The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-05-30
Government Has First Choice
of Entire 1918 Wool
Clip.
BALANCE ALLOCATED
Western Manufacturers to Be
Supplied When Govern
ment Satisfied.

Louis w. Alt, representing the Co
lumbia Basin Wool Warehouse Co., OF
North Portland, Ore, and who main.
tains headquarters at Lewiston, was In
the city for few days this week and
was guest at the Commercial club
luncheon Wednesday, Mr.. Alt Is max
Ing this visit for the purpose of en-
tightening the people regarding the
wool situation since the government
has commandeered the entire 1918 cfip.
with the exception of clips up to 1000
which may be disposed of by the grow
er
The Columbia Basin Wool Ware
house Co., of Portland, Ore, is the onlv
approved western dealer and grow
ers in this section are requested tn
ship their wool to Mr.. Alt at Lewis,
ton, who will store shipments until
carload lots have been reached when
the wool will be forwarded to the
terminal warehouse, thus assuring the
growers the cheapest possible freight
rate.
On reaching the terminal warehouse
the wool is then In the hands of the
government agents and no further ex-
pense accrues as the government at
tends to the grading, etc. The price
paid to the producer will be the same
as at eastern points Whenever an ad-
vance Is desired on the shipment Mr.
Alt Is authorized to loan up to 75 per-
cent OF the value of the wool at 8
percent, or at the minimum price OF
~ IL cents per pound.
When Government needs are satisfied
all wool remaining In the warehouse at
the Portland terminal will be alIocat-
ed to western manufacturers.
Two hundred and seventy-fiye thou
sand pounds of wool have been shipped
from Lewiston by Mr.. Alt this season.
For the information of those who
are interested in sheep and consequent
~ the price of wool we quote the fol-
lowing which was issued from WASH
ington y. c., May 20:
The war Industries board has fixed
the price of the 1913 wool clip Mt the
prices established July 30, 1917, at At
lantfc seaboard markets on the secured
basis.
"The government is to have prior
rights on the clips for its needs at
those prices and the remainder is suh
ject to ALLEGATION for other uses nm
der the direction of the board. As the
needs of the government require con-
centration of wool close to points of
consumption, distributing centers have
been approved at which wool may be
distributed only.
For fleece wool the centers will be
Boston, New York, Philadelphia. Chi
cago, st. Louis, Detroit, Louisville,
baltimore and Wheeling, W. Va.
For territory wool the centers will
be Portland, Ore, Chicago, New York.
st. Louis, Boston and Philadelphia.
The only exception is that clips of
1000 pounds or under may be sold by
the owner.
Approved dealers will be entitled to
II gross profit in no case to exceed one
ana one-half cents per pound on the
total seasons business, this profit TO
cover all expenses from grower to
loading wool on board cars.
The grower shall receive fair prices
Tor his wool based on the Atlantic sea
board price as established on July 30.
1917, less the profit to the dealer as
stated above and less freight to the
seaboard, moisture, shrinkage and in
terest
Growers who desire to do so will
be allowed to pool their clips i'm quan-
Titles of not less than minimum ear
loads of 10000 pounds and consign
whole so pooled as one account to any
approved dealer in any approved dis
tributing center"