The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-02-06
COMMUNICATED.

little curious to know why it is that we
can not pay as much for wheat here as
Our neighboring places do, allow me q
small space in your paper; with what
success shall be able to do SO do not |
know; nevertheless shall try. |
Since the Northern Railroad is COM
pleted, there have been different stations
located along its line. and these stations
have brought forward different grain
dealers. Some are residant dealers, !
and others foreign dealers.
Now as it is we'll known that on such
small stations only one buyer can make
his existence permanently, there has
been a commercial war going on between
the different buyers, to ascertain who
should be that one.
The rosidant buyer naturally thought
that he had more right to the position,
as the intruders perhaps expected by
su perior tact and commercial strength
could tire the inhabitant buyer out, and
in this way prices were paid regardless
to profit or loss.
This of course will not last long, and
have already heard that they have
cooled down to our prices.
But some other neighbors are still more
dangerous to US than the above named,
| which are the Neenah and Menasha
Millers. their advantages over our mill
ers here, are hard to overcome. They
have a never failing and powerful water
power, good location, and good repu-
tation. These places have been long
known to the public as large flour manu-
featuring places by reason of which
buyers were drawn there to purchase
and to become customers. They are in
the immediate vicinity of and have good
shipping facilities to the laundering
Iron and Copper regions, where -four is
largely consumed.
For these advantages, they have so
far been able to pay more for wheat
there than our mills could do here.
The large Touring mills along the Fox
River consume considerable grain to keep
them supplied. Neenah and Menasha
are the most northerly, where there is as
yet no great amount of wheat raised.
Consequently they have to be supplied
from other sources. and | hear that
since the Northern Road is completed
they have become large buyers along
this line.
Formerly, I know that they were
buyers along the North Western Road
as far south as GAINESVILLE.
This goes to show that they must
6 have advantages oyer us or else theS
would let their mills stand idle
Now my knowledge of information
, is here exhausted
f But one or more things l wish to state
yet; and this is. that the public neec
= not have a jealous eye on our whea
, buyers profits. they have been very
small and most of the time smaller thar
small, but this is perhaps our own fault
as we do not know enough to make
something out of nothing.
Some day. you grain dealers are al
together on the wrong track, instead o.
7 shipping North or East with the stream
you fools struggle against it, South.
4 In 1867 some of us thought the same
> thing and tried it the natural dowr
D stream way. During this time cargoe.
f containing about 60, OO0bins were shippt
n direct from here to Buffalo. Oh re.
S member the time we'll. it was gloriou!
s and hopeful time.
j [ started fer Buffalo Saturday night
1 and telegraphed home to my partners
Boys, go in, all O. K shall be home
Thursday and help you. We mean
business, went all in with will, till VIZ
thought we were in long enough, and
since then have managed to keep out
for the reason herein alter mentioned
After settling up our accounts We
found that we had lost money and (:
great deal more money than if we haG
. shipped wheat to Milwaukee.
Now some will very likely feel curiou,
to know how this could be. We'll. a.
our transactions were comparativel,
4 smaller than those of the Chicago shiI
pers, who can and do ship 100 cargoe
when we only can manage to bring on
together, we were consequently 10
Instantaneous position. We pait
more for Exchanges, Interest, Commits
sion, etc., and the most disadvantag
u we had was in regard TO freight, fo
which we paid 3 cts per bushel, Will
it was at the same time only cts
per blu. from Chicago, dead loss o
: 5 cts. per Blu. to us.
b Now this is curious fact whicI
+ would have hustled me had l not PAL
for the experiment dearly, and which
shall not forget very easily. must cxpes
; that many will want to know how til
q could be, as we are so much nearer t
; Buffalo than Chicago is. So it will be hes
: to commence explaining again.
The difference in freight lays in this
p We can not promise vessels back freigh
9 to here, as Chicago or Milwaukee Away
I can, in the shape Of Timber, lion, Coal
Salt, Merchandise, &c. Consequent tly
the vessels have to cone back here light
they lose his back freight, which must b.
made up on he wheat freight, and Oh th
other hand, if they take Back freight t,
Chicago or Milwaukee they mnst run
back light from there, here, which cause
loss OF time and expense, which pgair
must be made up on the grain freight
Hence the higher rates Of freight from
here. Truly,
q Feb /. 1873. ORIENTAL.
Four Splendid Chromos for Ever,
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