Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-07-18

Nashville, Tenn.-"Ths important
feature OF the new wheat and flour
regulations announced today" explain
ed Dr. H. A. Morgan. federal food ad-
ninistrator OF Tennessee, lis that the
price at which mills must buy wheat
Ia no longer fixed The mills can now
compete in the purchase OF wheat.
paying whatever price they desire, but
limited by the prices At which they
must sell their flour and mill feed.
The agreement between the mills All
the milling division OF the food ad'
ministration no longer exists and in.
stead OF the prices being fixed on
wheat the prices OF the flashed pro-
duct have been fixed by the food ad-
ministrstion,.
I'm effecrAhe government. through
the United states Grain Corporation,
guarantees that wheat will not sell 1t
less figure ut certain terminal points.
That is done in this way: The grain
corporation will buy all Of the wheat
offered II at the prices named. Nsces-
sarily the mills must pay substantially
this price or more In order 70 ebtaiE
wheat.
'In practical effect, due to the read
tustment, the farmers OF Tennessee
will receive somewhat more for their
wheat than they obtained under the
old schedule. The price OF wheat 10
fixed at certain terminal points, the
price the farmer receives being that
price less the cost OF transportation.
etc.
There Is no very material change
in the price OF flour, bot We have Aot
yet had the time nor opportunity to
work out a schedule of flour and mill
feed prices for all Of the counties Of
the state. This must be gerry carefully
done, 80 that both the miller and the
consumer will receive fair treatment.
At very early date this office expects
TO submit to the people Of Tennessee
. statement at which flour sad Dili
iced should sell IL retail quantities In
their several communities The strik-
ing feature OF the new prices b TsrJ
substantial reduction in tns cost OF
mill feed as compared with the prices
that have obtained during the past
season
I'VE are hopeful that with fixed
selling price We may be able TO more
effectively enforce the regulations
against profiteering upon the part Of
flour retailers"
Farm Machinery.
Realizing the necessity for incrsss-
ing, through the use OF machinery.
man power ON the farms of Tennessee,
TO meet the demands OF war and war
Industries, the farm power and ma
chinery committee OF the federal food
administration met on Monday ut the
office of Joseph Fl. Judd, chairman, 10
plan q campaign to encourage the pu:-
chase by far OF more labor saving
devices. As one OF the primary steps
In this direction II was recognised that
the farm implement dealers OF Ten
nessee should be organized and
brought into closer relationship with
the food administration and other war
agencies, to the end that . patriotic
campaign to encourage the use Of labor
saving devices might be promoted.
II In planned to use an organisation
ef the implement dealers - = sort Of
auxiliary OF the food administration,
Just as the grocers bakers and other
organizations are being used. It u ex.
pected that as the result of this move.
ment not orly will the farmers be in
pressed with the need for machinery,
but the dealers viii b encouraged to
order for the next season an adequate
supply Of impleme nt and tools for crop
making. II was reported to the com.
mittee that In several counties Of the
state the supplies of certain labor say.
ing devices had been inadequate for
the demands and, owing to freight con-
gestion and other causes. these de-
ficiencies could not be promptly made.
To prevent q recurrence OF this sftua-
ton will be one Of the main objects Of
The activities Of this committee.
II is particularly planned to sncouf.
Age the purchase Of farm tractors
on the market that will 20 far toward
solving the labor shortage II USED On
the farms. There are many other 10
Dor saving devices that can be used
10 save man power. The food admin
ktation. recognizing that the labor
problem on the farm y going to grow
more rather than less acute az the
war progresses, ssd for that reason II
trying In every way possible to In
crease the efficiency and productive
ness OF the limited mas power In food
rowing
Or. Colby At Columbia.
DR.. Everett Colby. Of the United
States Food Administration. Washing.
ton. wiz be one OF the chief speakers
- the Middle Tennessee farmers con.
vsntipn to be held at Columbia on July
-. ~ and 2S. DR. Colby has had q mo-
table career as . lawyer. business man
end political leader. He has visited
several Of the warning nations and
comes with q message from the people
overseas.
Sugar Regulations.
On July new sugar regulations ~
gtricting consumers TO not exceeding
three pounds OF sugar per person per
month went into effect. Retailers can
purchase only the amount Of sugar
that they have averaged in the east
aad can sell only to consumers for or
Elnary domestic consumption. unless
sthsr purchasers have written per-
nit from the food administration Re-
callers shoald be cSreful In their sales
ehAt thsy equitably attribute amounts
oxnved them among their customers,