Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-21
PLENTY OF. SUGAR
IS ASSURED FOR
HOME PRESERVING
Price Should Gradually De-
crease, Riley, Sweets Ad-
ministrator, Announces.

The housewife should Immediately
be able to get sufficient sugar for her
essential needs, including a sufficient
amount for canning and preserving,
and the price should gradually de-
crease. This encouragement was given
today by AEwin w Riley. VINO has
just been made national sugar adj
ministrator by the Attorney General.
Mr.. Riley's function has been the
prosecution of violations under the
Lever act. He has been put in charge
of the distribution of sugar III so far
as the food administrator in the De-
partment IF Justice has jurisdiction.
If the housewife in Washington, or
anywhere else in the country, can't
get sugar from now on, said Mr.
Riley. 1T is the fault of the wholesa Ter
The wholesaler is getting enough sugar
to meet the requirements. Ii you can t
get it from your groceryman it is be-
cause he is not getting his fair share
from the wholesaler. and in, that event
the wholesaler must be favoring the
candy or strip manufacturer
Homes and Industries Share.
Special care has been taken, he
pointed out, TO make a sufficient sup
ply of sugar available for canning and
preserving fruits and vegetables.
or in the homes. He believes that
there is real economy in thus preserv-
ing the perishable food crops.
At the same time he warns each
housewife that there must be con-
servation. He explains that there is
to be a sufficient supply for the
homes, but that does not mean that
the sugar supply is to be put at the
disposal of domestic consumers in
such quantities that they may hoard
it. He means there is sufficient to
meet their fair requirements.
Mr.. Riley has just gone over the
entire sugar situation with the At
torney General He LAID before that
official assurances from the represent
atiyeS of the commercial Gamers,
and preServers that the crisis for
them has passed. They now have a
sufficient supply to preserve the fruit
and vegetable crops, but they have
40 per cent more has been canned
than last year, the prices will be
higher on account of the increased
cost OF sugar and labor.
MIR. Riley is in correspondence with
the railroads of the country, who
have assured him that all the cars
necessary for moving the sugar will
be supplied promptly.
He is also investigating a COM
plant from one of the. largest New
York refineries that it could increase
production 10000 tons a month if it
PLANT is true, Mr.. Riley will endeavor
: to get the coal for them.
; He has organized national distri-
button of the sugar supply SO as to
insure the quickest delivery For ex-
ample, Maine will want great quanti-
ties in August to can the corn crop
New York state needs great quanti-
Ties now for Strawberries. A special
trainload has been rushed to Michi-
gan to relieve conditions there.
MIR. Riley feels that he is personal
representative of the consumer. and
has arranged that just as much shall
move for home consumption as for
the commercial canners.
Warning to .BFokesA.
He Is enforcing very vigorously the
hibition against trading among
brokers and thus putting the price
up. His idea is that every time a sale
of sugar is made it must be directly
toward the consumer.
The price of sugar depends on the
Cuba and Java prices, he says, over
which the Department of Justice has
NO control, but he is endeavoring to
cut out the intermediate expenses be-
tween the price of raw sugar and the
price charged when it is delivered to
the consumer.
:. Mr.. Riley feels that his work has
been done pretty well on the Atlantic
coast, but says that Chicago and the
west are still suffering because the
sugar brokers seem to feel that they
are exempt from the provisions of the
license under which they are doing
business. These brokers have been
warned and may expect to find their
licenses suddenly revoked.