The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-06-07


| lantic states expect to make this year
will be passed on to the consumer
under the direction Of the United
States food administration, control
Of the rice market having ksen as
yumed by Food Administrator Her.
bert Hoover.
A committee composed of three
men selected by the food admins
traitor, as provided for in an agree
ment he has entered into with the
rice millers of the United States will
supervise the distribution of the crop,
determine grades and classify the
output. These men are E. A. Eignus,
secretary treasurer Of the Southern
Rice Growers association; J. H. Ro-
man, district manager for the South
ern Rice Growers association at New
Orleans; ]. E. Broussard, president
of the Rice Millers' association. This
committees headquarters will be in
Beaumont.
Its chairman, E. A. Eignus was
district manager for the Southern
Rice Growers assertion at Eagle
Lake, Texas, when it was a young
and struggling organization. Four
years ago the directors Of the asso-
citation placed him in the secretary
treasurer's chair, which he has filled
ever since. Under his direction the
association has grown greatly in
membership and influence. More
than 5000 rice growers are its sup
porters now, forming a union power
full enough to resist and defat any
combination of market raiders, and
to protect the consumer as well as
the producer from the consequences
Of unbridled speculation.
When the question Of taking con-
troll of the market with view Of
preventing manipulation and prof.
terring during the war presented
itself to the food administration Mr.
!. Hoover looked to the association to
represent the growers in the matter.
Mr.. Eignus was invited to submit a
form of agreement that would be fair
to all parties concerned, and, in the
md, his suggestions were adopted in
very essential particular. AS pre-
pared by Mr.. Hoover this agreement
was found to be satisfactory by rep
resentative river rice planters of
Louisiana, who are not members Of
the Southern Rice Growers associa-
ton, at meeting in New Orleans on
May 10, and the members of the
Millers' association, at their annual
meeting in Houston on May IA,
adopted resolution which obligates
them to sign it.
The committee appointed by Mr..
Hoover to see that the terms of the
agreement are complied with will
take over the employees and the
equipment of the Southern Rice
Growers association. 1t will also ap-
point state committees to value all
rice offered for sale. The expenses
of these and Of all other employees
will be paid out of a fund to be
created by the collection Of fee Of
6 IL cents from the millers for ev-
cry barrel of rice milled by them for
distribution. The millers will pay
this fee on all rice bought from
planters who are not members of the
Southern Rice Growers association
member of the association. No fee
as we'll as on all rice bought from
for grading and selling rice will be
collected by the association from its
members during the life Of the agree
ment.
Each state valuation committee
will be composed of three members,
two of whom will be employees OF the
Southern Rice Growers association.
The third member in each instance
will be representative Of the mills,
recommended by the millers in each
state to the general committee. His
salary will be paid by the general
committee.
On the part Of the food admins
traitor, it is agreed that in the
event of any material increase in the