Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 171, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1919 — ACTION OF WHEAT BUREAU ASSURES FAIRNESS. [ARTICLE]

ACTION OF WHEAT BUREAU ASSURES FAIRNESS.

I New York, July 20.—T0 settle the long standing dispute between farmers and grain buyers as to a proper price basis for wheat, the : United States Grain corporation has entered into a contract with buyers whereby the latter agree to “reflect properly to producers the government's guaranteed price for various grades of wheat,” it was announced here tonight. This contract, which places the government in the position, of standing behind producers to see that; they obtain a proper price for their wheat, provides that in case of disagreement, either farmers or buyers are privileged to submit a sample of the wheat in dispute to the nearest zone vice-president of the grain corporation and from him get a review of the method of determining the price. St also provides an appeal for final decision, which may be taken to Julius H. Barnes, wheat director, although the grain corporation urged buyers and sellers to reach a mutual agreement wherever possible, thereby saving the corporation the burden of settling trivial disputes. The contract specifies that millers and dealers “shall purchase on the proper grade and dockage under the federal standards, and shall pay therefor not less than the guaranteed price based on such proper grade and dockage at the terminal most advantageously reached, less freight and less a reasonable handling margin.”