Scrapbook, 1917-1918.
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New York (State). Food Supply Commission
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The State Food Supply Commission was created by Chapter 813 of the Laws of 1917, which defined state policy in relation to production, supply, and distribution control of "the necessaries of life" to insure adequate supplies at reasonable prices and to prevent speculation and hoarding during wartime. "Necessaries" meant food, feeds, seeds, fuel (including oil and fertilizers) and the tools, machinery, and equipment required to produce them. In emergencies, ice was also included. The commission a...