The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-26
NEWIRULES GOVERNING
GEORGIA COTTON GINNERS

Atlanta, Ga, July 24-The follow
ing rulings are promulgated by DR..
Andrew w. Soule, federal food admin
istrator.
Rules Governing Cotton Ginners
Circular No. as which supersedes
Circular No. al dated June 22nd, gives
the following rules.
Ginners
Il. Attention is hereby called to
Rule 8 of the Special License Regula-
tons No. IN, effective July |, 1918;
No licensee owning, controlling or op-
Grating a ginnery shall make any I'M
reasonable charge for the service OF
cleaning seed cotton or separating the
seed from the lint.
y. Ginners are to keep a correct
record showing the name and address
of each party from whom they gin
cotton, the amount of cotton ginned
in each case, and the actual charge
made for such service They must be
in position at all times to furnish de-
| tailed information to the u. S. Food
! Administration.
). 1t is necessary that ginners per-
| form this service in such a way that
! the seed cotton shall be cleaned and
,, the lint removed from the seed in an
| efficient manner. Such foreign sub
! stances as are removed from the cot
ton shall not be returned to the seed.
but the seed shall be kept in clean
condition. Ginners are not permitted
to mix any foreign material with cot
ton seed during the time that it is I'M
! der control or in their possession.
! q. The charge for ginning shall be
the same whether or not the cotton or
cotton seed is purchased by the GIN
incr.
II 5. Ginners are to gin as rapidly as
possible. consistent with good work,
lSll dry seed rendered them. and cot
ION seed ginned by them. Ii cotton
iced is purchased by the ginner, he
k-Yust be guided by Our Rule No. 5 and
on sircular No. 40
TO. Ginners are to keep careful
cord, showing the name and address
nd each party from. whom they pur-
nd use cotton seed, together with the
70, nifty and price paid for same"
sdles Governing Buyers and Sellers
4, of Cotton Seed =.
In Circular No 40 addressed to all
buyers and sellers of cotton seed, the
| following rules now effective were
outlined
THE carload market price at rail-
road points shall be the basis price
| of cotton seed.
Licenses engaged In the buying of
cotton seed in small quantities for sale
or shipment in carload quantities OPP
Grating as provided for in either sec
ton | or section ?. following are to
ascertain the price that shall be paid
for cotton seed by deducting S. per
ton from the basis price on the day OF
purchase.
Il. No licensee engaged in the buy
ing and selling of cotton seed and
for which purpose he provides the
necessary facilities. capital and bears
the expenses and risks incident to the
business shall sell any cotton at more
than So per ton Gncluding delivery
and loading OF seed into cars or mills
above the price which he paid for the
said cotton seed.
y. No licensee operating as princi-
pal, whose capital is furnished by an
other and whose expenses and bust
ness risks in whole or in part,
are borne by another, and no Ii
censee operating as agent under his
own license or under the license Of
another shall receive as his own COM
penSation for his services more than
$50 for each ton of cotton seed ne
gotiated by him. The remainder of
the margin as provided for in section
l shall be retained by the party or
parties furnishing the capital and ia
cilities and assuming the risks and ex-
penses, in whole or In part
"Provided that licensees referred
to in section | and in section 2 who
purchase cotton seed at points dis
tant from railway stations are permit
ted to buy their seed at such deduct
ions from the basis price as will en-
able them in determining the cost
price of said seed to absorb the &C
tual cost of hauling to the railway sta
ton.
49, No licensee, operating either as
broker or as dealer, who buys cotton
seed in car lots shall receive as his
compensation more than 25c per ton.
Such compensation shall be bourne
by either seller or final buyer as part
of his spread or differential, and not
added to the cost of the seed.