Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-04
PRICES FOR 1878
WHEAT CROP FIXED
BY STATE M|LLERS
They Are Merely Tentative,
However, and Probably viii
Be Changed by Grain Corp
grafton; Banquet Last Night
Tentative prices of $2s5 per hun

Tentative prices of $2.95 per hun
bred pounds for No. wheat $3.50
for No. wheat and s2.S5 for
No. We're set yesterday by
the New Mexico Millers' association
at their annual convention here, for
the 1919 crop. These prices are
about equivalent to the government
guarantee of $226 at Chicago, less the
freight They will only apply, how
ever until the food administration
grain corporation works out a stand
ard plan for handling the matter
throughout the country, which is ex-
pected to be done at a meeting of the
corporation TO be held in New York
June 10 and II, or shortly thereafter
But fearing that some of the 1919
crop would be marketed before the
grain corporation took action, the
millers decided upon the foregoing
prices as starter. The matter is
very much in the air at present and
nobody seems to have any idea just
what scheme will finally be adopted
for handling the wheat raised this
year when it comes to paying the diff
ference between the guaranteed price
and the market price, it being gener-
ally believed that the latter will be
much below the guarantee.
Considerable discussion was en-
gagged in as to improving the quality
of the wheat raised in New Mexico,
also to creating a demand for flour
made from home grown wheat. 1t
seemed to be the consensus of opinion
that both our whea. and flour are all
right, but the people need to be edu-
Gated as to the quality of flour, which
is said to be as good as any imported
product,
AS is the case with other articles of
diet, fots.s become accustomed to us
ing a certain brand of flour and
think there is no other brand quite so
good They will buy the imported
product and spurn the homemade
article. As one miller expressed II:
Familiarity breeds contempt and
distance lends enchantment as to the
view"
The matter of building elevators in
which to store our wheat, and addi-
tionaI mills to grind it, was discussed
and resolution adopted favoring the
carrying out of such a plan. 1t was
stated that the New Mexico mills last
year ground out $4,000 bushels of
wheat while 400, 900 bushels were eX-
ported The millers hope to see the
time come when we will not export
bushel of wheat, unless 1t is surplus.
New officers were elected at the
morning session. as follows:
John Greenwald, Jr, of Socorro,
president: Phil ,Iagels of Bernalillo,
vice president; p. p Simmons of Be
len, secretary treasurer. The directors
elected were Otto Bachechi of Albu-
querque, Thomas Marion OF San Mar
cial. Phil Jagels of Bernalillo, +. l..
Beal of Las Vegas S. Ligarreta of Las
Cruces and J. p. Girard of Albuquer-
que.
The next convention will be held at
Las Cruces on the first Tuesday in
June, 1920.
The work being done by the coun-
ty agents under the direction of the
state agricultural college, was given
high praise and the action of the
board of county commissioners of
Socorro county in removing their
county agent was disapproved, in the
following resolution adopted by the
convention:
Whereas, it is the desire and pur-
pose of the New Mexico Millers' as
ISOLATION to build up and improve the
milling industry of the state of New
Mexico; and,
Whereas, this development is de-
pendent not only upon the improve
ment of milling facilities and equip
ment on the part of the millers. but
also upon the methods employed By
the farmers in the growing of their
wheat and other crops; therefore,
be il
Resolved. that this association
heartily endorses the work already
accomplished by the agricultural col
Iege, through its corps of scounty
agents and farm bureaus in the sew
cral counties in the advancement OF
agriculture in the state. Be it further
Resolved, that we disapprove the
action of the commission of Socorro
county for removing one of the most
competent county agricultural agents
EMPLOYED in the state, interruptinS
this service at a time when 1t was
most needed by the farmers Of the
county. BE it further
Resolved that copy of this reso-
luton be mailed to each board OF
county commissioners in the state.
In addition to the resolutions men
toned. one was adopted extending
the sympathy of the association TO
the mother and relatives of Paul
Kempenich of Peralta. who died dur
inr the recent influenza epidemic.
The millers and few invited
guests were rendered a banquet in
Taft hall last night Following the
banquet r. L. Putney, as POSTMASTER,
assumed charge of affairs and intro
duced the speakers. who included A.
Il. Hebenstreit city manager, who
welcomed the delegates on behalf OF
Albuquerque, and Aldo Leopold, who
welcomed them on behalf of the
Chamber of Commerce: r. F. Hare,
field agent for New Mexico Of the
bureau of estimates of the United
states department of agriculture: DR..
c. r. Hodgin of the state university.
]. w. Knorr of the state college,
Thomas Marion of San Marcial, r.
s Trumhull, agricultural agent for
the e. p. & S. W. railway Charles
Shafer and John Becker.