The sun., 1919-01-01
FOOD CONTROLLERS
WORK is FINISHED
Administration Does Not End
Legally Until Signing Of
Peace Treaty.
OPERATED IN HARMONY
State and Federal Boards in
Complete Cooperation Dur
ing Campaign.

Tho Food Administration does not 20
out OF existence legally until the signing
Of the treaty of peace. but as a practi-
cal organization 1t Is already out OF
, business All food regulations excepting
those relating TO prohteering and prices
have been suspended. and food admins
traitors and their subordinates have
little TO do beyond winding UP their
work and calling It good.
The Federal Food Board of New York.
whose coordinate activities with uhe
State Food Commission have been con
Quoted with the utmost harmony. grad
| ually 10 releasing its workers Many
already have gone and the remainder
realize that their days of working for
the Government are nearly over.
The employees In the sugar division at
food headquarters, 8 West Fffty-seventh
street. lost their Jobs in the early part
Of December and now the furniture Is
being sold piecemeal
Cyrus G. Miller quits at midnight to-
night as director Of transportation and
distribution OF the State Food Commits
SION. He resigned. No successor viii
be appointed.
Publicity Service Ends Feb. 4.
Tho bureau of conservation is slated
to 20 out OF existence January 10. VAL
liable service has been rendered under
DR.. Mary s Rose, deputy director.
The publicity service will see its fin-
ieb IN all States February /. Food Adj
| rninistrators, however. may let their
publicity men 60 sooner il they desire.
These have been listed as educational
directors but they are publicity men
Just the same and as a rule retolced
IN the title.
John Mitchell chairman Of the Fed
eral Food Board. and Arthur Williams,
Federal Food Administrator for this
city. are greatly pleased with the work
their publicity man. Augustin McNally,
has done for the Federal and State
Food Administrations ever since the or
ganisations were created Mr.. Mentally
has been complimented by MIR. Hoover
en- several occasions He can measure
his publicity By the mile, while some
OF his contemporaries in other States
had to be satisfied with feet
II IL understood that Alfred z. Smith,
Governor elect, proposes to recommend
the Immediate disbanding OF all State
war organizations and the taking over
OF their activities by State departments
to which their work properly belongs.
Commission's Life Limited.
The law creating the State Food Com
mission provides tina, the act shaiv con-
tinue Ia force during the war, land
thereafter until the Governor by a
proclamation shall declare that the
emergency no longer exists. In which
event the powers herein conferred upon
the commission shall terminate either
wholly or partially az OF the date OF
such proclamation" At the termination
of the powers OF the commission all rec
ords and unexpended funds are to be
ira nsfeved to the Department Of Farms
and Markets
John Mitchell. unsalar!ed president of
the State Food Commission. was ap-
pointed by Gov. Whitman as chairman
Of the Council OF Farms and Markets for
Ave years. This, too. Is an unsalaried
Job. All OF his public positions, with
the exception OF president Of the State
Industrial Commission carry no pay.
He has been on the Job daily at the
headquarters Of the Federal Food Board.
excepting for a brief time when he broke
down under the strain.
The state Food Commission was ere
ated October .. 1917, with Mr.. Mitchell.
Charles A. Wiet,ng and pr. Jacob
Gould Schurrran as members. Dr. Schur-
man resigned May 81 and was succeeded
by Dean Albert r. Mann.
The Federal Food Board was formed
by Mr.. Hoover November q. 1877. and
was composed OF the three members OF
the state Food Commission. Arthur
Williams Federal Food Adm!n!s,r ator
for this city and Charles J.. fireman.
Fede raj Food Administrator for all New
York State outside OF the metropolitan
district,
The State and Federal food organ'za-
lions have hpep "a tIN.'rS
nation. where the State was unable TO
reach out for food offenders. Federal
authority was exerted. and vice versa
The methods OF both organizations have
been adopted by food administrators in
many States.