The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-10

One carload Of sugar, $4,000
pounds, left New Orleans yester-
day for Richmond. Governor Davis
received a wire to that effect late
last night and. as the railroad stu
alton Is rapidly adjusting itself. the
sugar Is expected 10 arrive within
the week. The sugar will be dis
tributed from the Old Dominion +.
Beverage company, % West Broad
street, in ten and twenty-five
pound bags. Only those who viii
use the sugar for preserving pur-
poses will be allowed more than
ten pounds.
Beyond the disappointing disclosure
that the large quantity Of ham stored
pounds one day, 100000 pounds the
next. was UNIT, on the whole. for hu-
man consumption. the local food sit
uation remained practically the same,
Consumers were revelling in the
prospect Of buying ham at twenty-five
cents per pound when the Joker in
the packers benevolent offer was re-
vealed. In addition to the general bad
condition OF the ham, II was ascertain
ed that the price could not have been
twenty-five cents to the consumer as
shrinkage. due to drying. and for
weight OF package. which Is not In
cluded in the gross weight purchase
price.
Every community in Virginia. par
ticularly those made ilp of farmers.
will be "hooked" for any amount of
sugar required upon immediate appii-
cation to Colonel c. r. Kelley. state
council Of defense. At meeting of
the council of defense yesterday after
noon. committee OF i've was ap-
"a f,fN y;ot y
the proper authorities in Washington
for the acquisition of sugar and other
foodstuffs.
Colonel Kelley who Ia chairman Of
the committee. will go to Washington
Wednesday and make n determined ef-
fort to have forty carloads OF sugar
apportioned to Virginia A list OF re-
Quirements Of different communities
throughout the state la In process OF
compilation and Col Kelley Is conf
dent that the entire amount will be
ceived.
Sugar In Sight.
Thi<y-fve thousand pounds OF
sugar IL expected to arrive in Rich
mond In the course OF week for dis
tribution in the city. The sugar will
be put up in bags ranging from ten to
twenty-five pounds and will be distrih-
uted by the Taxa Kola company, Clyde
W. Saunders. president Of the COM
pany, has agreed to meet the sight
draft upon arrival OF the car. Only
ten pounds will be allowed purchasers
who do not contemplate preserving.
Action of the council of defense is
designed especially to save the ire
mendous quantity Of fruits which will
rot unless the farmers are provided
with sufficient sugar for preserving
purposes at an early date.
All requests for sugar must be made
by mayors or cities and towns, presi-
dents Of county boards OF Supervisors
or presidents OF city or county councils
of defense. All shipments must be ac-
cepted sight draft. bin OF fading at
tached, sugar guaranteed to be ''nne,
grAnulated sugar"
Points will be designated through
out the state from which the sugar
will be distributed In small lots
through the rural districts A. r.
Thornton. representing the Farmers
Union, stated at yesterdays meeting
that he had already been promised
Eine carloads for the use Of that body.
The sugar will cost approximately
ten cents per pound The present mar
ket price Is s.s3 T. 0. b. Philadelphia
or New Orleans. Apportionment
among the farmers will be ON a basis
OF the quantity OF fruits to be pre-
served II a sufficient quantity OF
sugar can be obtained. everyone de-
string to put up preserves will be al
lowed as much sugar as is required.
Committee IL Named.
The committee appointed on motion
Of Roosevelt Page IL Colonel Kelley,
chairman; A. B. Thornhill, Major Kix-
err, George W. Koiner. and Captain
Bilisoly The committee Is empowered
to acquire any foodstuffs available but
must refer distribution to tbs council
Colonel Kelley will interview Secre-
tary Baker wednesday before confer
ring with the Warrington representa-
tive or the sugar equalization board
which - loaa4e0 q New x1Ek CIV