Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-11-05
ARb|TRATORS MEET
IN PULLMAN
Alaska Wheat Adams" and PaIouse
country Improvement Company
Fail to agree

poafd OF arbitration held a meet
ing IN Pullman this week to settle
dispute as to the terms of con
tract between the Palouse Countr,
Improvement Company and Abran
ADAMS, of Alaska" wheat fame h,
which Adams leased LAM from ~
alouse country Improvement Com
pany on which he grew crop OF
asha wheat. According to the
E terms OF the contract Adams was tc
pay SlO per acre for the use of the
lano 10 raise crop of his alleged
new variety of wheat upon it He
painted 2S5 acres of land ON the I'm.
proVement Companv's farm on Unior
nat, put the crop, instead of btine
record breaker, yielded much less
IMAM the varieties of wheat grown
ny other farmers in the Palouse coun.
Try Mr., Adams positively refused
10 give The Herald reporter any fig.
ures as to the yield of this grain
put advanced many reasons why the
yield was short. He claims that Ger
tain patches" yielded 81 bushels ne,
acre, but those who saw the wheat
growing doubt if it averaged go
bushels per acre for the crop.
When seen by The Herald reporter
Mr.. Adams told of instances where
this "Alaska" wheat had yielded
great crops in California, Ohio, and
Kentucky, where he had sold the
seed for $40 bushel but he did
not give any figures on the yield in
Washington or Idaho. He insisted
that he is still getting many orders
for the wheat from other states
where he sold small lots last year
which he offered as evidence that the
wheat IS success and is proving tC
be better wheat that the older var
ieties.
MIR, Adams and the Palouse Coun-
try improvement Company's manager
f. NJ. Slagie, could not agree upon
the settlement, when it came time
to settle and it was agreed to arbi-
trate, w. e. McCrOskey, an attorney
of Palouse; Burton L. French, OF
Moscow. eX-congressman from that
state; ana9 Thomas Neill, of Pullman
were chosen as arbitrators After
hearing the eyiden se the board
awarded Mr.. Slagle SO per acre for
the use of his land, but assessed him
two bushels per acre as loss which
Mr.. Adams claimed he sustained be-
cause the grain was not cut in sea
son. Mr.. Slagle contended that he
did everything possible to cut the
wheat at the right time, even hiring
two combined machines to go into
EolI OF hn
best if he got the $40 per acre
agreed upon, with no 'draw-down
for alleged damage, he would be q
heavy loser by having let Mr.. Adams
use his land for the propagation OF
this alleged new variety of wheat.
Mr.. Slagle is firm in his belief thai
Mr.. Adams has a new. variety OF
wheat that is different from the
Goose" Egyptian" or Seven,
Headed wheats known for many
I years, and which it was claimed by
the department of agriculture ano
by Professor Elliott and many others
is not milling wheat and will not
make good -four. Mr.. Slagle had {
lot of this wheat ground at the Pull
man mill and the flour made was
used by Pullman people who pro
nounced it good. THE department
of agriculture at Washington, after
making a thorough investigation
acknowledged that Mr.. Adams has
new variety of wheat and removed
the fraud order" against him usins
the mails to advertise it said MIR
Slagle. "Mr. Adams recently solo
six carloads of the wheat to Sc
attic milling firm for 80 cents
bushel to be ground into -four, which
Is nretty good evidence that the whea
is milling wheat"
Mr.. Adams is now searching 10
some one to furnish the land OF
which he may grow another crop o
Alaska wheat and is anxious U
make another trial. He CONTENDS
that s.hard luck" has pursued him
every step he has taken since ne De
raising this wheat. The story o
fire Alleged discovery OF TINS Whea
axas published far and wide ABOUT
{wear a1o when Mr.. Adams first oHer
"a his wheat for sale for the MODES
nrice of $40 per bushel. He was do
i mo an enormous business when TN
newspapers took it up, and ProIes
sor ElHott and others published tn
statement that the wheat is the Ole
Goose" egyptian or seven
ueaded" wheat which had beef
growing for centuries and is no
milling wheat The government
issned a 'fraund order" against MT
ADAMS. forbidding him the use 0
tba mails to advertise his wheat an'
his chances of becoming mempe
81 the millionaires' club Went gum
.maring Mr.. Adams claims TO nav
found a single head OF THIS "nea
au wild in Alaska and TO nav
thought it home, planted II an aa'
D,s,ms to have got a yield OF ~ z,
hnshels per acre. He was aoins =. a.
noo business in selling u. IN
. sn for $50 per bushei wnen mn sh
sw sstra,'d order stopped him. In !,
crsat Northern railroad com lnha
Grsal man out to Juliaetta, idan ls
s ssn Adams home. to buy oog pu asa
MT ne n1 grain. which at the price ,r as ask
o. IN meant $4,000. but tne M INA a.
ed ''dd.,ehed a spokane at the time sad the "a a.
reas. .oxnosnre" of the Wheal wa