Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-01
GREAT NATIONAL
/ WHEAT RESERVE
PLAN OF HOOVER
Even Abundant Harvests Will
Not Remove All Restric.
tions in Use Of Wheat
ny N. D. Food ADMINISTRATOR:

Ey N. D. Food Administration.
| Herbert Hoover. backed by the unan.
imous opinion of the Federal Food Adj
miniJtrntors from NIL the states. is
planning to create "great national re-
serves of wheat us n safeguard
aguinst possible lean haryests In flu
ture years. For this purpose the peo-
pie of the United States will he asked
to restrict their consumption Of wheat
even should there he abundant har-
vests this year.
| Mr.. Hoover issued the following
statement:
'Recent press dispatches. widely cir
culateh through the country. have
given the wholly false impression that
there is no longer need for rigorous
conservation of wheat and flour.
"The Food Administration declares
| that every aspect Of the wheat situa-
ton, both present and prospective. in
tensifies the need for the greatest pos
sible conservation Of wheat and wheat
products. If the present restrictions
should he in the slightest degree re-.
Taxed 1t would result In serious want
for the people Of Europe before the
new crop rnn reach the market.
"rhe food administrations estimate
of the situation the first of June in.
dicntes a total available supply until
the next harvest, including the grain
that will be available, from the farmers
In country and terminal elevators. and
all mill elevators. of about fifty-siN
million bushels. OF this about thirt!
million bushels must be exported be
fore the new wheat is available for eX
port. If we are to maintnin the ubso
lutely necessary shipments OF our arm.
and the allies. That leaves about 25.
00O.OOO bushels for domestic consllnp
tion during the next two months.
"The normal consumption is some
thing over forty million bushels II
month so that the most liberal con.
sumption ut home would be only one
third of normal.
I'm addition to the wheat on the
farms and in the elevators there is al.
ways nn indeterminate further amour;
In transit and in the dealers hands and
this can never he reckoned in with tn,
flour available for export and for use
at home. As n matter of fact tlll.
stock IL not actually available sine,
these supplies must remain constantly
In flow; they remain permanent
stock, the removal of which would
later cause period Of acute shortage
! II distributed before the new wheat
would he available.
'"rhere Is further an inclination tn
include new crop prospects VIII; pres.
ent conditions which has led to con.
fusion. The harvest will NOT he gen.
orally available in flour until the mid
: die Of August or early September. al.
though ia the extreme south II will be
somewhat earlier.
AT II meeting of the Federal FOOD
/ Administrators ut Washington yester
day, representing nll the forty-eight
, suites. it was the unanimous view thu
even If the harvest does prove lhun
, dant it will he the first duty of thu
American people to place every gruiI
possible bad years ahead In ronst.
gnence there should be no anticipation
! of unlimited wheat bread until tn,
J. war Is over
D '.Somc Of the most inconvenient re
strictions can no doubt he modified
: with the arrival of II large harvest blu
If we are honest with ourselves we vii
maintain restrictions requirin. tn
use Of some substitutes both d0nlesti
and commercials we will continue TIL
n requirements of high milling eXtraC
L ton and the elimination of the nones
sential use of and waste in flour an,
!. brend.
. ut is worth remembering that tn
. famine in Egypt eight thousand year
. ago WAS saved by late governments
- foresight and 1t does not require an
illuminating dream to anticipate. thu
u so long as the war lasts with It's In
creasing drafts for soldiers aud mi
- milton workers the world will ssendil
;. produce less food. II we are wise
~ great harvest will mean the willln
=, building up of great national r,
: serves"
10
Bread is the staff of life. hut yer
:. few Americans need n staff.