The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-21
WHEAT STORAGE
BILL IS FAVORED
BY GOVERNOR
Elliott's Bill Would Make AL
lowances to Farmers Re-
CURED to Store Wheat.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. June 81
Governor James P. Goodrich Of India.
ma in letter addressed to Rep. Rich
ard N. Elliott Of the sixth Indiana dis
trict, has Endorsed Rep. Elliott's bill
amending the food control law allow.
ing farmers two cents per bushel per
month on wheat that farmers are re.
quired to store when the railroads are
unable to move II.
Governor Goodrich in his letter
points out that the Food Administra-
ton has been allowing the elevators
OF the country two and half to two
and three-fourths cents per bushel per
! month to cover interest, insurance
and shrinkage and he thinks the farm
ers are just as much entitled to the
same carrying charge for their wheat.
Rep. Elliott in drafting his amend.
ment to the Food Control law fixed
two cents per bushel per month as a
minimum carrying charge, at the time
not being aware of the fact that the
elevators were receiving higher
carrying charge from the food admin
listration.
The carrying charge the food ad-
ADMINISTRATION now allows elevators is
not. in Governor Goodrich's opinion,
an unreasonable one, "as the interest
lalone is more than one cent a bushel
per month, and feel certain the
shrinkage for the first three months
after thrashing will be fully as much
more, and to this you must add in
surance and extra cost of handling"
Continuing. the governor writes: II
can see no reason why the farmers
should not be allowed the same car
rying charge for his wheat as Is al.
lowed to the elevators and millers
OF the country. provided that the
farmer will advise his local food ad-
ministrator that he has a certain num-
Der OF bushels Of wheat ready for de-
livery and agrees to deliver it at any
time upon notice Of the governments
desire to have it delivered. This will
remove the financial strain from the
banks Of the country. 1t will also
prevent the congestion Of traffic that
is certain to follow the thrashing OF
our enormous wheat crop, and will
allow the grain to come out as is
needed by the country and our allies.
"Unless some action of this kind is
taken the farmer will be unjustly
Disseminated against. Those that
thrash early and deliver their wheat
promptly will be paid the government
price. but with congestion that in
evitably must follow, those who can
not thrash and deliver their grain
promptly will be compelled to sell
their grain at later date at the same
price, thereby losing the use of the
money by being compelled to stand
the shrinkage, cost Of insurance and
additional handling"
Rep. Elliott's amendment to the
Food Control bill provides that If the
farmer is unable to dispose of his
wheat at his local market when offer
ed for sale by him. by reason of the
inability of the railroads to move it,
and the farmer is then compelled to
store his wheat until it can be moved,
he shall be allowed, in addition to the
price fixed by the president. an extra
two cents per bushel per month to re-
imburse him for costs of storage, in
terest charges, insurance premiums,
shrinkage and any other loss or DAM
age which may be occasioned.