The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-15
ONE VERMONT NAN
Has 10 BBLS. FLOUR
That Is Illustration of Hoarding as Pre-
sented to Vermont Food Admins
traitors Conference.

State Food Administrator John r
Gushing, G.. II. Perry, director of trade
and food products, j. A. Walker, exec.
utive secretary, and j. b. Taylor OF
Burlington, at the State House Thurs
day evening met some of the county ad-
ministrators for the purpose of discuss
ing the work which is before them and
Iof going over the troubles which each
administrator has to contend with, in
hopes of removing some of these. Those
ATTENDING were Horton d. Walker, Brat .
tleboro, w. D. Tuxbury, Windsor. f. W.
Blasted, Bennington, G. II. Stuart. Lyn-
donville, G. s. Emery, Newport, M. NJ.
Wilson, Randolph, and c. F. Lowe of
Montpelier. The most important thing
accomplished was the decision of those
attending that the $3.50 plan of distri
button of -four and like products shall
continue in force. 1t has been found
that Massachusetts, and other states,
which started on the 1925 plan and have
used potatoes instead of other wheat
products, have changed to the $3.50 plan
because they had to do it to protect
their substitutes for wheat.
Many interesting features We're
brought out relative to the way in which
the order is being carried out. 1t was
shown that some farmers are taking
home the foods according TO the order
but are feeding the substitutes and like
products to their stock. This is slack
ing" and the person who does it will
only bring the more quickly upon him
self the time when the reduction OF the
use of flour will go into effect, for in a
H. a.
30 per cent. and then people will have
to use what they can get.
The following message from Mr. Hoov
er was read:
Please express to your county admin
istrators at the meeting tonight my ap.
probation of Vermont's attitude in car
rying out to the letter the requests of
the president in his proclamation OF
Jan. Is and following the rules promul-
gated by the food administration under
this proclamation. / believe this patri-
otic stand will be rewarded by sense
of qualification that they are contribut-
ng toward the successful termination of
he war and hope shortly to see all the |
states conform uniformly to the pro-
gram of cereal substitution. 1t is inn |
oerative that every effort possible be |
made to meet the urgent needs of our |
associates in this war;
Each of the administrators attending |
he conference considered that, generally |
ipeaking, cooperation is taking place,
'ut nearly every one of them had cases
which they wanted advice upon and in
which boarding is taking place.
Within few days the publication of
acts relative to -four that is removed
rom the homes of some of these people
will take place. Sugar boarding was I
llso reported. In one instance man
ad 10 barrels of -four and will not use
in year. Most of that flour will
poll, so that not only is the man hoard
ng, but the most of the flour viii be an
economic loss unless taken away from
i'm, which is TO occur. The county ad-
were advised to go after
very case of boarding that is discov-
red. Figures were read by the state
administrator to show that the quantity !
sugar that has reached some com
lunities where boarding has taken place
vould have been sufficient if distribu- ,
ion had been equalized. The admins ,
rators went to their homes much en- |
DHraged as to their work ,