Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-15
LADD WILL DEAL
SEVERELY WITH
FOOD WOLAT0RS
Failure to Fa1niliafize One.
self with. Requirements
No Excuse.

statement to The Associated Press to-
day DR.. E. F. Ladd, state food ad-
ministrator declared hat failure to
familiarize oneself with the require
ments Of the food laws is ino excuse
for violations Of the same" and de-
clared that ''all violations of every ma
ture will be dealt with strictly by the
hereafter, in a campaign to enforce
the food regulations strictly and see
that they are adhered F. in every
manner. .f
DR.. Iladd already has suspended the
sale Of meat in ene butcher shop Tor
seventeen days at Hebron, N. d., and
suspended the license Of The Park
River Milling company Of Park River.
n. D., for ten days and prohibited ).
selling and distributing flour OF; any
other licensed food commodity.
Thompson also was ordered to appear
before DIR. Ladd tomorrow and snow
cause why he should not be certified
to the United States district court for
violating the food administration act.
THE North Dakota food admins
tration intends to see that the regula,
tons laid down by the federal ana
state food administrations are observ-
ed strictly and violations reported
! will be dealt with accordingly" DR..
Ladd asserted emphatically.
Failure, to familarize oneself with
the requirements of the law" he con-
tinued. lis no excuse for violations OF
these laws. after the amount OF pub
licity which has been given this mat
ter and will not be taken as an ex-
cuse."
The Mill Feed regulations In which
the state food administrator fixed the
price of bran at the mill doOr at
$25.97 for a. ton of bran in bulk and
which go into effect tomorrow follow:
Mill Feed Regulations.
Because of the change ordered by
Herbert Hoover. United States Food
Administrator in accordance with
authority and under the food admin
istration act and the order promul-
gated by President Wilson in regard
to the milling of wheat and the util1z-
ing of the full 100 per cent Of -four
product. the following regulations
mill products are hereby promulgated
for North Dakota. All dealers,
manufacturers or Interested parties
are hereby made subject to these reg
ulations until otherwise modified by
the Federal Food Administrator:
1.-The price of bran at the mill
shall be; in bulk, car lots, for wheat
basis s2.o5 per bushei, or proportion
ately at any other price, as follows:
2-The price per ton. bulk, for bran
at the mill. shall be $25.97 for cash.
3-The price of bran. bulk, per
hundred, at mill doors shall be $3.50
for cash.
4-The price sacked for bran or
shorts or mixtures thereof. n be
the same as for the bulk products
plus actual cost Of sacks, now not to
exceed Is cents each.
1.-The price of shorts or standard
%nliddling shall be 50 per ton above
that Of bran, or $27.s7, in bulk for
cash at mill.
6-Bran and shorts or standard
middlings may be mixed and sold as
mixed bran nj shorts at 81 per tor
above the foregoing quotation fol
bran, or in bulk at $26.97 car lots al
mill door for cash.
NO other mixture of wheat mil
diced under whatever name. shall be
manufactured or sold in North Dako'
Ia by manufacturers, millers or deal
ers without their first being licensed
lin accordance with the state law, ant
an analysis shall accompany escf
parcel Or lot of feed. of whatever de
scriptior. containing wheat products
8-Until further notice no s%o-callet
Red Dog flour shall be mixed will
any other wheat product to be sold o
offered for sale as feed in North Da
lkota.
9-Jobbers and wholesalers Of mil
feed bran and shorts may charge 5
per ton above wholesale price, in les
than ton lots, but there shall be bu
one iobber's or wholesalers prof
!, added between the mill and the con
! sumner.
, 1o-The retailer authorizedto han
: die mill feed. bran and shorts ma