Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20
SPEAKER TELLS
OF FOOD PLANS
Regulations of Federal Administra-
tor Stated to Be Thoroughly
Worked Out
no HIT OR MISS SCHEMES
Association President Explains
Matter to Grocers-N0 Decis-
ion ON Deliveries.


out by speakers at the regular
monthly meeting of the Rock Is
land retail grocers last evening.
John N. SchafeT, president OF
the National Association OF Re
tail Grocers, spoke at some length
and explained many matters of i'm
Uortance. Mr.. SchafeT spends much
time in Washington aiding the
government conservation plans
His work is done under the direct
supervision of Herbert G.. Hoover,
national food administrator He
made al appeal to the local gro
GERS to observe strictly all rules
and regulations that are sent out
from Washington.
These regulations" he said,
might seem ridiculous at times,
but they are not so for the reason
that no regulation is sent out until
after a thorough investigation has
been made, and dnal decision
brought about. Many diferePt com
mittees have charge OF various
lines Of work and in case one
committee finds d problem it can
not solve. then another commit
tee is called into conference and so
on until the solution is at last
found
Mr.. Hoover is a man of dyna-
mic force" he continued, and all
food administration problems,
whether they be large or small,
are given the same consideration
as are also those who, present
themselves to asks advice or eX-
PLANTATION of any action Of the ad-
ministrator.
There is no rule or regulation
that leaves Mr.. IIoOYeT's headquar-
tiers that is wrong. and it is the
duty Of all retail grocers to immed-
lately abide by the orders given.
When a certain saving is needed, it
is needed directly after the time
the order is given or otherwise the
regulation would have not been
sent out. 1t is therefore easily to
be seen that all persons affected
must act Immediately if the most
good is to be accomplished"
IN the matter OF deliveries the
| speaker stated that this was a
problem TO be worked out by the
organization affected as there are
great differences in the way bus
mess must be conducted in differ
ent communities, and that each re-
taller would have to take into con
sideratiOn his individual case be-
fore a successful plan could be
/ brought forth.
County Administrators Talk.
DR.. ". z. TAYLOR and NJ. O. Girls
void, county food administrators,
were invited guests at the meet
ing, and after the banquet both
were called upon for speeches.
DR.. Taylor gave an outline of the
situation in this county and
dwelled at some length on the
sugar shortage. He stated that il
+ is the patriotic duty Of every per-
/ son to help in all conservation
/ measures as this, he said, will win
/ the war.
| He stated that one of his friends
/ had been told by Premier Lloyd
/ George that England had beer
/ saved from defeat by the conserva-
4 ton Of the American people. The
premier stated that bread lines
( forming in the cities OF a nation
+ are the fOrerunner of its downfall
| Russia and Rumauia were beaten
/ into surrender by hunger. DR.
Taylor stated that the British
+ premier set forth that when the
/ bread lines first formed in London.
/ the United States was called upon
/ for aid. This aid was Immediately
4 furnished and thus saved the sit
/ uatiOn for the English.
DR.. Taylor made an appeal that
! all persons aid in the work OF con
! servation, as d means of wfnning
/ the war He said the United
/ States is the last resource for the
/ obtaining of men, money and food
munitions and fuel, and that if this
/ country fails, the war viii be lost
/ Mr.. Griswold made many inter.
/ estinG statements regarding the To-
cal situation, and expressed his
| thanks to the grocers for their CO.
/ operation in the work in Rock Is
| land.
The delivery question was dis
! cussod at some length. but no
final action was taken in this mat
( ter It is probable. however. that
IA meeting may be called within q
few days for the purpose Of further
/ considering this matter.