Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-15
DELAWARE CLUB WOMEN
AND FLOUR QUESTION
President of Federation Receives
Communication From Grain
Corporation.

In Wow of the continued rise in thr cost
of living, of which tho constantly in.
creasing price Of bread IL a feature. the
club women Of Delaware have interested
themselves in the matter Additional
interest Is given the question by letter
received by Mrs Alfred d Warner
president of the Delaware Stnta Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs, from .Iuiia II
, Barnes, president Of the United States
Grain Corporation
The letter recalls tho fact that during
the war the housewives Of America accom-
piished wonders IN the conservation of
wheat and -four aud made pOsalble the
feeding Of our allies by their wise admins.
tration of tho family table The letter
says in part.
"in the solution of the present vital
problem of the high cost of living | ffsl
that tho government should again appeal
to the women Of tho country Ia assist in
overcoming the prevailing tendency
toward unwiRe buying. particularly IN
the case of -four. and return 10 thrift,
which the late Col Roosevelt termed
common sense spending
There are certain facts about the
present llour situation IN lta relation to
the high eost nf living winch every woman
m America should know With thi. IN
mind an asking for vo,r earnest CO.
operation IN bringing the following tn the
attention Of every member Of your organi
cation at the earliest possible moment
About tho middle of December the
United States Gram Corporation will
place ON sale IN mnat Of our citiea not
already provided with similar -four ut
smilar prices retail packages IN i2ts
and 4j2 pound alrcs under tho name
7 ulted States Gram Corporation Stand
ard Pure Wheat Flour The opportunity
offers the retail price II -four at about 75
cents for i2lt pounds Tho fluroau II
Labor retail price reports indicate that
FOR 20 months the housewife has been
paying an average prlco ~ si to 80 cents
for similar quality
he gram corporation ~ tnklnE this
action hecausc from every national stand
point u IL dearnbIe that our individual
consumers and our bakers rradapt their
consumption 10 Use thc product Which If
IN ample supply thIa year anil relax the
strain on that character of flour whlrh IA
IN light supply II Is not the dceira of the
Gram Corporation "a replace tho usual
trade facilities in flour handling. II much
prefers That tho established channels
should give the consumer the opportunity
to practice Thrift when 50 minded
The letter clrfcs the facts of an increase
in the flour and bread consumption and a
considerable shrinkngc N the production
OF spring-sown hard whcats, and tina
tins requires for balanced consumption
= shifting Of part Of the demand from ono
kind 10 the other. 1t also cites the clint
nation December Is of the export md
import cmbargoes. which have mann
tanned equal distribution of our supplies
to ourselves and our allies This removal
Will hnnR reconstruction Of inter-
national trade
Iu concluding. the letter SAYS that
grocers should not continue hlindiv the
stocking Of accustomed brands regardless
OF their advancing prices but should en-
the sale Of the lower priced wheat
tiours. Bakers can increase the mixture
content Of these fours and bv care and
skill MAINTAIN the quality Of bread
II retailers represent this flour a. IN
suitable, our people should hv test be their
own judges On and after December 20
the Offices Of the t'nited States Gram Cor
poration. 1T New York. VIII andswer IN
1urles rs 10 what retailers handle ths
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