The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-20
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&c aggEEs s n STATE
D4geat Appear Has Been
Bent e me County
aeod Administration.

NWgsL1No. =. "a, March 2o.-Re-
SzotrS 40 conference tasting sew
.:~z1Al Soy. O1Lb officials Of the national
isSscE SsSf11sGratton at Washtntgons
Di1Sct.5- e Organization William Hill.
az ss- 7Eszt Virginia Federal 1000 al
=srfst-a.fou, has sent oGt an Gppeai
20 the nrty.1iyO county administrators
the state, advising etltI
:. eIaaT limitations In the use OF wheat
aux 81 chat more wheat may go 70 the
GShssa7 alt!SS IN Europe. He tnd-
IN 49,. Tint ahs half million -four dis
a-r[s,,tkora 4.S tie country may be put
60 . &Ard SgSter3. though he does NOT
SAaG me S-~2tiea5i!ity OF bread cacos
- ga ;Ss2sanef.
<3a.a.,r:nication 70 The county
49, : :tpst . .l;Asers. made public sRra
touigs:4, al;csez1S Hill says:
"Str.c2 ,-a5lrt.a..2= y!ts instructions
win sScu=s = E2ir a: equitable dtStr1-
button OF tiI5 shot. SapF:y % flour on
which We must live l:il sc Esx% nar-
vest. Il Is possible to pat n2ls NIL
lion flour and bread distributes %
card system To issue bread car1s H.
one hundred million Americans Il e
most a physical impossibility- ;:'H
necessity OF bread cards =, AC7e-'';a
win be proof that We a:s so: caB 80
of self control, that i=eG.Ia;n Gi-1
Democracy have failed -Ett ant We
must be slaves OF the kazs-,.- s1bstl-
.V:4nE meat aud potatoes Tor 5Te2d IS
an easy price 70 pay &c Eyotc ttiS iate
OF Belgium and Poland. Ia.T7ess :hese
sacts on every man, Tsj1!a--. oA!i0 cG>ld
n your o:uty ans ;iS ~ c1aEe The
saving e. wheat aecesE%- y - N She
wa=.
and transportation 6i!E:cS:sleS haTe
combined 10 provid: a ts.12oTary s!ll-
barrassrle1t Of meat Ias stoTaSe ca
nacItv ~ liu.;teA. Sh:ppirE facilities
are even more Iiai.ed- Our aIiieS need
rucss :ccat than available ships can
carFy 70 them.
without the stes Io:ng purchases
I'D ecE;c:! 9. the Food Administration
these -5G.id s,e oaf Break ia the price
CT 1:o..1 $50 cattle with disastrous
cor e%aerces TO culture production. AT
uraseuE r4dcss bee: cattle have been
fed at loss II corn is counted at its
quoted price. Much OF the corn fed 10
cattle ana LoaS could never have been
marketed. With all the feeding. mil
lions CT busSA-s CT soft com Zss:lain
that Cannot be 10 ed 10 tco criess IN
time to save It TH1e l3ss OF the arm
er who mast accept ~s3uced price for
hE5 cattle IS 26ss thai the loss o. the
farmer whose corn rot<ed Fifteen DOL
lar hogs cause no loss that calls for
any remedy. gcdeed, ths :Gzmer who
raises his I'Gs and ;i:S $es3 IS making
more money than he ever &c before.
without tie ste2Gymg Influence G.
the So11 Gdyu:DiSE-aticE, Eoft corn, bad
transportation ant &2saG:Stton would
PROBABLY mai1S thS preSecG p~1ce OF
hogs aSi cattle ~ de ,a1iuers about
..alf what rAeS ga Eat.iuS without
bringing much REQ a2;son n the price
OF meat to che coEzSiTDer. ! he cat
standing fact is that Mr.. Blowers
conSrci OF w3Seet, meat aad sugar has
increased the price 10 the producer
and Covered the price TO the consumer
by eliminating speculation and
profiteering. The farmer would like
10 have higher prices. The consumer
wishes to buy Cor tower prices. Con |
sidertng world shortages. both are ex-
ceedinSiy fortunate i'll America, thanks /
TO the wise action OF the Food Admin ]
istration. Price complaints of farm |
ers and consumers can be tolerated as |
long as the food IS available. Famine /
is the unbearable Ill, and without the /!
most drastic change IL our wheat eat !
ing habits bread famine will strike Us |
before the next harvest.
Fortunately. our present surplus OF
meat and potatoes can be used in place |
OF bread. Sc must reduce our wheat !
Consumption ct cnG-g 20 less than half |!
OF our norD1a.l consumption. IT we
don. Go this, the "ucs.th OF May vii! /
bring bread cars.
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