Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-05


Raleigh.-The recent order of the
Food Admin stratiOn under authority
Of President Wilson's proclamation for
bidding the sale Of Waeat -four except
in combination with a. c.cl weight
OF cereal substitutes il the most far
reaching and radical order that has
been issued since the beginning OF the
war with the possible exception of the
Fuel Administration order closing
down all Industries for period of five
days on .account Of the fuel situation.
Die Not Come Too Soon.
The order of the Food Administra-
ton, in the opinion of we'll informed
men, did not come too soon This ma
ton faces the absO. ute necessity Of
supplying OFT OF its formal consump-
ton of flour more han 100000 600
bushels OF wheat ano this must come
during to next five months or so. The
government IS taking so per cent Of
the output OF all of the larger -four
mills, which means that none of our
merchants during the next five months
can hope TO secure more than 70 per
cent Of their normal demands of flour
In no other way, except by the order
requiring combination sales, could an
equitable distribution of this reduced
supply Of flour have been Sold
The fear that some people have had
that t.-5: may go hungry is not only
grourd!css 80 !: absolutely ridiculous
because this country has a list of
cereal substitutes that is almost mex.
haustible insofar as human consump
ion is concerned. These substitutes
are just as wholesome as wheat flour.
Some Confusion Unavoidable.
Naturally there is now and will be
for some time confusion and some in.
convenience and some slight hard
ships imposed upon some people be.
cause of the low supply of cereal sub.
stitutes in tie channels of trade, the
demand for taose cereal substitutes
having been much smaller up to this
time than they will be. This matter
will quickly adjust itself, however,
with due regard to cost to the con-
sumer. In other words, the Food Ad-
ministration is not going to permit
profteering in these substitutes
simply because they are scarce 1t has
absolutely controlled the situation
with regard to sugar and flour price
and there is no reason to believe that
it will not control this situation effect
lively. The Food Administration has
already indicated by actions as we'll as
by words that any N erchant who dis
regards the new ordec or who does not
act in good faith will be promptly
death with
Must Be Good Faith.
Corn meal and edible wheat shorts
and middlings are included in the list
Of cereal substitutes hat may be sold
in combination with -four only when
they are of edible quality and are 60
ing to be used for hum consumption
and not for livestock feed. Ordinary
shipped stuff and similar products
may not be regarded as a cereal sub.
stitute
1t has been suggested that retail
| merchants confne tn eir sales Of -four
along with cereal substitutes to very
small amounts until they are able to
replenish their stocks of cereal sub
stitutes. This course is being general
ly followed by retailers who desire to
protect ali Of their customers.
Lis: Of Substitutes,
Cereal substitutions that may be
sold in combination with flour are
corn meal, corn -four, edible wheat
shorts and middlings, edible corr
starch, hominy, corn grits, barley flour
| rolled oats, oatmeal, rice, rice flour.
potato -four, sweet potato flour, buck
wheat -four, cottonseed -four, milo.
kaffir and feterita flours and meals.
soya beans -four, peanut -four, casava
-four, taro -four banana flour. No
other product other than those named
| may be substituted.
INCONVENIENCE 70 FARMER IS
SLIGHT.
Raleigh.-Complaint has been made
that the new order Of the Food Admin
istration forbidding the sale of -four
except in com bination with cereal sub
stitutes imposes some Inconvenience
and in some instances even some little
hardship upon farmers who have their