The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-07-26
"NO DANGER on SUGAR
FAMINE" SANS ELY

Several Of the daily newspapers
have recently carried AN Associated
Press dispatch. quuiing "ihrrr viii
be- nn sugar famine iu America.
This Is perfectly true hui the inter
probation which is put upon ii hy
retailers IS misleading There g. q
world uf difference between SUGAR
famine aud sugar shortage There
is shortage. There viii Boz uu
famine because M measures of
control which are being taken hy
the Food Administration. will cN-
lrnd lhr practical usr of the SUGAR
which We ruulrol. -u that oar .hor
age Will spell plenty aud famine
viii boz ascrird. without strict
compliance by the people with the
rule. and suggestion, of thr llpd
Administration. the rich and inr
comfortably we'll io du. would within
two weeks. absorb su much uf the
visible supply nl sugar that the poor
would in without and when tho
poor do without any essential food.
there d, q famine. n is the purpose
uf the Food Administration hy rr.
slri'tlng sWEIr-purcha-l- iur du-
900" iir u-r iu two and nyr pound
according lu The location ul thr
Iurhg .r and purchase iur eau.
uug iu twenty t,r pounds at a tImr
FOO 200 ruuiTuI lliu dI,Iuhuiiw lhgt'
49," Will irrl.h uur uppI, u Mo-,
utmost lluH.rWINu. u, urged m.
usc as little sugsr 900 rauuu. a,|
goo ih'r and % ihry desire to mak,
preserve, ur IrlIir- rr1Wuul pro-
u'riIuUilol, large amounts pf SUGAR
iu du 500 900 ihr nll after The beet
suLar rumr, iuiu Ne, market The,
are also urged io substitute dryIug
for canning wherever uo-.ibIr and
ln every way iu ar. thr-r cou-or,a-
ton measures
know just rVacily how much
,u-dr O., available lur NrW NrNiru-
use during July august and Srp-
trmhrr We has, ruoulh allotted
io u- lor Bll our reasonable require.
mrui nui 50, could u.r aII of q
by the 18th day uFAulu.t ii there
we're uo restrictions upon the man
uiaDWr col soft nrm., aud othpf
Wuu.rssUuiiils. 10 canning were r1r-
rird uu With the utmost freedom
and % under the uilupury of fear
u little huuriiu- here and Ihrrr were
permitted On lhr beginning was
disposed tu permit sale. iur can
umg purpose. BOO luIl sacks upon the
mere rortiliratiuu from the huu-'-
wife that She WOULD use o. 10 my
very Irott establishment I learned
ui moro than one instance D., un
mean, couUurI 90 amy class ur .la-
iIYu ui uur people. where ,ular vas
purchased upon representations
iuu o. would b." used .ur ruWu
purposes and where Hm perfectly
satisfied That practically uo canning
#g. contemplated The purchaser
merely feared that hi. cor her lam-
lIy mshi b., short of sugar. HIrd %
rmuWl rrrlU.1tU with h- nr hUI
merchant and 1hbrd q supply
Nhir the -Huhul was good lhH
result BE- That lrrl compelled a. rp.
'UIri -u-'n purchase, lnr cuwua
rrUu.D- fu twenty -n'u pounds. and
when lhr Iura merchant is sails
u,i That that sugar has been used
100 good faith lur canning purposes.
hr VIII hr permitted through hi,
county Administrator to make @ ,oc-
nnd sale ui twenty-five pound, Tor
future canning operation,
No one need fear q sugar famine
W New Mexico and there viii be-
uuuo Neither need hr fear any
grrat Inconvenience resulting from
q sugar shprlag ru New Mexico. We
urr cutting OH the consumption of
sugar iu unn-cs-cnliaIs and cousery-
ms II for ils u,c tu canning opera
lion, hui We urge every housewife
IN our state to remember that our
soldier, do not need socks aud
wcatcrs as much a- they need food
and that We are an rendering a
really patrlnlr service when We
help In stretch the available supply
of sugar tn ~, utmost possible use.
Your, very truly
RALPH g. ELY
Federal Food administrator