Meade County news., 1917-08-30
Want new RULES
Reno County Farmers Ask For
a Change in the Grading
Standards.
AN INVESTIGATION is ASKED
Big Mass Meeting at Hutchinson Ap
points Committee to Present Mat
ter to Governor.


the present grain grading rules and
for the restoration of the former stan
dards were passed unanimously at a
mass meeting of 250 Reno county far
mers held in Hutchinson recently.
Governor Capper was asked to make
an investigation of the present rules,
and committee composed of c. w.
Peckham, of Haven; j. w. Hamilton,
of Partridge; J. w. Lyons, OF Lang
don, and Charles Hornbaker and r. A.
Edward, of Castleton, was appointed
to represent the Reno county wheat
farmers at the conference with the
governor,
The resolutions follow:
Resolved, That since the national
council of, and state councils of de-
fense are urging the farmers of the
state and nation to increase as much
as possible their yields Of grain,
neither the national or state govern
ments should take any action to ham
per the farmers in their efforts, nor
to reduce the price of the farmers
products by harsh and unjust rules
of grading farm products in the in
terests of the middlemen.
That there is now in existence, and
being applied by the state grain in
spectors in Kansas, a set Of alleged
federal rules which work a very
great injustice to wheat producers by
grading as low grade, wheat of the
best milling quality thereby enabling
millers and grain companies to buy
this wheat at less than the market
price.
That this set of alleged federal
rules is not compulsory upon this
state but was arbitrarily adopted by
the state grain inspector.
That we believe there exists an un-
lawful and unjust understanding or
agreement among the millers and
grain companies in Reno county at
least, to take every advantage of these
alleged federal rules, to the great in
jury of the wheat producers.
That the attorney general of Kan
sas and the United States district at
torney for Kansas have declared that
the matter is not federal but a state
question, therefore, we earnestly de-
mand from the governor of Kansas a
thorough investigation of the situa-
tion in this, Reno county, and we de-
mand the abolition of the grain grad
ing rules now in use and the restora-
tion Of the former rules for grading
wheat in this state, and such further
action as will relieve the wheat grow
ers from the injustice under which
they are now suffering.
That if this system Of grain docE-
age is continued, we fear it will result
in decreased acreage thereby caus-
ing a lessening of production of that
most vital staple so needed to feed
the world.
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Eldorado Bank SoId.-Three Kansas
City men, William Huttig, C. B. Nc
Clusky, both of the National Reserve
bank, and A. C. Cutler, former nation
al bank examiner of the district, have
purchased controlling interest in the
Farmers and Merchants National
bank of Eldorado. Deposits in this
bank are more than $1,OOOOOO.
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Huffman Accepts Post.-Dr Charles
S. Huffman announced recently he
would accept the position of adiutant
general of Kansas GfIe will begin his
duties at Topeka September l.
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kansans to Aid Brazil.-Two of four
men from the United States who will
develop pure bred cattle herds for
the Brazil Land, Cattle and Packing
Company are Kansas State Agricul-
tural College men. They are Reed
Weimer of Fredonia and Louis How
ard Of Hutchinson. They will leave
shortly for Sac Paulo, Brazil.
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To Plant Wheat.-Several Atchison
business men, including G. NJ. Schott
and Charles Linley, bankers; Earl
Jones and Representative b. ]. Lyons
will plant a large acreage of wheat
in western Kansas this fall.
X X X
Rob Summerfield ostoffice.-The
postoffice at Summerfield was robbed
early the other morning of $3.50 cash
and stamps. Tools were taken from
the depot to gain an entrance to the
postoffice.
X X X
Man Electrocuted.-J. c. Linville. a
lineman, was electrocuted while work
ing on high voltage wires at Great
Bend. Fellow workmen found his body
hanging to pole by his safety belt
A pulmotor failed to revive him.
X X X
A Manhattan Bond Vote.-A special
election to. vote a bond issue of $751;
900 to aid in the construction of a
community building for the soldiers
in Manhattan has been called by the
city commissioners to be held the first
Tuesday in September
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$4,000 for 24o Acres.-One of the
record prices for oil leases was paid
when A. D. Morton of Bartlesville. Ok.