Weekly journal-miner., 1918-08-07
HERE TO- PROBE THE OVER-USE
 OF SUGAR
RALPH ROLLINS OF FEDER- AL FOOD ADMINISTRA- TON FINDS YAVAPAI NOT A STACKER BUT USED IT FOR CANNING.
(From Thursdays Daily.l

Is lavapal county stacker in the matter of sugar conservation?
 This is the question that has brought Ralph Rollins, member of the executive staff of the federal food administration for Arizona to Pres colt.
 Rollins started a thorough survey of the sugar situation here yesterday and will continue his work today. Thus far he is convinced that the great majority of dealers as we'll as the consuming public have kept we'll within the limitations, and that what may appear in figures as an enor- nous consumption of sugar per cap ita, is due largely to the extensive canning operations which have been
 ,arried on here.
 Certificates representing 1H,450 pounds or sugar were issued during July in this county on dealers state
 nents alone, says the food adminis- 'ration's representative. This means hat something like 46 pounds has been the per capita consumption for ordinary table use and for home can hing. With an allowance last month If three pounds per person 1 6 pounds were supposedly used for canning purposes. This month the ration has been cut to two pounds.
 During July sugar certificates were
 sSued in all parts of Arizona suffi- cient to provide each man, woman and child in the state with ten pounds of sugar. A considerable portion of 'his went to manufacturing purposes, hut despite this fact the Washington food authorities have decreed that he per capita allowance is far too nigh and for this reason Timothy A. Oiordan, the federal food adminis- trator for this state has been order ed to allow no regular certificates is- sued to any class.
 At first blush this might appear that the entire state would have to observe sugarleSs month, but the situation has not as yet reached this critical stage. As a matter of fact there is a considerable quantity of sugar in the hands of wholesalers and ;obbers, but this cannot be touched this month. at least.
 The government has taken over the distribution of sugar in the same manner that it has taken over the railroads and telegraph lines and all wholesalers have been notified to cell no sugar to retailers, even on presentation of certificates.
 How then is the situation to be net? This is the problem of the 'ood administration in Arizona today and one which is calling forth the ut- most energies of every person con nected with the commission. The solution is explained as follows by Mir Riordan's representative:
 "In going over the town yesterday found that practically every eating place was out of sugar. It IS not the purpose of the food administration to shut off from supplies such estab- lishments as have followed the regu- lations, and as far as your Prescott restaurants are concerned, can honestly say that I believe they have been most loyal in following out the Drogram as outlined by the hotel division of this state.
 "I found also that a number of 1ealers had overestimated their July needs by several thousand pounds, with the result that several were call "d upon to return their unused certi- ficates. These certificates will be re- 'ssued to concerns now out of sugar.
 "To take care of the needs of re- .ail dealers. all merchants are ask ed to return promptly to the office of he federal food administrator, ad- 1ress. Flagstaff, all canning-sugar When the stock on hand becomes exhausted or is running low he dealer is advised to apply to the 'ood administration for what has been ermed 'lieu certificate" These lieu are issued from the state leadouarters to reimburse the dealer or the sugar sold for canning pur- poses and their continual circulation will keep the dealer supplied during August with enough sugar to meet demands for household and canning purposes.
 "Whether there is enough sugar in iavapai county to meet what promi- es to be a large demand for Aug Ist canning depends entirely upon the economy displayed by the housewife. n this connection the food adminis- ration is urging that fruits be put ID without sugar, the sugar to be dded later when the fruit is opened nd the present critical situation has assed Any person desiring sugar or canning purposes will be issued ermit for a reasonable amount. upon publication to the county food ad- 1inistrator or any of his deputies. 'hese deputies are located in all of he principal towns of the county"
 PEOPLE WITHOUT BREAD