The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-08-22
EXPLANATION Of THE SUGAR SITUATION
Food Administrator Charles Hebberd Gives Reason for Various
Regulations Governing Distribution in Washington
Appeals to Patriotic Spirit of People.

duced to so per cent of their usage OF
year ago and have not been per
mitted their normal requirements since
October, 1917. To prohibit entirely the
use of sugar in candies and less essen.
tial products would close large manu-.
featuring industries and many small
retail stores employing hundreds of
| thousands of girls, women and men de-
pendent upon this industry for their
| livelihood.
So far the government has not put
entirely out of business any less essen
/ tial or luxury industry. Even in France
with the sugar ration reduced to one
pound per month and after four years
of war the manufacturers of candy are
permitted rs per cent of their normal
usage of sugar. / have wired Wash
ington strongly urging a further re-
duction OF candy and other less es-
sential manufacturers ration to 25
per cent instead Of so per cent.
Would Save 562, 900 Pounds.
II the recommendation is not adopt
ed, shall know ii is because the food
administration officials there have
more complete knowledge OF the facts
than l have here. Candy and some II
other less essential industries used in
this state during the present month
$4,000 pounds of sugar. Should these
13 industries be put entirely out OF
| business there would be saved for
| family consumption that amount,
which would furnish an extra half
pound per month for each person resid-
| ing in the state.
Commercial Gamers have not been
restricted in their use of sugar for two
reasons: First, because of the large
requirements of canned fruits, jellies
and jams for the use of the army and
| navy; second. because there have been
built up around commercial canneries
great berry and fruit growing indus
tries depending largely upon the can
neries for a market These aggrega-
lions of fruits and berries could not
be absorbed into the fresh fruit
markets without spoilage and loss.
Would Restrict Gamers.
The fruits and berries ordinarily
used in home canning are distributed
| over all parts Of the state, and can be
readily absorbed into the fresh fruit
demands. ! have communicated with
Washington, and hope to secure some
limitation upon the proportion of jams
and syrup packed fruits permitted com
mercial Gamers as compared with their
water packed products.
Whether the Gamers commitments
to the government for jams and sweet
goods for the army and navy will per
NIT of this limitation l have no way
of knowing. Because of the great
amount of fruit raised in Washington,
l have wired the national food admin
istration asking that this state be fav-
ored with a sufficient additional sugar
supply to permit a somewhat larger
than 25-pound allotment OF sugar for
home canning. If this request is grant
ed notice will be issued at once
through the press.
Ice Cream Aids Dairyman.
The Limitation upon ice cream manu-
facturers has been placed at rs per cent
OF normal usage in order to lend sup
port to the dairy industry OF the coun-
try. The dairy industry has been hard
hit by high costs Of feed and labor
and inability to secure corresponding
price for dairy products. The serious
consequences of further depletion OF
the dairy herds will be seen in the
weakened constitution of our growing
childhood If some way is not evolved
to prevent further sacrifice of dairy
herds
Formerly 10 to IL pounds of sugar
were used in the manufacture of 10
gallons of ice cream. Now manufact-
urers are using from six to eight
pounds for the same amount of cream.
Sherbets, which contain heavy pro-
portion of sugar and little if any dairy
product have been entirely prohibited.
believe that this will be the last
urgent call the food administration
will have to make upon our people for
extreme conservation.
The food administration believes
that the acute sugar shortage will be
relieved after January. when new
foreign crops will be available. Those
who have periodically canned fruit
without sugar will then, 1t is hoped,
have enough sugar for sweetening pur-
poses. May we not look for the same
patriotic cooperation that influenced
thousands Of our citizens to go entire
ly without wheat products for several
months that our boys and allies might
have fair ration of bread?