Charlevoix county herald., 1918-06-07
TELEGRAM.
Fa Washington, D. c., May 80, 1s.
Prescott Food ADM, Lansing, Mich

Prescott Food Adm, Lansing, Mich.
"Recent press dispatches widely Or
culatcd through the country have given
the wholly false impression that there
10 no longer need for rigorous eonser-
walton Of wheat and flour. The food
administration declares that every as
pect Of tho wheat situation both prss-
ent and prospective lntensifiss the
need for the greatest possible Iimita-
tIon In tho American consumption Of
wheat and wheat products. " present
restrictions should be In tho slightest
degree relaxed II would result In SER
Ious want for the people Of Europe
before the new crop can roach the mar
ket.
The fod inistration estimate Of
the position on the frat Of June indi-
cate total available supply until the
nes. harvest, including the grain which
will be available from tho farm In
country and terminal elevators and
mill elevators, Of about fifty-six million
bushels. OF this thirty million BUSH
els must be exported before new wheat
Is available for export II we are to
maintain the absolute necessary ship
ments to our army and the allies. That
leaves about twenty-six million bushels
for domestic consumption for the next
two months.
North American consumption 10 some
thing over forty million bushels a
month so that most liberal consump-
tion at home would be only one-third
OF normal.
In addition to the wheat on the farms
and In elevators there 10 always an
lndeterminate further amount In tran
sit and in dealers hands and this can
never be reckoned In with the flour
available for use for export and use at
home. Az q matter of fact this stock
10 not actually available since these
supplies must remain constantly In
flow; they remain a permanent stock
the removal Of which would later
cause period Of acute shortage in dis
tribution before now wheat would be
available.
There is further an inclination to in
clude new crop prospects with present
condition which have led to confusion.
The harvest will not be generally avail
able In -four In middle August or early
September, although In the extreme
south II would be somewhat earlier.
At meeting Of the federal food ad-
ministration In Washington yesterday
representing from forty-elght states Il
was the unanimous view that even II
the harvest does prove abundant II
will be the first duty Of the American
people to place every grain they can
save into storage az against possible
bad years ahead. In consequences
there should be no anticipation Of I'M
limited wheat until the war ls over.
Some Of the most IneonvenIent re-
strictlon can no doubt be modified with
the arrival Of large harvest but II
we are honest with ourselves we will
maintain restrictions requiring the use
Of some substitutes both domestic and
commercial; we will continue the re-
quirements Of high milling extraction
and the elimination Of the non-essen-
tlaI use OF and waste In flour and
bread.
II 10 worth remembering the famine
In Egypt eight thousand years ago was
saved by little governmental fore
sight and II does not require any iIIIm-
mating dream to anticipate that 90
long az the war lasts with its lncreas-
Ing drafts for soldiers and munltlon
the world will steadily produce Ies-
food. II we are wise a great harvest
will mean the willing building up Of a
great national reserve.
HERBERT HOOVER.