Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-02
PRESIDENTS VIEWS
ON FOOD LICENSES
What Manufacturers and Dealers
Must Do to be Loyal
Americans.

The following proclamation was issued
by the President OF the United States
under date of January 10, 1918:
Now, therefore, /, Woodrow Wilson,
President Of the United States Of America,
by virtue of the powers conferred upon
me by said act OF Congress, hereby find
and determine and by this proclamation
do announce that it is essential, in order
to carry into effect the purpose Of said
act, to license the importation, manufac-
turc, storage and distribution of feeds
| and certain other food commodities, 10
the extent hereinafter specified
"U) All p rsons, firms, corporations
and associations engaged in the business
OF (a) importing. manufacturing. (includ~
ing mixing and processing of all kndsl
storing or distributing any commercial
mixed feeds Including dairy feeds, horse
and mule feeds, stock feeds, hog feeds.
and poultry fceds); (b) manufacturing
feeds rom any Of the following comnodi-
tics or imp ring, storing, or distributing
any of the following commodl les
rs feeds or feed HkrcuICnt buck-
wheat, kaifir, milo. fctertia, broom corn.
cane seed, spelt, cnmcr, millct sunflowcr.
seed, grain, and seed screening, lcntils,
linsecd-oI meal, beans, peas. dried brew
ers' grains, dried distlllcrs' grains, dried
yeast grains, malt sprouts baled hay,
balcd alfalfa, halCd straw, animal or fish
products or by-products. tankaKc, (c)
importing manufacturing, storing or
distributing as feed any products or by
products of any Of the following o)tu-
modities except products or hy-pr1ducts
whose importation manufacture, storage,
or distribution Is already covered bv
license held by any such person. firm
corporation. or association, Fhellcd corn.
car corn. oats, barley. wheat rye buck
wheat, sorghum grams rice. grain and
seed screenings. soya beans, velvet beans,
peas. peanuts. copra, palm nut palm
kernel sugar bccts sugar cane, hay
alfalfa, straw.
"i2) All persons, firms, corporations
and associations engaged III the business
of mating barley, or other grams, or ~
the business of storing or distributing
malt except brewers Of malt liquor who
do not malt their own grain.
",3) All persons, firms, corporations
and associations engaged IN the business
of importing, manufacturing, or distrl
butinG copra, palm kerneis, palm kernel
oil and peanuts
"(N All saltwater fishermen not al
ready licensed hy the I : food Admin
,stration. whether fishing Independently
or on shares, engaged at any period of
the wear. in the commercial distribution.
including catching and selling Of any or
AT varieties of saltwater fish including
menhadcn and Of shcll-6sh and crusta-
ccans
"(5l All persons, firms, corporations.
and associations engaged in the business
Of canning peas. dried beans, corn, toma-
toes, salmon. or sardlnes, not already
licensed whose gross production Is more
than five hundred $500 cases per annum.
except home Gamers and honatde boys
and girls canning clubs recognized by
the Department Of Agriculture of the
several states 81 the United States.
"l6) All persons, firms, corporations
and associations not ALREADY licensed
engaged in the business of manufacturing
tomato soup, tomato catsup, or other
tomato products
"C) All persons. firms, corporations.
! and associations engaged In the business
| OF alimcntary paste,
"(S) All persons, firms. corporations
! and associations not already licensed.
engaged III the business OF manufacturing
| anv products derived from wheat or rye.
/ c cepting. however. On retailers whose
I gross sales of food commodities do not
exceed 500 900 pcr snnum; q common
! carriers as 10 operations necessary to the
| business Of common carriage: Is farmers,
gardeners cooperative associations OF
| farmers or gardners including livestock
farmers and other persons with respect
to the products OF any farm, garden. or
other land owned. leased. or cultivated by
them are hereby required TO secure on or
before February Is, l9IS. 8 license which
license Will be issued under such rules and
regulations governing the conduct of the
business as NAV be prescribed
"Ail persons 1erchy made subject TO
license must apply, specifying the kind OF
license desired. 10 the United states FOOD
Administration, License Division. " ash
ington. D. G., on forms prepared by it
for that purpose, which may lie secured on
request.
'All persons firms. corporations, or
assoc at .ons other than those hereInbefore
excepted who shall engage IN or carry on
anv business hereInbefore specified after
February Is. 1918, without first securing
such license, will be liable to the penalty
prescribed by said act OF Congress
In witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal Of the
United States TO be affixed.
Done in the District OF Columbia this
10th day Of January, in the year of our
Lord 1918, and OF the independence of
the United States Of America the l42d
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