American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-02-26

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Ia great deal OF what Il Is doing for
the wheat farmer. Again | cite my
own case. In February before the
war began / sold my wheat for "
Ter hundred. To-day after deducting
the freight I o Chicago and the grades
would get 1920 per hundred Tor
the came wheat. yet Il cost me twice
ar much In labor cost and food cost
a. produce that wheat az n did before
the war. Again you lose sight OF the
hazard Of the business. The last two
years In spite Of prices, because OF IN
/ creased cost of production and ad-
verse weather conditions over which
had no control. my farm has shown
mo au actual loss.
Neither Seed Nor Cash.
Now you say, put In every acre. IN
this community there are thousands
of acres Of land prepared ready 10 be
planted but The farmers have not got
the seed Whea nor the money 10
buy it.
You nx the price OF seed wheat at
IL per cent above the cost after IL is
cleaned. yet our local elevators are
asking from 1926 10 $3.50 per hun
dred for spring seed wheat that they
paid x2.7O 10 S2.s5 for last fall !
have written the Council ~ Defense
and the state farm markets Of these
conditions but they have taken no
action.
Costs Have Doubled.
IN the spring before the war !
|, bought q three bottom pillow for 800.
To-day hat same pillow cost me sl1O.
Then / got the best help for $40 per
month. Now / get poor help az from
$50 10 $50 per month. and Il costs me
twice az much 10 feed them.
D II a man cannot operate a business
a. a profit ne will go out OF the bust
4 ness and unless there ia some drastic
change az once the wheat farmer will
, bc forced to quit
70 The system b. wrong and the rem.
edy Ia apparent. I cite 10 you the case
r. OF sugar. Sugar rs the same price oil
d practically 40 all over the United
y states and II is very little higher thar
before the war. Yet the man WHIT
e produces the beet from which a larg'
q part OF our sugar rs made Is gettinl
almost twice az much for II as he die
q before the a
You have the legislation and au
J. thority to take over all grain supplies
e 10 take over all mills and elevator
II and operate them Why not put
IT price on wheat substitutes In proper
ton TO what they should be to a basil
n price on wheat and make a Delivers
p price 10 any part Of the United states
for an wheat products and their sub
atitutes. the same way sugar !
10 handiedf
re- II Tax ON Northwest.
"a Why should the producer Of IN
AZ northwest have the freight to Chici
In 40 deducted from the price Of hi
In wheat when not "a bushel OF 1t eve
le goes thereg The administration ha
n put Il premium on wheat raised by ti
g. man living near Chicago and puts
he heavy tax ON the northwest becaus
t- they are "a few thousand miles ava
m. from there
he Iowa. Nebraska. Kansas. and adj'
cent states have thousands Of acre
or that viii raise either corn or whea
to Under present conditions that acrl
age viii be- put 20 corn because thcl
ny rs more proht leo IL for the produce
by na 10 costs less 10 raise corn tina
wheat
~ II the food situation rs as serious
he the activities OF the food administr.
IN .tlon Head us to believe it la. then a
ifltimc has come for drastic action. an
b5 there would be- no complaint. v
u are AN willing 90 do our part but
long as wheat Us made the cheape
food We have. and "a prohibitiyc pri
ar is allowed ON its substitutes i, T
at one. hereby enter my protest az bell
cd forced to buy corn meal and 9th
ed substitutes az nearly twice HE price
nd wheat flour when thorc Is plenty
.n- wheat 90 feed the chickens. the pt
30 and the horses.
lsc Ready to DO Their Share.
This rs Just tho viewpoint OF I
is farmer. the man YOU are depend
go 0n 90 raise the wheat. which Is so
me sontai 20 the winning of this vi
.ys Il is a different vieW point from YOU
RAJ yet I ann just as anxious 10 conser
md This wheat as you are lt is iuts
.sk necessary to the farmer that The n
Is De decisively beaten a. it Is To a
other class OF men. and we are b
ted as ready To- DO our part whether 70
ex n the trenches or In the wheat hel
po- We will serve where We can. but
ted do object Co being exploited You g
see Tor yourself from a comparison
for the price OF wheat and corn at G
icn cago that 30 is not the man who gro
oes the coru who is getting Tho profit.
al use the term you in this let
,es i~mpersoually. I am simply trying
ON llay the facts before YOU IN a y
ear which vill enable YOU 90 place IN