Show NEW SUGAR RULING CUTS DOWN RAT ON I Tho Thu following tollo rules and instructions to retail dealers in sugar havo have been I sent out by State Food Administrator tor W. W W. W Armstrong Armstrom Un Under el the new now rules and regulations regulations regula regula- regula-I regula governing sugar allotment per pcr capita per month has been re reduced reduced reduced re- re for tho the month of oC August to two poun pounds s as against ag three pounds flirt tho month nt or Juh You Your r attention tte 1 is cUt called to this pertinent pertinent per per- fact viz 1 you rou must consider yourself part parl of oC tho the national scheme of ot sugar distribution and you ou are therefore virtually acting in the ca- ca of a distributor of oC sugar for tile the United States government in other words you ou must recognize that the sugar suc-ar belongs to the United States government go and that you ou arc are allowed Ic lc per pox pound lOund profit for or distributing this sugar suc-nr to tho the ultimate consumer You will therefore be beer er very careful In accounting for Cor ever every pound of oC sugar that you oIl receive for tor your our August allotment allot allot- ment meat nn and you ou are arc advised that a very ery accurate check must be bo kept b by you Work ork Together r. r The food administration is endeavoring endeavoring oring to allot the tIle sugar In as equitable equitable equitable equit equit- able a manner as possible in each com com- and It is possible that errors may crop In fn and one ono merchant re receive receive re- re cehr less sugar than ho he feels that heIs ho he hoi hos 10 1 Is i s entitled to but you ou must realize IT f t thI I c fc not tri t 1 nn In arc US urged d as sr far r as p possible s ibi t to b bury trade rade e jealousies an and to work together tog for or the comon good In case you ou feel that hat you ou have been allowed allowe less hess sugar than nan your our trade warrants you OU can call upon your our count county food a administrator and hc he will endeavor to adjust the matter v The following instructions arc are Issued for or your our guidance Sugar for household purposes must be e sol sold only on the basis of or two pounds per capita per month and a n thirty days ays' supply for each family can besold bo be be besold sold old at it one ono time This cancels the forner for for- ner mer rule permitting sales of or sugar sus-ar in inen ten en an and twenty pound lots Jots for household purposes If It a family hires laborers laborer for haying or r threshing or other farm Carm work whom the head of or tho the family Is required re- re to temporarily board then the head ead of ot such family must accurately compute the number of ot meals to be served for Cor this tills purpose in addition to the he meals for regular members o of his family amily and ln sugar should be allotted him ilm on the tho basis of or two poun pounds s for very every ninety ety meals served to ouch puch uch hired Jred help No o sugar for Cor household purposes should be bo sold unless the head of or the family sins TiR for the tile amount sold on 1 tj the ie k bian blank i ir furnished r you ou by this tills office This his blank is a a. certification as to the acts facts and is Js for your our protection In sell sell- lag ng sugar In the amounts requested I accordIng to the number of or members in n the family Su Sugar nr for Home Canning Owing to tho tile extreme shortage atsu of at su sugar ugar ar the food a administrator has been compelled to reduce the tIle allowance of or orI sugar ugar to each family for home canning purposes and sugar will be distributed I on n pledge cards on the following basis All families who received pounds or of f sugar sug-nr In June Juno are not entitled to tony I any ny more sugar ugar for or this season fol fot this his purpose If It a family did or did l not purchase twenty five pounds of ot sugar in July Cor or home canning the they are arc only entitled entitled en- en titled to the following amount of ot sugar ar during the month of or August for tor this purpose A family consisting of oC four foul people or un under er six pounds sugar A family consisting of oC over o four and Including six ten pounds sugar A family consisting of or over ocr six and including nine nino fifteen pounds sugar A family consisting consIsting- of or more than thai nine twenty five pounds sugar You You are hereby instructed to enter on each pledge ge car card the date the BUgar su sugar sugar su- su gar Is sold and find the tile number of members of or the tho family and the purchaser at time lime of or signing must insert the thc amount sold b by you ou on 00 such card No o replacement replacement replace replace- ment certificates will bo issued to you ou unless this Information Is on the pledge card carl over OCL your our BI signature nature TIllS THIS MUST BE DE STRICTLY TO Please inform your our customers that the food a administrator regrets this necessity in the thc reduction of or sugar al allotments al al- for home canning but he is compelled to put this tills into effect owing owing ow ow- ing to the tile national shortage of sugar and because ho h has received definite Instructions from Crom Washington so to do do I Cons Consequently no requests for extra allotments al- al loments will be bc honored by 13 this tills of office of- of lice fice until such requests have hae been submitted to and have havo received the approval approval ap ap- of ot the count county food tor Allotment Your Au August allotment is based on the tho population of ot your our community and the number of oC this population that you oU oUS S serve l' l reckoned as fairly as possible from your ou r statement and those of or the thc theother theother other merchants in your our community I You have been allowed sufficient sugar I to take care of ot your our customers on the I ba basis 19 of ot two pounds per capita per month with a sufficient reserve to take care of oC your our home canning cards which canning car cards s should bo be mailed Into this office regularly Certificates for or August allotment will be mailed you within twenty four hours providing provid provid- in ing irig our records s allow you ou OU arc are to any for this tIlls month and provided you ou have havo certified to us the amount of ot sugar you ou have havo on hand or in iii transit as of or date July 30 30 1918 nut Card Forms arc are being moiled mailed to you OU on which you ou will record all sales for hou household hol purposes No 0 sugar whatsoever ever er can be sol sold unless you ou obtain the signature of or the purchaser either cither on tillS this form or on the pledge plede cards for tor canning purposes No 0 exceptions can be made to this rule New ew cards have been printed readIng read read- In lug Ing August Issue If It you ou have havo on hand any unused cards of ot the tho Jul July Issue substitute the tho lie word August and andu u use e these cards canIs for the tho current month Do not report sugar ar sold toM in lots for canning purposes on the grocers grocers grocer's gro 10 c cers rs weekly report You will wilt report these sales Fales separately I as nIJ you ou return the pledge caris for tor replacement Wo Ye expect your our co In Tn view of ot the above e more strict rationIng rationing rationing ration ration- ing of ot sugar Jugal you ou will undoubtedly be bo deluged l with complaints train from rom your our customers an and only b by sensing this as asa n D national issue can they be bc brought to lo realize tho situation Wo We quote for your information and use in answering answer In ing complaints the tile following In iii France Prance the tho weekly allowance of ot sugar uSar is about aboul four ounces per head This amounts to about thirteen pounds pound per pel year ear as a against the tile normal American Ameri merl can consumption of or more than eh eighty pounds The reduction suggested by bythe the thu United States Slates food administration is two pounds per pel person penson per month f for r household use I. I e. e twenty four poun pounds s per year ear This should impress your customers with the tho fact that oven even with th the thu re reduced reduced ro- ro allowance anco of 01 sugar they ar are aro getting twice as much as our allies Impress upon your our customers thai this Is a war measure that the Bug Bug-al BugalIs is not yours that yu are only acting fl as a distributor and that as you ou must account for every poun pound of oC sugar augar allotted al 31 al you you Oll must be satisfied that 1 your our distribution is strictly In line lint with your orders Faithfully yours your W. W W. W AR ARMSTRONG O Federal Food Administrator for Utah |