Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-07
Food Administration Issues
Stringent Regulations for
Safeguarding Sugar Supply

1917, aid April j, lSls, the Following is pre-
pared;
l. when did you begin operatons7
2. How much did plant cost you?
g. Stock or sugar on hand January l, 1918
4. Amount received since January 1, 1913?
s. Sugar in transit
g. Sugar contracted for but not shipped.
Z Totals Nos. 8. 4, and 8.
s. Used January, February. March and APRIL
8. Average per month Cone-fourth Of No. sl7
10. Allowance of-per cent per month";
IL. Allowance for May and June (twice
No. 10).
I2. Total Of No 8 plus No. IL.
13. Certificates be issued for II minus {.
Special Classification
To cover manufacturing of apple butter ear =
catsup, Chill sauce, drugs for medicinal pur-
poses, explosives, glyeerin, honey, ice cream
lotment) the following QUESTIONABLE must be
filed:
2. Amount received since January i, 1913!
g. Sugar in transit?
:. Sugar contracted for but not shipped?
s. Totals of Nos. 1, ,, and T.
g. Total sugar used January l TO July 1,
1917?
Federal food administrator may issue certifi-
Gates for seasons requirements in above prod
Announcement is made by DR.. soule that
blank questionnaires will ne mailed only upon
application, which should be made at once TO
his office. 414 Chamber of Commerce building
Atlanta, Ga.
will affect every commercial user OF
sugar in Georgia, is given here:
Effective May 18th the distribution OF sugar
in all quantities to manufacturers, throughout
the United states; goes strictly under certi III
ministration, promulgated by DIR. Andrew NJ.
Soule.
covering sales, issued under authority of the
food control act. Under this order all whole
sale and reail grOcers and dealers in sugar
in any form are notified that they must not
sell sugar after May Is to any manufacturer
using sugar unless the manufacturer in max
ing a purchase first delivers to the dealer
from whom the purchase is being made the
necessary certificate prescribed by the food
administration. Certificates are to control each
purchase made and responsibility for viola ton
Of this portion Of the order rests upon the deal
er king the sale.
Manufacturers not to be precluded from
obtaining sugar under blanket order, but per
centage of consumption has been placed under
fixed, definite scale which does control, the
ERECT OF which dlstncuy pTeeludes from ~, tLe
ness on or after April l, 1918. further spe-
cific clause of the order is that any concern
which has exceeded its fixed percentage will
not be permitted TO obtain any more sugar
until the period Of time and the percentage
quantity Of sugar permitted strikes proper
balance. This will undoubtedly mean that
hundreds of soft drink dispensing establish
ments will, for a time, be unable to obtain
sugar for making syrup.
Certain exemptions from the requirements of
sugar certificates provided. The order will
not apply TO sales Of sugar to hotels, restaur-
ants, boarding houses, or public eating places
whose products are sold on the premists, whore
sale retail dealers in sugar already under s.-
cense, bakers and cracker manufacturers al
Certificates are required for all purposes of
sugar by:
Manufacturers of candy. beverages or brew
age syrups, cereals, sauces, gums. confection-
cry, preserves, condiments, syrups, extracts,
explosives, ice cream, jams, meat products,
medicines soda water, soft drinks, catsup anu
condiments.
Specifically set down in the list of those who
will be required TO purchase strictly by
OF every kind of vegetable, fruit, milk ans
meat, soda water fountains and soft drinks
dispensers, bottlers of soft drinks. Leather
tanners and manufacturers Of on-edible prod
ucts are prohibited the use Of sugar at ALL
Certificates not required in selling to IL
eensed wholesalers, retailers or bakers, even
though they use sugar in the manufacture of
other products since the Of sugar by such
dealers will be controlled by license reguIa-
tons. Certificates will not be required in
sales TO individual families in sales to I'M
licensed retailers not engaged in the manufac-
No Iicensee shall, after May Is, remelt any
any sugar for the purpose Of making invert
sugar, syrup or molasses, or use sugar in the
~ anx o,pa DOsng, packing or preparation
tanned from the federal food administrat tor GER
uficate that the total amount Of sugar TO be
so used VIII not exceed his percentage Of the
sugar then available for distribution He shall
at no time use sugar in excess Of the amount
specifically called for by the certificate issued
to him. :
Certificates will be issued by the office Of
the federal food administrator, DR.. Andrew NJ
Soule' Ala Chamber Of Commerce building. At
The method of calculating the permitted per-
centage is follows:
The manufacturer is to give the total amount
OF sugar used by him during the months OF
January, February, March and April, 1918
These months because they represent a fair
period upon which to base the estimates. An
n rYoad in
months is computed and then the percentage
Of this average is taken dependent upon when
the man started business. This will give the
average per month to which the manufacturer
Is entitled for the months OF May and June.
Multiplying this allowance by two and it OBJ
tains the total allowance for the months of
May and June, to which is to be added the
amount which the manufacturer used in the
months of January February, March and April.
From this total deduct the amount of sugar
representing the total of sugar on hand at the
first of the year, received since that time,
sugar now in transit. and sugar ordered. II
there is any balance remaining certificates will
issue for that balance. II there is balance
there is no authority 70 issue any certificates
on the basis of his statement.
Restricted enterprises are scaled on the fol-
lowing basis: Certificates for 100 per cent
on the foregoing basis of calculation: Pre-
servers and packers of vegetables, catsup and
chilli sauce, fruit and milk; manufacturers of
jam, jelly and preserves; meat packers; ice
cream manufacturers +excluding sherbets and
water ices); druggists for mdeical purposes
only TOBACCO ana explosive manuIdcturers,
manufacturers of apple butter; honey producers;
glycerin manufacturers.
Certificates for so Per Cent-Condiment man
ufacturers; manufacturers Of soda water con-
fectionery candies; manufacturers of choco-
late; manufacturers of soft drink syrups and
beverage syrups; bottlers of soft drinks; fruit
syrup and flayoring extract manufacturers;
manufacturers of sweet pickles; chewing gum
manufacturers; cocoa manufacturers; manu-
facturers of invert sugar; wine and cereal
manufacturers, soda water fountains and sellers
Of soft drinks; all others.
In cases where the permitted percentage of
sugar is consumed for the period--as will
likely be the with many soft drink dis
pensers and soda founts--a certificate for more
reached or a specific ruling in each case,
under the following clause in the order from
Washington:
Manufacturers who have been using more
sugar than they entitled to during the
first four and a half months of this year will
have used up their allowance and be entitled
to no certificates. No exceptions should be
either been violating the so per cent regula-
tions or have a large stock of sugar on hand.
In such cases the manufacturers request should
be submitted to the distribution division, food
administration, Washington, ID. c., by you with
a statement setting forth the manufacturers
point OF view and your own recommends ton
as 10 the disposition that should be made OF
the application. Manufacturers who by their
reports show that they exceeded their allot-
ment of sugar and have a supply on hand
should hold their excess amount Of sugar subject
TO your order"
The manufacturer who entered business or
increased his capacity after July 1, 1917. and
before November l. 1917 is given an so per
cent allowance, whereas the manufacturer who
entered business or increa sed his capacity after