Show RESTRICTIONS S Oi O ON I SUGAR ING G Federal Food Administrator Issues SUeD Notice of Diminution of Allotments The Allotment Per C Capita pta Per Month for Has Been Reduced for forthe forthe forthe the Month of August to Two Pounds for E Each h P Person The federal food administrator has hasI I 1 t further restrictions on sugar allotments allotments allotments allot allot- ments for canning during the month b bf August Jl s step p h has s only been taken after considerable del de deuce ce with w-ith Washington In which the local food administration has protested pro up to the la last t moment before giving gi Ing InThe In The last of n a serIes of telegrams between between be be- tween Washington and Salt gaIt Lake put puts the entire matter concretely as fol foi tows lows We have hae aready allotted your state state- Fiore than any other on basis of or pope pope- and Industries and therefore therefore- therefore can can can not see our way a clear to Increase your join om omI allotment and be fair to the rest lest of I the e country Further correspondence from the national nn nu- capital also develops the the fact f that sugar Is now a war under the direct of the government and of which therefore only the smallest possible portion must now be used b bj by the civilian population The retailer has now become become become be be- come merely the dispenser of that war commodity and must distribute It not n cs a a profit making making article artcle article but hut on the mot equitable and saving ten terl terra is ls The August Augu t allotment and d tips lion for v s delayed by 1 b reason c G che o. o I he fire e fact that the state food t i r lUll did not i weve we've the tho ann announcement of of the the- allotment from rom V. V until July 20 W. 0 The TIle pie present allotment based base l lon on tw two o pounds per pcr capt i w was as then put Info into effect in ery every unit a unit use used il iii this sense h bj by the local food administration admin admin- I to mean menu a city town hamlet I of point of distribution An arrangement arrange arrange- ment was made macre as durIng July for home canning to take care of a given proportion of the heads of families In each community The sugar was Vas then allotted to the retailers on a of trade in each community tj ty t as disclosed by br the retailers retailer's statement statement state state- ment filed with the food A statement was ryas as also asked ked of the mei merchants chants as ns to the amoUnt amount of sugar on hand on July 80 30 or In transit and this amount amo was deducted from the thc Au August allotment 0 The he equitable distribution of the allotment allotment al al- al- al was and I Is still in the hands of the retailers nu nn In case It Is not fairly done the federal administrator reserves the right to step in and re- re between the dealers On On- top of this arrangement ement came lings Hugs from Washington that y were lC getting m more moie le than their fall fair share shaie of su sugar ugar ar and although the matter has ben been be n thrashed out over and ov OVer er again Dj y the local and national nation nation- al nl food officials the government 10 le remains re- re mains firm In Its stand that must do with less of the precious foodstuff food food- stuff Cut Not Really Serious erious The present cut In iu the canning disc trib tion Is not considered however nearly as ns serious as nEt it might have been in the time e earlier eailler months for tor in August but hut few fruits are on the market for canning calming Twenty live five pounds of sugar it if is estimated can easily take care of quarts of peaches for instance nn an nn amount of one fruit which few housewives s care to conserve e J Jellies calling for foi s sugar sugar- gar on the fifty-fifty fifty basis basis' will wilf simply have to be stricken rom rot rom the August canning list A spirit f of neighborliness and fairplay fair fair- play pla will have to be developed among in the matter Families of two or three do not need the same amount of ot sugar for canning as those of a n lar larger er size sl and and- perhaps with smaller pocketbooks po These smaller families are ore asked there therefore ore to use use only Just what the they need nee even If It the mount amount far tar that allowed by the food administration and to leave their th unneeded share to the tho larger group Koup next door The administrator r al also o re reminds e o minds minds' guests that it may roay now fl not pt be out of place when dining dialog g at the home home of ot friends to take tb their lr sugar with them as has long been beets the time custom In a some of the allied nations every spoonful served at the table means so much less for the family sugar suar bowl The now regulations will of course It is estimated put a ban on many food luxuries but such a consideration cannot of ot course even be counted when thousands in the allied nations l are starving stan for sugar In English hot hotels ls for the most part no desserts are served but fruits no sugar can nn be bo used for tor manufacturing in l England except except except ex ex- ex- ex in la the case of jams and condensed milks No o confectionery requiring su bo made d de te ln In France Franca r or Italy I T I m 1 r V m I i s j. j I f nor nor nos Ice Ire cream l' l am In Fl nce or or- England Jn I l. l according according to tf the attitude taken b b- b 14 Washington ton have hae no moral right to consider the su sugar ar within the state as us ther their own own O It now noty belongs belong ii lil part to the hungry masses in France I England England Eng Eng- land and Bel Belgium Ium The text of the new hew regul regulations re sent out to retailers Is ns as follows instruct ons Under the time new IH rules and governing sugar U the allotment per jeer er capita per PCt month has been reduced re for forbe forthe the be month of Au August Augusi to two two pounds pounds as fiS against three pounds dm during lug the thc month of July i Your attention is called caned to this pertinent per pertinent per per- pertinent fact namely you must consider yourself part of the national scheme of sugar distribution and you jou ou are I therefore virtually acting in the capacity ca- ca of a distributor of sugar sugni for forthe forthe forthe the United States government in other words words' you vou must reco recognize that the sugar belongs to the United States States' government and that you 1 are aU allowed owed 1 cent per pound profit for distributing this sugar to the ultimate consumer You will therefore be very ery careful In accounting for every pound of sugar that you vou t receive for your for jour August allot- allot an n 1 you yon r r dv lh d l that drat a ft IH accurate C cl check rl must st be kept b bv by you JOU The food administrator Is 15 endeavoring endeavor endeavor- endeavoring ing to allot l the time sugar in as equitable a manner manner us S po possible in each community community com com- and md it Is possible that errorS may lUay creep creel in and one merchant r re receive receive re- re less sugar ugar than he feels that heis he heIs heis is entitled to but you jou must realize that this Is not intentional and you are urged as ns far as possible to bury trade jealousies and to work together for the tIle common good In case ca e you jou feel that you jou have been heen aU allowed owed less sugar than your jour trade warrants you jou youcan ou ouI cm can call I jour om county food almin- almin 1 i i. i 7 te v. v I Or av or lo to l u ii iii st t me the ll i smatter jitter a it r Sugar for Household Purposes Su Sugar ai for fer household purposes must t te I be e sold fluty on oi the time basis of two of-two two pounds per C capita per per month mouth and 1111 a tl thirty da days days' s supply for each arh family can onn besold be besold sold sohl at one time This Th's cancels C the former formel for for- mel mer rule permitting sales MIeN of sugar in ten- ten and fin pound five pound lots for I household pin I If It a Ii family hires laborers rs for ha haying having or threshing or other farm work whom hom the he id l of the time fa is re- re to temporarily board then the i head of such Rudl accurately compute the number of meals to be beI server served for this purpose In addition to I the meals for foi l' l regular gular members of his family and sugar should be allotted him on the basis of two pounds for every eer ninety meals served to such hired help hell No fu rugar ar for household purposes should be he s still ld unless the head of the family s signs m for the e amount sold on the blank furnished you you bj by this of- of I lice nce This Th's blank Is a a certificate as asI asto asto I to the facts and 1 Is for your jour our protection request request- requested n in n selling selIn s sa i ni nr In the amounts requested request request- I ed ell neco d n to the time number of mem mem- I hers heis in the time family mar for Home J-Iome Canning Owing O to the extreme shortage of I. I su sugar ar th the food administrator has been compelled to reduce the allowance of sugu sugar to each eadi family for home canning canning canning can can- ning purposes and sugar will be distributed distributed dis dis- on pledge cards cards' on the following following fol fol- fol lowing baR bass basis s All families who received recel pounds of s 1 sugar ar in Tune June me fire not entitled to tonny any i l lore more s sugar igar for fOl this season for tor this purpose pur pOSt If a f in ily did or did not purchase twenty Hn s of sugar in Jul July Jimmy for or home hOllie c cmIl n i i. i th thy bre are only ent- ent b z Lc nt s tir during du ng the m month ili gust gust for tor purpose A family consisting of four people I or under six pounds of sugar A family fancily consisting of over four tour and including six sir ten pounds of sugar A family consisting of over six and Including nine fifteen pounds of sugar A family consisting of more than titan nine twenty-five twenty pounds of sugar You are hereby instructed to enter on each pledge card caid the date the sugar Is sold soll and the number of members of the fa family m 11 and the purchaser at time lime of ot signing must Insert the amount sold old bj by you on such card No ment certificates will be issued to you unless ss this is on the pledge card over oer your signature This rule must be strictly adhered to Please inform your jour customers that time the the food administrator regrets this necessity in the reduction of sugar allotments for home canning but buthe he heIs Is compelled to put this into Into effect owing to the national shortage of sugar an and because he ke has received recel definite instructions from Washington so to do Con Consequently no requests for extra allotments will m be honored by this office office of of- fice until such requests have been submitted to and have received the time approval of the county food adminis- adminis tm tor Your YOU August allotment is based 01 om the time population of your jour our community and time the number of this population that you vou serve el reckoned as fairly as ns possible pos from lor your join statement and those of the ther merchants in your community You have been heen allowed sufficient sugar o take care caie of your jour our customers on the basis of two pounds per capita per month with a n sufficient reserve resene to ake care of j your our home canning cards which canning cards should hould be mailed nto this trois' office orrIce regularly Certificate For Tor August allotment will be he mailed you jou OU within four twenty four hours provid pro ng our oui records show you are entitled to any nn for this n month and provided pro d jou ou have e certified to u us the amount ofU of ofu sugar u ar u you jou OU have ha had on hand or In transit transit transit tran tran- sit as of d date ite Jul July 30 1918 Blanks and nd Pledge Cards Forms are me bein being ma led d to you vou on which you vou will record rill all sales for foi household purposes No 0 sugar Tj m ai ar whatsoever what what- whatsoever can can can-be be sold unless s sOll you vou Oll obtain the the- signature of the pui purchaser chaser either on this form or on the pl pledge cards for canning purposes No exceptions can be made to this rule New c cards have been printed reading leading readIng read read- ing August Issue If It you hav have haye e on hand any unused cards cards of of of the th July issue the word August and use se these cm cardS cardS' for the time current month Do not report sugar sold In lots for home canning purposes on the grocers grocer's weekly report You will report the these e sales separately as you jou ou return the pledge cards for foi replacement We expect your jour our co operation In view of the above more strict rationing ration ration- rationIng in ing of of sugar you will undoubtedly be bo deluged with complaints from your customers customers and only bj by sensing this asa asa as ns a national l issue can cen they be brought to realIze the time situation We quote for your jour our Information and use in answering complaints the follow following follo ing ingIn In France the weekly allowance of sugar is about four foul ounces per head This Ihl amounts to about thirteen pounds per year as ns against the normal Amer- Amer can cnn consumption of more than eighty eights pounds The reduction suggested by bythe bythe bythe the United States administration food food food n nIs Is ig two pounds pounds- per capita per month for household use 1 if e. e t four venty pounds p per year ear This should Impress your customers customer with the fact that even with the rt rb allowance of sugar they th y are getting twice e as s much as ns our allies Impress upon upon your our customers that this is a war measure that the Sugar gugar is not yours i that you nr are only acting as distributor and that as you must account for e every r pound of or sugar allotted allotted allot allot- ted you yon you jou must be he satisfied that yo your your distribution r. r distribution is strictly in line with your orders W. W W W. ARMSTRONG Federal Food Foo Administrator r for Utah |