Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-20
! RECORD OF TWELVE MONTHS
UNDER FOOD ApMlN,sTRA.
rIoN's REGULATIONS. N
IOWA SAVES MILLION ~.
BARRELS OF FLOUR
Saving Of Breadstuffs Characteristic OF
What 10 Being Done in Way Of Meat
and Sugar conservation-All Food
Campaigns Meet With suecess--
State Organization Expands.

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Burlington, July 2o,--Iowa's civilian
population Today ended its first year
Of wartime ''6let" under the super
vision OF the federal food administra-
ton.
+. F. Deems, OF Burlington, began
his work as food administrator for
Iowa on July 81, 1917, and since then
has developed one Of the strongest
state organizations in the country.
THE state has done great part in
that time in fulfilling the desires OF
the federal administration, including
these four essential a!ms-to save
wheat, to save sugar, to save meat.
and to save fats.
That our lighting men might have
plenty to eat, and the armies and
civilians Of our allies be, fed, more
than 1000 volunteer women workers
carried the war to Iowa kitchens
with great results,
More than 80 per cent of the home
makers Of tile state-over $4,000
women-signsd the food pledge cards,
and an enormous saving in all es-
gential foods has been effected as q
result.
Save Million Barrels Flour.
While detailed figures for Iowa alone
are not available in reference to all
foods, the state food administration
estimates that this state has saved
more than 100000 barrels Of flour in
the year for shipment abroad.
The saving IN flour. it is pointed out,
is characteristic OF what has been
done in the way of meat and
sugar conservation, and general sub
stitution at home Of more perisnable
foods for those that could be shipped
aboard.
Tho the percentage done by Iowa is
not definitely known, it has played a
big part in making possible the ma
tional achievements of the federal
food administration, some of which are
summarized in this following table:
Wheat-Normally available in this
country for export between july l.
1917, and July 1, 1918, was 20000,OoO
bushels, while actual shipments to-
June were 130,00Q.000 bushels, and es-
tamated shipments from June to Aug
ust are 30.oeo,00O bushels. or a total
shipment to August Of I50,000e00
bushels. representing saving, by the
American people Of 100. 100000 bush
els.
Beef-Ordinary export per month,
about 1900, Qoo pounds while the slarg-
est month this year was $1,000, 900
pounds.
Pork-Ordinary export monthly
about 5O,00O.0O0 pounds while the
largest month this year, was 3OS,000,-
600 pounds. ~
Flour-Price per barrel in 1917 was
1855, while in 1918 1t is $3.50; the
margin between the price Of the
farmers wheat and flour made from 1t
, was 1888 per barrel in 1917, while
now it is "a cents, the farmer getting
imore now> by ~ per cent and the
housewife pays much less.
All Food Campaigns Successful.
''The campaigns undertaken by the
food administration have all been
successful" food administration Of
fcial said today, because the consum-
aers feel they are participating in pa
4notic endeavor to serve our soldiers
In the trenches.
1.-Two potato drives have resulted in
widely extending the use of the POI
tato in this state and in inducing al
most every householder who could to
grow his own.
1.-THE response to the appeal not to
kill hens was so favorable and action
thereon so sweeping that the restric-
ton had to be lifted long before the
date first fixed.
1.-THE fourth meal an especially Vi
cinns solrce Of waste Of food. has dis
appeared from Iowa on the advice OF
the food administration"
Preliminary work Of the United
States food administration was begun
by Herbert Hoover in Washington In
May 1917, and tho the food control
act was not passed by congress until
Aug. 10, 1917. the work in Iowa was
started July 81 Of that year.
The early work in Iowa required
only a few hours week Of the time
OF Mr.. Deems, dollar a year man. -
but he soon found he could not care
for all the correspondence personally
i IN long hand at his country home.
State Organization Grows Rapidly.
Aug. 1. 1917, therefore, MI. Deems es-
tabNshed headquarters In Burlington,
and from that time the organization
grew rapidly, until now It occupies a
dozen rooms in Burlington alone. has
branches in four other cities, a head
quarters star OF score Of people, in
cludes $50 county food administrators
with several hundred assistants, and a
women,s committee Of more than 1000
workers.
Not only Mr.. Deems serves without
condensation. but the county food adj
miuletraforS and most OF the other
members OF the organization are con-
tributing their services.
r. e. Logsdon IL executive secretary
Of the state Organization, which in
Guides In its headquarters staff here:
ID. g.. Thompson, chief of the flour
division: Judge Paul Guelich, chief of
the enforcement division; r., r. We'll
day. chief OF the bakery division; c. g.
Pauly. chief Of the mailing division;
Mrs. 7. Hedge. Jr. chief OF the VOL
unteerS division; Miss Julianne Doane,
vecretary to Mr.. Deems; Leon Brown,
educational director, and dozen or
more office assistants.
Sugar Hsadquartsrsrat ottumwa.
w. T. McElroy, chief OF the sugar
division, has his headquarters at OF
tumwa where he has g. force OF twen-
" people or. more, who, under his per-
sonat direction, handle the sugar con-
troll Of the state, every user OF sugar in
Iowa except the consumer being re-
CURED to buy on certificate.
W. F. Miller. OF Davenport. is chief
Of the hotel and restaurant division and
maintains his headquarters in Daven-
port This division has chairmen In