The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-06
VERMONT is HELPING.
Is Lending Cooperation to Government
in Wheat Conservation

Burlington, Feb. 6.--"There is nothing
in the history of Vermont that warrants
anyone believing that the people of this
state are not only willing but anxious TO
support the national government in time
! OF war, nor is there any warrant for the
| opinion that the war-will of our people
is tlabby and that they will weaken when
! they are called upon to make personal
sacrifices in furthering the national
cause said Acting Food Administrator
John T. Gushing of st. Adams, speaking
yesterday afternoon at the University of
Vermont under the auspices of the home
economics department on food problems
arising from the war
Mr.. Gushing, discussing the $3.50 order
recently put out from Washington. which
requires with the purchase of flour an
equal purchase of one or combination
of the following cereal substitutes: bar
ley flour, buckwheat flour corn -four.
corn meal, corn starch, corn grits. fete-
rita flour and meals. hominv oatmeal.
potato flour, rice and rice fours, rolled
oats soya bean -four sweet potato -four.
1T is true that when this order was sud.
denly issued we were face to face with
definite problem. the lack of substi-
tutes, and the fact that weeks before the
order was contemplated Vermont had APP
pealed to Washington for an increased
supply did not help because of the trans
portation congestion That problem still
exists, but | am assured from Mr.. Hoov- |
er that everything humanity possible is
being done to ship these substitutes into |
Vermont with the greatest possible dis |
patch.
Meanwhile we are observing the So |
% order in Vermont and if Washington I
makes good on its promises we will be |
able to weather the storm, providing we
have the cooperation of the public, and |
for one am not going to pay the people
of this state the poor compliment of /
thinking that they are unwilling to make
the best OF q disagreeable situation. Be
fore the point of actual suffering is
reached we can modify the percentage.
but barring failure of the government to
supply the promised transportation re-
ief this viii not become necessary.
Il am keeping myself informed OF the
throughout the state by fire.
luent conferences and it should be a
,ource Of pride to our people that I am
old repeatedly that Vermont can meet
he test The grocers in the large are
oyally cooperating, but they must re
Give the cooperation of the purchasing
'ubic Beyond any question a great
many homes in the state have large
mount of -four on hand Such as these
viii not buy more -four now ii they are
compelled 10 take the substitutes. there
" making the present limited quantity
q further than il otherwise would
Il have no doubt that many persons
18th -four ON hand have made the at
empt TO purchase more, testing the line
o see If il would hold. a. IL were. aud
erause Of this the demand has been in
measure fictitious. Persons with -four
their homes should make no attempt
, purchase more now. Ii they do they
re hiuderinr the administration and
.akinc 30 unnecessarily difficult fer the
5verumcut 10 furnish our associates IN
BE- var with the wheat they must have
they are 10 continue IN the fight The
lmplaint that any person viii have 20
, without bread because 81 inability %
axe : purcha.f gf -four j. unfauuded
lssibiy a few uiIi not D. able e. make
81 home Tor = few davs. lut the baker
up opsns the avenue 81 RELIEF.
The entering wedge II the stern real
.cs q ear has come. When ne think