Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-04
government WILL
TAKE OVER WHEAT
Food Administration Calls
On Holders to Put Surplus
Wheat on Market During
the Coming Week.


found necessary, will be ordered by
: the government, Il. +. Bicknell, fed
eral food administrator for Idaho
notified county food administrators
+ this week. w. S. Lee, administrator
for Eimore county, is In receipt OF
one of the notices. Farmers are re-
quested, as a patriotic duty, to market
their wheat on or before May 10, and
calls will be issued to them to do so.
Administrator Lee announces that
the responses to the requests for sub
uniting data ON -four and sugar held
in this county by consumers was
most gratifying. While there are
some who have as yet not responded,
lit Is not too late TO do so.
The notice of Administrator Bick-
nell to county administrators with
regard TO the marketing Of surplus
wheat is as follows:
To all county food administrators
With the completion of the wheat,
-four and sugar survey In your county
you should now have record of all
wheat held ON the farms in your
county. 4.
All wheat that Is held ON farms
In the state of Idaho In excess of
what is necessary for home use will
be requisitioned, If needed by our
government, after May 15, in accord
ance with directions received from
Herbert Hoover, United States food
administrator. Pursuant. to Mr..
Hoovers request, call has already
been made upon the farmers of Idaho
that they bring to market by May Is
all wheat in their possession except
such as Is necessary they retain for
seeding purposes.
While much of the surplus wheat
on our farms has already been mar
keted, considerable quantities are
still being held by farmers in GER
tain sections OF this state. Pro-
German motives have accounted for
the holding OF some of this wheat
while other holders have been actu-
ated by a desire and expectation of
receiving higher price. Since any
higher price that might be establish
ed hereafter by act OF congress would
not affect present holdings no
grower can benefit financially by
holding his grain beyond May 15.
Only detriment to the governments
imminent needs can result from the
holding of grain beyond May Is and
no benefit can accure to the holder, so
that wheat held beyond the date
named will be considered boarded
and there will be presumption of
disloyal motives concerning the
hoarders.
You are hereby directed to issue
calls upon all wheat producers that
as a patriotic service they bring to
market by May Is all surplus wheat.
Where local millers are unable to
buy all the wheat that is offered for
sale 1t should be marketed through
other customary trade channels
through which 1t will reach the food
administration grain corporation.
AS county food administrator you
are requested to gather Just as COM
plete data as possible showing all
surplus wheat stocks held in your
county and to report to this Office ON
May 18th disclosing the names of the
owners thereof, their addresses and
approximate quantities In their pos
session.
After May Is surplus stocks that
are boarded for unpatriotic motives
will be requisitioned under executive
order, Us provided in section 10 of
the food control act. Mr. Hoover,
United States food administrator has
given me as federal food administrat-
or OF the state of Idaho, special power
of attorney to reQuisition and take
possession of such wheat.
There is great need for wheat for
the use of the army and navy and
for other public uses connected with
the common defense so that no one
has either moral or legal right to
hoard wheat. Power to requisition
such wheat Is expressly authorized
under the food act.
While 1t is hoped and expected
that the necessity for requisitioning
will arise In but few, II any cases,
such action will be taken against any
hoarders In this state who from un-
patriotic motives refuse to comply
with this request to market all sur
plus wheat by May 18th.
Please see to 1t that full publicity
Is given In your county to the above
order and instructions.
Faithfully yours,
r. F. BICKNELL,
Federal Food Administrator
for Idaho.