The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-28

IcCtOI- LII COIlilcCtlUil Will Vic a.
ing, the United States Grain Corpora
ton has recently set aside sum TO
the use of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculturae, Bureau Q
Markets, so that we may have the as
sistance of the various Federal Super
visors in the proper grading of wheat
In this connection / may say there vii
be a meeting held of the vice-presl
dents of the Grain Corporation witt
the Wheat Director, to ascertain i
there is any injustice done to tn
grower in the buying Of wheat OF
basis of the federal grades, or if an!
other method can be arrived at with
out going contrary to the dictates o.
| the wheat control act. The UnlteC
States Department of Agriculture
since the installation of the fedora
grades, has had numerous hearings
all over the country to give the grow
ers ample opportunity to express their
ideans and viewpoints in connection
with the grades established.
Ready to Make Corrections.
$50 far as know, they have at all
times stood ready to make any
changes or corrections that might be
working hardship on the grower. 1t
developed in many of these meetings
that the growers themselves were in
sisting on a high standard of grading
so that the grower who had number
one wheat would receive the proper
reflection in price. This matter of
grade Standardization has many
angles, but I think we have all seen
the benefits that have accrued to the
fruit growing sections where there
has been mutual cooperation to high
| in no way wish to
assume any authority whatever IN
regard to what is and what is not
proper grade AS stated, this matter
has been quite thoroughly gone over
by the Department Of Agriculture
and / am merely pointing out few
IDEAS that should be borne In mind
also, when matter of grades are con-
sidered, as it is notorious fact, that
FOR many years in the Pacific north
vest the wheat crop, as rule, has
been bought on fair average, or IN
,ther words, the grower who had No.
wheat, free of mixtures, smut and
,ther elements, had to certain ex-
ent to carry along the Indifferent
ROVER.
Unfair Practice Discussed.
81 also notice that recently the COM
missioner has made another statement
hat there is being deducted 8 cents
err bushel for local commissions, z
ents for War Tax, % cents per bush
for Portland commission. will
cry much appreciate if he will advise
lie of any country dealers that are
ssorting to this unfair practice. The
2 cents per bushel has absolutely
othing to do with any country buy
g margins and no doubt he con-
lsed with the per cent commission
lat the Grain Corporation is charg-
G for direct shipments ON which we
turn full basic price, less l per cent
or 90 cents per bushei.
rom all reports at hand, IN many m
ances, the farmers are receiving
er and above the full basic price,
pecially for the hard wheat varle-
IS and in no instance can we find
lere margin of over 7 or cents
being deducted for country handling
argos; the usual country buying
argins on the soft wheat varieties
n from basic price to three or five
nts per bushel.
Accusation Found Untrue.
"The commissioner has also made a
atement in connection with the Pa :
'ic Elevator Co., or Pacific Grain 3
y, that | find upon investigation is
tirely untrue. About the last act :
performed when l severed my con- /.
ctions with my private affairs to :,
Se up the duties of vice-president of u
: United States Grain Corporation, 81
IS in securing for them the services "
Mr.. Jeffers, who was then the n
lveling supervisor for the United te
ates Department Of Agriculture, G.
reau of Public Markets, and of the s
chest integrity, to properly coach
instruct all the various buyers OF
} Pacific Grain Co., on the federal
adingt system, so that there would
no reflection or reason for COM
lint of any unfair practices on the
TT of my former employees. Mr..
sfers has just returned from trip
'ough south Idaho, where he has
IN soliciting consignments to Port
d, from various south Idaho ship
IS, agreeing to make them advances
ainst consignments, looking after
marketing of their shipments
/ paying them the full basic price
S one half of one per cent commits
n, or in other words, approximately
, cent and pointing out to them the
yantages of the Pacific coast facili-
J for handling sacked wheat as our
tic price here allows a Accent
mium for sacked wheat, whereas,
eat shipped to eastern zones, when
pped in sacks, they are disposed of
buyers account, with an additional
rye for unsacking, furthermore, all
coast dealers are trying to attract
pments in this direction, to which
y have a perfect right regardless
whatever may be said to the con-
ry. The grower also has the privi-
; Of making shipments direct, if he
desires, to the Grain Corporation,
which we will return to him the
basic price less one per cent com
sion for taking care of the con-
lment. Anyone that is at all con-
SAINT with general marketing con-
ons will readily see and understand
advantages to be obtained in hav-
different markets or outlets, than
re it would just move through on
ain channels.