The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1918-08-16
MILLS GAN NOT BEAT.
DOWN WHEAT PRICE.
sTATEMfNT ~
9yEp ~. STATE FEDERAL
room ADMINISTRATION
some MILLS DEAL utHAm

some MILLS DEAL uttfAlA
In esn.iA asetioRs asperA &ta'Hs
sAms Min Have ussd THEY A.
vantage. 70 lo~ss Price ~ Whsat
oearnmaak WI. Mot Tolerate This
NaahxijIa, Tenn.-AlthossA the sele
senmank through the cereal division
Of thu Uuited States Food AdmipisUs<
ton. now allows the mills To- pal
wAatsxse they desire ~ wheat u
pric& Il 0our sad milA feed betpE. alb
sosutsly fixed. the Federal Food Ad'
ui1lstration N Tsnnessss is deter
mined that the mills. shsll not BY reas
sen Of this fact. beat down thu pF1ck
OF wheat and make unreasonable and
excessive profits IN the sa'e Of taAil
products
The following statement has been
issued by the Federal Food AdminiA
tuation Of Tennessee:
"Undsr the present plan OF niIs
control. which has boon IN effect
since July l. the mills are not longer
restricted y the price which they
can pay for wheat or in the territory
n. which they may purchase u. Theg
mast however, sell their flour ane
wheat min feed st net exceeding a.
bitrary prices MT have been fixed
~ tho Food Administration. Theae
pgicss are based upon the guarantee
pyics Of 81. Louis wheat with the
carrying charges thersfrom to the Ten
nsssss mills added. lsss, OF coursA
tAA cost e. Inspection. the csrryins
chaxsee and service psrfarnen h
handling the wheat. ne prices -
which, mitis are psrAeted t. seil tASS
prod~ctA based on these wheat prices.
viii return thsm . fair and reasoRAr
bic profit. More tAan that they ere
not entitled - receive and will nsa
obtaAn 4 The Foo1 Administrs uos
must sxhausk Ill q W powers - Dre
vent n.
"it has cone to ths knowiedee %
the roo0 Administration that In GER
tain sections some mills have reed
their advantage 70 'bsst down TIE
price % wheat that II they have not
paid ne fair wheat price established
By the govssnmeat but on tho cthsf
hand have sold their products ~ the
I'm psicss axsd " the Food Admin
iseruakoa. Thls viii not b tolerated.
eucA . esuvUe VIII return - the miala
fs1,0wfns e. unfair a0l excessive pref
~. We sss new sending cut to sxery
wheat mtif fn he state . Qusstionaiss.
n which thsy arc asked 10 skate the
price - which they have purchased
No. 3 wheat since July }. and The
psiceA at which tAey have been sell.
ing flsur and wheat mill feed. When
these qusstiouaires are returned the
Food Administntion will shsa know
just what the mills have bssn doing
ana where We md mills that have
made unfair profisa due to unreasona-
bly, NV prices paid for wheat. they
win hP forced - aissors~ ths szcs~
stve profits.
Tue mills al 1nsw - prices ut
walsh they Are expected - by vhsat
bsss6 spoa the ~ selling priess q
their produetA II has besn rsperssd
10 the Food AAministn4toa TIT fn
sen~ instances TIE mAlia AnvlAs
bsugAs their fui1 thArty lays sxDViy
Of wheat ass rsducing ~ pSs&
WHICH they are offering AsmsrA u
saeh essss the fArmers sAosid - s,ev.
vsey slow. 10 sssf unless thsy srs rs&
sonsbly certain s1ae the price Offered
10 fAir Drtes. OF ceurss the 1nrmssa
csuid bos sffor4 10 hold ths1r vhsa4
Day insurance. seorass. lose rattage
and shrinkage, for . es1t - two 2
suahsl. but 80 the diffsrsoce b tes
great the FOOD Administration does
not believe that they vii lose ~ car,
ryins their wheat ittis while
hongsr.
"Geuer. ny SPEAKING - hsvins II
mind that the freight nts from 81.
Louis Is not the same 70 all pOints in
Tennessee. makfng some exceptions,
n 10 The .cssmsnt q the Food Admir-
htrafs,a that lsss thaa t37s Pei
bushel for wheat that srsAss No.
would b. an vnrsAsonasiy low prcs
Q, Which mills should buy. and wheat
Of that grade bought 81 g lsss price
would return 10 the mf,.s IL practical
b svsry case. IN unfair profit. Sas-s
H. product 10 sold at the fair price
schedule estxhiiahsA ~ the Fosd As.
nfpis,ration-
tho rceA STANDARDIZATION - deal
,ss fairly - Justly vfth the mills. A
large majority a 0sm reoiprocstt
this treatment ana are dealing fairly
WIN - producers. bat al Of then
Dast % %. A eontrafy eourys sssle
nof fan to have . seyfous sffeee uDon
eus big drive U incrsass product On
fair trsstmsss Il he Drvdssr would
dsseosrass tie blg AS@<y' Wheat
crop for v6ich eur safss 10 ~
peaisA $685..