The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
MUST CONTINUE TO SAVE FOOD
New Federal Food Administrator for
Vermont, Frank n. Brooks, Out
lines His Policy-Asks co-opera
ton. Of the Public.
People Must Act az Police Force
Points Out Anew Great Necessity
Of Conservation.

>" Montpelier. June -. Hon. Frank
H. Brooks. the recently appointed
United States food administrator for
Vermont, has issued the following
statement to the public outlining the
policy of the food administration in
this state: -.s--s-e,-
The food administrator wishes to
emphasize a most hearty expression
of appreciation, first to. the people Of
Vermont for the splendid results OBJ
tained in cooperation with the food
administration oficials, and next to
his predecessors. Messrs. Hardness
and Gushing and the entire working
force OF oficials, county and
town committees for the unfiagging
zeal and patriotic effort required to
save and produce food to win the
war
Your food administrator will, I am
sure. never be obliged to exercise a
drastic power Of control over the
palates Of the people Of Vermont. It
VIII not be "A case Of must but "a
willing giving up on the part Of all
that we may have the futnre OF our
lives. liberty. and the honest pursuit
Of happiness safeguarded from, inva-
Sion Of every kind.
Just, back from a two day and
night, session of the state food adj
ministrators Of the country with our
chief, Mr.. Herbert Hoover. 1t seems
an opportune time TO bring to the
attention Of the loyal and brave men
and women. boys and girls Of Yer
mont. certain lines Of action that will
hoe ~ -, L
| soldiers Of the third line OF defense
"a line just as important as the
| hrst line.r We are those who back
them at the front Without Arm
| backing. the, first line will surely
| fail.
The slogan Food will win the
| war" rests on a sounder basis to-
| day than ever. Ships, aeroplanes.
| money men. morale will win. but
| these all must be. backed by a. bounti.
| full. supply of food or they will fail.
| The program outlined at Washing
ton for the food administrators to
work out follows:
| 1. Continuance OF the $3.50 plan n
| the use of wheat and substitutes.
Utmost enort to save sugar. meat.
| and fats.
3. Elimination OF waste Of foods d
- 2ll KINDS. .5sssse
! The more general practice or puh
fishing fair price lists of all food
! commodities.
8. The prevention Of any profiteerin,
4 advance in Ice and other comnodi.
4 .4 ties beyond what can be iustinet
by Increased cost over pre-wa
4 g. War gardens and largely. increa Sc,
/ production Of all foods hogs cattle
poultry. dairy products. etc
! A short statement concerning eacl
Of these six important Items ma,
not be out of order.
The go called use of substitutes 70
wheat should be strenuously adhere,
4 to. Substitutes have produced re
i suits that, had these results bee,
i lacking, it might have 1cansed Ssbrea1
in the line Of food supply ships /
Il France. This might have fesuIte
4 in a disastrous break III the civilfa
and army lines abroad Substitute
are good fer most persons. On
1917 crop shortage in surplus {
about 80 million. bushels for our ow
use, substitutes have made possible
ehipment abroad Of about 1855 millic
II bashels of the all essential whes
out Of what we would have dispose