Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-12
SETTLES SOME QUESTIONS
 ABOUT SUGAR RULES
Food Administrator ScoviIIe Interprets
 Regulations on Sugar Certificates.


 Since the food administration made effective its sugar certificate system whereby manufacturers who use su- gar, such as ice cream makers, con- fectoners and bottlers, together with hakers, hotel and restaurant keepers and all retail merchants who sell su- gar. must apply to the food admins tration for sugar certificates. many novel questions have arisen.
 Robert Scoville. the federal food ad- ministrator for Connecticut, received on Thursday from Washington a lengthy telegram settling many of the points raised. Some of the more inn portant and interesting interpretations were given out by the food admInis tration.
 Jobbers may ship sugar into another state than that in which they are To- cated, but can do so only on certifi- cates issued by Administrator of State into which sugar is shipped. Such sugar will be accredited against allotment of state into which it is shipped. No administrator should pro hibit jobber in his state from ship i ping into another state provided they | do so on certificates issued by ad- ministrator of state into which sugar | is shipped. Chain store retailers must agree in writing with United l States Food Administration that they will ship or deliver into each state in which they may receive certificates the quantity of sugar specified in certii- cates issued to them in that particu- | lar state. Refiners or manufacturers 1 before delivering or shipping sugar to 1 chain store retailers doing an inter 1 state business must require from them i, a written statement that they have l entered into such an agreement with l the United States Food Administra- l ton. If purchaser who is required tC use certificates wishes to buy less thar fifty pounds. the fifty pound certificate must be used and the amount pur- chased must be endorsed by party sell ing sugar and certificate returned tt purchaser for further use. Allotmen
 for states figures three pounds pc
 capita The rule cannot be changet
 authorizing more than one cent pc pound profit by retailer, but frac
 tions may be figured in his favor. : wholesaler is entitled to wholesaler
 profit and further if he does retail bus
 mess and performs all the services o
 a retailer he is entitled to retailer
 profit. No certificate should be is
 sued on verbal statements. No neN
 retail stores who have not hIndied su
 gar prior to July first should be per
 mitted to do so now. The allowanc
 of three pounds for ninety meals serv
 ed is excessive particularly for som
 of cheaper restaurants that serv
 sandwiches, soft drinks and lunches
 The food administration at Washing
 ton is depending upon the federal foo
 administrator for Connecticut to us his judgment in this matter. Ad
 ministrators can allot certificates t other than those specified, such a small public eating places serving les than twenty-five people who hay been in habit of purchasing from job hers.
 A wholesaler doing a retail bushes ; by jobbing to himself is entitled onl : to retailers profit because in joh
 ping to himself he performs no direC service to the public. Manufacturer of ice cream also manufacturing an ether product requiring sugar shoul
 make two statements, one covering re quirements for other purposes exceI in case of soda fountain proprietor manufacturing their own ice crean
 who are entitled to fifty per cent
 last years sugar consumption for a
 purposes. Hotels or public eatir
 places feeding soldiers must abide I regulations allowing three pounds pt ' ninety meals served.
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 Some nail works in South Melbourr have been destroyed by fire, the dan ] age done amounting to Z &15,000.