The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-05

For the purpose of issuing these GER
tificates the various users of sugar
are divided into the following groups:
A-Candy makers, soft drinks, So
da fountains, chewing gum, chocolate
and cocoa manufacturers, tobacco
manufacturers, favoring extracts, in
vert sugar, syrups, sweet pickles, wine
ct cetera.
B-Comnercial Gamers, vegetables,
fruit, milk, medicinal purposes, explo-
sives, glycerine, etc.
C-Hotels, restaurants, clubs, din
ing cars and steamships, boarding
houses, hospitals, public institutions
and public eating places generally, in
which term are included all boarding
houses who take care of % persons or
more.
D-Bakers and cracker manufactur-
ers of all kinds.
E-Retail stores and others selling
for direct consumption.
Every person in these catagories
must, before July LIST, 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 tran
sit on July LIST. All stocks in excess of
three months supply at the rate of
consumption that will be allowed in
each concern, will be requisitioned by
the administrator and redistributed at
once. Any stock less than ninety
days, but in excess of thirty days must
be held subject to the local admins
TRAITOR for distribution if necessary,
depending upon remoteness from sup
ply. 1t is manifestly unfair for any
one to be overstocked in such situa-
ton as it must prejudice the common
interest of regular flow of supplies.
Our national sugar supply does not
come from stocks but arrives in
monthly amounts and any attempt to
provide ahead results in shortage.
| Any attempt to accumulate stocks in
the interim between now and July l
will be useless and may lead to diff
culties, for the food administration
will construe any such attempts by
dealers and manufacturers as hoard
ing, and upon conviction as punish
able by fine and Imprisonment. While
in law the same rule might be applied
to householders, the food administra-
ton proposes to rest upon the honor
and cooperation of the househalders not
to hold more than a thirty days sup
ply upon the basis Of three pounds per
person in the household.
In addition to giving the quantities
on hand, the staement which will be
required from dealers and manufac-
turers in the above groups will give
the following information upon homer.
In the case Of group A-that is candy,
soft drinks, etc, must show the amount
of sugar used during the months of
July, August and September, 1917,
and certificates will, if the statements
are correct, be based upon so per cent
of such average use. lee cream MAX
ers will be entitled to rs per cent. A
certificate will be issued separately
for each months purchases.
Group B-that is commercial can
ners, etc, will be given certificates for
their necessary requirements, but any
resale of sugar by them except under
the express directinon of the local
food administrator will constitute a
violation Of the regulations and sub
ject them to closing of business FOR
the war. Any sugar in hand at the
end of the season must be placed al
the disposal of the local administrator
The administration appeals to this
! Up to economize on consumptin IL
every direction.
Group Chat is public eating pla.
ces, will be issued certificates upor
the basis of three pounds for eacf
ninety meals served This includes al
public eating places use of sugar.
Group D-That is bakers-will re
ceive certificates for rs per cent o
the average amount used during July
August and September, 1917, or al
ternately 70 per cent of that used il
the month Of June, 1918.
Group E-That is, retail stores, will
receive for July purchases certificate
based on the average of sugar sol,
during the combined three months
April, May and June, 1918. Retailer
must not sell sugar to any of the 9th
er groups, that is, to no one excep
householders, without taking up tn
certificate Of such persn. They mus
not sell more than two pounds at an.
one time to any town customer, O
more than five pounds at any one tim
to any country custmer. The latte
may, however, be varied by the loca
administrator to persons remote iron
town. The retailer will do his bes
not to sell more than three pound
per person per month to householder
whose cooperation with the retailer i
earnestly sought.
Retailers may, at present, sell 2
pounds of sugar to any one household
err for home canning upon the house
holders certifying that he has no
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