Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-30
HOUSE WIVES AGAIN
ON SUGAR RAT|0NS
AS SCARCITY GROWS
OTTAWA DEALERS AlLOT ONE
POUND PER CUSTOMER-BOWL
SAPPEARS FROM COUNTERS
OF CHICAGO RESTAURANTS.

OF CHICAGO RESTAURANTS.
Housewives are again beginning to
feel like locking the family sugar
bowl in the safety deposit box over
night and are studying all kinds of
sugar conservation meals, on account
Of the sugar crisis that is facing the
American people. Sugar is now sold
in two pound lots, at local grocery
stores, whore the grocers have any
sort of supply on hand A mum
Der of stores. especially the stores in
the outlying districts have been with
recently, while some Of the loop
stores are forced to even admit to
their customers that they have no
trade.
The limit OF the sugar rations is
due entirely to the merchants inabil-
ity to secure sugar from the whole
9alers, and not to any government re-
StrictiOn which has been placed on
the sale OF sugar, as during the per
iOd Of the war Some of the mer-
nhauts who have been unable to OBJ
tain granulated sugar for their trade
have purchased barrels of light
brown sugar which they are selling
instead Of the 1ranulatcd, for twelve
ana Onc-halt cents a pound.
As soon as a barrel of sugar is re-
/ ;,, l.. n
,Wo-pound packages, and sold out at
twenty-five cents bag. Farmers,
who live great distance from town,
and are unable to reach here often
to do their marketing are permitted
( to purchase two OF these bags.
( IN Chicago and many Of the larger
cities thruOut the country. hotel and
restaurant men had had such, diiiicul-
~ in buying enough sugar for their
trade, that the sugar bowls have dis
appeared entirely from the tables
The Ottawa restaurant men have not
ben forced 10 take any such drastic
measures. as yet. although there is
no assurance that the Ottawa sugar
bowls, viii not disappear from sight
within the next two weeks
Clyne Gusts Sugar Bowl,
Rc-euh,tmDnt oj the sugar bow III q
wartime drive for national consrr
vdtioA was announced last night by
District Atoguo, Charles F tlyne
/ lolloNin- d ~ugar counsel OF war, ii
which Chicago dealers declared la,t
/ OF available supply aud not higC
/ p,icrs nor hoarding is the dircc
cause o. the citl's sugar famine.
Mr. Ciyne issued call TO all eX
! ecutiye officer, Of Chicago hotels anC
restaurants TOR another conference 20
7 eusar bowls from their tables and .
Back to war rationing in order 10 me"
the famine situation.
Must Conserve at Once.
Careful analysis of the Chicag,
sugar situation. statements by expert
and reports from WASHINGTON shoN
plainly We must conserve right now.
declared Mr. Clyne There is no
, enough sugar to meet he demand O
the United states With all the GOV
nrnmont regulations that can b
brought to bear it viii bo impossibl
10 supply the amount Of sugar peopl
wish to buy
Dealers aud experts say in Jan
uary Chicago will be worse off fc
the necessity than it is now, wha
some OF the biggest store, in the loo
are turning away customers withol
an ounce Of sugar
There is only one thing to do
appeal to every patriotic man an
woman in Chicago FOR co.opcratiN
conservation. Everybody must he!
just As they did during the war. IN
first step is to take the sugar bow
Oft the table ] viii ash the hot
and restaurant men Of Chicago
start the movement at once"
Would Lift Price Bars.
Wnile the conservation campaign
goring under way MIR tlyne h
promised both sugar dealers and tt
public that he will appeal to Was
inglun for a relaxation Of the rig
price rules, which make it impossib
Tor dealers here to sell sugar legal
: for more than ne cents poun
This regulation and its enforcement
}. through arrests Of dealers who ha,
n violated the rule, have caused II
r. 'hlcdGO supply 10 be diverted to 9TH
{ markets in some Instances, he poin
/. out
> More sugar must be given into Il
b. hands of retailers here, he said. "aI
i If the price restriction has stopp,
y some OF the ilOw 10 this city. tn,
4, government prices viii have to
,. changed SugaI has ceased TO be
u common article Of barter II has /
Il come 4 prime necessity undorpi
ducod and undcrdistributed and
such must first Of all be guided in
the market for sale
Dealers hssal Poole.
Y Seventy Niive Wholesale sugar de
= erS ana wholesale grocerS who m
e with the district attorney yesterd
TO throsh out ways and means OF me
ing the Chicago demand, were una