The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-30
DELIBERATIONS
OF PRICE FIXING
COMMITTEE ARE
STILL UNDER WAY
Effort to Reach Agreement
On Wheat Price Not
Yet Successful
THREE -FOURTHS
VOTE NECESSARY
Will Be Transmitted To
President Wilson When
Decided On
FINAL CHOICE MAY
BE LEFT TO HIM
Minnesota Delegate Pre-
diets A Figure Between
$3.50 and $2.75
FINAL CHOICE MAY
BE LEFT TO HIM
tBy Associated Press,

Washington, Aug. SO.-The wneat
price fixing COMMITTEES carried its
deliberations into the third day in an
effort to reach an agreement on a
fair valuation of the 1917 crop. De-
cisson on the question was expected
to be reached before adjournment to-
day.
The committee several days ago
agreed that it should require a
three -fourflls vote to set any hgure.
Representatives OF the producing in
terests. it is said, are holding out Tor
a price higher than other members
are willing to concede.
When the price finally is deter
mined the committees recommends
ton will be transmitted directly to
President Wilson and the price Will
be announced from the White House.
This plan drew the suggestion that
in event the committee cannot agree
on q. price two or more figures might
be given to the president and deci-i
sion left to him.
The committees has IL members
beside DR.. Garfield
Representing wheat growers and
the farming interests are ChaKles y.
Barrett, of Georgia, president OF the
Farmers union: Eugene e. Funk, OF
Illinois. president OF the Corn GroW-
ers' association; Edwin L.anos
president OF the North Dakota Agfi-
cultural college; j. w. Shorthill. of
Nebraska. secretary of the National
Council of Farmers Cooperative
associations; l.. J. Tabor, master Of
the Ohio State grange; Henry j.
Waters president of the Kansas
State Agricultural college.
The other members who represent
the consumer and business inter-
ests are: w. N. Doak, Of Roanoke,
Va, vice president of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen; r. 9.
Rhett, of South Carolina, president
of the Chamber Of Commerce of the
United States; James w. Sullivan,
Of New York, of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor; F. w. Taussig,
chairman of the tariff commission;'
and Theodore N. Vail, president of
the American Telegraph and Tele-
phone Co.
Predicts $3.50 Minimum.
ST. Paul, Aug. 30.--A government
fixed price from $3.50 to $2.75 a
bushel probably at Chicago terminals
was predicted by Col. G. HI. March,
Litchheld, Mimi, public safety COM
missioner on his return from WASH
ihgton where he and other members
OF a Minnesota North Dakota South
Dakota conference were heard by
Chairman Garfield of the federal
price fixing committee. The Minne-
sofa delegates. urged that the price.
be fixed on the Minneapolis terminal
as the biggest in the country and
where wheat is ordinarily six cents
below Chicago quotations.
II shall be very much surprised II
the price is fixed below $780," Col.
March said.
McCumber Sees President.
Washington, Aug. S0.-Senators |
from some of the principal wheat |
growing states had a conference |
yesterday with President Wilson
about general conditions in the wheat |
country and the price to be fixed for |
wheat Of the 1917 crop. Senators I
Curtis, McCumber. Sterling and /
kellogg were present. Senator Nc
Cumber said they asked the presi- /
dent TO see that the wheat growers
of the northwest be given a price
for their 1917 product based on the
law of supply and demand.