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The New York jobber took for his
swn. in this case, a profit of so cents
Per barrel. He sold part Of this ship
ment to q retail merchant.
This merchant did a small business
and vas 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 dour 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
jobber who sold him this -four was
.keenly interested In the prices paid BY
~ consumer. For the Food Admins
tsation has discovered IN indirect
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half that Of a year ago, or 1O0.O00,O0O
bushels less. It was nothing short Of
master strategy.
The total number Of bushels, pur-
chased by the Grain Corporation from
the time It commenced activities to
February 1 10 07,27o.146.b0.. Arranged
by months. the purchases in bushels
were: September. 7,841,200.10; Octo-
ber, IL, 1855. e46.5o November, oo,92o.-
M4.2o; December, 21,45o. 249.06, and
January, 17,008,966.06.
During July and August our hour
exports were about the same - In the
same two months Of 1915; but In Sep
TENDER, October, and November. tho
expectation was 50 per cent larger
than a year ago. So the Grain Cor.
poration has discharged our obliga.
lions to the allies, and restored our
-four reserves, which y The larger -
poct Of the question
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the Grain Corporation was making .
large purchase for the Allies and was
utilizing its knowledge Of available
stocks by having on the Job q trans
p~ortation 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 MI. McAdoo, the Direc-
tor General, his suggestions to the rail-
roads had a wonderful effect in dis
couraging their hesitancy as to finding
available ears and in clearing UP con-
gestions that looked al 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 and 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.
ton requests for cars; and elevators
or mills outside the official fold must
"rustle" 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-
sitioned by 1t.
All elevators, local and terminal,
must take out licenses or face q shut
down. What is the power of the IL
cense? It requires the operator to lay
all cards on the table as to his bust
ness dealings. For the time of the
war the elevator becomes q public uttl.
ity and ito proprietor must furnish In
formation as to his business at any
time when required by the Grain Cor
poration. Each week he must make
and mail reports showing the amount
of wheat, rye, or their derivatives. pur-
chased, stored, and shipped.
Under present license terms. the IL
censee can keep on hand for only 30
days, unless he obtains q special per.
NIT, any stocks of these grains or
their derivatives. He 10 also forbid
den to contract for the sale Of any
product which can not be delivered
within 30 days after the contract 10
made.
How the Wheat Was Miiisd.
Away went our bushsl Of wheat on
its Journey to the terminal. where It
met other bushels Of wheat from all
parts Of the territory that fed this
market. There It was regarded for
special requirements, marked for i'm.
mediate milling and rolled on Ito q
large mill in Illinois. The miller
bought the wheat from the Grain Cor.
poration, for each miller in the Unit.
ed States is under license also, and
most Of them have filled out another
voluntary agreement which binds them
ulther to purchase all supplies from
the Grain Cooperation or under it, a.
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-. [E-A ~ F-E. - - l.
4me:ns y controi Of tne retaiier o.
maklns .ne JoDDer z vo!untaty ponce
man % ms Inc 1oDDer 10
nSenssu - seli oniy e straders VINO
aesi larry. anu u y mould turn .out
tnss = y0DDer perslsts IN DONG .Dusl-
ness WIN tetaiiefs suity OF pronteer-
lus - unoer contfoi tne 1000
mas ana may exercise
s...o 1asut - EVOKE ~ license " Jug
JoDper.
me otner patt q tnis snipment con
.neu oul seSon1 Ousns, =. wheat alu
~ent over - Tue us. eiue INTO = sman
Oakery' Wnicn quickly mace II into
e,euny loaves. 1he 7 ioaves "sre
plaseu ~ SIoserles ana e~lcatessen
anu .ne neAt oay were eaten ny nun
~ .ltt.e Doys ahu slrls Win JAR
eyes ahu ois noses ana qualnt Ways.
Brings Out STARTLING Truths.
novo,rmar+ nor+ro1 has hrc,,oh. ort
nas o4oasAs 0u'
these startilng trutns:
More people unnecessarily make
their living out Of wheat distribution
than wa. .n.nactad Thonaand. ana
N...s"s.SS 49, -s.S'.aA-S 49,
nousanu u little specuiators have
nau 70 turn 1or . llve'inoou.
= lnD OF commission men nave
nad 70 close snop: Inere are places
z snould % oulll anu
otner places wnere tnele are TOO many
ine oovesnmen. uomlnat-
ing wneat market, carries i.s own
marine Insurance.. wheat ~
termlnals nave mao tneir actlvltles re-
st.lcteo.
Out mos oh al u 10 ihtelest,As "
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market. They also tend to correct
many abuses prevalent In the past,
such as cutthroat methods adopted by
mills to secure supplies and indiscrimi-
nate moving Of wheat to terminals.
For all practical purposes the wheat
business Of the country Ia 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-
tation. In another way saving 10
made: Formerly large quantities Of
u%ndergrade wheats have been dificult
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 60
somewhere and the poorer wheat will
move Just az freely % the more d.
sirable grades.
Limiting Milisrs Profits.
The Illinois miller who received the
carlot containing our bushel Of wheat
milled It promptly and shipped its -four
to a port for exportation. The miller
was permitted by the Food Admins
tration to make q fair profit, not ex-
ceeding a maximum Of Is cents per
barrel on the -four and 4 maximum
profit Of so cents per ton on the feed.
stufs left over. 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 thu
Government is to keep in the United
States all available foodgtu1b IN otdel
to encourage livestock production,
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PCT H-cuC uUQC CHC DunT0
period in 1915. In September, October
and November, under the supervision
Of the Food Administration, flour pro-
duction was ia per cent Of the same
period in 1916. What this means in~the
great national situation, with depleted
domestic flour reserves and clamoring
foreign buyers, car hardly be over
emphasized, when movement Of wheat
into primary markets has been hardly
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gree disloyal, but some Germans, q,
well as all other nationalities, wess
not sure Of their feelings and the term
Pro-German included q lot Of fellows
who were anything but German.
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wheat bushels was poured into a car
which INTERNATIONALLY had appeared on
the siding at a time when a shortage
was troubling the entire commercial
world. Inquiry might have shown that
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About the same time our cooperative
elevator manager had listed q shipment
with his terminal representatives
highly reputable commission firm, also
under Grain Corporation license. This
Arm caught sWind4of the Georgia order
and secured permission to sell the Mis-.
souri, wheat. The second bushel was
among those poured into a car and
hustled along to. Its destination. This
shipment did not pass through any
terminal market. It moved straight
to Atlanta, where It 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
serenely along In another direction,
but the car was diverted by special or
der Of the U. 8. Food Administrator
and received by a large Wholesale job
Der in New York City. This jobber
also does business under a Food Ad-
ministration license, but administered
by the distribution division. Under IL
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"
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sample on to the st. Louis zone agent
for test, which verified his judgment az
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
carr In time Of congestion. He was
careful to keep his records very
straight as to dates and quantities Of
wheat purchased, on hand, and shipped
out, for the Grain Corporation requires
weekly reports and full details Of
transactions.
9elllnu Wheat to Government.
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! week numerous
in the diff
1e state have been
:mpaign is outlined
til Of American
a people Of the
vent is headed by
;smestown, and to
Zig meetings have
buttons passed at
te that the Ger
Q be longer class
subjects, but are
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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 Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-03-27
Selling Wheat to Government.

BOUT % days after the
farmer brought in his
wheat there came a re.
quest to this elevator. for
q carload to be purchas-
ed by the Grain Corpora.
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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 IS
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-03-27

IN HlLE U bushel was
N1r4Hz being milled q carlot Of
~ wheat reached this mill
M~ from Canada. Importa-
AN ton Of Canadian wheat
o0~ Without special consent
being forbidden, the mill
operati ees became curious and made
Inquiries. This wheat was part Of Q
large supply which the Grain Corpora-
don 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 ~ the millers needed
It, and shortage forced the mills to
operate at 9 great dlsadvantage anu
8CC06Ulu8 10 tQeM, Ut n1&0er COSC8.
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delay in getting this
wheat started across
the world was occa-
q By the uncer-
tain Judgment Of the
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0W rs to the other bushei
Of wheat. A certain
Georgia miller, in need
Of supplies. notified the
Grain Corporation and
received permission to
buy on the omen market.
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wheat would bring at five different
markets If shipped from Maryvifle,
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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.
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.Miillns Canadian Wheat.

lille our .bushel was
being milled q cariot Of
wheat reached this mill
from Canada. Importa-
ton Of Canadian wheat
Without special consent
holnr fnrhiddon fha mill
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1918-12-19
SOLD S597 WORTH
OF EGGS THIS YEAR

Eggs are now selling In Clovis las
well as every other town. at such high
prices that only rich folks can afford
to eat them, and the farmer who has
eggs to sell il lucky indeed The hens
on a farm really pay about the best
per cent Oh the amount invested Of
anything. The News man was one
day this week In conversation with
Roland wicks, who lives northwest
Of town, and he told US something Of
his success with poultry. On the
Wicks farm the past year there have
been go full blood White Leghorn
hens and Mr.. Wicks says book nc
count shows that $597 worth Of eggs
have been sold during 1918. The
poultry on the farm is really In charge
Of Mr.. Wicks' son. Gordon, who has
made study Of the business and
plans to raise enough chickens to have
II thousand laying White Lcghorn
hens next winter.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1918-12-19
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
, From La Srsnlphn, the Clovis High
School Monthly

From La Scsnlphn, the Clovis High
School Monthly
On Christmas eve the public school
children will produce on the south
steps Of the high school the pageant
entitled "rhc Little Town of Bethle.
hcm." The hour for the performance
to begin will b. just T.. dusk comes
on. or about ! o'clock. The south side
d the block will be- rorcd to prevent
traffic and spectators are expected 10
stand in this area. No automobiles
will be permitted 10 park here as the
lights, the horns, and the space they
take are not advantageous to the sue
cess Of the pageant \ star repre-
scntng the star Of Bethlehem will
shine from above, and the angels
shepherds, stable. songs, etc. will b.
staged according To the story Of the
birth Of our Savior. Jesus Christ
This pagcnnl will he the first Of It's
kind produced In Clovis, and II Is hop
ed that the pupils will enter into the
spirit Of the play and make II an
event 10 br remembered. Miss Wilson
and Miss Skoog have the pageant in
charge
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1918-12-19
SCHOOL RUNNING WITH
ALMOST PERFECT ATTENDANCE
From La sesalpha, the Clovis High
School Monthly

From La Sesalpha the Clovis High
School Monthly
Many times during the past month
the telephone has rung In the superin.
tendent's office and the principals
Offices asking II school IL 10 close.
One Sunday the telephones rang con.
stantly due to the fact that some one
said schools would probably close, and
the listener, misunderstanding, spread
the news with rapidity There has
been no intention on the part of school
officials TO close the school, and when
the attendance We have now Is taken
into consideration, no one would know
Clovis ever had the influenza. Prac-
tically every room Is complete In at
tendance, with only here and there a
room with an unusual number miss.
ing. Many children are ont for no
other reason than flu excuse, which
n getting to be no excuse. Often the
pupil when questioned as 10 why he
was absent will stute, Il thought my
sister was going to have the flu, 81 I
stayed out, cut some wood and went
down town" As long as down town"
Is the excuse it stands 10 reason that
down town" is going 10 close before
we nail up the sign again school
closed" II one win remember this
last line hr will never call up and ask
II the schools are going to close.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1918-12-19
UNIVERSITY BEGINS
SECOND QUARTER

Albuquerque \. NJ, Dec. Il. rhe
New Mexico State University will be
gin its second quarter Of the college
year on January 9th. This. will
amount in fact, 10 the opening of the
college year, since the long influenza
epidemic und the confusion resulting
from the mobillzing and drmobili2ing
Of the Student Army Training Corps
at the University, seriously disturbed
the usual work Of the first quarter
Practically all courses will begin on
January 9Th, giving students who enter
at that time the same opportunities
for starting with their courses as Of
fordcl those who entered the l'niycr-
sity IN October
The rehabilitation of the Student :
Army Training unit has now been
completed, and about onchalf Of the
one hundred young men who enlisted
have remained as students. Although
the Student Army Training Corps has
been demobiizcd military training will
by no mean, be- eliminated The Uni
vcrsity has made application to the
War Department for the organization
here of an officers reserve lrHinin"
corps. aud there is every indication
now that this will hc allowed in the
immediate future. This will result IN
continuing military training rs II per
mancnt feature Of university work for
young men.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1918-12-19
PLAINS BUYING AND SELLING
ASSN. NAMES OFFICERS.

IN Plains Buying and Selling Asso.
citation held its annual stockholders
meeting last Saturday and elected of
ficers and directors for the coming
year. The company has enjoyed a very
prosperous year and will pay n nice
dividndend after allowing the stock
holders their usual rebate on the goods
they have purchased during the year.
The following officers were named To
serve the association during the com
ing year:
President u. y. parrctt
Secretary \. J.. Dickey.
Manager aud Treasurer 49, +. B.
Payne.
Board Of Directors II A. Neal. C.,
]. Quante, J. A. Matthews and j. A,
Wallace.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1918-12-19
FINE PROSPECT FOR
NEXT YEARS CROPS

During this week Curry County
has had between eight and ten inches
Of sncw besides the rain that pre-
ceeded II, and there In smile on
the face Of every citizen Of the
county.
Curry County hus before II u bril-
liant prospect for next year. Not
in many years has there been as good
q season In the ground Of this time
Of the year The SHOWS AMI rains thar
have fallen during the past two
months have given the ground thor
ough soaking and there IL now with
out further rain Or snowfall enough
wetness to last into the spring. IL
il the history Of the plains country
that Its good and bad years come
together, for instance IL is not out Of
the ordinary for more than one dry
year to follow another, likewise We
usually haav several good crop years
our way. II IL almost certainty
that next year Curry County will
produce more wheat and grain than
she has ever raised In her history
and with II will come a development Of
the country that win he surprising
to even the most optomistic booster
In the county. The fact that the
farmer has a guarantee on what his
wheat will bring next summer is going
10 make this crop bring In about
million dollars TO the farmers OF
Curry County,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. shepard re-
ceived word this week that their
nephew, Yelycrtm Blakcy, had died
Of Pneumonia In France
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1918-12-19
HELP SECURE EMPLOY
MENT FOR SOLDIERS

he government IL making q special
effort to secure employment for the
soldiers who are returning from ser.
vice and has called upon the commun-
ity labor board. through enrolment
agent A. +. Curren to furnish list
Of positions open and the class Of en-.
ployment. II Is especially desired by
the board that all employers give pref.
erence to these returning heroes and
10 notify Mr.. Curren Of any opening
which they may have soon, together
with information as to the class Of
work, wages, hours and such other In.
formation as they may have, In which
en- employe would naturally be inter
ested. A meeting Of representatives
of the community labor boards Is being
held this week IN Albuquerque In
which u campaign plan will be adopted
10 take census OF the labor situation
In each county with view OF finding
employment for discharged soldiers
Some Of the business men OF Clovis
are giving the old places back to the
boys and others have signaed desire
TO do so as soon MS they are mustered
out Of service This Is the proper
spirit AMI one that is being encouraged
by the government. The enrolment
agent will appreciate any information
from any source relative To positions
which are open now or will he in the
near future.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1918-12-19
Time Nouu to Plan for
Great Business ReUiual

vcrli,ing. They will find that
they cannot think of n single en-
tcrprisc, whether it be of local
or national Importance.
The sooner an advertising
campaign i, launched by the man
who would reap hi, share of af-
ter-thc-war business. 50 much
sooner will his name or that Of
his firm become again II familiar
household word and 50 much
sooner will his establishment be
the first t. come into the reader,
mind when the latter desire, to
buy wares Of The kind that Mr..
Advertiser ha, to sell. Amarillo
Daily News.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1918-12-19
FREQ DAVIS WAS A
GERMAN PRISONER

Mrs. Annie Ross, Of llaycnr. has rc-
Tived word that her son, Private
Fred Davis, has been released from II
German prison at Camp Rostatt and
has been returned to France The
message also says he is In good
health. Mr. DAVIS went into the
service from Clovis and as far as
known is the only Curry County
boy who has been captured by the
Germans He is exceedingly fortu-
nate in being released and able 10
return to France without his health
being impaired
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1918-12-19

Now that the war is over,
business men may once again.
with characteristic far lighted
ness, look into the future and lay
their plans for expanding such
enterprises as they now direct.
The greatest medium through
which The business man may add
to his plant through increase of
sales is the county of the section
al newspaper.
Those who say that it doe, moi
pay to advertise continuously
have only to count The number
of successful men whom ,hc:
know who have won their success
without the aid of constant nd
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1918-12-19
GROLLsLiN l. co. CHANGES
HANDS THIS WEEK

The c. II. Grollman L Go. dry goods
store has changed hands. J. =. Pierce
having purchased the business. The
stock has been involced this week and
Mr.. Pierce has already taken charge.
The Grollman Il Co. store was estab-
lished here last spring and has enjoy
ed n very good business Mr.. Pierce
came here from Lubbock and has been
employed IN the store for the past sey-
cral months.