Morris tribune., 1919-04-04
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should obtain licenses.
From then on the procIamations
followed thick and fast and the fol-
lowing were issued. On Sept. 7,
1917, a proclamation to license deal
ers of sugar, syrup and molasses;
Oct. 8, 1917, license of cold storage
warehouses; Nov. Z, 1917, license of
bakers; Nov. Is, 1917, license of
white arsenic; Jan. 3, 1918, license
of ammonia; Jan. 10, 1918, licensing
feeds, and fisherman; Jan. 18, 1918,
wheat substitution ruling; Jan. 80,
1918, licensing bakers and bakery
products.
"Shortly after the creation of the
United States Food Administration
the entire country was organized un-
der the direction of Herbert Hoover,
whereby each state had State Ad-
ministrator, and each county had
county administrator.
Probably the proclamation that
affected the people of Stevens coun-
ty more than any other was the
Presidents proclamation of Jan. 13,
1918, in regard to wheat substitutes
ruling. Under this ruling the Food
Administration specified certain
quantities of flour and sugar which
should be sold to retailer and con-
sumner. Also wholesalers and retail
ers were required to sell pound of
substitutes with every pound of
-four.
about this same time there came
a message from Lord Rhonda Of
England advising us that the food
was very scarce in England and
France and unless we could afford
relief the situation would be very
accute. Accordingly the farmers
were asked to sell their wheat, and
for the purpose of determining the
exact amount of flour in the United
States a survey was made thru the
county administrators whereby each
family was asked to report the
amount Of flour on hand. Figuring
six pounds per member, per month
for each family, it was found that
in this county there was a great
tributed. Some of the other counties
of the state ordered the flour brought
in at once so l called the merchants
of the county together and explained
the situation to them and they felt
that they did no have room at that
J. - i
brought in. 1 then consulted the
State Food Administration and re-
ceived permission from him to leave
the flour in the hands of the owners
temporarily, pledging to the Ad-
ministration that the people of the
county would bring in their flour
when requested. Accordingly the
people we're asked to hold their -four
subject to the call of the Food Ad-
ministration and to use out of it
only six pounds every thirty days
for every member of the family.
'"The calls from the government
| became so urgent that the first OF
June each family in the county was
asked to take to their nearest mer-
chant or the merchant from whom
they purchased their -four, all the
-four in their possession in excess OF
the six pounds for each member OF
the family. The response on the
whole was very good, only two fam,
lilies refusing or neglecting to re-
turn their -four, and it was sent fol
and the costs charged up to them
I'm May, on account of great losses
of sugar by the submarine menace
it was necessary to make some very
rigid rules limiting the amount Of
sugar to the family, to two pound:
to those living in town, and five
pounds to those living in the coun
try, and in addition to that, eac1
family was required to sign for thu
sugar received, in turn the retailer
was allotted sugar according to thu