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Show WESTERN CANNERIES TO HAVE MORE SUGAR salt LAKE, April 24 Notice of a ruling by the federal food administration administra-tion permitting western canners to lay In .i sufliclent stock of sugar to supply their needs for the canning season, has jusl be ii received here through Stephen H. Love, member from I'tah 01 ihe sugar distributing committee of I the food administration This a i ion was taken by the federal fed-eral food adminiBtpation upon recom-jmendation recom-jmendation of Mr. Love and the sugar distributing committee, to encourage increased production of canned fruits and other foods in the west, and as a means of bringing into use the surplus Mock of sugar which Is stored in the west for lack of transportation to distribute dis-tribute it through the east, where a sugar famine, or near famine, still exists ex-ists in some sections. Under the new ruling of the food administration, ad-ministration, canners of Utah and other western districts will be permit -i,d to purchase and lay in a sufficient stock of sugar to meet, all requirements require-ments for the entire canning season. This is a boon to the canners, it is explained because under the old regulations regu-lations they could secure only enougn sugar to meet their immediate needs, and could not store any for coming season needs. To Make Estimates. Now. however, each factory in the west may estimate Its needs for the canning season and get the BUgar for that use. This, it is explained, will enable it to proceed upon a more certain cer-tain basis in handling its output of . l nnnilc nnrl TV ill -i imulate to a marked degree the production of canoed can-oed foods in all the factories throughout through-out the west. Mr Love is now endeavoring, through the sugar distributing cora-mittee cora-mittee to have the same prlvilet has been granted to the canneries ex-trnded ex-trnded to the housewives of Hah and 0ther we t( m Btates where putting up of fruits and foods is more or less extensive by the women during the fruit season. -I believe the housewives are entitled en-titled to the same consideration in this matter as are the canners. Air iove said, "for it is highly important that housewife bo encouraged to put up ns much fruit and canned foods as possible, to swell the general food increase in-crease plans. "The housewives should be encouraged encour-aged to put up fruit and foods, and 1 believe that permitting them to get as much sugar as they require for this work will have a material effect in increasing in-creasing the amount of foods canned bv them. 'While no action has been taken by the food administration on this phase of the recommendation as yet, there seems to be a tendency to lessen the restrictions where increased food pro duction will thereby be aided, and I rather expect the administration will see its way clear to give the housewives house-wives the privilege of getting enough sugar to preserve their fruit and can - ned foods." Mr. Love also said there seemed to 'be an inclination on ihe part of the food administration to be a litlle more liberal with the candy manufacturers, and he would not be surprised if a ruling were made soon that will give the candy men a little more sugar to work with. rn |