The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10

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be established ct Washington to help
solve the difficult problem of grading
the wheat crop. Samples of the
seasons crop will be forwarded toI
this experiment station where tests
of it's bread value will be made with
scientific accuracy.
Credit for this bill is given to-
North Dakota, Representative Young
of that state has been striving for
three years to have the government
secure accurate data for grain grad
ing. His labors are rewarded by
$4,000 item in the Agricultural ap-
preparation for the establishment OF
the experiment station.
Representative Young, while
member of the North Dakota leg
islature, was instrumental in obtain
ing an appropriation for an expert
mental flour mill at the state agricul-
tural college at Fargo. 1t was
through that mill that Prof. Ladd
and Prof. Wurst secured the facts
which demonstrated that the farmers
of the state were being robbed in the
grading of grain. The new measure
| will extend the North Dakota idea
/ and make it Of service to the entire
nation.
1 MAXIMUM FLOUR
PRICE POSSIBLE.
Further regulation in wheat product
is foreshadowed by the report of the
Federal Trade Commission which
practically recommends the establish
ment of a maximum price for flour.
The report shows conditions which
the Nonpartisianleague is striving
to abolish, that is multiplicity of
profits to miller, jobber and retailer.
The profit to the small lot jobber Is
about 81 cents barrel. AS he por-
forms no economic service and does
not anything to the value of the pro
duct, the possibility of wiping him
out entirely and saving that 81 cents
to producer and consumer is being
discussed
While the commission says the the
actual profits of the millers have
probably been reduced their figures
show that the big millers will make
this year 1888 per cent on their in
vestment. The profits of the middle
men inceased during the first half Of
191. In some instances the increase
was more than 125 per cent.
CONSIDER BEHIND
CLOSED MINDS.
"They are considering the problem
!. behind closed minds" is the way i
has been expressed of the commissio:
, wrangling behind closed doors witt
the problem of curbing the bee
barons.
The chief grievence of those wht
critlcise the commission is that it re
fuses to listen to any testimony, or tt
accept any written briefs in supper
of any plan that is before it excep
such testimony and data as may b.
brought in by the commissioner!
themselves.
But the significant thing is tina
the commissioners seem to be hope
lessly divided among themselves
One faction wants to recommend
straight government ownership o.
the packing plants and stoc:z yards
Another wants public ownership ant
operation of the stock yards with. s
tree market to all who want to pacl
or slaughter. Another element, sait
to be in the minority, stands pat OIL
private ownership with some form O
) government regulation ofspackers
large and small.
EXPOSING
E. DANA DURAND.
4 Documents in the case of H. Dams
Durand who holds the position O.
professor of farm economics in th'
University of Minnesota, are disclos
ing some interesting information
! From the minutes of a meeting O
!. packers called to discuss ways am
means of preventing an investigation
of their business is CLEANED the fol
lowing:
Il "That E. Dana Durand, formerl.
chief statistican of the Burea of tn:
nsus,andprevious to that time con
nected with the Department of Com
merece, who is the man who compil
ed the Garfield report on the packing
industry be requested to appear a
the hearing before the Judiciar.
Committee on the Borland resolution
to testify that the Garfield repor
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