American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-14


concerns and not to stock companies.
and in any event under the advantages |
of joining the plan, none are likely 70
stand out.
Ready to Take Harvest.
in substitution of the broken down
marketing machinery, the food admin
istration proposes to open agencies for
the purchase of all wheat at the prin-
cipai terminals, carrying on its trans
actions with the usual dealers, and is
prepared to take the whole harvest IL
necessary in order TO maintain fair
nrice. and will resell wheat for eX-
mort in such quantities as we can af-
ford to part with in protection OF our
own people on one hand and to sell
on the other to the millers for domes-
tic consumption. The administration
will make no charge except a nominal
nercentage to cover costs Of the oper-
alton and arrangements will be made
which will asure the government
against loss.
"Tbe food administration under
these arrangements would have
large influence in affecting the price
of wheat. With a view to determin-
ing a fair price, the president has ap-
nroved the appointment of commit
tee 70 he selected from representatives
Of the producing sections and con-
sumine elements in community. rms
committee will be assembled under
the Craftsmanship of President Car
faId Of Williams college, and it Will
ha the duty of this committee to de-
termine a fair price for the 1917 mar
vest. Upon the determination OF TINS
! fair basis. it is the intention or the
food administration to use every au-
tboritv given it under the bill and the
control of exports to effect the uni
versatility of this fair basis throughout
the whole of the 1917 harvest year
without change or fluctuatlon.
: Must Not Hold Grain. -,
= ct should thus be clear that II wiz
:, not he TO the advantage OF any pro
: ducer to hold back his grain IN anu
cination of further advance, 1or ne
will do so only at his own cost Vi
d storage and interest and II II Is neo
3 essarv for the government TO Duy th'
t entire wheat harvest in order to main,
e tain this fair price in protectioh u
II the producer, we intend TO do So
"Furthermore the holding OF whea
? mr. flour contracts by persons not ell
oaoed i'm the trade, and even When Il
70 trade in larger quantities than
nocassarv for the ordinary course o
Al tbeir business. is unlawful under IN
g oct and such cases will be prosecute'
with vigor. And we would aoFls
n such holders to liquidate their con
\ tracts at once.
d "Rv the above arrangement, we De
es liava that we shall stabilize the prlc
In of wheat throughout the year; ina
The hazards of operation due to Iluo
at tuating nrices which are imposed upo
f. orr milling and distributing comhu
d. nitv will be eliminated and therefor
a tbei,. business can return to the nol
5 mol lines and the normal margins {
er nroft and that we hall not ohl
bave stabilized the price of wheat OF
stabilized the price of flour, and ths
,,s II should enable us to arrive at
stabilized price of bread:
a. Agreement With Millers.
"Tbe food administration has ma
as +bo notriotic cooperation of the Leaf
~ inc millers of the country and tines
- millers have organized, at the reque
of the food administration. comm
,ot tee TO represent the entire trade. u
III tailed PROPOSALS for an agreed dire
os ential of profit and expenses per pa
on rel of flour and per ton of feed
,ra under discussion. Under this arrang
90 ment the public will be assured
aouitable and stabilized price of flo
,o+ based upon the cost of raw materl
20 and we confidently expect the Volu
+bo Iteer arrangement with the mills W
117 give satisfaction to the public.
81 In accordance with the policy
,,st the administration to cooperate WI
No all trades. we are this week also d
,st cussing details of voluntary arrans
hat ments with the flour distributors
arv which agreed differentials may be
me fected in the wholesale trade
gbt AN exhaustive investigation IS
CON inc made into the cost of baking a
aat bread distribution and active discl
ost sions are being carried on with
.ich bakers war emergency committee
ice to plans for the elimination OF wa
(c) i'm the industry and the production
leat standard loaf.
,ur- 1T must be evident to all thingi
: il people that unless the price OF vine
in iour and bread can be materially
ces. duced. we can not expect to maint
all the present wage scale of the coun
,aid and that we must i'm this social re
evi- iustment lose efficiency at u
ern- when we can afford no such sa'
the tice.'
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