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Show THE QUESTION OF SUBSTITUTES The Commercial Club last week took up the matter of the r ' high price of substitutes for wheat and the great difficulty en- countered in securing these substitutes at any price. There was no disposition on the part of the meeting to violate the regulation. In fact every one present are men whose patriotism and whose work in aiding the governndlnt in every way possible for the successful suc-cessful prosecution has been shown in many ways. As a whole there is perhaps no community in A merica that has shown a more patriotic spirit in the, war than has Bingham. It is safe to say that this town has bought more Liberty bonds than any other town of like size in the country. And in the purchase of Thrift stampa and in Red Cross contributions this town will compare favorably with the best. v And iruthis" connection it. might be stated that the meeting with regard to substitutes was one intended not only for the bene- fit 'of this immediate community but for the entire country. It Is possible that the food situation might be improved. It is not r reasonable to suppose that the food administration had the plan perfected for the entire country. There are sections of the coun-try coun-try where the conditions are so far different that what works . well in one section may be a bad misfit for another. ' 4 . Therefore, wherever there, are defects the matter should be "brought to the .attention of the food administration and in this - way the men at the head of the affairs will be in a position to know how to fit the regulations so as to help the general government govern-ment as much as possible and work a comparatively small harc-j ship on the people. Utah is a great wheat growing state, but it raises, very few of the substitutes, and at present nearly all the substitutes cost i more than wheat. It is said that the farmers are fattening their hogs on wheat because they have the wheat in abundance and they will not exchange it for the higher priced substitutes. There should be some remedy for this, and the chances are that there , will be in the near future. As the men at the head of the food administration learn more of the necessities they will be in a better position to do better work for the government and for the people. The sooner the defects are pointed out the sooner they will be eliminated. It is purely an economic question, and in time it will be straightened out. In the meantime it is the duty of everyone to abide by the regulation. |