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kind of salmon will be caught in the same way in the same 

 place by the same crews, cleaned, cooked, and processed in 

 the same way, packed in the same kind of tin can, but 

 stamped with the government's "AAA brand" in red letters, 

 instead of "Chinook" in gold. 



The hope is sometimes expressed that revolutionary effi- 

 ciencies in distribution will come about because of changes 

 forced by the urgency of war. Such a supposition assumes 

 a great deal of inefficiency in the present system and sees war 

 as the means of improvement. The shortcomings of the pres- 

 ent distributive system have been exaggerated, and war, in- 

 efficient in its very nature, has probably led more industries 

 into the woods than out. 



Any savings which the nation can make through "stream- 

 lining distribution" or "wringing the water out of the dis- 

 tributive trade" would be savings in manpower, but not in 

 dollar costs or in food. Those who would solve the food prob- 

 lem by reducing the costs of distribution are doomed to dis- 

 appointment. Costs of distribution will continue to rise. 



