The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-22

dark northern spring, and the sinh
winch the farmer is allowed to retain
bears this unqualified notation. R11t
the attorney general brought out. the
elevator man takes an advantage of
several values above No. / grade, such
as fancy, choice and fine, per bushel
This information relating to the de-
scription and value of the particular
consignment of wheat the grower does
not get, the examiner contended. and
the growers can regain with his stor-
age ticket receipt nothing but ordin.
| airy mo. 1 dark northern"
The attorney general said he saw
"a steadied effort" on the mart IF ala.
vator. men to keep the farmer from
knowing of these higher classifcations
that their wheat might go into, bring
ing several cents more per bushel. He
declared that it seemed highly unfair,
in his opinion.
NJ. I. MuIroy, manager of the Rus
sell Miller Milling company's local
plant, and Mr.. Eppler would not adj
nit that there was anything wrong
with this condition.
Mr.. Mulroy maintained that there
is no such thing as fancy grade No,
l dark northern, Or choice grade ar
any higher grade than just No. / dark
northern. Mr.. Rankin produced a elm
ping from the Great Falls Tribune
showing in its market quotations a
list of three grades higher than No.
l dark northern, that is, fancy, choice
and good, representing spread of IL
cents more in value on the market.
Mulroy said these were fictitious
grades, that the federal grade was
just No. l dark northern.
Mr.. Rankin then declared that he
didn't care anything about the federal
wheat grade, or if all the elevator
men in the country denied there were
grades above the federal grade, add
ing that, ''that statement in the Great
Falls Tribune means son1ething.''
Track Buyers Discussed.
The influence and effect of the track
buyers activities were thoroughly dis
cussed. J. Henry Nibble was called
to the stand, and he talked in favor
of allowing track buyers to operate
unhampered as means of creating
competition. c. F. Borberg also stat
ed his opinion that requiring of the
small buyer bond as large as that
required Of the big companies was I'M
just and kept many out of the game.
Mr.. Rankin recited testimony to the
effect that when track buyer started
to operate in that vicinity, the prices
paid by elevator companies prompt
ly went up. Mr.. Eppler said he didn't
think this had happened, but that if
it did, it must have been for some 9th
er reason. He said the Occident ele-
yators wanted a margin of only seven
cents. Mr.. Rankin quizzed him on
the earnings of the Occident elevat-
ors, He said he thought they earned
not as much as 10 per cent, but WASH t
sure. The attorney general set the
figure at points successfully higher,
but Eppler couldn't say for sure that
the elevators didn't earn that much.
Finally he asked if he was sure that
the elevators did not earn as much
as so per cent on their investment, and
Eppler said, eyes, I'm damn sure of
that; I'm sure they don't earn Is per
cent"
''Well, We'll leave it at 25 per cent, :"
SAID Rankin Il wanted to get a fig
discussed both the extra class and
track buyer questions, endeavoring as
he said, to get some ideas on these
points for possible new legislation.
He said that It seemed to MIN hat
until the government established a
fancy grade above the ordinary no. l.,
there was nothing 20 be done about
it.
NAB FORMER PASTOR
FOR DIAMOND THEFT
McAllister, Okla, Dec. 12.-The
Rev. J. Thomas Caller, former pastor
of North McAllister Baptist church, is
under arrest at Long Beach, Calf,
and will be returned here at once on
a charge of stealing a diamond ring
valued at $3.50, county authorities an
nounced here Monday.