The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-08-23
SUGAR RATION CALLS
FOR TOEING The Line
ALLOTMENT FOR TEXAS CUT
FROM is,soo,ooo POUNDS IN JULY
TO is,aso,ooo IN AUGUST.
n Public Does Net observe Ration Of
Two Pounds to the Person, Many
VIII Go Without.

Texas has been on It's tiptoer 10
meet the United States Food Admins
tration sugar ration since April. when
the first steps were taken toward con
trolling the distribution OF sugar on
the certificate plan. The allotment
Tor the State during July was lS,sOO.
900 pounds. BEGINNING with August l.
1918, the allotment for the month OF
August IL i3,23O,OOO pounds. This
amount Of sugar must take Gre OF all
the requirements for every purpose.
The is,2aO.OOO pounds will be die.
tributed among the five Glasses OF
sugar certificate holders as follows;
Observation-Disclosures A: Fifty
per cent OF the amount issued for July.
or $4,000 pounds.
Essentials Statement d; Srsne as
In Lily. 100000 pounds.
Public Eating Unconstitutional c.
GO 2/s per cent OF July, or $4,000
pounds,
Bakerles-Stntemen d: 80 per cent
OF the June consumption. or 100000
pounds.
Rotallers--statement II; &C go per
cent OF July. or ii.+sO.00O pounds.
"wo have issued TO the retail mer'
chants their certificates for August AL
lotment," states Il. l.. Neville. director
OF the Grocery Division OF the Federal
Food Administration for Texas, but
II Is necessary. and we have notified
jobbers. to only hcnor these certifl'
Gates for August on basis OF 66 2f3
per cent OF the amounts the certifi'
Gates call for
"The population OF Texas, according
to the United States census, Ia approx
imateiy 100000, and as the govern
ment has requested the households to
only consume on a basis OF two pounds
per person per month, II will take
9,l00 900 pounds OF sugar, and. with
the allotment for Statements A. u. &
and u. II will be readily seen thbt
there is very little sugar left for pre-
serving purposes.
County Food Administrators are
therefore urged to enlist the people OF
their yiclnitioa TO put up their fruits
without sugar. and add the necessary
sugar when the supplies are Increased.
Merchants are cautioned to closely
watch their sales for preserving pur
poses, as this privilege has been
abused and its continued abuse may
lead to the prohibition Of sugar tor
preserving purposes whatever.
"A spcclrl form has been adopted by
the Food Administration which retail
merchants will use to secure the six
natures Of all purchasers Of sugar In
two and flyo'pound quantities, Copies
OF these certificates Will be sent by the
merchant to his local food admlnlsirn'
tor and the administrator Will make
check. II any consumer has purchased
sugar In excess Of the two pounds per
person per month. they will be Sc
yerely dealt with.
"The certificates the merchants take,
covering SUGAR sold for preserving pur'
poses, should be tGrn1d In to the
County Administrations"
Administrator Peden Is determined
that the distribution OF sugar over the
State shall be equitable, and to this
end the administration has built mp o
special department the members OF
which are deyotlng long hours each
day to checking statements and mall
Ing out certificates,
Out Of the sugar allotment for Au'
gust the first class to be considered
is the retail merchant who distributes
to the home; next the manufacturers
OF essentials; third, the hotels and res
taurants; fourth, the bakers; and last,
the ncn.essontials Non'essontlals are
now required to use only Louisiana
seconds and thirds. As result OF
this necessary restriction OF their sup
ply the manufacturers Of non'essen'
tlals ere using corn sugar and syrup.
honey and other sugar substitutes,