Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-25
COMMISSIONER.
lDVISES SALE.
OF WHEAT NOW
Nothing to Be Gained by
Farmers Holding Their
Grain, Says Idaho's Ad-
ministrator.
Il. F. Bicknell Returns From
Washington Conference
Prepared to Organize
Working Force in This
State.

The farmers of Idaho can gain
lHthins by holding their grain and
should dispose of it at the govern
mcnts figures.
This is the opinion Of r. +. BickneII,
ldahos food administrator or commits
sioner who is back from "A trip to
Washington, -. c.. where he held a
conference with Herbert c. Hoover. ma =
tional food administrators and received
bis approval of steps he has already
taken i'm Idaho to organize this state
and expects To take in the near future.
Nj. Gickncll is very much gratified
over the result of the conference. He
says he has a clearer understanding Of
the work that is before him in conscrv-
ing IdahOs produce
TO ESTABLISH HEADoUARTER
Tho state food commissioner will
probably announces Wednesday the
names Of those who viii make up his
office force. He will move his head
quarters from the overland National
hank to ono of tho large office build
ings in the city and there perfect his
Organization Besides serrcta ny
there will hc publicity man and other
y
force to carry on the Idaho drive.
Commissioner Hoover will also APP
pont an advisory committee and
agents in every county in the state.
He will receive tho hearty co operation
Of the st'tc depart mcnt of education
which has been offered. by Dr. T.. \.
Bryan. state commissioner. as a re
suit of Il conference held by Commits
sioner Bickncl with the latter
ASKS FOR COOPERATION.
- also want and know | will have
the cooperation Of every Organization
In tho state, patriotic or otherwise TO
assist in conserving Idahos food sup
ny to assist in winning the war,
said Commissioner Rickncll. ANY
suggestions or advice thai they can
give me will h" gladly received. ! eN-
pect to follow ur tho plcGgc card svs-
tenn and in this WAY secure further
Cooperation.
Nsardine III" wheat situation Com
nissionor ElCkncll said that side from
thc SIS price AT Chicago established
~ the government, a price Of S2.05
has been established by the govern
meut At Portland and Seattle
ADVICE is TO SELL
My advice To the Idaho growers IS
that they sell at the government s
figures" said Commissioner Ricknol1.
= cannot sec where they can expect
to gain anything by holding their
grain. The government having ostah-
ltshcd a price Of $2.2O at Chicag go and
price of S2.05 al Portland and Seat
lo DTl tn
Is that they sell their grain at the Pa -
ctfic coast price. and to growers east
of Boise that they sell at the Chicago
price. The allies need this wheat and
need it now. | consider that the price
is/fair and that aside from that it is
The patriotic duty Of growers to lend
assistance To their growers by dspos-
Ing Of their grain at the government
figures. Tho government has made a
flat guarantee to growers of 81 per
hushel for their wheat in 1918 this
guarantee having been made despite
of<,the fact that peace might he de
clarcd which ordinarily might have an
effect on the market that would drnr
prices far below the price that the
government is offering. The govern J.
mcnt has cut cut the speculator who
IN the past has been able to regulate
the price paid tho farmers for their
wheat aud the had to take IT, If
seems to me that the gureInment'
price could not be any fairer than II
Is"
NO REoUlsITioNlNG.
IN the possession of Commissioned
Ficknell is assurances from National
Administrators Hoover that any state