The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-10
MANY FIRMS HAVE
 VIOLATED RULING
MAKERS OF SOFT DRINKS WILL BE DENIED RIGHT TO GET
 FURTHER SUGAR SUPPLY.
Most Drastic Regulation Since Food Administration Was Organized Is New Issued From Washington.

made Arkansas what the supporters
 of that legislation intended should
 result, but far be it from the soft drink manufacturers to add to the draught Intentionally.
 Yet judging by sworn statements now being received at the office of Hamp Williams, state food admins trator, showing the amount of sugar used by said firms for the first four
 months of last year and during th,
 corresponding period this year. the drought will be very material. for
 there promises to be a marked cur-
 tailment in the manufacture of moi
 only soft drinks, but also candies of
 all kinds
 The most drastic and important
 regulation of the sugar supply that
 has ever been issued by the United
 States food administration since its organization, which will go into eff feet May 15, is announced Soft drink concerns that used more than eighty per cent of the amount thcr used for the first four months of last year will be denied the right to pur- chase sugar
 Any surplus of sugar they may have held to await orders from the state food administrator The same ruling applies to the manufacturer of candy
 Firms who entered the business since April l or increased their capac- ity since that date will be cut off en-- tirely. Chased with soft drinks and candy are also beverage syrups, fruit syrups, flavorinq extracts. chewing gum, cocoa, sweet pickles wines cereals and invert sugar. Those who entered the business or increased their capacity after April 1, l91S however, will be cut off entirely.
 Touching further on the new ruling the announcement from the Washing ton headquarters of the food admins tration says:
 Manufacturers of essential food stuffs will be permitted to buy suffi cient sugar to meet their full require ments. In this class come preservers and packers of vegetables, catsup and chili sauce, fruits and milk, manufac tuuers of jam, jelly and preserves tobacco and explosives, apple butter and glycerin, ice cream (not including sherbets and water ices), druggists (for medicines and producers ot honey.
 Ice cream is put in the preferred class to assure consumption of sur- plus milR supplies and thus encourage dairy interests to maintain produe- ton. Tobacco was placed in this class largely because the amount of sugar by tobaCconsts is almost negligible, the chief source of sweets being mo lasses
 Manufacturers of less essentials who entered the business or increased their capacity before November i, 1917, shall receive the so Der cent allowance, but those who started or expanded after that date but before April l, 1918, in the face of an actual sugar shortage and with full knowl- edge of the food administrations an n0unced program of sugar conserva- ton. will be cut down to 30 per cenr. of requirements. Those who com menced operations or increased their capacity after that date will not he allowed to purchase sugar in any 
 These definite classifidations pro tect the patriotic manufacturer who has been observing the requests of the food administration against competi- tors who have taken advantage of the sugar shortage to increase their profits.
 Control of distribution will be in the hands of the federal food admin istrators of each state They will issue certificates to all manufacturers requiring sugar, upon delivery ot sworn statements showing the amount to which each is entitled. None If the distributing agencies will be al lowed to sell sugar to any class ol except upon delivery of certificates. The certificates cover the period from May 5 to July l. when new conservation measures may be deemed advisable
 All sellers of sugar-whether re- liners, jobbers, retail or wholesale cancel the certificates and return them within one month after the sale to the federal food ad by whom they were is sued From the returned certificates he will be able to check the record of those who are entitled to sugar and to detect any trading in or counter feiting of certificates.
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