Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-08-30
no STATE CAN nEAT
NEW MEXICO Foop RECORD
State With Largest Por Capita Con-
sumption Of Whsal Nov Saving
100000 p0gnas MonLhIY


Albuquerque, N. NJ, Aug. l0-
New Mexico, with the largest per
capita consumption Of wheat flour in
the union, nearly twice as large as
for instance, that Of Arkansas, and
amounting 10 between Z and 8 bu-
shells OF wheat per person per year,
has saved, voluntarily, as the result
Of the national wheat conservation
program conducted in this state by
Food Administrator Ralph c. Ely,
about 35,OO0,O0O pounds of wheat
in the past five months, or 5000
pounds per month, the food admin
istrat0r announces.
New Mexico defies any state in
the United States to beat that record
for patriotism, for self-sacriiice, for
war enthusiasm. The people Of New
Mexico took the food conservation
campaign of Herbert Hoover serious
lly. They took il as military neces-
sity and war measure. They we're
eating some 26.pounds Of wheat flour
each month. And they cut that down
10 six pounds per person per month
and stuck to IT,
! New Mexico hasn't been making
: much noise about this achievement.
Food Administrator Ely and his
staff, numbering some Two hundred
persons in the Albuquerque offices
and the counties, have been working
persistently, hamnering away to help
| the people to understand the need and
now to meet it. The people have re-
spondcd. Nest notably have the
merchants responded Administrator
Ely says that too high praise cannot
be given the patriotic dealers in food
Of ,his state for their ready co-ope-
ration, their loyal response to all re-
| quests, their faithful adherence to
he regulations.
III As to the consumers they did twice
~ well rs New York state did. Con-
-idering their remarkably heavy per
capita consumption before the war
they led the way for every other
state of the union; despite their rel
aiively sparse population per square
mile, the long distances, the Difficult
ties of communication and conse-
quent handicap in getting the news
and instructions spread around
about this wheat emergency. Thu
merchants, many in remote settle
nenls, hitherto without restrictions
Of any kind, doing business about a
they pleased, have submitted not onl,
willingly but cheerfully to strict re
gnlation and no state can show
smaller percentage of penalties need
ed or imposed. The policy has bee
E io be- lenioni with eases of ignoranc
of The rules or the necessity and I
make patriots ont of the negligent
Not over 20 eases of offeuses hay
had to be- acted upon, only two j
crnses have been taken away.
Very few compared to the proper
= tion in other states have had to !
admonished. The sugar supply wa
refused only one. Two thOusan
loyal, honest and patriotic grocer
have backed up the food administrU
lion from the start and by their ow
attitude have brought about such
public sentiment that few care
risk violating the rules.
New Mcxico's showing is one
which she can point with pride b.
fore al the country. And she hG
only got a good start. Her sugi
conservation record is going to be-
her flour saving achievement whC
The full story of the past few montl
is told.
Administrator Fly is tremendous
graified at the showing which HI
been made, and is confident that
the end of the present year Nc
Mexico will have done service
helping to win the war which will
- recognized by the whole country
that end he asks the continued g
operation of consumers, merchant
eating places, citizens and hous
wives urging upon them that the j
is not over yet, that further sacl
l'ices must be made and further del
onstrations of the sturdy, vir
patriotism of the 35O,OOO people
the Sunshine State must begiven
the same game and cheerful spi
before the great reward of veto
and peace arrives.
. NJ. G. Cash and wife left Mond
- to make their home at San Antoni'