Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-21
SUGARS TO Be HAD;
HEAR Mr.. MCCARTHY
Supply adequate for Home Use,
but Other Fellow Needs 1t
More, He Insists
WHY SURPLUS" is DEFICIT

John \. Mccarthy. FEDERAL sugar ad
ministrator in this city, today gave
what he declares il the true cause of the
shortage Of sugar IN the households
here andtin other parts of the country.
Mr.. Mccarthy says he has been Civ
ing tue Samc explanation daily more
times than he can recall. but somehow
or other his explanations have not
seemed to explain 60 the public's sat
isfaction
SO today. rather wearily. Mr.. Nc
Carthy repeated what he says is the ex-
planation. 81 have only to refer the
public to the statements of the sugar
equalization bourd and the trade bulle-
tins to show why there is a shortage
Of sugar for home use." he said
''Look at the amount of cake ana
crullers and candy and jelly made. All
require sugar in their manufacture.
Tine. householder is getting ms two
pounds a week. although not all OF II
in the exact form of sugar. Much OF
1t is being consumed in making candy
and soft drinks"
'But," it was asked. ''the confec-
tioners are complaining of being cut to
10 per. cent of their normal needs.
What of the other nine tenthsf
Mr.. Mccarthy was prompt with ms
answer. lie referred to the equallza
tion board statement that enough sugar
Was refined last week to supply every
person in this section OF the Omiled ,,
States with two pounds of sugar. Ihen
No turned the apparent Surplus into u
deficit.
DrugmaIsers Must BE Supplied
.sDo YOU ever consider the demands
OF the manufacturing chemists rlght
here in Philadelphia he querled, rap
idly enumerating half dozen hrms that
maintain laboratories in the city OF lts
vicinity. Co..
..The demands of these concerns for
medicines and serums is enormous anu
we cannot restrict them.
'sBut is the demand for medicines
today as great as it was during the war,
z or in the influenza epidemic OF last
year," was suggested.
.Yes." he replied. There may not
be the same amount of disease to con =
TEND with. but the manufacturing drug
rists must have supply of sugar TO
make the remedies needed in the event
Of another influenza outbreak. Ihe
three great reiineries here received last
week enough sugar to give every per
son in Philadelphia as much sugar as
in war time rationing. but most of it
went to these establishments and we
cannot stop IneSc people lToLi SelIlus
It.
''Then sugar is taken in great guam
titles for other uses before it reaches
the householder. Preserving, soft drinks
ice cream are only a few Of the main
demands that call for large quantities
The householder gets sugar III the form
of sirupS and flavoring extracts.
eve are using III pounds per per-
son in the United States this year, as
against eighty three pounds a year ago
That explains why an apparently nor
NAL crop isn't sufficient.
Suggests Other Forms Of Sweetening
'Many householders, too. aren'
aware that there are many forms o
sugar that they can use in preparing
food that are perfectly good. For in
stance only the other day ! tasted suga
that had been made from puffed ric
A and until was told afterward | di,
not know it was other than the regula
form.
1--WE are using too much sugar Il
ways where sirups and other form
would serve just as well. If we us
these Substitutes intelligently ther
would be plenty of sugar for all.
There is not much likelihood of