Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-11-22 | Page 1 | Dole out Sugar as in War Time, is Palmer Plan

DOLE OUT SUGAR j IS li IR III, IS PALMER PLAN I lon ci A u l ,1 ( ) -i food Supply TritDbfprreil t'i the Attorney General. Kxrri iv ol I'uwcri to DC I f.xtended a Lxigcncies of the Situation Dem.tnd. I Mctltsl of t be sar Hon fjin tloue of I AdmlMsirntor Hoover raeullod illrwrtl aeeal ft so to t)4p put do n tbi ever-moui,liiui ever-moui,liiui CO! of lttittg. I full tereeaaxra of all Hie t teit : t .ttd I In bun will ba exert -1 to ranct thwm. ilr inxleoec-s Natl - btl .mm,-Idtouly .mm,-Idtouly lo iniW tv sttOxg lietrlbotlow ! :dt otftdUU ' ea Id. " Ma lnnr:i-e Priic. Plana, tentative!) sril upon, piatwlt j for ick ran. a In- i-rko of a I e.ixer ea-I ea-I -ptina litlsna crop, for which k Tnouati thi-) QrltM nrv aouncat of j avart a ikhortajP" hMh thriit fp i - I of price w aa'd iu ba nacaMar to pre -I rant a famlM durii.E tbr aarly part ot I naxl raar. ;ind Makers t. .Tect eda Invniadlat action alao la conicn iplatad ha rurtalllnaT tba comnimptlon of aoyar bjr manufa-'t urer mlia product are not regarded aa caarntial food. Thla Will m-ply m-ply partcularU to oU Orink deaJrs und candy ma in; fit. .urrrv Tha abnormal In-creaaa In-creaaa of aalen of theao arlli-Iea and the COftaoquent heavy drain or the augar su n. (Continued on Pane 10. Column V) It will sit constantly and win hue charge of the allocation of stocii ft finers who enter into the agrerawtj be compelled to sell their supplies tfcsW this committee. Officials ht m a plan will eliminate the possibfflty efl concentration of stocks at any lt I well as prevent hoarding. Off::;:: freely .-. n:n:t that sat sod will see the supp:; of sugar ii.-icsix warehouses practically exhiusl Ti American crop ordinarilv is abut LtH 000 tons, while the annual emm averages approximately 4.000,091 ties. DOLE OUT SUGAR AS IN WAR TI1VIE (Continnad From Fage One ) plio la traceable, oftlclais declared, to the enforcement of prohibition. While It has not been definitely determine, deter-mine, the cut In sugar supplies to these classes of trade probably will te about Ml per cent. Officials Indicated that If the extaencies ot th ettuation demanded they would red Acs tba allowance to soft drink and candy plants to :5 per cent of Utttt normal requirements. Arrangements have been completed, subject to changing conditions of the sugar situation, whereby beet and cane ingar refiners will inter t';v Cuban niar-ke niar-ke s immediately. The department, however, how-ever, will exact a signed agreement with Qrrai entering that trade to consign nil oJ their purchases to this country. This vrtll mean f.mt American dealers will get :s.re proportion of the 4.0V. "00 tons of raw sugar yet available in Cuba, officials said. While the margin between the wholesale whole-sale and rtail price of sugar haa not yet ben determined, officials are known to have tentatively considered 1.54 cents, making the retail prices approximately 14 cents a pound. This, however, is subject to change, depending upon a variety of conditions, How.-rd F!gg. assistant to the attorney general, in charge of food sales distribution, distribu-tion, has worked out plans for carrying out the drastic regulations proposed as soon as approval has been had by the several government agencies which It will be necessary to consult. Seek Supply in Cuba. Clothed with their new authority, department de-partment officials will sign an agreement with beet and cane-sugar refiners whereby where-by the latter are to go Into the Cuban msrkei ard purchase all available stocks. The supply of Cuban sugar in Its raw s'ate is estimated at 4. 000,000 tons. Heet sugar refiners already have tentatively tenta-tively assented to the plan, it was learned, apod assurances that a higher price than Mf prevails would t-o established. Cane sugar dealers wfU be called into conference at an early date. They s.re also understood to favor the arrangement. A s igar distribution committee will also be set up by the department of Justice.