The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-05-16
PLACE ORDERS NOW
FOR BINDER Irvine
FREIGHT CONGESTION AND DAN
GER or DELAY MAY CAUSE
SHORTAGE or SUPPLY.
PATRIOTS RETURN FLOUR

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ders for their binder twine at once, de-
clared Dr. H. A. Morgan. when the fol
lowing letter was sent to all county
food administrators:
you should urge the farmers Of
| your county to place their orders for
probable requirements for binder twino
as soon as posaible, so that local deal
ers can provide by early shipment for
an adequate supply of Irvine to meet
the harvest requirements. Shipping
conditions are such that more time
must be allowed from factory to local
distributing points to avoid danger Of
shortage in supply.
"You are advised that. dealers may
charge a margin Of cents per pound
cash, or it's equivalent, and ~ cents
on time, with freight added from the
factory. above the manufacturer9
price Of 20 cents per pound for bind
err Irvine In view OF the fact that
owing to heavy freight congestion the
Irvine must be ordered and held longer
than usual, and the necessarily higher
price to be paid for it, we do not think
the margins allowed will be consit
cred unreasonable.
please give this publicity through
your press and your local committees,
Also convey this information to the
dealers in binder Irvine in your turis'
diction. Faithfully yours,
III. A. MORGAN"
Flour Tenders.
Flour rendered by the patriotic peo
pie of Tennessee will relieve the short
age for the soldiers, sailors and our
heroic allies, is beginning TO move Ia
the state In carload lots 1t is being
concentrated at three points, Memphis
Nashville and Chattanooga. II will De
held In warehouses at those points
until such time as the United States
Food Administration Grain Corpora
ton is ready to order 1t to points Of
export At this time IL Is impossible
to say Just how much flour will ba
obtained in the state, but the guam
tity will be- large A similar move
ment In Arkansas produced no less
than $4,000 barrels
In rendering flour TO the govern
ment the Food Administration Is anc
ious to impress upon the people that
their tenders should represent theiI
actual sacrifice. >"It would be an eco
nomic waste" said Or. Morgan, 20
tender flour to the government, have
1t shipped out OF the county ana then
have It replaced next week or month
by a similar amount shipped back into
the county. The tender should repre-
sent to that extent the voluntary sac
rifice of the person making It. Ia
other words, he should determine then
that he will reduce his consumption
of wheat flour between now and thu
next harvest by the amount that IA
turned over to the government. Our
people can easily go on wheatlSas
ration until the next harvest"
Persons rendering the flour are be
ing paid for it at cost, the price IN
no event to exceed the following Das
sis: Consumers, $13; retailers, s12SS,
and jobbers, $11.75.
Restaurant Rules.
That the Food Administration ruleA
governing all public eating places
must be rigidly enforced Is the an
nounced determination OF DR. H A.
Morgan, federal food administrator In
Tennessee. Restaurants that continue
to serve any wheat products on M0'
days and Wednesdays except Victory
bread, which must contain not less
than 2s per cent wheat flour substi'
tutes, will be summarily closed. This
mayors OF all Of the larger cities and
towns have pledged the cooperation
Of their police departments IN the o.;
ocution OF this order.
Rutherford Organizes. q
Patriotic citizens of Rutherford
county, in enthusiastic meetings, have.
recognized the council OF defense,
food administration and allied war &C.
tivities of that county. ]. Moore King.
one of the leading business men of the
county, has accepted the offices Of
chairman OF the council Of defense
and federal food administrator and
has set to work with determination to
have the best war organization in the
state in his county. Citizens have
pledged the funds necessary to besr
the expenses of the organization.
Summers Organization.
In Sumner county the patriotic peo
pie have raised funds and employed
stenographer for the war activities,
and County Food Administrators Hunt.
er is rapidly completing one Of the
best war organizations to be found In
the state The movement to properly
coordinate all war activities is lseiaq
carried out in a number of other coun.
ties.
Sheep Campaign.
Under the direction OF A. D. Kn0x,
Of the United States food administra.
ton, and Prof. Murphy, of the Univer-
sity of Tennessee. the campaign to
stimulate an increased production oe
mutton and wool in Tennessee is pro.
ceeding with Yigor and enthusiasm.
Meetings have already been held h
number Of counties and farmers have
pledged their efforts TO increase pro-