Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-15

Nashville, Tenn. Although the gov
eminent through the cereal division
of the United States Food Administra'
ton, now allows the mills to pay
VIII 4tever they desire for wheat, the
price OF flour and mill feed being alb
solutely fixed, the Federal Food Ad
mlnistration in Tennessee is deter
mined that the mills shall not by res.-
con Of this fact, beat down the price
of wheat and make unreasonable and
excessive profits in the sale OF their
products.
The following statement has been
Issued by the Federal Food Admins
tration Of Tennessee:
Under the present plan OF mill
control, which has been in erect
since July 1, the mills are not longer
restricted In the price which they
can pay for wheat or in the territory
In which they may purchase It, They
must, however, sell their flour ana
wheat mill feed at not exceeding ar
bitrary prices that have been fixed
by the Food Administration. These
prices are based upon the guarantee
price Of st. Louis wheat with the
carrying charges therefrom to the Ten
hsssee mills added, less, Of course,
the cost Of inspection, the carrying
charges and service performed in
handling the wheat. The prices at
which mills are permitted 10 sell their
products, based on these wheat prices,
win return them fair and reasona'
bis profit More than that they are
not entitled to receive and will not
obtain II the Food Administration
must exhaust all of it, powers TO pre-
vent Il.
1T has come % the knowledge OF
ne Food Administration chat In cer'
tain sections some mills nave used
their advantage 10 beat down the
price OF wheat, THAI is they have not
paid the fair wheat price established
by the government. but on the other
hand have sold their products al the
full prices fixed by the Food Admin
istratlon This will not be tolerated.
B~eh course will return TO the mills
following Il. unfair and excessive prof
-. We are now sending out TO every
whsas nail IN the state a QUESTIONABLE,
n which they are asked to state the
price at watch they have purchased
No. . wheat since July l, and the
prices ct which they have been sell
hs flsur and wheat mill feed. When
these questionaires are returned the
yood Administration will then know
tnst what the mills have been doing
and whore we find mills that have
made unfair profits, due 10 unreasona-
bly, low prices paid for wheat. they
will DO forced 10 diAorge the srces-
stve profits.
the mills ali know the prices at
which they are expected to buy wheat
based upon the fair selling prices of
their products. II has been reported
10 the Food Administrator that in
some Instances the millA having
bought their fun thirty days supply
Of wheat, are reducing the prices
which they are offering farmers. In
such cases the farmers should be slow.
very slow. to sell unless they are rea-
sonably certain that the price offered
y fair price. OF course the farmers
could not afford to hold their wheat,
pay Insurance, storage, lose rattags
md shrinkAss, for a cent or two q
bushsl, but II the difference IL too
great The Food Administration does
not believe that they will lose by car
rying their wheat q little whils
longer.
Generally speaking and having in
mind that the freight rate from st.
LoIis Is not the same TO all points in
Tennessee. making some exceptions,
q b the judgment OF the Food AdmiE1
btration. that less than 1925 pen
bushel for wheat that grades No.
would be an unreasonably low price
ct which mills should buy, and wheat
q that grade bought at q hess prios
would return to the mills. In practicalI
y every case, IN unfair profit where
the product is sold ct the fair price
schedule established by the Food Ad!
niaistratiou. Il
-7As rUod Administrator Il deal'
hg fAxfiy and Justly WITH the mills. A
hees majority Of them reciprocats
sAzs treatnsn and are dealing fairly
wttA the producers. but all OF them
mast DO 90 A contrary course could
not fall 10 have a serious effect upon
eur big drive 10 increase product. Un4
FIR treatment OF the producer woSld
iseourags the big liberty wheat
crop for which our nation has api
psaisG
we are sending to the county foe1
administrators me names Of The wheat
mslisrs IN their counties. together with
the mir prices at which they viii be
permitted to sell their product Per
sons who are dissatisfied with the
rscss charged by the millers, or who
have reason 10 believe that they are
excessive. should communicate with