The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-07
Tariff Of August. 1909, Did
Not Change Drawback
Law H.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT HAS
MADE An OFFICIAL RULING
Also Holds That Wheat May Be Inn
ported in Bond and Ground For Elk.
poft-Drawback Provision Allows
Return of 90 Per Cent.

La Crosse, Wis, Nov. 7.--The Of
fetal Interpretation from the treas
ury department Of the mooted provi-
sion of the federal law relating to the
importation of wheat to be manufac-
tured into -four for export, as given
out by j. Curtis, assistant secretary, ia
gratifying to the flour manufacturers
Of the northwest.
A large delegation of Minneapolis
mtllers had made an appointment with
treasury officials at Washington to dis
cuss the 1903 tariff law as 1t touched
on this point. The ruling. however,
contains almost everything the millers
wanted and the conference will not be
necessary. The finding was sent t.
Congressman Esch and the Listman
Milling company Of this city.
In his ruling Assistant Secretary
Curtis says:
Wheat may be imported with the
duty paid and the flour and by pro-
ducts therefrom exported with the
nine per cent Of the duty paid, under
section Is Of the tariff act of August
s, 1903. In operating under this sec
ton 1t is not necessary to bond the
mill but the duties must be paid on
the wheat imported.
''The wheat may be milled in with
domestic wheat and the drawback OBJ.
tanned. the amount of duty paid less
one per cent, which is retained by the
government. is distributed to the flour
and by-products according to the rela-
tive value thereof. When the flour
and by-products are exported the en-
tire ninety-nine per cent Of the duty Is
refunded. II the flour alone is export
ed and the by-products retained in this
country. only a portion Of the duty
paid is refunded, the amount refunded
dannnHfnO lokS
tiour and the several by-products.
Wheat may also be imported and
milled in bond under section 20 Of the
tariff act Of August s, 1909. In this
case no duty ts paid on the imported
wheat. but the mill must be bonded
and the milling done under govern
ment supervision. A storekeeper
would have to be betrayed by the par
ty interested and not by the govern.
ment."
The decision further says:
a"1f the wheat is milled in bond un-
der the law, the flour must be export
ed. The by-products, however. may
be withdrawn. for consumption in this
country by the payment Of duty equal
to that which would have been assess
ed had such products been imported
from a foreign country"
Not Much Good.
Minneapolis. Nov. THE reports
from Lacrosse that Congressman Esch
had been informed that the draw
back of 80 per cent will be allowed
on Milling Canadian wheat, were said
today by James G. Andrews. manager
Of local flour company, to reflect on
ly the ruling that Minneapolis millers
obtained two years ago.
Any United States miller may i'm
port Canadian wheat and obtain 80
per cent Of the duty back when the
product is produced" he said. The
feature of the Interpretation Of the
drawback provision by the treasury de-
partment Is the provision that by pay
Ing such sum as will represent the
amount that would be paid If the pro-
duct had been imported these by-pro-
ducts may be sold in this country in
stead.