The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04

der the preceding week, but was {
decrease of 531 cars under the same
wk last var, and decrease of 818;
cars under the same week two year.
ago. Live stock loading totaled So,
TIC cars, 3485 below the previous
week, but an increase of 6218 car!
over the corresponding week las
year. 1t also was an increase of H.,
016 cars over the corresponding weel
in 1921. Surplus box cars totaleo
45,245, decrease of 6677 within
the same periad. Reports also showed
1435 surplus stock cars, or de.
crease of COS within a week, while
6627 surplus refrigerator cars were
reported, a decrease of 118 within the
same period.
The administration is without g
definite policy for the operation OF
Shipping Board vessels by the gov.
eminent. A decision of the Attorney
General that direct operation by the
government is not possible under the
present statutes has upset all plans
There is a possibility that the Ship
ping Board may ask for the necessary
legislation, but it is hoped to devise 8
method which will permit government
operation without Congressional &C
ton. Inasmuch as the reclamation
question will be an important issue
at the next session of Congress, Sec
rotary of it's Interior Work has ap
pointed fact-finding commission
consisting of julius H. Barnes, Pres
ident of the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States; Oscar E. Bradfute,
President, American Farm Bureau
Federation, Xenia, Ohio; former Gov
ernor Thomas E. Campbell, of Ari-
IONA; DIR. John A. Widtsoe, former
President, State University and State
Agricultural College of Utah, Sal
Lake City, Utah, and former Cover
nor David w. Davis, of Idaho, Com
mission of Reclamation.
The commission is asked to ascer
tain the whole amount of money ex
pended by the Government and re
turned to it; the sum owing but MOI
due; and the amount due but unpaid
the relation between estimates anC
final costs, between xpnditures anc
returns rpresnted by structures, anl
to suggest the best approved meth.
DDS of accounting, if not already
practiced; the construction costs anC
methods employed to get water tt
the land; the methods of application
of water in agriculture; original esti.
mated costs Of projects with actual
costs; estimated time necessary fol
completion with actual time interven.
ing; number of acres proposed to ir
rigate with actual number under ir.
rigation; estimated cost per acre tC
water users before the work was be,
gun with the actual cost when com.
pleted; whether the service lent itself
to promotion or sought to determine
possibilities and requirements of the
locality; whether or not the Govern
ment has abligated buyers of water
to a higher cost than first proposed
if rates charged are impossible O.
payment from the land; if the Gov,
crnment's service is adequate if the
Government has kept faith with the
settlers by fulfilling it's obligations
for water supply; if delinquencies Of
payment have been unavoidable.
Federal reports show that the Wis
able supply of wheat totaled 67,020,
900 bushels at the end of August, a!
against 44,O97,000 on August 81
1922. Prices of wheat advanced
during August, while prices of foul
averaged lower. The visible supply
of corn at the end of August aggre
gated 100000 bushels, as agains
100000 on August 81, 1922
Prices of corn advanced during the
month.
The apparent consumption of bee
and beef products for July, figure!
for which have just become available
totaled 404, O82,O0O pounds, a.
against 400, $4,000 in July, 1922
The consumption of pork and porl
products totaled SOL $4,000 pounds
in July, as against 470,575, 00(
pounds in July, 1922. Wholesale
prices of beef declined, while porl
prices advanced during August.
Creation of a special division il
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to supervise the. coal industry hal
been recommended by the Fedora
Coal Commission in it's final repor
to the President this week. 1t wa.
suggested that the Government shoult
levy graduated tax on royalties ant
diferential profits as a method o.
curbing monopoly in the anthracit,
field, The idea was also advances
that licenses be issued under Fedora
supervision to coal shippers engaged
in interstate commerce.
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