The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-08-21

cungress this 94sks mentioned the
failing Oh Of IA sAnttqpated wheat
crop. Though ghsEwheAt CROP issnot
What !. J. ss,, hspsa y hsy 40 % a., Is . said:
dent care.,.5faHe PROMISED tEat wheat
shipments and credits to facilitate the
purchase Of domestic wheat ''will be
limited and controlled. IN such d way
- aot to raise but rather to lower the
price of -four"
Houston Holds Up Bill.
While evidence accuinulatess that the
wheat crop is seriously deteriorating
at q time when famine stares the
world in the face, Secretary Of Agri.
culture Houston has as yet refused to
show sufficient interest to even indorse
the remedial bill OF Representative
Sinclair, appropriating. 81, 1000, 900 for
the purchase OF seed grain and feed
for livestock, to be supplied to farm
ers and stockmen In drouth-stricken
areas. Mr.. Sinclair is hoping to Sc
cure this Endorsement next week. Al
most a month has passed since he in.
troduced the bill, but nothing can be
done to forward it until 1t receives the
o. K. OF Mr.. Houston.
Mr.. Sinclair points out that $780,.
900 loaned the farmers of the south
western states for seed purchase by
the department OF agriculture 1 year
ago resulted In practically doubling
the wheat acreage planted In those
states. Money loaned for this pur-
pose has always proved an excellent
investment, but it would appear that
the secretary of agriculture hates to
let any one but himself get any credit
for helping the farmers. He does need
1t himself, perhaps. II Ea.
The first OF q series of farmers con-
%ferences scheduled to be held In Wash
ington in the lear future to help keep
congress straight ON agricultural
problems opened here Monday, August
II. John G. Brown, president Of the
Indiana Federation Of Farmers' Assoc
Citations, sponsored the conference and
representatives OF farm organizations
in - wheat and c~orn-growing states
we're In attendance Delegates were
appointed to remain In washington to
check up ON congress during the next
few critical weeks. -
Potash 70 Como In.
OF. great interest to eastern ana
southern farmers Il the decision OF the
war trade board to lift al restrictions
on. the Importation Of fertilizer potash
from Germany. The decision Is 4
marked victory for the National
Grange and the FEDERAL Board of
Farm Organisations, whose rspresen-
tatives have been urging this step
against the protest Of the American
Potash Manufactured association,
who are anxious to build In air-tight
monopoly for their members. ,E5
A statement by Vance Mccormick.
chairman OF the wei trade board,
states that henceforth potash may b
imported without license from every
country except Hungary and the parts
of Russia under Bolshevik control.
Some Hoarded Foods.
Evidence OF the way the law of sup
ply and demand has been paralyzed
by the manipulations Of the packers
and other food monopolists has been
collected by the federal trade conn
mission, and was cited by the presi-
dent in making his urgent recommen-
dations to congress for reducing lty-
ing costs.
The supply Of fresh sggs on hand In.
June of this year, for instance, was
10 per cent greater than the supply
on hand last year, yet the wholesale
price had risen 10 cents = dozen. Tho
stock OF frozen fowls In the same
period had increased 800 per cent, the
average, price also increasing 3 cents .
pound.
While the speply Of creamery hut.
ter increased 12a per cent the price
went UP from nj to IS cents a pound.
Canned corn doubled in stock, but In.
creased AZ price. Canned salmon
showed similar increase in stock ami
price. The supply nfsssalt beet IN
creased 3 p4r cent and the price r0sa
from s34 !, barrel To- &36 a barreL y
These are onlySa tew samples ~
the way the food m~pnqpolists hare
been able to manipglate the market
at the expepse Of both farmer and
city housewife. They + samples
however which It Will take more s..
telligent packer propaganda than any
vet put out to dispFpye.
Russian Policy Falls.
The failure Of the sailed policy ofsin.
tervention III Russia has been made
more apparent during the last week,
Kolchak 10 reported as thoroughly
broken $50 far as hope Of his being able
to check the soviet government Ii CON,
cerned, He has retired several hun
dred miles to. the east. AT the came
time the city Of Archangel and Tho
Murman coast Is 4bout all that IA left
to the. north Russian expedition, and
the government set up ia Archangel
BY the allies As issuing frantic appeals
to the world. The movement against
Petrograd from the Baltic sea hal
proved to be ii fiasco.
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