Show Let Let us have faith that right makes might and J 1 in that faith let us to tho the end dare to do our duty I as we understand It t. t Lincoln f Ii Sugar Saving in 1918 I the dismal days of war the sugar howl bowl felt fell D DURING L the old oaken I into the seine same general category ns r bucket It was discarded from froni public catin eating tables and in the homes it became the tile object of zealous supervision ision by making makin mak- mak Many of us delivered a blow at before Even those jug in- in one lump go where two went of ul the strong sweet tooth refrained from the Hunnish h s system of carrying extra rations in ill the pocket Now comes the American Sugar company with its us annual report to inform u us that our people consumed f as much sugar in 1918 1018 as was used during each year ear or orthe of the last 1st decade The report goes further showing that our our exports of or refined sugar in lOIS 1938 were only about seventh one of what they were in 1916 1016 Sugar exports r loea reached the peak in 1016 1910 when long tons of ti 14 sugar were c exported ported In 1917 1017 the figure dropped to 21 tons an and in lOIS 1918 our exports dropped to t DS fu In commenting on conditions the report says ays Consumption has Jias approximated tons a ay y day u or 01 at the rate of tons a month wh which ch t is about about the average normal consumption during V the past ten Jem years While it is true that many manyi i have havo stinted themselves yet the rationing has acted 4 yi as a stimulus for others to buy The sav saving ng eft ef- ef f. f Tf t by Uy conservation has been to a a. considerable f it t degree offset by the increased d purchase of those who because of the tile publicity given to sugar res re- re 4 s bought more than they otherwise ise would J Necessarily the rationing was administered horizontally horizontally throughout the tile United States and while the tho normal onnal consumption of certain localities was rc- rc 4 in others the ration was WIS in excess of normal t V while certain Accordingly areas were limited in f their consumption the effect in others was to ini int in- in i f t crease the purchases I Perhaps there is s no better explanation of th the conJ con con- eon I J than the tile one offered the by sug sugar r concern itself I that people d develop delop elop a fon fondness ne for or the things of which I they are deprived cd In many sections of the country the tile I sugar ug r r regulations were winked at with the result that I 3 t the savings ss of those denying themselves w were rc absorbed i if t f by those who were not so scrupulous in their dealings dealing I j with the government 1 I Si h I |