The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-04
= THE GRANGE ApvANoE 4.
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TUESDAY, MAY 4. 1875
That Solution..-.The Ofhel
Side.

the handling of wheat, but say that
it is just what they have been doing
for several years past.
We know of our own knowledge
that large quantities of money have
been loaned on wheat, permitting
the farmer to hold and take advan-
tage Of the highest price that he
could get in this market. This has
not only been a great accommoda-
ton to the farmer, but it has doubt
less saved thousands of dollars to
the County. We will 60 further,
and say that we have known farm
ers who have obtained money as ad-
vances on their wheat and when
their wheat was ready for market
have hauled it to a warehouse other
than the one that had accommodate
ed them with a loan, stored it and
finally sold it, letting the man who
had helped them in an emergency,
whistle for his money. We know
too that the men who have played
such contemplate tricks have not
only disgraced, but have injured
themselves and indirectly those Of
the same calling.
We have found out from expert
ence, as we'll as learned in the litany
that most men can most heartily re-
spond, miserable sinners. More
than this, we believe that ninety
nine times out of a hundred all the
ills that a man suffers he brings up
on himself: 1t is exceedingly con-
venient and very fashionable to
throw the blame elsewhere. While
We admit all these particular and
general truths, we yet contend that
the style of handling wheat as set
forth in our last has never been un-
derstood to be adopted in this city
or elsewhere in. the State. It has
always been understood, so far as
we have known, that the men who
have handled the wheat have worked
to get it at the very lowest possible
figure. We have never yet been so
fortunate as to meet a warehouse
man or buyer of any description
who was willing to admit for min
ute that there was the least pros
pect for the rise Of wheat. If the
farmer has held Ills wheat, he has
had to do it in the face of tie advice
of men who ought to know a great
deal better of the PROSPECTS of high
or low prices than is possible for
the farmer.
We have heard wheat buyers, year
after, say that they were paying more
than they could afford and that there
was no prospect of a rise, and yet they
were willing to sacrifice themselves
right along, and take all the wheat they
could get, and there has generally been
rise to help them. out. Would it not
sound little odd for one of these gen.
tlemen to say to the farmer, "My dear
sir, wheat is invariably higher at GER
tain seasons of the year than at others.
Now, I am interested as you in seeing
the wealth of the country increased,
and 1 will loan you money to help you
through the season, and when the time
to sell comes, l will do the best for you
that l possibly can, and you shall pay
me reasonable percentage for my
trouble p
Now, in these remarks we do not in
tend to reflect upon any man or any
class of men. We believe that our city
has as honorable class Of men en-
gagged in the storing and handling Of
wheat as can be found in the State.
We believe, tea, that they are men, ev.
cry one Of ::, that will live right up
to their a, ,"',ents, their pledges are
as good as n gold, or the greenbacks,
and they have worked the present sys.
tenn honorably.
Men in business are always expected
to deal at arm $ length, and the shrewd.
est to win, and in this wicked world we
suppose it is all right. All that We
we we're contending was that there