The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-19

Nashville. Tenn--"The important
feature of the new wheat and flour
regulations announced today" explain.
ed DR. H, A. Morgan, federal food ad.
ministrator OF Tennessee, "is that the
price at which mills must buy wheat
8 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 AMI
the milling division OF the food nd.
nlnistration no longer exists and in
'tead Of the prices being fixed on
wheat the prices OF the finished pro-
duct have been fixed by the food adj
minisEation.
I'm effect the government. through
the United States Grain Corporation,
guarantees that wheat will not sell at
less figure at certain terminal points.
That Is done In this way: The grain
corporation will buy all of the wheat
offered II at the prices named. Neces-
sarily the mills must pay substantially
this price or more In order to obtain
wheat,
In practical effect. due to the read
justment, the farmers OF Tennessee
will receive somewhat more for their
wheat than they obtained under the
old schedule. The price OF wheat Is
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, but we have not
yet had the time nor opportunity to
work out schedule of flour and mill
feed prices for all Of the counties OF
the state This must be very 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 and mill
feed should sell In retail quantities in
their several communities The strik-
ing feature Of the new prices is very
substantial reduction In the cost OF
mill feed as compared with the prices
that have obtained during the past
season.
1--WE are hopeful that with a fixed
selling price we may be able to moro
effectively enforce the regulations
against profiteering upon the part of
flour retailers"
Farm Machinery.
Realizing the necessity for increas.
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 at the
office Of Joseph H, Judd, chairman, 10
plan campaign to encourage the pu"-
chase by farmers Of more labor saving
devices. AS one OF the primary steps
In this direction It was recognized 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.
1t Is planned to use an organization
OF the implement dealers as sort 81
auxiliary OF the food administration,
Just as the grocers, bakers and other
organizations are being used II Is ex.
pected that as the result OF this move.
ment not only will the farmers be i'm
pressed with the need for machinery.
but the dealers will be encouraged to
order for the next season an adequate
supply OF implement and tools fer crop
making. It 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.
flciencies could not be promptly mado.
To prevent a recurrence OF this situa.
ton will be one OF the main objects o.
the activities Of this committee. I
II Is particularly planned to encour j
age the purchase OF farm tractors
on the market that will 20 far towart
solving the labor shortage II used OF
the farms. There are many other la
Dor saving devices that can be used
to save man power. The food admin
istraton, recognizing that the labor
problem on the farm ia going to grow
more rather than less acute as they
war progresses, and for that reason isl
trying IN every way possible to in
crease the efficiency and productivity
ness OF the limited man power In food
growing.
Or. Colby At Columbia.
Dr. Everett Colby, OF the United
States Food Administration, Washing
ton. will be one OF the chief speakers
at the Middle Tennessee farmers con.
vention to be held at Columbia on July
-, "a and 20. DR., Colby has had a no.
table career as a lawyer, business man
and political leader. He has visited
Several OF the warning nations and
comes with message from the people
overseas
Sugar Regulations.
On July l new sugar regulations re-
stricting consumers to not exceeding
three pounds OF sugar per person per
month went into effect. Retailers can
purchase only the amount OF sugar
hat they have averaged in the past
and can sell only to consumers for or
binary domestic consumption, unless
other purchasers have a written per.
NIT from the food administration. Re-
tailers should be careful In their sales
that they equitably distribute amounts
allowed them among their customers.
for otherwise many will have TO 20
without