New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-10
LOUISIANA ASKS CHANCE
FOR HER SECOND SUGARS.

sugars on hand, which wer,
worked up in June. The suga,
producers depended upon thC
sales of these sugars to provid,
much of the money for the prep
aratlon for the harvesting anc
conversion Of the coming crop
The price fixed for these sugars i,
fairly satisfactory, but the plant
crs say there has been little pos
! si5ility of sale because of the su
gar distribution system. Will
the industries cut down to the
lowest notch they naturally cu.,
fine purchases to the highest
grade sugar so as to secure the
! most sweetening the law allows
The second and third sugars pro
vide six or more degrees less
sweetenrg and were, therefore
a drug IN 4 e market. The plant
ers claim that the rules would
force an eventual sacrifice to the
refineries, who would not reduce
their margin Of profit according
ly, so that the refners would be
the only people benefited. They
urge an amendment to the rules
so that the second and third su-
gars would be admitted to the al
allotment on their sweetening
value, instead Of on the quantity
basis. Geo. M. Rolph. head Of the
sugar division of the United
States Food Administration, after
refusing to make any exceptions,
arguing that opening the door
would have a tendency to dis
rupt the entire distribution sys-
tenn, has consented to give Lou.
isiana a special hearing and an
early conference will take place.
Jno. NJ. Parker, Food Admins
traitor for Louisiana, has in the
meantime come to the rescue as
far as this state, is concerned.
The July allotment Of 100000
pounds was cut to little over
100000 pounds for August. A
reduced distribution was made
among the dealers, bakers, eating
places and other essentials. The
remainder is being divided among
the non-essential and less essen
tial industries. and the outlook
was that many Of these would be |
seriously crippled. In order to |
give them as much sugar as pos
sible without entrenching upon
The short supply of high grade
sugars, Mr.. Parker avoided
further cutting donw in large
lumber of cases by permitting
hem to purchase second and
bird sugars in place of the high
# grade, which gave them very
Iearly as much sweetening mater
al as they previously had. This
viii work a double benefit, as the
Welfare Of the state is to a large
xtent bound up with that Of the
ugar industry. II
Official ban has been placed |
pom sherbets just as it was upon
ne "snowballs," the newsboys'l
INNER delight. There is an i'm.
lense summer trade in sherbets :
! New Orleans and other Louisi-
IA cities. Outside of their cool
70 effect, the only food value in
lerbet is the sugar contents. .
his sugar demand made it i'm
ossible to continue manufacture +
view Of the decreased allow c
ice. Enterprising soda fountain v
,erators thought they saw q .
ny out by utilizing concentrated 1
'rups instead Of sugar and ap-
led for permission to do so. ,
ne matter avs referred to Wash :, =,
gton, which has ruled that :,
erbets be discontinued entirely :
thout regard to She manner Of
cir making. IT also intimated G,
at Louisiana did not spring A
ything new in the application. A!
le question had already been =
scussed with the national re-
sshment industry, the use Of ice
well as sugar was involved,
d the National Tee Cream Man
acturers' Association has vol
tarily discontinued the produc. \
n Of sherbets. Louisiana was.
,refore, asked to smilingly do
!, same. lee Cream is about the
{ resort of the tastes which Ill
we for combination of coolness
sweetness.
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