New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-02-05
RESTRICTIONS OFF
ON FOOD AND FUEL
PRICE CONTROL OF HARD AND
SOFT COAL DISCONTINUED
BY ADMINISTRATORS
FOOD PROFIT ORDER LIFTED;
ONLY FOUR REMAIN IN
STATE OFFICE

appearing fast these days. All price
control exercised by the Fuel administra.
Iition over anthracite and bituminous Goa
and coke ceased last Saturday under q
blanket order signed BY Fuel Administra.
tor Garfield. Zoning regulations and ID
practically all rules for the distribution
of fuel gas as well as most regulations
concerning oil and natural gas, promul-
gated under the lever act as war measure
also are rescinded.
Food Restrictions Cease
On the same day, the Food administra-
ton at Washington made known a
proclamation signed by President Wilson
at Paris removing ain restrictions on
margins of profit on foodstuffs except
cottonseed products and eggs and can
ceiling at the same time most license
requirements OF importers and distribu-
tors.
The following only remain under
license:
Importers and distributors of wheat,
corn, OATS, rye, barley and elevators
and warehouses storing these grains and
rice. Importers, manufacturers and dis
tributors of fresh, canned or cured
chef, pork or mutton, cotton seed, cot
ton seed products, lard, butter and eggs,
and sugar. Importers and manufacturers
of rice, rice flour, wheat flour and wheat
mill feeds, and cold storage warehouse
men.
Food Control To Be Enforced
: In making the annou, cement the
Food Control act prohibiting profteering
and unfair practices would be rigidly
enforced.
This action by the President virtually
brings to an end the activities of the
Food administration, except for the con-
,tinued control Of the excepted commodi-
ties, which, officials explain, is necessary
either because of contractual obligations
of the government or because of deter
mination to maintain stabilized prices.
Only Four Left
!. Since Saturday only four persons make
up the official roster of the Food admin
istration for the state Of Minnesota,
while the day before there still were
eleven Those left are: A. D. Wilson,
administrator; J, A, WYE, secretary; W.
H. Williams, legal representative; and
stenographer,
The official view is that most remaining
functions of the administration would
cease March LIST.
Substitutes Leaving State
The Principal task before the Food
administration inthis state now is ship
ping the quantities Of wheat -four sub
atitutes G t. Of the state, according to
Secretary wye. The first cars Of these
commodities will leave Bemidji today
carrying hundreds Of pounds Of sub
stututes collected from the surrounding
community there to Chicago The subs
stitutes will be repacked and prepared
for shipment to the starving European
countries Eventually this move by
the Food administration will result in
curbing the exports of wheat flour.
Produce Prices Slide Again
The downward trend of butter n egg
and cheese prices continued in New Ulm
during the week, all dropping a few
cents. The prediction that lower prices
for candy, milk, shoes and other products
would be Forthcoming was made by Mr..
Wye.
Drop In Coal Expected
Announcement that regulations gov
erning bituminous coal and coke would
be abolished was made some weeks ago
and officials said then there would be a
drop in the price Of both commodities.
The order affecting anthracite was not
announced until Friday and there are
conflicting views as to it's effect on prices.
sKAT TOURNAMENT AT ST. PAUL
st. Paul will be mecca for the skat