The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-12
ORA NIBACK RULES
ARR MADE PUBLIC
Secretary Shaw Hastens Their
Issuance at Request Of the
Millers.
BY w. w. Jermans.

Washington, Jan. IL. - Secretary
Shaw of the treasury department. is
sued today, under his official signature,
regulations governing the grinding Of
Canadian wheat in American mills
under the drawback law which is con-
tanned in section thirty Of the Dingley
act. These regulations will be forward
ed to interested Minneapolis millers
today and will be- printed in the Off
cial weekly bulletin of the treasury de-
partment for next week. AS the regu-
lations are Of the highest interest to
the Minneapolis millers, I quote them
in full. They are dated yesterday, and
are in the form Of letter addressed to
the collector Of customs at New York,
as follows: #..Es~
Rules in Detail.
Manufacturers Of -four wholly from
imported wheat will be allowed draw
back on the following conditions:
A complete and detailed record must
be kept, showing the quantity of wheat
imported, the date of manufacture and
the amount of wheat used in the man
ufacture of each grade and brand Of
flour, and the amount Of flour of each
grade and brand produced, and the
Guiding screenings and waste, the value
Of wheat so used, and the value at the
mill Of each grade or brand Of flour
and Of each and every byproduct, in
Guiding screenings and waste.
1.-THE packages containing, flour SO
manufactured shall be so marked as to
render Identification easy and certain,
to the end that the treasury officials at
the port of expectation may determine
above stated.
"A sworn abstract from records at the
mill shall be filed with the collector of
customs at New York each week, and
therefrom the collector will furnish ex-
tracts as needed for expectation:
'The preliminary entries shall show
the marks and numbers of the several
thereof, separately and in the aggre'
gate.
Drawback Entries.
"The drawback entry shall show the
quantity of each brand or grade Of flour
each brand or grade Of -four or by:pro:
duct exported, the quantity Of wheat
used in the manufacture thereof, the
waste incurred in the manufacture and
the total duty paid on the wheat, and
the market value Of each grade OF
brand of flour and of each by-product
at the place Of manufacture, and that
the same was manufactured in accord
ance with the manufacturer sworn
abstract.
"Making the liquidation, the duty
ture of the article exported, less l pc:
cent, shall be divided between the sew
eral grades or brands of -four and thu
several by-products, including screen
| ings, pro rata, in proportion to the valu
Of each at the time, and place of manu-
facture, and drawback will be allowed
in accordance Herewith on each articl
actually exported in accordance with tn
principle LAID &ao doTn aoa by d the Unite
States vs.. Dean Linseed Ooil company
81 Fed. Rep. 453, approved by til
IN j, States supreme COURT 172 U. s
Mixed-Wheat Drawbacks.
J. S. Kennedy Of Kennedy & Moon
drawback experts of New York, VIII,
has been here since Monday looking af
ter the case for the Minneapolis mill
ers, said that he would take up at one
the question Of whether drawbac]
can be allowed for mixed wheat an
" render all opinion to the treasury de
partment at the earliest possible mo
ment. It was the purpose Of secretar:
Shaw to S.ithhold the regulations 70
the grinding Of imported wheat unit
| the attorney general had handed dow,
his mixed-wheat opinion, and then pub
lish both at the same time. It wa
owing to Mr.. Kennedy's insistence tina
the secretary took up the matter yes
terday and today issued the reguls
tion quoted above. These regulation
were written seven times before the
quite suited the secretary's purpose.
The above drawback rules are pract
cally those asked for by the Minneapol
millers. j. T. Perkins Of the Pillsbury
Washburn company said today that on]
one omission was noted and that relate
to invisible waste, estimated at per cen
Duty Is paid on this waste, and the mil
ers hold that this should be returne
Otherwise the rules are regarded as sati
factory. Some notifications may lat
prove necessary. General Manager Lift
of the Pillsbury- Washburn company
greatly pleased that Secretary Shaw h;
hastened the rules without waiting to pa
upon the question Of drawbacks on mike
Canadian and American wheat flour.