Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-20

a view Of the case: but in the fuller
light OF a clearer understanding OF the
whole matter. the situation takes on
quite a different aspect.
About all that the food adm!nistra-
ton is trying 10 do is 10 put the gin-
ming business on its merits. We nave
already explained the necessity lor
that. Where heretofore the ginner has
mad, a nominal charge for ginning.
and secured the balance Of his COM
ts.nsation out OF the seed. the food ad-
n.inistration is trying 10 sec that the
owner Of the seed cotton pays the gin
ner full price for his ginning and that
the ginner or crush-r pays fun price
for the seed.
Get that point and get 1t straight. II
is not really intended that the price oi
ginning bc any higher than ii was be-
fore. The idea is to give the owner ot
the cotton just what he has been get
tins. II Is proposed that the additional
amount he is to receive for his seed
will make up for the apparent advance
h. has paid on the price Of ginning
No. the thing is not going to be
worked out exactly. That is not prac-
ticable. Seed may not be as high this
year as they we're last year; but II
must he remembered that the high
price of seed last year was largely
for the seed than they were worth be-
cause of special speculative conditions
and other crushers who followed lost
money. Much Of the price was ficti-
tious. One OF the main considerations
with the food administration now Is to
eliminate all speculation, and If actual
values this year do not measure uE
to the speculative prices of last year
there is no reasonable ground for com
plant.
Then there is another thing for those
people who would rush into the GIN
ming business in order to get share oi
those apparently excessive profits. IN
the first place. the probability is that
the thing is not nearly so soft as II
looks. As matter of fact, that Is
reasonably certain. tor If the price that
has been fixed should yield such q
profits as the inexperienced think il
will yield. the food administration VIII
he compelled TO revise that price with
"A severe cutting down. In the second
place. having fixed the price on basis
OF what il considers reason and equity
the food administration cannot allow
the public to run in. establish sur
plus of gins. and develop throat-cut
ting competition.
The idea OF the food administration
is that no more gins shall he estab-
lishcd except they be absolutely ncccs-
sarX TO prevent loss and waste. Ii l.
not considered that the country can
afford the use of capital for such un-
necessary purposes at this juncture
and then it is necessary TO prevent
over reaching of the business.
There are some cases TO be sure
where the food administration has
slipped up in allowing the establish
mrnt of unnecessary gins. That wa:
for lack OF information and because
it WAS not firm enough in the cXercis,
of it's powers. But this is matter
that will regulate itself.
The question of monopoly does moi
enter into this thing. On basis OF {;
fixed price everywhere. 1t does not cos'
the farmer any more to have his cottoi
ginned at one place than 1t costs hin
to have il ginned at another, and II th'
Sinner or oil mill should make toe
much profit, the government VIII GER
tainly get its share.