosecution by the Food Administra-
ton and the penalty is heavy one
Hereafter the maximum amount of
sugar for ordinary table, use in the
family of city people is two pounds,
which is the most that can be pur-
chased at one time. The allotment
for the month is at the rate of two
pounds per capita.
For home canning purposes rea-
sonable quantity can be obtained but
only by application to local Food
Administrator and when such appli-
cation has his endorsement. Dealers
should note this and that any blank
sugar certificates they now have on
hand are useless to them without
this endorsement.
Mr. Beacham's Executive Secre-
tary, Mr.. Whitney was present and
in a very forceful and practical way
presented the position and plans Of
the Food Administration which was
helping the dealers just as much as
the consumer, but equally fair and
just to both.
A Fair Price Committee was
named as follows:
W. ]. Reddick and ]. w. Lanier,
representing Lakeland.
H. A. Ford, representing Mulberry.
D. l.. Palmer, representing Fort
Meade.
w. o. Pearce and DR.. H. Hall, rep
resenting Barlow.
H. w. Nogles, representing Winter
Haven.
Fred Under, representing Auburn
dale.
The wholesale dealers will be
asked to name committee and
consumers committee will be ap-
pointed, representative of the county
and this joint committe are to meet
in the near future and make more
extensive price list and one which
shall be more uniform at the same
time.
The cash and carry system was
strongly recommended by Mr.. Whit
ney who stated it as his belief that
unless the merchants got together
and adopted this plan it would be
but a short time before the PIGGY
Wiggly" store or other help your
SELF plan would be put in operation
in the larger towns and the old-fash-
toned merchant find himself out of
business.
Merchants and consumers when in
doubt are asked to apply to the local
Food Administrator who will cheer
fully furnish the necessary informa-
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