Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-07
ELkO MILLING COMPANY ORDERED
To CLOSE MILL FOR THREE MONTHS
Zone Committee Declares That Mill Violated Regulations On
Every Count. Full Conclusion of Committee As Issued to
The Reno Eevenng Gazette is First nkIing Eko Had of
Decision

CD sale OF more than thirty days
supply.
The particular instance complain.
ed OF WAS a sale to one Mariluch on
March IS, 1918, OF 1000 pounds OF
wheat flour at a time when the pur.
chaser had already secured his full
allotment of 200 pounds from the Rus.
sell store. Mr.. Perciyal admitted the
sale was made and had no information
as to how much flour Mariluch was
entitled TO receive under the reguIa-
lions. Mr.. Perciyal also stated that
the Elko Milling company disposed OF
its product to merchants and TO the
Reno French Bakery and in no in.
stance had made any endcayor to
comply with the regulations.
The conclusion is that the Elko
Milling company violated the food
regulations in this particular.
"(D Failure. to make reports.
"Iicqugsts for'Tcports were made by
kilograms or letters from Mr.. Mason.
divisional manager, South Pacific
Coast division, under date OF Novem.
Der -, November %, and November
p; also December c, 10. and Is. all in
1871 and January 3, April 10. May .
and May ., 1913. Up to the date OF
the hearing Mr. Pcrciyal stated that
no reports had been filed on account
Of their intrIcacy and the lack OF cler.
ical assistance at his Elko mill.
The conclusion is that the Elko
Milling company has wiluMy violated
the regulations in regard to making
reports.
30 The sale Of wheat flour brand.
ed as barley flour.
The Reno French Bakery was pro
ducing ar uHuadaIIy aalablo bread
from a supposed mixture of fifty pcl
cent wheat flour and fifty per cent
substitutes. Mr.. Lennon. Nevada
state administrator, investigated the
mixing and baking, and concluded
that the operations of that bakery
constituted a compliance with the
regulations, provided the barley
flour from the ElkO mill contained no
wheat An examination of this flour
showed twenty 'siN TO twcnty-right Der
cent gluten. This led to the securing
of barley flour manufactured BY the
Elko company from stores in Elko
Analyses at san Francisco showed
that the so-callcd barley flour was I'm
fact practically entirely wheat flour
Mr.. PcrciyaIs explanation is that
hc made but one carload of barley
flour that it was necessary to mix
some rice with it to complete the
and that if a consider
able quantity Of wheat was found in
the manufactured product. it must
nave come either from mixing Of
the grains as received from the farm
yrs or that wheat flour must have
been left in the milling machinery.
The explanation does not account for
The manufacture of the product con.
sisiinE entirely or practically OF
wheat. Tho conclusion is that the
EIkO company violated the food reg
ulations in this particular wiIuIly and
by this method was securing an uu.
due advantage over his competitors.
90 Sale OF feed at excessive
prices.
Mr.. Flack examined the sales rec.
ords Of the Elko company. IIo stated
the prices charged Tor flour were in
accordance with the regulations. but
that the charges for mill feed at the
rate Of $50 per ;on were high. The
cost Of wheat approNimatcs SGG per
ton. The regulations call for sale
price OF thirty.Cight per cent for mill
feed. According to the set figures the
mill feed should sell at S25OS per ton
instead OF az the ualc of $50 per ton.
The salc8 referred to aggregate at
least 5000 pounds. Mr.. Fiack's prices
us secured from the books, were sun.
piled by Mr.. rcrciyaL The conclusion
ig that III this particular the Elko
Milling company has failed To comply
with the regulations.
Mr. Pcrciyal the manager Of the
Elko Milling Company's two plants,
has shown no disposition TO comply