New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Maximum Per Patron for
Each Meal Set; May
Cost 10 Cents
New Edict Means
Big Saving Here
AT Same Time Diner Will
Pay at Rate of so Cents
a Pound for 1t

nut all diners in hotels and restaurants
an a wheat bread ration. The allow
.nce. two ounces of bread at a meal, is
about the same as that permitted in
England.
The TWO ounces, with little pat Of
butter, however, will cost in most res
taurants 10 cents, the price which the
restaurateurs put on bread in unlim-
tied quantity a few years ago, so
henceforth in eating places where an
extra charge is made for bread the
customer will pay at about the rate OF
50 cents a pound for it.
Caterers are urged to serve rolls
weighing not more than one ounce each
and not moro than two of such rolls
to the meal.
Officials of the Federal Food Board
Yesterday said that while the Admin
istration was cutting down the amount
of bread to be consumed by each per-
son q meal, it did not undertake to
regulate the price, in spite of the fact
that the caterer in serving less bread
may still charge the regular price and
thus make more profit.
The New Bread Order
Copies of the new order were re-
ceived at the Food Boards office, 220
West Fifty-seventh Street, yesterday.
The order said:
Portions Of bread or rolls should
consist of not more than two ounces
and not more than this quantity
should be served to any one at any
one meal. Rolls should weigh not
more than one ounce each, except
that when corn, oatmeal, bran bread
or rolls is served alone portions may
consist of not more than four ounces.
'You will note that all hotels, res
taurants, dining cars will come under
new baking regulations announced
February /, but hotels and restau-
rants have led the van of food con-
servation and can do more. News
dispatches from Germany are con-
vincing evidence that food is going
to win the war Show the country
that you are more than willing to
do your part in this accomplish
ment. New general plan will be for
warded soon"
Within two or three days all the
cafes, restaurants and hotels in New
York City will be carrying out the new
order. according to Thomas D. Green
president of the New York City Hotel
Mems Association and chairman of the
ta1 y lix.,r of 81,
ton for New York, Pennsylvania and
New Jersey.
Mr. Green, who received the text of
the new order in telegram from
Washington early in the afternoon, de-
elared that the hotel and restaurant
men of the country will carry out both
the letter and the spirit of the ruling.
II have sent the text of the new or
der to the chairmen of my various sub
committees in every county in this
state" he said. 81 have wired it to j.
Miller Frazier, manager of the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, who
will take steps to carry it out in Penn
sylvania. A telegram went also to
Royal Palace in Atlantic City, who will
see that New Jersey falls in line.
Within two or three days the order will
be observed universally. 1t will take
that long to enable us to adjust our
selves to the change. Hotel men will
be glad of this additional chance to
show they are ready to do their Bit"
Means Big Saving
Hotel men here agreed yesterday
that tremendous saving of bread will
result from the new order. Hereto
fore rolls served with meals have av-
eraged an ounce and half in weight.
Two are the usual order. Additional
rolls were served, however, upon the
request of patrons in all establish
ments. Other shan the capacity of the
diner there was 10 limit to the guam
tty of bread that could be consumed
at one sitting.
Most of the big metropolitan hotels
run their own bakeries. 1t will be a
simple matter for them to reduc the
roll to the required size. The cafes
and restaurants here will order their
ounce size.
"If any grumbling is done it will be
by the public said Patrick V. Kyne,
manager of Murray's and vice-pres
cent of the Society Of Restaurateurs
OF this city. last night. 1--WE will be
glad to obey this new ruling. 1T means
tremendous saving of bread"
The carrying out of the new rule on
the dining cars of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, the New York, New Haven
4 Hartford and the New York Central
Is not directed by the local hotel di
vision of the food administration. The
railroads will be notified direct from
Washington by the dining car division
OF the food administration, it was said.
Up until last night no word had come
INTO the Offices of railroads here, but
assurances were given that the order
would be promptly carried out as soon
as official notification came.
Potatoes Flour Substitute
In view Of the shortage of substitutes
Tor wheat flour in New York, which
developed when the Authorities at
tempted to enforce the selling Of one
pound of -four only when another
pound Of substitute was purchased, the
llood administration at Washington yes
terday authorized the selling of pota-
toes as substitute. The ratio is to
be one pound Of wheat flour to four
pounds of potatoes.
In issuing the bread order the food
administration instructed hotel repre-
sehtatlves to see that wheatless Mon
Gays and Wednesdays. meatless Tues
Gays, porkless Saturdays and other re-
hl!cted days were observed. Public
estlng places are licensed under the
new bread regulations, and the new ra-
tlon orders wera isauod updor $hia