Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-16

TaE 0RAIu DBALURs DiFFIcULTY.-This
matter, at present, rests just where it did
when the order was frs. issued. The Di
rectors Of the railroad had . meeting IN
Chicago on Monday, but as there was no
one present 20 represent the grain deal.
ers, or set forth their grievances, they ad.
journed without taking any action in the
matter. The Directors came to this city
last evening. arriving at alate hour, and
put up at the Burtis House. They we're
joined this morning by w. F. Coolbaugh,
and proceeded westward by an extra train,
without any of the grain dealers seeing
them. Previous TO leaving Chicago. Mr..
Coolbaugh received . petition, which We
publish below, signed BY all the grain deal
ers in this city, and thus the matter rests.
rhe following 10 . copy ofths petition:
TO THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS OF
THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Cssr snsI This grain dealers Of Davenport
| especially represent that on the 81 day o
Sc item be IAN order was issued by the agent Il :.
hili ESQ directed to the grain BUYERS "a ware
houses in this city, that no cars would be furn
| shed to load gram in this narket, except at
he elevator. located ~ the corner Of fifth and
Perry streets. said elevator il owned and
controlled BY private Company, and is of very
| united capacity. having but Eve piacss or
| spouts into which rain cen be empted by tae
cams. and then the grain can only be handled
bv one person each place. The d.fersn,
| suouts, having 10 be used for tle siticren
l I'D. eat al, of tb.
| cans are clmptlled u wait the motions of one
| and tas other, before uischarging their loads
Ne further re cDresen ihst about one fourth oi
tue binss in said elevator ana all OF the corncribs
| and spouts was hired out OF leased to individ
uals aud thc remainder occupied by the Daven-
| port eleva or company, who daily in the
| market. competitors. bnving grain. leaving no
con eisnces the pubic for handing and
| shipping. ourIng such time as they are occupy
ing or asing SAIL ms.
The dAIl, receipts Of grain in this city, on an
average are about twenty thousand bushels ;
the cntrc capacity Ofssid elevator, being at the
most, about hvs Thousand bush .ls, aud said bv
mnnv not over thirty -hve hundred bushels. 1t Is
easily seen that ii ths company rendered their
entire rccommondatisps to TIE public a!one
hen il would be utterly Impossible 10 do the
business Of this city.
We are ais, informed by the said elevator
company. that sll persons outside of the elsva
tor mus. bring their grain IN II an carly hour 10
the morning or late in the evening, before the
regular bl.lne of the DAY begins.
10 illustrate this OUTSIDE business. A. calle
tho cert oil four OF our public city weigh
ers, - given showing. that % the 1eth day o.
September after tue issuing Of said order, there
was weighed sl1 loads OF grain that we're
bought outside of the elevator company
Nov il SAID gram was compelled &c be taken
At The five speuis of the elevator. allowing ten
minutes TO each team, tor weighing, inspecting
emp.ying into spouts and getting rsturns, II
would take TO h sudle SIT loaJs, alone, over ten
hours thing reasonable to expect Of our
farmers to submit to daily--in all kinds OF road.
and weather. 1t Is we'll known that the farmer
arrives in towD With grain at about ten o'clock
IN the foreno and desires to leave At about 3
o'clock in the afternoon, in order to reach home
before it is dark. The grain business conse-
queptly mas to be done in four Or Eve hours
each day.
Your petitioners would further represent
thst the business Of the kai!rosd COMPANY
r,ll be, as It has heretofore been, promoted bv
urushing cars to the warehouse grain buyers
IN side tracka; that il better sccsmm o dates the
farmers bringing in grain BY teams, and tine
composition in ssyipg in th,s city has kept the
,rices Of grain up - closely TO Eastern markets
that grain was heretofore brought to this city
from the line Of the railrosd north Of this peint
Since the closing of the warehouses hsfs. how
ever, the prices have dec ined, and farmers are
holding back, aud very many Of our regular Gus
TONER'S are hsuIng ana seiilng ~ pointe On Sne
North western Railro I'd.
We further represent that there are side
tracks and vacant lots Of land lying along Fifth
street II this city adjacent t. the railroad track
and At convenient distances from the warehouses
that our CITY Council will favor the laying o.
said track. and the owners Of the land pronsr
the same 70 the Company for that purpose: and
il, as stated. the Railroad Company are discom
moded BY having cars loaded at the regular de
pot, thes will be loaded each day on side TRACKS
IN tms for making up Freight trains in the eve
ming
We therefore respectfully submit this state
ment Of facts, trusting that ysu will cenaidsr
them tor oar mutua, advantage. and cause the
order to DO rcscinded without further delay.
Respectfully vours,
Signed by all the grain dealers Of the ci.y.l
The meeting that was postponed until to-
morrow to wait the action Of the Directors
~,ll probably take place at the appointed
time and place, when some further and
more definite plan Of action will be decided
upon.