The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-02-28

The equivalent of No. l northern to
which the same price applies are No.
/ durum and No. / hard white The
wheat must be harvested In the United
States during 1918 and sold in the
market before June 1, 1919.
Wilson has Two Objects.
In fixing the prices now for the new
crop which will not be harvested until
June the president was believed to
have had two objects in view. The
first was to halt legislation pending
in congress to fix prices at 1925 to So
and the other was to stimulate spring
planting.
The Introduction of the price-raising
bills had begun to check the flow Of
wheat to market and food administra-
ton officials feared that mills soon
would have to close down. Hoping the
legislation would pass, farmers, it is
declared, have been refusing to sell at
the present prises of 1920.
To Keep Wheat Moving.
In enacting the food control law
congress put a guaranteed price OF "
on next seasons crop and this has
been construed as minimum price.
To draw wheat to market the presi-
dent fixed a price of 1920 on last sea
sons yield and it had this effect until
the price raising bills were introduced
Then the flow began to stop.
Food administration officials have
declared that if the bills pass the gov
ernment would be forced to raise pres
ent prices to the new levels and that
to do so would upset the food admin
istration's -four and bread program.
Assures Farmer Reasonable Profits.
The presidents proclamation states
that the action is to meet an emer-
gency. requiring the stimulation OF
wheat planting. In statement accom-
panying his proclamation the president
said:
Under the food control act OF Au
gust 10. 1917. it is my duty to announce
a guaranteed price for wheat OF tne
1918 harvest. | am, therefore, issuing
proclamation setting the price at tht
principal interior primary markets. II
makes no essential alteration In tht
present guarantee. 1t is continuation
of the present price, with some ADJUST
ments arising from the designation o1
additional terminal marketing polnt
This guaranteed price asures the
farmer of a reasonable profit, even L
the war should end within the veal
and the large stores of grain in those
sections of the world that are now Gu
off from transportation should agar
come into competition with his PROD
nets. To increase the price OF whea
above the present figure, or to agltat'
any increase of price. would have th'
effect Of seriously hampering the iarg'
onerations of the nation and OF the al
lies hy causing the wheat OF last year
crop TO be withheld from the marker
If would, moreover. dislocate ali tn
nresent wage levels that have been es
tahlished after much anxious discus
sion and would, therefore. create an III
dustral unrest which would be harm
ful To every industry in the country.
Repay Farmers Patriotic Action.
Il know the spirit of our farmer
and have not the least doubt as to Tn
Ioyaltv with which they will accept tn
, nresent decision The fall wheat plant
, ing. which furnishes two-thirds OF ou
wheat production, took place with n
other assurance than this ana th
farmers confidence was demonstrate
bv the fact that they planted an acrt
. age larger than the record OF any prt
> ceding wear larger by 100000 acre
than the second largest record veal