The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-07-20
+ SUGAR STILL IN FRONT.
Leading Topic for Discussion Both
in Food Laws and News.

second fOulQ OF Lne new ouSoi aA'@
tributjon system. Louisiana has
made her usual proud record. Some
of the other states were sWamped by
the rush early in the action and re-
sorted to temporary expedients IN the
play for time. Louisiana went rlght
ahead and handled over 1000 appll-
cations without hitch, and is ready
for the renewals. Jno. NJ. Parkers
state food administrator, and j. M
Wilzin, assistant administrator IN
charge Of the sugar division, increas-
ed the clerical staff as the work ex-
banded. and also enlisted number
of volunteers who work harder than
| if pccuniary reward was in sight.
The administration is very much
encouraged By the cooperation re- re-
ceived on every hand, and by the
spirit in which the new regulations
have been accepted. A number OF
certificate holders have coupled COM
plants with pleas for more sugar
than allotted, but their plight was
due largely to their own faulty re-
turns. The administration has no
other basis than their own flgures Tor
guidance. On the other hand there
are a gratifying number OF cases IN
which merchants have sent back some
lof their certificates, stating they
tcould get along with less sugar, IN
view Of the governments appeal for
conservation. A number of city
dealers have had printed their own
sugar cards for the use OF patrons,
so as to keep track of the frequency
Of sales, and refuse to sell to new
patrons without proof that the limit
| is not being exceeded. The Eliza
i beth Mercantile Company, of st.
Mary, interested in chain Of stores,
has displayed large educational ban
ners, bearing the legend: ION your
honor. The government requests
| thatoe;e5r1 not use ar espnan shree
pounds ca sugar pand person, per
| month in your family. Please DO not
ask for sugar excepting IN compliance
with the above" J. Allen Barnett,
food administrator for the third dis
trict, says the act is typical and that
the entire district is solemnly behind
the national plan and duty.
About the only hitch that has oc-
| Cured is in connection with sugar
permits for preserving purposes. The
government encourages preserving,
SO as to prevent fruits and vegeta-
| bles from going to waste. Appllca-
tions endorsed by the food officials
entitle holders to purchase up TO
twenty-five pounds of sugar at a
time. With figs plentiful and
| reaches pouring in, there has been a
strong demand for sugar. Many OF
| the dealers, thrown into early panic,
have been rushing requests Tor more
lsugar to replace the sales. The food
administration has ruled that the al
lotments were designed to meet
| normal requirements, which include
| the ordinary sales for preserving puf-
poses, and that unless such sales
| greatly exceed the normal no extra
allowance is iii order Ten per cent
or over is the proportion mentioned
as emitting dealers to seek extra
quantity.
The Louisiana sugar producers are
now being called Upon to vote upon
an agreement reached that the
! United States Food Administration
govern the handling Of the oncomIng
sugar crop. price is fixed, but
| the n AKIN, al .is ia be the price 81
refiners grasss1 lated Plantat ton
a,ranulated takes the same price, and
fother grades fixed and to be Znxe s15
take stated dii fferentlals, ranging
from. ten cents to $1.2O per hum
ldredweight Daily reports OF pro-
Iduction and grades are to be made.
The government is to direct efficient
distribution, aid n securing trans
portation, induce local refineries to
| handle Louisiana raWs, and furnish
other safeguards. The maximum
price is to rule, the army and navy
are to have preference, but it beet
or other sugar sells above the maxi
mum Louisiana is open to the same
privilege, The deals for Cuban and
| beet sugars are to determine the Lou
isiana price. The superstition is that
Louisiana rawsAeWill command about
Z cents as against $40 last season,
Ialthough the sugar control commit
tee, headed BY Judge R. 3. Milling,
will continue to present the SPECIAL
claims Of the Louisiana industry to
higher price SO as TO encourage IT'S
preservation as national asset and
insurance policy 2. F. Dickinson,
leaving aside the question OF pa
triotism, in response to which ne
said he was willing to give his sugar
to the government, urged that justice
entitled the state to 8 cents for raWs,
and resigned from the committee,
which favored leaving the states case
entirely in the hands of the food adj
ministration, which had proven its
fairness. The industry is also work
! ing out plan for the importation of
Mex abor. Finqf 0ssports are ex-
pecoas-*p the Augl1ssasea ting, when
the American Cane Growers will also
elect officers. III.
| Flour is still the greatest war food
need, and none of the flour rules have
been relaxed With the bountiful
crop in sight it is expected the re-
striction will be slightly modified.
However, the food administration IS
committed to the policy of not only
sending abroad enough food for the
American forces and the Allies, but
building up a three months reserve
! in the warehouse and cold storage
facilities being erected in France. In
the meantime, the American con-
sumers have been educated in the
use of substitutes. Many new en-
1terprises are based upon the manu-
facture of the other cereals into food
preparations, and the diet Of the peo-
Il pie will be permanently varied.