The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-29
Purchasers Of Flour Must Buy Equal
Amount Of Substitutes; Retailers
Shall MOI Raise Prices
ALL BUYERS MUST
GIVE STATEMENT
Profits Of Wholesalers and Retailers
Limited by Order; "a Pounds Max
imum 10 City Customer

orders received III telegram by
County Food Administrator c. M.
Hollingsworth from State Food Ad-
ministrator DIR. Stratton D. Brooks
are to the effect that hereafter when
flour is purchased there must also
be purchased an equal amount OF
substitutes for the flour which are
composed of various parts and kinds
Of corn and oats.
The new regulations will be known
as the "fifty-fifty" plan. The order
also calls attention to the fact that
retail dealers will not be allowed to
raise the price of substitutes because
OF the order which is expected to
greatly increase the demand for the
substitute materials
A limited time win be given the
retailers in which to supply them
selves with the substitutes mentioned
in the new order but those who now
have the materials on hand will not
be allowed to take advantage Of the
other retailers and raise the price
OH the articles
Another clause Of the order re-
ceived in instructions from Washing
ton calls attention to the profits that
ill be allowed to the wholesalers
and the retailers. The wholesaler
will be allowed a profit of fifty cents
a barrel on flour. The retailers sell
ing in the original packages as re-
ceived from the wholesalers will be
allowed to make profit of one dol
lar per barrel and when they sell In
less quantities than is received in
the original package their gross pro
fit shall not exceed one cent a pound.
The orders as received in the tele-
gram follows in full:
"Under new regulations all pur-
chases or flour must be accompanied
by purchase of an equal amount OF
one or more of the following sub
stitutes. Barley flour, buck wheat
flour, corn flour, corn meal corn
starch, corn grit, feterita flour, meal
hominy, oat meal, potato flour, rolled
oats, soy bean flour, Only these sub
stitutes are authorized. This purchase
regulation is known as the fifty
fifty" plan. Trouble is expected to
arise in the necessary substitutes
owing to the car shortage and on
account of this in such cases you
are authorized to allow temporary
exceptions to retailers who have al
ready placed orders for substitutes.
'T suggest that you call an imme-
diate conference of all retail dealers
in flour and agree on a plan to pre-
vent those having stock in substi-
tutes taking advantage of the situa-
ton. urge immediate and drastic
actions if any retailer raises the
price of substitute to make more
than normal profit. Buyers must
furnish signed statements that they
have on hand corn meal or another
authorized substitute before they will
be allowed to purchase flour
'In every way urge the patriotic
cooperation of all citizens in carry
ing out these instructions. 1t is the
desire to carry out the letter of the
regulations without harm or hard
ship to anyone. At the beginning
ask the citizens to exhibit patriotism
in complying with the spirit of the
regulations.
instructions from Washington are
that the sales of flour by millers
retailers and other dealers should be
limited to twenty-four pounds to city
customers and ninety-six pounds tC
the country consumers.
1.-THE maximum profit for whole
salers shall not exceed fifty cents Z
barrel and for retailers, selling il