The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1921-03-03
ID. BURR JONES,
State Director
Near East Relief.

VIC ih tiiC iihuulC-WCot lOI
people in the Near East Is meeting
with most favorable response in
many sections. In addition to Iowa,
Indiana and Kansas have already
shipped some cars and we understand
that corn is ready for shipment in
Illinois and other states.
Nebraska is asked to gather and
send one hundred cars of corn, this
corn to be made, into corn food pro-
ducts which will be shipped directly
to the starving people.
The plan we are to follow is for
every local community that secures a
carload Of corn to wire d. Burr Jones,
State Director, Near East Relief, 1921
Railway Exchange Bldg, Omaha, Ne
baska, for shipping directions. These
will be telegraphed and car will then
be sent to corn mill.
Every car Of corn on arrival at
the mill will first be inspected under
the official supervision Of the Omaha
Grain Exchange under the regular
manner followed on commercial ship
ments; certificates of these weights
and inspections will be given to the
State Director Of the Near East Re-
lief, he, in turn, will give this in
formation to those in each county
who send the car.
Any corn unsuited by reason of
color or otherwise for milling pur-
poses will be exchanged on the
Omaha Gain Exchange for suitable
corn at the market difference, day of
arrival of the corn. This means that
yellow corn or mixed corn will be ex-
changed at the mill for white corn
at the market difference. White corn
has been found best suited for export
trade. At the same time any corn
regardless Of color or moisture or
whether it be mixed or not, will be
gladly received. The corn upon its
arrival at the mill will go through
process of sterilization, kiln-drying,
degerminating and be milled in all
respects and follow the regular pro-
cess pursued in the regular trade,
furnishing the same quality Of high
grade meal as this particular mill
produces for it's regular trade. BY
this process it will be seen that what
ever moisture is in the corn will be
taken out so that wet corn can be
shipped to us.
For every hundred pounds of corn
milled we will be able to ship not
less than sixty pounds of finished
corn meal and the thirty pounds of
hominy food -products) I'VE will
dispose of, using the proceeds to pay
the expenses Of the manufacture and
when NECESSARY to apply on trans
portation. The loss by moisture
will be from per cent to 10 per
cent only.
; Where communities desire to pay
for shipment from their locality to
the mill at Omaha this is acceptable
on the part of the Near East Relief;
at the same time any community that
has car of corn to ship and feel
that they can not pay for transpor-
tation, the Near East has made ar
rangements in Omaha so that the
car can be sent collect.
Corn so milled into corn meal will
be sacked into 10 pound cotton cloth
sacks and ten of these sacks packed
in burlay sack or container and Sc
curely sewed in the same manner
that they prepare the meal for en-
port trade. This will insure safe
carriage and bring the meal to the
peoples of the Near East Relief in q
clean attractive way, easy to handle
and distribute at its destination. The
Near East Relief has made al
agreement with the Miller Cerea
Mills Of Omaha for all this servic,
OF unloading, milling, sacking and re
shipping this corn at charge thai
our agricultural advisors tell us j!
not only reasonable and at cost bu
some say slightly below.
The fact that hundred cars o
corn will be collected and shipped on
of the state and five hundred from
the Nation and not sold in this coun
try should reflect a higher price OIL
the market. The conversion int,
food products will also give employ
ment to American labor.
There is absolutely no doubt bu
that this corn product will reach it
destination and keep indefinitely anC
be an absolutely Nutritious food. Be
cause Investigations on the part O
the Near East official advisors hav,
shown that for great many years