Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-06-06
PLACE ORDERS NOW
FOR BINDER TNINE
FREIGHT CONGESTION AND DAN.
GER OF DELAY MAY CAUSE
SHORTAGE OF SUPPLY.
PATRIOTS RETURN FLOUR

ders for their binder twine at once, de-
clared DR.. H. A Morgan, when the fol
lowing letter was sent to all county
food administrators:
"You should urge the farmers OF
your county to place their orders for
probable requirements for binder twina
as soon as possible. so that local deal.
ers can provide by early shipment for
an adequate supply of twine to meet
the harvest requirements. Shipping
conditions are such that more time
must be allowed from factory to local
distributing points to avoid danger Of
shortage in supply.
"You are advised that dealers may
charge a margin Of 2 cents per pound
cash, or its equivalent, and 2h cents
on time, with freight added from the
factory, above the manufacturer
price of 90 cents per pound for bind
er Irvine. In view Of the fact that
owing to heavy freight congestion the
Irvine must be ordered and held longer
than usual, and the necessarily higher
price to be paid for it, we do not THINK
the margins allowed will be consi1,
cred unreasonable.
please give this publicity through
your press and your local committees.
Also convey this information to the
dealers in binder Irvine in your juris-
diction. Faithfully yours.
III. A. MORGAN"
Flour Tenders.
Flour rendered by the patriotic peo
pie OF Tennessee will relieve the short.
age for the soldiers, sailors and our
heroic allies, is beginning to move Ia
the state in carload lots. It is being
concentrated at three points, Memphis,
Nashville and Chattanooga. It will oe
held in warehouses at those points
until such time as the United States
Food Administration Grain Corpora.
tion is ready to order 1t to points Of
export. At this time 1t is Impossible
to say just how much flour will be
obtained in the state, but the guam
tity will be large. A similar move
ment in Arkansas produced no less
than $4,000 barrels.
In rendering flour to the govern.
ment the Food Administration Is anx-
ious to impress upon the people that
their tenders should represent their
actual sacrifice. at would be an eco
nomic waste" said DR.. Morgan, ito
tender flour to the government, have
1t shipped out of the county and then
have it replaced next week or month
by q similar amount shieped back into
the county. The tender should repre-
sent to that extent the voluntary sac.
rifice OF the person making it. In
other words, he should determine thin
that he will reduce his consumption
of wheat flour between now and ths
next harvest by the amount that Is
turned over to the government. Our
people can easily go on a wheatle3s
ration until the next harvest"
Persons rendering the flour are be-
ing paid for 1t at cost, the price IN
no event to exceed the following ba.
sis: Consumers. $13; retailers, $12.zS,
and jobbers, 311.75.
Restaurant Rules.
That the Food Administration rules
governing all public eating places
must be rigidly enforced is the an
nsunced determination Of Or. H. A.
Morgan, federal food administrator In
Tennessee. Restaurants that continue
to serve any wheat products on Mo =
days and Wednesdays except Victory
bread, which must contain not less
than rs per cent wheat flour sub'ti-
tutes, will be summarily closed. The
mayors of all of the larger cities and
towns have pledged the cooperation
of their police departments In the ex-
ecution of this order.
Rutherford Organizes.
Patriotic citizens of Rutherford
county, in enthusiastic meetings, have
theB council of defense.
food administration and allied war &C
tivities of that county. ]. Moore King,
one of the leading business men OF the
has accepted the offices 81
chairman of the council OF defense
and federal food administrator ana
has set to work with determination to
have the best war organization in the
state in his county. Citizens have
pledged the funds necessary to bear
the expenses of the organization.
Summers Organization.
In Sumner county the patriotic PEG.
Pile have raised funds and employed
a stenographer for the war activities.
and County Food Administrator Hunt
or is rapidly completing one OF the
best war organizations to be found In
the state. The movement to properly
all war activities is bei-S
carried out in a number of other coun'
ties.
Sheep Campaign.
Under the direction OF A. d. Krox,
Of the United States food administra'
lion, and Prof. Murphy. OF the Univer-
sity OF Tennessee. the campaign 10
stimulate an increased production OF
mutton and wool in Tennessee ID pro-
,eeding with vigor and enthusiasm
Meetings have already been held In
number of counties and farmers have
pledged their efforts to increase pro
iuction. The commercial organise.
ions, the bankers and other similar