Show WHEAT PRICES many blany of our people are in doubt as to the prudent course to take wit I reference to their wheat son think that notwithstanding the action taker taken by the government food contral central administration I 1 there is still a chance boob tain a better price the press ilia 1 patches are meager and in III order therefore to clear the matter up and get definite for the farmer the following letter was addressed to the unitt united d sta s bood administration brigham city utah sept 7 1 1917 D F zek ck U S rood food administration ageal postal telegraph nide kansas city Alis missouri sauri dear S sir ir A number ot of farmers in this vicinity have written us its for advice in ill re lation to selling their grain many of cf them seem to think that thero thera is a chance chanca for a rising market marke over vec tile price of fixed by the government tor for no I 1 spring nt fit fbi iii cago and referred ret erred to in the pres we will be very glad it you boll vill 01 write us advising particularly if is both bogli a minimum and a maximum price for grain of this description 1 ti 0 n and whether or not tho the price of all other grains will be I laed a upon this i irice with refe to quality and frefel freight charges to chicago the f targets armeis in question NN oell ol 01 on lid ll no doubt place their grain on the it e market without further hold I 1 i I 1 if they can call be assured definitely that there Is but one price tor for grain ian gitil no chance tor for a better figure we shall be pleased if you yon will write us at length concerning this matter and it if you prefer we will give the information a wide circulation in these parts trusting to be favored by a prompt reply wo we are SECURITY sUS GS BANK J E halverson alverson II president I 1 U S food administration 42 broadway new york city sept 10 1917 al mr r J E halverson alverson II pres brigham city utah dear sir I 1 have your letter of the jtb your farmers are undoubtedly laboring under a misconception of the the basis arrived at ly by tile hie price ising fixing commission is never a maximum nor a minimum but a fixed or arbitrary price which is applicable to all the wheat produced this this season any one who holds their wheat cheat with the eap exp expectation ec tation ot of a raise will be disappointed and doubtless suffer a loss I 1 because of shrinkage deterioration cleter lor interest eat which enter into the situation I 1 can see no possible objection to the dissemination 0 of this information to your constituents yours very truly D P F second vice president U S food administration |