The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-27
EARLE GIVES OUT EXPLANATION 0F
 SUGAR ALLOTMENT
Shows That No Discrimina- tiOn Is Made in Favor of the Candy Manu-
 lecturers

Paul H. Earle, county food admin istrator, yesterday made public state ment on the sugar situation as it re- lates to candy manufacturers. Ills letter is as follows.
 "To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 "As the impression seems to have been created that the national and state food administrations are discrim- mating in favor of some candy man ufacturers as against other candy man ufacturers, and also against the gen eral public in favor of the candy man ufactu1ers, in the allotment of sugar, will you kindly give publicity to the statement, on the authority of the national food administration, that all candy manufacturers in the united Sates are now on the same basis as to the allowance of sugar-that IS, oo per cent of the amount which each or them used last year.
 Immediately following the publica- ton of a statement from the manager of the local branch of a candy man ufacturing company to- the effect that his company was getting all the sugar required. I got in touch by long dis tance telephone with Mir. Hobbie, the state food administrator, in an en- deayor to ascertain the exact facts. MT. Hobbie promptly took up the mat ter with the national food admins tration and the food administrators of the states of Virginia and Geor- gia and he has forwarded to me the following telegrams, which speak Tor themselves: q, ,o.o lsa sIIohbia TVood Administration. Mont gomery, Ala.
 " Tn reply to your telegram Of the 20th no truth in statement that Martha Washington Candy Co. are allowed more than 50 per cent of last year s requirements of sugar. All candy man. jufacturers in the United States are on this basis of restriction. We are wir- ing Virginia administration to lnvesu- : gate and will advise you later of re- suit. FOOD ADMINSTRATION'
 :. Richmond, Va, August 22, 19lS | {" 'Hobhie, Food Administrator, Mont statement Headly. Birmingham manager Martha Washington Candy 1 Co. Roanoke. Va. incorrect. This i company on 80 per cent basis to July h. Fifty per cent basis present quar- Her ending october 1. POWELL, |, Director Sugar Division. Atlanta, Ga. August 20, 1918.
 l" Hobbe, Food Administrator, Mont I gomery, Ala.
 i 'Nunnally allowed only 50 per cent
 's = sMcCLATCHEY.' l "It might be well to explain thai i the candy manufacturers were re
 stricted to 80 per cent for sometime 1 before any restriction whatever wa' placed upon the consuming public. or July l, when the public was asked tt limit it's consumption of sugar to thret 1 pounds per person ner month, the can ,dy manufacturers were again reduced i this time to 50 per cent.
 1 Permit me to add that in the al I lotment of sugar the wholesale deal CTS are instructed to deliver first. t i the retail dealers. who serve the do nestle aor householding community second to restaurants. who serve tn
 general public; third. to the bakers
 who also serve the public. and last, t
 the manufacturers of candy and sof f drinks.
 "It is evident from this plan tha manufacturers of candy and sol
 drinks cannot get sugar until privat
 consumers and those trade agencie
 most important to them have receive their pro rata.
 With these facts before them tn