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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-04

The Journal of Commerce says the
United States has lost since the war
started in 1914, 70 vessels, with ton
mage of POI 1897, and with loss of313
lives.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-04
M'GILLIvRAY WINNER

Chicago, Feb. Perry McGillivray
ofthe Great Lakes naval training sta
ton easily won the central A. A. U.
half-mile swim last night, making the
distance in eleven minutes and twen-
ty-seyen seconds.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-04

creases in carload commodity rates on
grain and grain products from East
st. Louis to Florida points.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-04

This champions mother and broth
ers wintered in Tarpon Springs last
season, and have many friends here.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-04
BRITISH CASUALTIES DECREASING

London, Feb. 4.-The British casual
ties for the past week totalled 1884.
This is the Lowest in many months and
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-04

Entered at the postoffice at Tarpon
Springs, Fla, as. second class matter.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-04
RATE INCREASE POSTPONED

Washington, Feb. 4-The Interstate
Commerce commission today suspend
ed until August 8 the proposed in
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-04
CHILD LABOR LAW

Washington, Feb An order to de-
termine the constitutionality of the
child labor law as early as possible
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-04

the Supreme court has agreed to hear
arguments on April 10 in the case ap-
pealed from North Carolina.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-04

compares favorably with 1888 for the
previous week.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-04

Washington. Feb. A presidential
proclamation placing the. oil industry
under the fuel administration under
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21

rect supervision. The CORPORATION
charges each miller l per cent of the
value of the wheat he grinds to cover
the costs Of administering the cor
porntion for the $5O,OOO,OOO capital is
to be returned to the United States
Treasury, unimpalred.
The agreement has It's cOmpensa-
ton, however, for the policy Of Uncle
Sam is to provide each mill with all
wheat possible. To do So, every mill
signing up vas required to furnish an
estimate of its possible milling capaci-
ty for the season. This nationwide
survey of milling capacities. when bal
anCed against the available supply OF
wheat, enables the Grain Corporation
to cqualize supplies in a way never
done before. In fact, the schedule OF
prices arranged for the primary mar
kets had for IN object this equaliza-
ton. For instance, If the proprietor
of IN elevator at MaryviIle. Mo-, 46
miles northeast Of st. Joseph, and 456
miles from Chicago, desires to market
wheat he has available these markets:
st. Joseph, Mo; Kansas City. Mo. ;
ST. Louis. Mo. Chicago. H., and New
York City, n. Y. TO ascertain the
most advantageous price for him, he
would work 1t out on the basis of the
following table:
From this table you can see what
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21

The New York jobber took for his
own, in this case, a profit of so cents
per barrel. He sold part Of this ship
ment to a retail merchant.
This merchant did a small business
and was not licensed, but even here
was another social check. For the
retail merchants Of the large cities
and those of many small, cities and
towns find each morning and after
noon In the daily papers a price list
for flour and other commodities which
are considered fair by the Federal
Food Administrator for their State.
These prices are usually arrived at
through the machinery of the whole
salers' and the retailers organizations.
The retailer also discovered that the
jobbcr who sold him this -four was
keeniy interested In the prices paid by
the consumer. For the Food Admins
trsttsn has discovered an indirect
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21

hawk corn planter with 100 rods OF
wire, two gang plows, one Moline and
n p. & o. in good shape, one Deer
ing eight foot grain binder nearly
new, one Deering corn binder, cut
about 60 acres, one ten foot grain drill
one Mccormick IL foot header In good
running order, one eight foot disc
harrow, one harrow, one hog oiler, /
disc corn pillow, / corn lister.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
Terms of Sale-All sums of $40 and
under cash, over that amount time
will be given to November lst, 1913,
by purchaser giving note bearing 10
per cent interest, with approved Sc
curity. No property to be removed
from premises until settled for.
c. L. MOncur, Owner,
b. +. & J. NJ. MagBess, Aucts.
Citizens State Bank of Miller, Clerk.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21

the Grain Corporation was making a
large purchase for the Allies and was
utilizing its knowledge Of available
stocks by having on the job a trans
portation strategist-Edward Cham
bers, vice president of the Santa Fe.
Mr. Chambers was assisting the Food
Administration and has a remarkable
"way with him" Even before he was
called to assist Mr.. McAdOo, the Dlrec-
tor General, his suggestions to the rail-
roads had q wonderful effect In dis
c~ouraging their hesltancy as to finding
available cars and IN clearing up con-
gestions that looked as though they
never could be uncongested.
How Uncle Sam Keeps the Whip
Ease in getting the needed cars was
one Of the advantages enjoyed by this
particular elevator after signing the
voluntary agreement which coded to
the Grain Corporation the right to con-
troll storage aud direct shipments and
sales Of all wheat bought by the pro-
prietOr.
While voluntary, this agreement is
almost compulsory since railroads give
priority recognition to Grain Corpora
iinn requests for cars; and elevators
" mills outside the official fold must
rustic for themselves. In return the
Government guarantees the elevator
proprietor against losses and protects
him in every way as to price and pays
him rentals for all storage space requi-
stt!oucd by II
Al elevators, local and terminal,
must take out licenses or face a shut
down What is the power Of the IL
rruSpi II requires the operator to lay
all cards on the table as to his bust
MSS dealings. For the time of the
wal ,Irr elevator becomes a public util-
ny and It's proprietor must furnish In
formation as 10 his business at any
tsmp when required by the Grain Cor
uuratiun Each week he must make
and mail reports showing the amount
If wheat. rye, or their derivatives, pur-
chased. stored. and shipped.
Under present license terms, the IL
,rnsee can keep on hand for only 30
DAYS, unless he obtains a special per-
nit, any stocks Of these grains or
their derivatives. He is also forbid
den to contract for the sale Of any
PRODUCE which can not be delivered
within 30 days after the contract is
made.
Hen the Wheat Was MiIled.
Away went u bushel of wheat ON
Tvs tourney to the terminal, where 1t
met other bushels of wheat from all
parts OF the territory that fed this
market. There II was regarded for
special requirements, marked for Inn
mediate milling and rolled on to a
large mill in Illinois. The miller
bought the wheat from the Grain Cor
poration. foi each miller In the Unit
ed States Is under license also, and
most of them have filled out another
.~oluntary agreenoni which binds them
s,ther I, purchase all supplies from
he Grain Corporation or under It's d.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21

half that of a year ago, or 100000
bushels less. It vas nothing short Of
master strategy.
The total number of bushels pur-
chased by the Grain Corporation from
the time 1t commenced activities to
February / Is 97,276,145.59. Arranged
by months, the purchases In bushels
were: September, 7,s41,209.20; Octo-
Der, 19y359.646.59; November, S0,e20,.
074.26; December, 21,456, 249.O6, and
January. II, sos ,966.08.
During July and August our ncur
exports were about the same as In the
same two months Of 1915; but In Sep
TENDER, October, and November. the
expectation was 80 per cent larger
than a year ago. So the Grain Cor
poration has discharged our obiiga-
tons to the allies, and restored our
-four reserves, which Is the larger a.
pect Of the question.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21

About the same time our cooperative
elevator mana ar had listed a shipment
with his terminal Representatives
highly reputable commission firm, also
under Grain Corporation license. This
firm caught wind of the Georgia order
and secured permission to sell the Mis-
souri, wheat. The second buShel was
among those poured into a a and
hustled along to its destination. This
shipment did not pass through any
terminal market. 1t moved straight
to Atlanta, where 1t went between the
rollers Of the mill.
Controlling the Jobber by License.
Now, the -four which came from our
second bushel of wheat was rolling
S%erencly along in another direction,
hut the car was diverted by special or
der of the U. S. Food Administrator
and received by q large wholesale job
her In New York City. This jObber
also does business under a Food Ad-
ministration license, but administered
by the distribution division. Under H.
cense terms the jobbers must sell at
a fair profit only, although the exact
amount of this profit is not determin-
ed. the Food Administration reServing
the right in each case to call a halt
when a ~licensee has gone "the limit"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21

period in 1910. In September, October
and November, under the supervision
of the Food Administration, -four pro-
duction was ia per cent Of the same
period in 1915. What this means in the
great national situation, with depleted
domestic -four reserves and clamoring
foreign buyers, car hardly be over
emphasized, when movement Of wheat
into primary markets has been hardly
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21
PUBLIC SALE

The undersigned will sell at Public
Auction at his farm, former Ira Cree
tarm. s. w. 4 Sec. l, Greenleaf Twp,
I miles north and 5 miles west Of Mil
Ter. on
Saturday, March SOth, 1918
commencing at 100 o'clock p. m, the
following described property:
l91 Head Of Cattle
IS head of 2 and 3 year old red heif-
,rs. IS head of 2 and 8 year old black
heifers, 20 white face heifers 2 and 3
ears old, 7 Roam heifers 2 years old.
90 White Face cows from 4 to 6 years
old, y White Face steers 2 years old,
Is black yearling steers and heifers,
30 head Of White Face yearling steers
and heifers.
FARM MACHINERY-One Black
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21

means of control Of the retailer By
making the tobber a voluntary police
a to his customer. The jobber Is
licensed to sell only to traders who
deal fairly, and II it should turn out
that a jobber persists in doing bust
ness with retailers guilty Of profteer-
ing In staples under control the Food
Administration has and may exercise
the right to revoke the license of the
jobber.
The other part Of this shipment con-
tanned our second bushel Of wheat and
went over to the East Side into a small
bakery, which quickly made II into
creamy loaves. These loaves were
placed In groceries and delicatessens
and the next day were eaten by hun
CRY little boys and girls with dark
eyes and big noses and quaint ways.
Brings Out Startling Truths.
Government control has brought out
these startling truths:
More people unnecessarily make
their living out Of wheat distribution
than was suspected. Thousands and
thousands of little spectators have
had to turn elsewhere for q livelihood.
A number of commission men have
had to close shop. There are places
where elevators should be built and
other places where there are too many
elevators. The Government, dominat-
Ing the wheat market, carries It's own
marine insurance. Wheat handlers at
terminals have had their activities re-
stricted.
But most of all II is interesting TO
see how the price Of -four per barrel
tumbled from the time Uncle Sam took
n positive hand in the matter. The
Food Administration has recently COM
pleted an interesting chart on the
prices of wheat and bulk -four at Min
neapolis. In a statement Of Novem-
Der %, the Food Administration says:
The farmer received for the 1918 har-
vest between $1.45 and $3.50 per bushel
for the harvest. taking the country by
large and . .. Last year he received
under 20 per cent Of the price Of the loaf.
Today he Is receiving over 10 per cent Of
the money paid for the cash loaf, this
being the result OF the sterilization Of
prices and the total elimination of hoard
ing and speculation in his industry.
The statement reports that farmers
on November 20 were receiving with
freight charges included from the ter
ritory represented to Minneapolis. ap-
prOximately $3.50 for ~ bushels Of
wheat. The price Of bulk -four at the
Minneapolis mill is about $10.25 per
barrel, showing that the miller is now
receiving about IS cents per barrel,
which must include both his operating
expenses and profit.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21

RING last July and Au-
gust, while Congress was
wrestling with itself to
produce a food admins
tration, and there was
no Grain Corporation.
-four production In the
principal centers was rs
nor cont under tho sa
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21
Milling Canadian Wheat.

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EAhAxss ~ HlI.E our buShel was
ExRNt,LN being milled a carlot Of
kSIsSL~ wheat reached this mill
,O,~M from Canada. ImpOrta-
WA VNS ton of Canadian wheat
ID mn eA2 without special consent
being forbidden, the mill
operatives became curious and made
inquiries. This wheat was part OF a
large supply which the Grain Corpora
ton had brought into the United States
to aid IN keeping the American mills
running.
There was another reason. Domes-
tic wheat was not moving from the
farms as freely as the millerS needed
II, and shortage forced the mills to
operate at n great disadvantage and,
according to them, at higher costs.
The last journey stage Of our first
bushel, although considerably changed
in its form, was TO go as flour to port
under rush orders. 1t now had right
of way over all other classes of freight
except other munitions Of war. Con-
sent of the War Trade Board being
obtained, it was loaded on a ship and
passed safely through the submarine
field to France. where 1t succored the
hungry.
We started u to follow the travels
of two bushels Of wheat from the farm
to their points of consumption under
war condition with the U. s. Food Ad-
ministration in control of the market
ing. I have previously discussed the
JOURNEYS of these two bushels from
the farm to the elevator at the country
point. Here they parted and n Of
them passed on to a terminal, and
from the terminal TO n mill and from
she mill to SpahOarh. There It went to
France for consumption.
The Other Bushei of Wheat Starts
Tr3NaIinn
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21

iESE schedules arrang-
ed for the various
markets are veritable
price dams" to pre-
vent the overlooking
Of the stream of
wheat at any single
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21

wheat bushels was poured into a car
which m~iraculously had appeared on
the siding at a time when car shortage
was troubling the entire commercial
world. Inquiry might have shown that
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21

% days after the
farmer brought in his
wheat there came a re-
quest to this elevator for
a carload to be purchas-
ed by the Grain Corpora
ton. So one of our
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21

Under these conditions the proprietor
would probably sell at st. Joseph or
Chicago, according to his inclination.
The table further illustrates the
equalization of prices and indicates to
what extent the miller is protected
when buying wheat in any territory.
Through this plan determinations
against the producer, the miller. and
the consumer are eliminated so far as
it seems humanity possible under a
plan of such tremendous proportions.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21

wv as TO the other bushel
of wheat. A certain
Georgia miller, in need
of supplies, notified the
Grain Corporation and
received permission to
buy on the open market.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21

nIaIKGL. They also tend to correct
many abuses prevalent in the past,
such as cutthroat methods adopted by
mills to secure supplies and indiscriml-
nate moving of wheat to terminals.
For all practical purposes the wheat
business of the country is apportioned,
and whenever possible mills are sup
piled from wheat in the territory near
est them. This policy has for an OBJ
ject the saving Of waste in transpor-
tati0n. In another way saving is
made: Formerly large quantities of
undergrade wheats have been difficult
to dispose of on account of ~unco-ordi-
mated purchase of the competing mills;
but under Uncle Sans domination
each bushel of wheat must now go
somewhere and the poorer wheat will
move just as freely as the more de-
sirable grades.
Limiting Millers' Profits.
The Illinois miller who received the
carlot containing our bushel of wheat
milled 1t promptly and shipped Its -four
to a port for expectation. The miller
was permitted by the Food Admins
tration to make a fair profit, not ex-
ceeding a maximum of % cents per
barrel on the -four and a maximum
profit Of 90 cents per ton on the feed
stuffs left oyer. All mills. however,
must furnish at regular intervals to
the Milling Division full statements of
manufacturing costs, which are scru-
tinized carefully. The derivatives Of
this wheat the miller sold for domes.
tic consumption, as the policy of the
Government Is to keep in the United
States all available feedstuffs In order
to encourage livestock production
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21

70 .: T.: 6: r: r: !: !: : r: s: =: s: 8: s: s:
6AN4w tain judgment of the
manager. He sent a
sample on to the st. Louis zone agent
for test, which verified his Judgment as
to grade. He then went about his usu-
al duties. cleaning the grain, filling his
bins, and shipping out as regularly as
he could In maximum carload quaint
ties, In order to economic the use of
cars In time Of congestion. He was
careful to keep his records cry
straight as to dates and quantities Of
wh""t purchased, on hand, and shipped
out, for the Grain Corporation requires
weekly reports and full details OF
transactions.
Selling Wheat to Government.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-21

Selling Wheat to Government.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-16
BASE QUOTAS on CLASS l.
Senate Resolution EmbOdying Depart
ment Plan Adopted by House.

The senate resolution embodying
the war department plan 10 put the
draft quota basis on the number OF
men in class l instead OF on state pop
ulation was adopted by the house Sat
urday by a vote of 325 70 s Repre-
sentatives Gordon. Ohio. and Huddle-
ston and Burnett. Ala. voted against
it
Under the new classification sys-
TEN all men Immediately eligible for
service would be placed in class 1. Ii
has been stated that men in deferred
classes Will not be called except under
the gravest emergency.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-16
Worlds Largest Concrete Ship Made
in America

Within recent weeks the worlds
largest reinforced-concrete ship has
been launched at Redwood City. Calf
The vessel was built in a six-month
period. II is 336 feet over all. IS feet
Of beam. and has deadweight carry
ing capacity of 5000 tons. and il is
stated the hull weighs less than would
a wooden one Of similar dimensions
says the May Popular Mechanics mag
azine in an illustrated article.
The freighter has been christened
the Faith and is 10 enter the Pacific
service II is the first vessel built by
a company that started the construc-
ton of its ways only last August.
Work on the boat itself began in Sep
tember. The speed Of its construction
and its size are al first thought some
what surprising II is interesting to
know. however. that the Faith" Is 70
be followed by boats of 7.50O-ton ca
pacity and that the company expects
TO be able TO construct "a Of them in
IS months. 1t is reported that only
$4,000 was invested in the yard where
the initial craft was laid down. This
is striking phase Of concrete ship
building. Extensive equipment is not
required. as is well illustrated by the
character of the power plant employ
ed in the construction of the Faith
It was the simplest possible installa-
tion for operating a mixer and hoist
Il is worthy OF note that the govern
ment has perfected large organiza-
tion for building concrete ships.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-16
MOVE Is on FOOT
TO DEVELOP COAL
Fuel Administrator and Other Prom
inent Men Plead With Oregon Short
Line.

Idaho. l believe. is approaching a
new birth industrially and in a manu-
featuring sense" was the statement
OF F. R. GOOding last week His visit
10 the Utah city was in connection
with the fuel administration for Ida
no. and more particularly with the
proposal to have a spur track built
from the coal mines in Teton Basis
10 briggs, the present terminus Of the
road. Mr. GoOding said:
While in Salt Lake a committee Of
representative citizens from the vari-
Gus communities close 10 the mines
and including representatives from
BlackfoOt. Idaho Falls. Rigby. Rex
burg, St. Anthony. Ashton and Driegs.
headed by Mr. Talbot. the owner Of
the mines, met with ". Y. Platt. vice
president and general manager of the
Oregon Short Line company. and pre-
sented petitions from all these COM
munities asking for the construction
of the spur to open the mines 10 the
markets of the southern part of the
state.
AT the conclusion OF the meeting
Mr.. Plat, who had given close atten-
tion TO all that had been said. ex-
pldlueQ lndl IL WOulu Oe necessary 10
give the matter further consideration
before making a definite determina-
tiOn. but also said that he felt il
would not be very long before a def
mite answer could be given.
Il feel that the Oregon Short Line
company should build this spur II
is true that the company has been a
vital factor in the development OF the
southern and central portions Of the
state. 1t has built many branches and
thus made possible the development
and settlement of what would other
wise still be waste places. But the
state has also done much for the
company. The Oregon Short Line has
long and truly been known as the
BREAD Basket Of the Union Pacific
Il is we'll 70 remember that neither
men nor railroads can live by bread
alone that coal is a lifesaver as we'll.
and that the opportunity is now be-
ing presented the company 70 again
show its desire 10 benefit the state
community upon which il depends
while profiting itself"