Connecticut western news., 1918-09-05
Connecticut's Food Control
Shows Results Accom-
pIished.
THE STATE CONSERVED MUCH.
Important Speech Deals With conser'
walton, Production, Violations
and Future Outlook.

Administration In COnnectlcut nus &C.
complished was told by Federal Food
Administrator Robert Scoville last
week In an important address deliver
ed at the weekly luncheon of local
club. President Wilson signed the Le-
yer Food Control Act August 10, 1917,
and Immediately afterward United
States Food Administrator Herbert
Hoover announced the appointment OF
Mr.. Scoville as Connecticut Admins
TRAITOR. Mr.. Scoville's speech was
practically a report Of his stewardship
for one year, and, in brief, he dwelt
upon the activities of his office and
the results accomplished. Mr.. SEQ
vifies speech was, in part, as follows:
Mr.. ScoviIle's Speech at kenam's Club.
Since we have just observed the first
anniversary of the signing of the Food
Control Act, we may appropriately
take this occasion to review in BRIEF
the work of the United States Food
Administration in the first year Of Its
existence. More than year ago Mr..
Hoover expressed as the ideal of the
Food Administration that we were
"sitting at a common table with our
Allies and would divide with them our
wheat loaf"
Wheat.
Since this problem Of dividing our
wheat loaf has been by far the most
complicated and important work that
the Food Administration has under
taken, it is deserving of some little at
tef1tion.
1t Is probable that last years crop
was somewhat short Of the estimate
of 65OOOOOOO bushels, which Is not
very far from our average pre-war
consumption Of wheat for bread and
seed at home 1t was originally plan
ned to send out Of this crop to our
Allies In Europe 75,0OO,OOO bushels,
which would of itself constitute Sc
rious drain on our resources.
Shortly after January 1 the Euro
pean Allies found it necessary to ask
that this export be doubled, and in
order to accomplish this 1t was neces-
sary to ask the American public to
furnish this wheat out Of their con-
servation. This was done very large
~ through the famous "ifty-fifty'
rule, which at the time caused more
complaint, perhaps in some quarters
more distress, than any other action
to which the Food Administration has
been obliged to resort. We have, how
ever, at the present time the extreme
satisfaction Of knowing that by means
of this regulation we were able to
meet the original demands of our AL
lies, and up to July 1 14O,OOO,OOO
bushels had been shipped to Europe.
The difficulties experienced in sup
plying a sufficient amount Of substi-
tute cereals on very short notice SEEM
ed almost insurmountable, and it was
only through the most devoted and
loyal energy of the milling industry
that this was overcome. The cOnsum-
ing public also met this situation with
the same spirit which has character
lied the American public in every war
activity when once the wisdom and ne
cessity for action has been demon
strated.
The outlook for the future is most
encouraging, and, while it is of course
too early to estimate the harvest with
accuracy, we have been greatly en-
cOuraged by the increased acreage,
which has not only demonstrated the
justice of the price fixed by the Food
Administration, but also the loyal pa
triotism of our farming population.
The acreage of all kinds of wheat Is
estimated at "a 100000, Of which some
58,8OOOOO is still standing for harvest
This compares with 100000 harvest
ed in 1917, and it is interesting to
note that the acreage of other cereals
has been quite generally maintained
indicating that the wheat increase was
not gained at the expense of other
crops.
Sugar.
A year ago in October we encounter
ed our first real difficulty in a tenn
| porary shortage of sugar. This short
age occurred before the Food Admin
| istration was sufficiently organized tt
! cope with the situation, and because
| of unequal distribution an unreason
| able amount of distress and incOn
venience was caused to our popula
! ton. We have since perfected plaI
which will at least assure us of q fail
and equitable distribution of our linn
tied stocks. An accurate census ha
been taken of the available sugar o
the world, which by reason of shipping
conditions was limited substantially t,
the North American crop, supplement
ed by small amount from Hawaii
These dependable sources of suppl.
will furnish 6,75O,OOO tons. The re
quirements for the United States AM
it's Allies, based on the 1917 consump
ton, are, however, only little unde
100000 tons, and we are therefor
facing a deficit of nearly one and one
quarter million tons. This indicates
shortage of about Is per cent in sur
ply as compared to the requirements
In view of the fact that the Europea
consumption is already at an irreduc