Weekly journal-miner., 1918-05-15
NEW PLAN FOR . THE RAT|ON|NG
 OF SUGAR
THOSE USING IT FOR MANUFACTURING MUST AFTER MAY 15, 1918, MUST MAKE PURCHASE BY CERTIFICATE.

! PHOENIX, May l3.-The federal
 food administration for Arizona an
 nounced today the details of new
 plans effective May Is for the ra-
 tioning of Arizona manufacturers us 1 ing sugar. The plan has been worked
 out by the United States food admin istration with the greatest possible
 care and with the desire to disturb
 business just as little as possible con sistcnt with the attainment of the
 conservation or sugar, which is vi-
 tally needed at this time for canning purposes.
 Under this plan, both the manu-
 lecturers of the essential food prod ucts and those of less essential food
 products, with the exception of pub lie eating places and bakeries, are
 classed. In Arizona, the program
 will affect, particularly, all drug stores
 and soda water dispensers making
 their own syrups and soda water
 manufacturers.
 No Arizona manufacturers using
 sugar for manufacturing will be per
 mitted after May Is to purchase
 sugar without the surrender of an authorized sugar distribution certiii- cate issued by the federal food ad- ministration for Arizona through the county food administrators.
 Where a company has several manufacturing plants located in diff ferent states, 1t will be necessary for that company to file statement with the food administrator of each State in which its plants may be located. Each administrator will take care of the plants in his own particular State. whether owned within or with out the State This, however, does not prevent the sellers of sugar To- cated in one State from making de- liveries in another on receipt of. certificate. Manufacturers may obtain upon delivery of the re- quired sworn statement which shows the amount of sugar to which he is entitled.
 All wholesalers and retailers have been notified that they must not sell sugar after May Is to any manufac- .urers using sugar unles the manufac- .urer delivers the necessary certifi- ate Rehners and sugar brokers lave been notified to the same effect. Contracts prior to May Is may be filed by sellers of sugar without sur -ender of certificates, but no con- rats made after May Is shall be filed unless the buyer delivers the cquisite certificate
 Manufacturers may obtain state> ncnt blanks and certificates over the State from their respective county ood administrators, their names and addresses being as follows: Gustav Becker, Springerville, for Apache ounty: Robert Rae, Douglas, for 1ochise; Alex \. Johnson, Flagstaff, or Coconino; B. V. vOn lSenden, ilobe, for Gila: R. K. Minson, Cliff on, for Greenlce; T. T. Swift, Staff ord, for Graham: $. D. Stewart. lingman, for Mofave: Guy E. Cor elius, Winslow, for Navajo; A. B. ling, Yuma, for Yuma county; H. ) Aitken, Prescott, for Yavapai; .eslic C. Hardy, Nogales. for Santa ,ruz; L. H. Hofmeister, Tucson, for lima; w. E. Mullen, Ray, for Pinal ,or Maricopa county, they should ap- ly to the federal food administra- ion at Phoenix.
 The certificates are being printed in ne denominations of from 90 pounds 3 60000 pounds. They are engraved fter the manner of bank notes and re non-tranSferable. The food ad- hopes to be able to pro- idle manufacturers sufficient quan- ties of sugar to prevent further cur lilment of their business but condi- ons after July will determine what an be done.
 Ice cream manufacturers have been Ilotted 1O0 per cent of their require rents but no sugar is to be used in le manufacture of ices and sherbets he reason ice cream manufacturers re given 100 per cent IS 10 help the airy interests to take care of the irplus of milk during the summer. Ianufacturers affected by the ruling cludc preservers and packers of egetables, catSup and chile sauce. nit and milk; manufacturers of lndy, confections, jelly and pre- rves; meat packers, ice cream manu- cturers, druggists, honey producers ld manufacturers of condiments ,d soda water.