Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-14

true ana the faisity Of II could easily
have been ascertained by tho COM
whatsoever II he had tried to be fair.
In addition to the statement In my
poescssion of more than fifty grain
buyers In the state Of idaho, have
my own statement from the Wetser
Milling b Elevator company, wherein
4 was charged. as stated. and the
wheat was ground and sold by the
mill without the payment Of this
freight or without the payment Of any
freight charge on the flour.
Replying to my statement that the
fact that the. farmer was allowed, II
Dissatisfied with the local grain buy
er's grade, to appeal to Max Houser
OF Portland. and if again dissatisfied
to appeal to Julius Barnes Of New
York. was an insult to the intelli-
gence of our citizenship, the general
counsel admits that it is entirely true
and submits the fairness Of the propo-
sition to the repute of Mr.. Houser
and Mr.. Barnes. The fact that Mr..
Houser is reputed to have made more
money during the past five years than
any other individual In the northwest
would lead me to observe that It would
have a much better effect il these
appeals could have been made as pro-
vided in the United States grain stan
dardization act. IS, ~
BUT ONE PRICE.
ITO my charge that the managers
of the grain corporation and other
buyers taking advantage Of their rul-
ings were putting out circulars infer
ring without saying SO that the guar
anteed price is likewise a maximum
price. the general counsel answers that
II is categorical and false. / have
circular in my possession, however,
gotten out by a company operating
under the rules of the grain corpora
ton in which 1t says, AS far as the
price this year is concerned there is
but one, that fixed by the government
ITO our charge that the grain cor
poration through malicious manipula-
ton of grades and standards reduced
the farmers income, the general coun-
sci replies with the remark that the
statement is false. Quoting again
from the Congressional Record report
of the United States senate committee
on agriculture / submit the follow
ing:
They should know that (referring
to city people) owing to manipulation
in administering the grades and
standards, together with the damage
done by hot weather to the maturing
crop, the winter wheat producers are
receiving as low as $1.l5 per bushel
for their wheat, not the s2.05 which
Mr.. Barnes gives as a theoretical av
erage and that this years crop may
average not over $3.50 per bushel.'
Replying to my statement that the
grain corporation ignored the loss
sustained by the producer on account
of wea Their conditions and with n
failure to consider the toll of the
farmer, his wife and children, the
general counsel characterized this as
mere sophistry'. and adds that sym
patty can be best expressed by help
full acts than otherwise and that the
record of the grain corporation on
that is easily available. IL 1t could
have been possible to have secured
AT least. one or two wheat producers
on the directorate OF the United
States grain corporation, this feature
Of the controversy might have been
eliminated, and doubtless the state of
idaho would have saved Mt least five
millions OF dollars now irretrievably
lost through the arbitrary manner BY
which the grain corporation has de-
prived the farmer Of an honest mar
ket"