French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-02-14

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Raleigh.-The recent order Of the
Food Administration under authority
Of President Wilson's proclamation for
bidding the sale of wheat -four except
in combination with an equal weight
OF cereal substitutes is the most far
reaching and radical order that has
been issued since the beginning of the
war with the possible exception of the
Fuel Administrations order closing
down all industries for a period of five
days on account of the fuel situation.
Did Not Come Too Soon.
The order of the Food Administra-
ton, in the opinion Of well informed
men, did not come too soon. This n
ton faces the absolute necessity Of
supplying out of it's normal consump-
tion Of -four more than 100, 900
bushels of wheat and this must come
during the next five months or so. The
government is taking 80 per cent Of
the output of all of the larger -four
mills, which al that none of our
merchants during the next five months
a hope to secure more than 70 per
Cent Of their normal demands of flour.
In no other way, except by the order
requiring combination sales, could an
equitable distribution of this reduced
supply Of -four have been sold.
The fear that some people have had
that they may go hungry is lot only
grOundless but is absolutely ridiculous
because this country has a list Of
cereal substitutes that is almost mex.
hauStible insofar as human consump-
ION is concerned. These substitutes
are just as wholesome as wheat -four.
Some Confusion Unavoidable.
Naturally there is now and will be
for some time confusion and some in.
convenience and some slight hard
ships imposed upon some people be-
Of the low supply Of cereal sub
stituteS in the channels Of trade, the
demand for these cereal substitutes
having been much smaller up to this
time than they will be. This matter
will quickly adjust itself, however,
with due regard to cost to the con-
In other words, the Food AID.
is not going to permit
prafteering in these substitutes
because they are scarce. 1t las
absolutely controlled the situation
vita regard to sugar and -four price
and there is no reason to believe that
It will not control this situation effect
lively. The Food Administration has
already indicated by actions as we'll as
by words that any merchant who dis
regards the new order or who does not
in good faith will be promptly
1aalth with.
Must Be Good Faith.
Corn meal and edible wheat shorts !
middlings are included in the list
If cereal substitutes that may be sold
n combination with flour only when
hey are Of edible quality and are 60
ng to be used for human consumption
md not for livestock feed. Ordinary
stuff and similar products
nay not be regarded as a cereal sub
1t has been suggested that retail
confine their sales Of -four
with cereal substitutes to very !
amounts until they are able to
,eplenish their stocks of cereal sub
This course is being general
Y followed by retailers who desire to
all Of their customers.
List of Substitutes,
Cereal substitutions that may be
sold in combination with -four are
3orn meal. corn -four, edible wheat
shorts and middlings, edible corn
starch, hominy, corn grits, barley -four, !,
rolled oats, oatmeal, rice, rice flour,
-four, sweet potato -four, buck
-four, cottonseed -four, milo,
kafir and feterita fours and meals,
3oya beans -four, peanut -four, casava
-four, taro -four, banana -four. No
product other than those named
nay be substituted