El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16
MAKING TUCSON GRAIN TERMINAL
WOULD BE A HELP TO FARMERS

UcSOT ought TO be made the wheat terminal for Arr
Eons in justice the wheat growers Of the state who
are entitled the best prices they secure for their
product Los Angeles Is the wheat terminal for
Arizona Arizona farmers paid s2Io bushes less
the freight from the point Of production to Los Angeles
which makes the net prices something under g Dusne
generally sIso to s15, depending On the distance This
IS considerably less than the s. guaranteed price which
president Wilson and food administrator L. C. Hoover n
rended farmers should have
Tucson is centrally located has good railroad facilities
and good storage facilities WELL and should be made the
shipping terminal for the state The general public interest
would be quite well served and tat Of the wheat farmers
Of the state much better served price to the farmer Of
szo less freight to Tucson would give most grain growers
price Of s. bushel and some few cents over lew
cents bushe thousands Of bushels is important
Suggestion has been made that there be three wheat
terminals in Arizona, Phoenix Tucson Stafford This
is scarcely practical for If there to be three terminals
Why not moref Or Why any at aHs It has also been
suggested that Phoenix be made the terminal being
the center Of the largest wheat growing district In
That would be unfair to wheat growers Of Stafford
and the Sa valley who would be obliged to send their
grain long roundabout distance by Ia and consequently
would much less for their crops than the Phoenix
and Tucson farmers Conversely establishment OF the
terminal at Stafford would work hardship On the Phoenix
growers besides placing the terminal at place not
main line railway.
Tucson is the most centrally located place to be found
for grain terminal being fairly to equadistant be
the Cha valley and the salt River valley Most Of
the grain in The state IS raised those two valleys While
considerable amount Is raised in the Santa Cruz valley
between hoges and Tucson II does not seem very large
IN comparison with the yield Of the other two valleys. The
northern part Of the state need not be considered for its
wheat production is not large enough figure IN the total
nor IN the selection Of grain terminal
Arzona's state food administrator, 7. A. Riordau Is
understood to have recommended to the national food ad
mHstrson that Tucson be made the terminal point and
to have set forth the therefor reasons which are
evident enough to those who engaged IN wheat farming
n the state It is desired that every possible of wheat
Be grown IN Arizona every other state this wear and
nothing VII be more Of stimulus to Arizona than the
higher price which transfer Of the terminal to Tucson viii
make available The farmers ought not to be CHARGED
that extra freight to Los Angeles wien it be avoided
It Is understood that the national food administration
haS TO consider what effect such authorization might have
precedent especially in other parts Of the west where
distances long and freight rates high but Nj Hoover
afford 70 give great deal Of thought to any course
which promises benefit AID encourage the farmers TO
produce more wheat fol ourselves and our allies.
The dovageI empress Of Russia has appealed whatever
government there is IN the country for relief being desti-
tute account Of the cousoaon Of the royal by
the government Who would have imagined that the
day would come when a Romanoff would ever beg
anything from the peasantry Of Russia?