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Show R E S T H I G T EO N S 0 M S0&Mi!IiG Federal Food Administrator Issues Notice of Diminution cf Allotments. The Allotment Per Capita Per Month for Utahns Has Been Reduced far the Month of August to Two Founds for Each Person. The federal food administrator has pst further restrictions on sugar allotments allot-ments for canning during the month of August. The step has only been taken after considerable correspondence correspon-dence with Washington. In which the local, food administration has protested up to the last moment before giving In. The last of a series of telegrams between be-tween Washington and Salt Lake puts the entire matter concretely as follows fol-lows : "We have aready allotted your state more than any other on basis of population popu-lation and industries and therefore cfin-not cfin-not see our way clear to increase your allotment and be fair to the rest of the country." Further correspondence from the national na-tional capital also develops the fact that sugar is now a war commodity under the direct Juridiction of the government and of which, therefore, only the smallest possible portion must now be used by the civilian population. The retailer has now become be-come merely the dispenser of that war commodity and must distribute it not as a profit-making article, but on the most equitable and saving terms. The August allotment and distribution distribu-tion for Utah was delayed by reason of the fact that the state food administrator administra-tor did not receive the announcement of the allotment from Washington until July 20. The present allotment, based on two pounds per capta, was then put into effect in every unit, a unit used in this sense by the local food administration admin-istration to mean a city, town, hamlet ' of point of distribution. An arrangement arrange-ment was made as during July for home canning to take care of a given proportion of the heads of families in each community. The sugar was then allotted to the retailers on a basis of normal trade in each community communi-ty as tlisciosed by the retailer's statement state-ment filed with the food adiuinistator. A statement was also asked of the merchants as to the amount of sugar on hand on July 30 or In transit, and this amount was deducted from the August allotment. The equitable distribution of the allotment al-lotment was and is still in the hands of the retailers am' In case it is not fairly done, the federal administrator reserves the right to step in and redistribute re-distribute between the dealers. On top of this arrangement came grumblings grumb-lings froin Washington that Utahns were getting more than their fair share of sugar and, although the matter has been thrashed out over and over again by the local and national nation-al food officials, the government remains re-mains firm in its stand that Utahns must do with less of the precious foodstuff. food-stuff. Cut Not Really Serious.' The present cut in the canning distribution dis-tribution is not cor, udored, however, nearly as serious as it might have been in the earlier months, for in August but few fruits are on the market for canning. Twenty-f'vj pounds of sugar, It Is estimated, can easily take care of 100 quarts of peaches for instance, an amount of one fruit which few housewives care to conserve. Jellies calling for sugar on the fifty-fifty basis will simply have to he stricken from the August canning list. A spirit of neighbnrliness and fair play will have to be developed among Utahns in the mailer. Families of two or three do not need the same amount of. sugar for canning as those of a larger size and perhaps with smaller poekethooks. These smaller families are asked, therefore, to use only Just what they need, even If the amount far underreaches that allowed by the food administration, and to leave their unneeded share to the larger group next door. The administrator also re-. re-. minds guests that it. may now not be out of place when dining nt the borne of friends to take their su;:ar with them, as has long been the custom in some of the allied nations, since every spoonful served at the table means so much less for the family sugar bowl. The new regulations will, of course, it is estimated, pui n ban on many food luxuries, but siu-h a consideration cannot, of course, even be counted when thousands In the allied nations are starving for sugar. In English hotels for the mo-t part no desserts are served but fruits, no sugar can be used for manufacturing In England except ex-cept in the case of Jam" and condensed milks. No con, N't joti'TV requiring sugar can be imide in France or Italy, nor ice cream in France or England. Utahns. onwilin--' ! tnr attiiurf" taken by YVasbingion. have no moral right to consider the sugar within the state as their own. It now belongs in part to the hungry masses In France. England Eng-land and r.eigium. The text of the new reguia ' ions nent out to retailers Is as follows: Special Instructions. Under the new rules and regulations governing sugar, tin- allotment per capita per month has been reduced for the month of August to two pounds as against three pouad.- during the in"i: a of July. Your attention is called to this pertinent per-tinent fact, n.'.uielv. you must consider, yourself part f ;be national feheui" of sugar d uribvion. and you are therefore v! r: ,y acting In :1c- a-pari:y a-pari:y of a dis-ni-u'nr of Bug r for the Fnitrd S;ao s government : in other word. you iin:s reeo -nize thn; the sugar belongs- io the United S'ates government fuel ibet yr.u ai'o ailov ed 1 rent per pound p .'of. ; for d s'r'Vntbjg this sugar to -be n i.inro ct.ns.in:ei'. You :i.. ibo;-. ; ,.. very nr. I .i in a'-eouiifng for t . ery pound of nig.-.r that you receive lor jour August allot- - i J raent. and you are n.Sv!ofl that a viry ti.'Cl!l'J U- el: ek in!!-:; lie i'opt by VO'.l. The food administrator is endeavoring endeavor-ing to allot the sugar in as equitable a manner -,s possible in each community, com-munity, and it is possible that errors may creep in and one merchant receive re-ceive less sugar than he feels that ha Is entitled to. but you must realize that this Is not intentional, and you are urged, as far as possible, to bury trade Jealousies and to work together for the commou good. In case you feel that you have been allowed Ipsa sugar than your trade warrants, you can call upon your county food administrator admin-istrator and he will endeavor to adjust ad-just the matter. Sugar for Houc-ehold FurposcJ. Sugar for household purposes must he sold only on the basis of ;wo pounds per capita per month, and a thirty days' supply for each family can be sold at one time. This cancels the former for-mer rule permitting stiles of sugar In ten- and twenty-five -pound lots for household purposes. If a family hires laborers for haying or threshing, or other farm work, whom the head of the family is required re-quired to temporarily board, then the head of such family must accurately compute the number of meals to b served for this purpose, In addition to the meals for regular members of hi family, and sugar should be allotted him on the basis of two pounds for every ninety meals served to such hired help. No sugar for household purpose should be sold unless the head of the family signs for the amount sold on the blank furnished you by this of-lice. of-lice. This blank Is a certificate as to the facts and is for your protection in selling sugar In the amounts requested request-ed according to the number of members mem-bers in the family. Sugar for Home Canning. Owing to the extreme shortage of sugar, the food administrator has been compelled to reduce the allowance of sugar to each family for home canning can-ning purposes, and sugar will be distributed dis-tributed on pledge cards on the following fol-lowing basis: All families who received 100 pounds of sugar in June are not entitled to. any more sugar for this aeason for this purpose. If a family did or did not purchase twenty-five pounds of sugar In July for home canning, tbey are only entitled enti-tled to the following amount of sugar durtng the month of August for tala purpose : A family consisting of four people or under, six pounds of sugar. A family consisting of over four and including six, ten pounds of sugar. - A family consisting of over six and including nine, fifteen pounds of sffcar. A family consisting of more than nine, twenty-five pounds of sugar. You are nereby instructed to enter on each pledge card the date the sugar is sold and the number of members of the family, and the purchaser at time of signing must insert the amount sold by you on such card. No replac-tnent replac-tnent certificates will be issued to you unless this lnfomntion Is on the pledge card over your signature. This rule must be strictly adhered to. Please Inform your customers that Ihe food administrator regrets this necessity in the reduction of sugar allotments for home canning, but I19 is compelled to put this into effect owing to the national shortage of sugar, and because he has received deiinitfl instructions from Washington so to do. Consequently, no requests for extra allotments will be honored by this office, of-fice, until such requests have been submitted to and have received tha approval of Ihe county food administrator. adminis-trator. Your August allotment Is based on the population of your community, and the number of tills population that you serve reckoned as fairly as possible, from your slalemeni and those of tho other merchants in your community. You have been allowed sufficient sugar to take care of your customers on tho basis of two pounds per capita per month, with a sufficient reserve to take care of your borne canning cards, which canning cards should be mailed Into this office regularly. (Yrtilioale for August allotment will he mulled you within twenty-four hours, providing provid-ing our records show you fire entitled to any for this month, and provided you have certified to us the amount of sugar you have had on hantl or In transit tran-sit us of date July ::n. 1018. Blanks and Pledne Cardn. Forms are being mailed to yon on which you will record all sales for household purposes. No sugar, whatsoever, what-soever, can be sold unless you obtain the signature of lite purchaser, either on this form or on the pledge cards' for cunning purposes. No exceptions can be made to this rule. New cards have been printed rending rend-ing "August Issue." If you have en hand any unused cards of the July issue substl'tie the word August and use these cards for the current month. Do not report sugar sold In lots for home canning iurpo-es on the grocer's weekly report. You will report these sales separately a yon return the pledge cards for replacement. We expect your co-operation. In view of the above more strict rationing ration-ing of sugar you will undoubtedly bn deluged with complaints from your customers, and only by sensing this as a natlounl hstie can they be brought to realize the situation. We quote for your inl ornia' ion and use In answering complaints, the following: "In France the weekly Hllowanco of ug.ar Is abotjt four ounces per head. Tbi amounts to about tbirteen pounds per y. a i' as against the normal Amor-can Amor-can consumption of more tban eighty pound. Tie- r dm-tion suggesteii ,y tit" United States food adin; nlst ral !.n Is two pounds per oapltn per ratmlh for household use, i. e.. totally four pounds per year." This should itnpres your customcri V-'Itl) the fact lll.it even with the l ft. dnced allowance of sugar tbey (, r gettiCIT twice as lliuell as our (lilies. Impress upon year customers that this la a war measure; that the'?ugar is not yours; that you are only acting it. distributor, and licit as you nmt account for every pound of sngjir aii.rr-tm1 aii.rr-tm1 yon. you tn'l. t be salistteil that vour d: lilerion i. .sire 1 1 y in line with, your orders. V. Yi". AKMHTI.'i I Vt',. fsderul Food Aduiiuiblrutor for ULaK |