Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-07-08
Federal Food Administrator in
Conference With County
Chiefs Tells How New Mex
leo Product Reached Goal.
EASTERN PROFITEERS
HAD TO CUT PRICES
Propaganda Against Pinto Un-
Just, Declare Experts, Who
Show Staple Is Becoming
Popular in Many Markets,


HOW the New Mexico pinto bean
win the aid of Herbert Hoover and
me united State government met tho
Mlchigan navy bean on its own ground
ana ilcked 1t to fragile was told in
an entertaining manner by Federal
ROOD Administrator for New Mexico
halph c, Ely yesterday afternoon ut
the conference of county administra-
tors, incidentally this performance by
the spotted beauty of the great Ameri.
can desert resulted in big patriotic
service to the country by teaching
white bean profiteers lesson that
VIII nave wholesome effect on the
entire bean Industry, be it pink, spot
ted, speckled, red white or blue, Ia
brief the New Mexico calico frijol
saved the bean situation in this couna
try in very critical period aud put
IN strong punch toward winning tha
war--which Is Of course the highest
missi;o on any bean could have.
Samples Are Shown. M
Mr.. Ely exhibited samples, to be-
gin with, of the Japanese long and
short cranberry bean, tho ManchuriaIl
California pink beans and other beans
which have presumed to try to put 1t
over on the only original pinto. How
formidable is the competition of the
Manchurian bean may be UNDERSTOOD
when II Is stated that II Ia grown with
labor paid at the rate of II cents q
week or fifteen cents day at the very
highest limit. I'VE put our product ut
say. ten cents in competition with such
beans at four cents said Mr.. Ely.
sometimes with little better growing
implements, a hoe in New Mexico be-
ing little different from hoe In Man.
churia, or Japan" His comparison
was made on the basis Of the Japanese
short cranberry. which most closely
resembles the New Mexico pinto in
appearance. These eastern beans un-
dersell the pinto by more than half
after coming thousands of miles TO
New York markets
Mr.. Ely pointed out that last year
the pinto was comparatively UNKNOWN
the California pink bean much mors
popular, the bayo less known, and the
white or navy bean having come into
only since the civil war.
Last year." said Mr.. Ely. "tnere
were four principal obstacles 70 tno
of our beans: the oV-uay
wholesale and S0-retail supply ruies
of the food administration. the rule
that dealers should pay on a basis OF
actual cost and not speculation, tne
national embargo on shipments
beans abroad, and the movement VI
the Manchurian beans to TINS couh,
try" He pointed out that the Jay
cranberry bean had injured the muen
pintos reputation peau ~
tho householder who tried the kippVn
product and found 1t tough anu ~.
rous Immediately classed all coio'eu
heans IA of that stripe ana reIuseu ~
buy them 49,
pinto swatted the Michigan Prof'toe.s
"Tbe white bean producers q MICH
loan and the east said Mr.. Ely e
,ared Tho market last year as prol
itners having suddenly discoVersa
tbat thew could not get by unoer
a huahel With the advantages OIL VI
y, nization they put beans on the HlaI
|, ~ at 20 to rs cents retail, The con-
sinner couldn't see II and began ~
,so something else besides beans tne
food administration then DECIDED 70
take over the pinto and push II
break the white pean ,e,,t on
stop profiteering MT. hoosc. ps aon.
q publicity campaign lot ou. ths
and showed the people tney VIZ nd
most desirable on the markes. vas
in the thirty days the Wnite pean ,sS
forced ignomiously TO PACK wa.I 49,, T,a
It went back down 70 70 puSm .hsv
navy bean men didnt nke ~ Ha;co
cussed out and viliified New w "a.
and her pinto bean and ner sia .oou
but they nad 70 necoss
that they can make q prci't ou' -
white beans at - pusne..
should Finance Movement:
Mr.. Ely pointed out that warenouse
speculation has been entirely cum
mated in the case OF the pinto Dean,
that 1t is an annual, not seasonas