The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-20

sal" GruCor- Associate
wan the practical dlscuuuuulnrc
~ thO1" conditions which have FOR
tho past ~ months rendered urcos-
shrN those regulations OF tn, dl..
trihutlun ~ food commodities of the
nation Administered through the
United states food Administrations
that organization has ceased 'u cN.
iat Ia $50 fir nH s concerned iJ.
supervision or food distributions the
country at large being subject ut
thH time onI' 10 the provisions ot
the law uf August 10. 1917. under
which the United states food Ii -
mtniatrniiuu has operated
During the life uf The federal
food administration the Southern
Wholesale GroCors association has
operated Hs "A clearing house with
the food administration uu tile one
hand and WHOLESALE food di-trlhu-
tors Of the country ON the other. cN.
orClslng the special function Of tn
terpCtinH ia the Interest ~ food
distributors the multiplied rules and
regulations growing out of the ad
miniAtratiuuOu the law With the
discOntinuaucc Of the food admin
istrutlon ana likowiac our Wash.
ingion office, ! regurd 10 az most
fitting and uppOrtunc. ls one who
has lived In most intimate touch
with tn" wholesale ErOCcrs OF the
United states, to pay tribute AZ this
time Ia the magnificent spirit OF
patriotism ana loyalty with which
the wholesale food distributors have
co-upcratcd with TIA" federal gov
crument IN its rtforA Ia so uteln
gently direct the distribution and
conservation of essential food COM
, mOdltles, as to make possible the
triumph OF democracy over au-
tocracy and civilization over bar
bnrism.
Patriotic Sacrifices.
Only those behind the scenes are
In position 10 obtain a knowledge
OF the real fact and will ever br
able TO understand the sacrifices.
both financial and mental, that the
wholesale food distributors uf the
United states have been called upon
To make while operating under un-
der federal license during the past
year and a half At this time the
public should realize and be en-
ablcd to understand that on many
lines Of essential food products
Wholesalers and indeed retail gro-
GERS ns well, have sold their prod
ucts nt prices based In their actual
cost and WITHOUT regard TO the fact
thht In re- purchase oh replace those
commodities they must times In
vest from II per cent to 80 per cent
moro than the prices at which they
had actually been sold II has been
necessary for them TO forego every
phase OF Legitimate specwtation IN
these commodities. n speculation
created aud rendered wholly legiti-
matc through the operation OF the
laws Of supply arsaSdemand
In order to conserve transportn-
tluu facilities and rolling stock they
have been compelled to load cars
nfttimrs In quantities OF three and
-four times that which they obtained
under pre- war conditions Thus In.
,rots,ng their investment both bv
reason uf increased quantity and
greatly advanced market values
They have been required to In
crease many times their operating
capital only to realize an enormous
Deprecated margin of profit and all
uf this In the fact OF ubnormaly in
creased operating expenses and
overhead charges
Strict Accountability.
Numberless records have been
made necessary In the wholesale
ErocerS office In anticipation OF the
preparation OF numerous reports
weekly and monthly on various lines
of food commodities Frequent food
surveys have been demanded hy the
department OF agriculture and an
almost entirely new system of hook
keeping hdE been made necessary In
order to meet the requirements OF
the numerous federal inspe who
have been sen, out To- assure
proper compliance with the admins
trntlon's rules and regulations.
In hundreds Of wholesale lnstitu-
tuus the necessity OF additional OF.
ficr help has been necessary m
order that a strict compliance with
an government rules might be guar
uutccd
II has been only proper and the
duty NJ every wholesale grocer that
ho. Hs % loyal American citizen.
should lend prompt compliance
and cooperation with all federal
laws and rhos. and indeed It ls an.
parent 'htf suyh rcquircmcnts have
rested upon him legally. hut II ~ To
'hr everlasting honor of the whoie-
sale food distributors that IL shall
NOW ho said tnnt such compliance on
h,s part has been exercised freely.
rhc,rtully without murmur ur com
pInnl and instances whore such
compliance has been otherwise we're
almost negligible.
Proud or the Record
The Wholesale food distributor has
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