Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-03-01
SUGAR AND flour SAES|S
RIGID RULES TO GOVERN-SUGAR
3 POUNDS PER PERSON PER
MONTH

To The Retail Dealers of the State Of
Minnesota:
Because Of a very serious situation
that exists within the state at the
present time, due principally to lack
Of proper distribution of the sugar sup
ply, which in turn is caused by short
age of cars at shipping points, the fol-
lowing rules and regulations govern
ing retail dealers who sell sugar to
consumers are temporarily necessary:
You will continue to sell sugar to
patrons in cities, towns and villages in
lots Of not more than five pounds, and
to farm trade in Lots Of not more than
10 pounds. You will refuse to sell
sugar by the 100 pounds, but you may.
sell to hotels, boarding houses and res
taurants in 25 pound lots, providing
that you ascertain first that they are
not re-selling it, and second that! they
are not purchasing more than g week g
supply on the basis Of three pounds
per capita per month. In private
homes, consumers must be limited to
three pounds per month to each mem
ber of the household. s1Sl .;*. =
This ruling becomes effective on
Monday, February 25, 1913, and you
will sell only On this basis from that
date until further notice. !
IF you have reason to suspect that.
a patron is trying to evade this rule
by purchasing of several dealers, ask
for signed statement to protect your
self.
Do not advertise sugar or otherwise
urge it's sale.
Do not wait for personal notification.
You will accept this public notice as
your instructions and bear in mind that
this ruling becomes effective Monday,
February IS, 1918.
Travelling Statesmen Will Cooperate
All travelling salesmen selling sugar
in the state Of Minnesota are notified
to cooperate with the food administra-
tion in an effort to distribute sugar
equitably among the trade. They will
refuse orders from those merchants
who are endeavoring to secure an alb
normal supply by making. purchases
from numerous houses which are really
in excess of their needs and when sell
ing sugar they will ascertain what
stock a merchant has on hand and
what amount he has ordered from his
competitors.
School Organizations to Give Publicity
Every county superintendent, every
superintendent of schools, and every
teacher is requested to give publicity
to the new ruling concerning the three
pounds per month per capita sale Of
sugar in order that the children of the
state may not only understand but
may also assist the government in the
soncervation of sugar.
No Modification to the $3.50 Flour Or
der
To further emphasize the recent flour
order and to make clear that there has
been no modification of it, the follow
ing official Interpretation of the order
your attention.:
For each pound Of wheat -four you
sell to the consumer you must sell an
equal quantity of some Of the follow
ing items:
Corn meal, edible corn starch, Potato
flour, oat meal, corn grits, barley -four,
corn flour, rice flour, sweet potato
-four, rolled oats, buckwheat flour, rice,
hominy, soy bean flour, feterita flour
and meals.
In selling whole wheat or graham
flour, containing at least 95 per cent
Of the entire wheat, you must sell six
tenths of a pound Of substitutes for
every pound of the whole wheat d
graham -four you sell.
Rye flour may be sold alone but not
as substitute for wheat flour.
Failure to Comply Should be Reported
If you have knowledge Of unfair
dealing, or failure on the part of any
dealer or consumer to comply with
these regulations YOU SHOULD re-
port the fact with specific information
over your signature. Such information
will be considered confidential and all
such cases will be investigated. In no
case will the name of the informant
be revealed but no unsigned complaints
will be considered.
"A. D. Wilson,
Federal Food Administrator for
Minnesota.
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