Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-05
MUST CONTINUE TO SAVE FOOD
New Federal Food Administrator for
Vermont, Frank n. Brooks, Out
lines His PoIicy-Asks Corpora
tIon of the Public.
People Must Act as Police Force
Points Out Anew Great Necessity
Of Conservation.

Montpelier, June -. Hon Frank
H. Brooks, the recently appointed
United States food administrator for
Vermont, has issued the following
statement to the public outlining the
policy of the food administration in
this state:
The food administrator wishes to
emphasize a most hearty expression
Of appreciation, first to the people of
Vermont for the splendid results OBJ
tanned in cooperation with the food
administration officials, and next to
his predecessors, Messrs. Hartness
and Cushing and the entire working
force of officials, county and
town committees for the unflaggtng
zeal and patriotic effort required to
save and produce food to win the
war.
Your food administrator will, l am
sure, never be obliged to exercise
drastic power of control over the
palates of the people Of Vermont II
will not be a case Of must but a
willing giving up on the part of all
that we may have the future of our
lives, liberty, and the honest pursuit
Of happiness safeguarded from inva-
sion Of every kind.
Just back from a two day and
night session of the state food ad-
ministrators of the country with our
chief Mr., Herbert Hoover, It seems
an opportune time to bring to the
attention Of the loyal and brave men
and women, boys and girls Of Yer
mont, certain lines Of action that will
prove them not alone civilians but
soldiers of the third line Of defense
"a line just as important as the
frst line. We are those who back
them at the front. Without firm
backing, the first line will surely
fail
The slogan Food will win the
war" rests on sounder basis to-
day than ever. Ships, aeroplanes,
money, men, morale will win, but
these all must be backed by bounti-
full supply Of food or they will fail.
The program outlined at Washing
ton for the food administrators to
work out follows
Continuance of the $3.50 plan in
the use of wheat and substitutes
T. Utmost effort to save sugar, meats
and fats.
8. Elimination of waste of foods Of
all kinds.
4. The more general practice of pub
fishing fair price lists Of all food
commodities.
8. The prevention Of any profteering
advance In ice and other commodi-
ties beyond what can be justified
by increased cost over pre-war
period.
9. War gardens and largely increased
production of all foods. hogs, cattle,
poultry, dairy products, etc.
A short statement concerning each
Of these six important items may
not be out Of order.
The so-called use of substitutes for
wheat should be strenuously adhered
| to. Substitutes have produced re-
| suits that, had these results been
| lacking, it might have caused a break
in the line of food supply ships to
France. This might have resulted
in a disastrous break in the civilian
| and army lines abroad. Substitutes
are good for most persons. On a
| 1917 crop shortage in surplus OF
about 30 million bushels for our own
| use, substitutes have made possible a
! shipment abroad OF about 1G6 million
| bushels of the all essential wheat
J eut Of what we would have disposed