The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-10
constitutional convention. True, at
present the feeling in favor of railroads


which strongly argues the necessity Of {;
convention. Again: twenty year!
will expire since our only constitutional
convention before we can now hole
another. and hitherto it has been a rule
} in nearly all the older States to cal
, such a convention once in twenty years.
| have written Senator Doran on the
, subject of the passage Of railroad law
relating to common carriers which
, was introduced bv Mr.. Wilkinson veal
before last. | have requested him
when h, gets the matter looked up tC
submit, it to you.
| have taken the liberty to address yor
on these subjects without any knowledge
OF your views upon them. l wish you
would write me upon them.
An ImportantlC The Grad
ing and transportation Of Wheat on
the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad.
ST OLAF, OTTER TAIL Co., MINN.,3}
JAN 18th, 1876.
Edttsr Auti-Nonopolist.
DEAR SIR-Please see if you cannot
get measures adopted that will relieve our
people OF the disadvantages we are un-
der in selling or shipping our grain on
the 81. =. Il p. r. R.-Herman is our
shipping station, 40 miles distant; we
tried to evade the "Millers Ring" by
shipping our wheat to the st. Paul Ele-
vator, and Warehouse Co. but found we
could not do SO without losing by it.,
Mr.. Jas Doran, General Fl. Agt wrote
me that the r. r. Co. had been at great
cost and expense in establishing a sys-
tenn OF warehouses along the line OF the
K. K. and that it would cost US at least
two cents per bushel more to ship our
grain to the St. Paul Elevator Co. than to
Ship through the r. Il. Co.'S. warehouses
also that they would furnish cars only
for grain in sacks. Our wheat that grades
No. L. at the mills, and on the Northern
Pacific Il. r. is almost invariably graded
No. =, at Herman, and the weight is in
variably short from IA pounds TO six or
several bushels per load which at the
lowest figures is 1900, lbs. per thous-
10 the loss by grading OF bets. per bush
ell, averaging the loads at 40 bushels !;
amounts to 500 per load and $4,000
per 100 loads or S2OO0,OO, per 1000.
loads, which added to the loss by weigh
ing amounts to S2233,33 II which
! amount we believe to DE less than the
actual loss sustained, or stolen from us.
| sent the correspondence of Frt. Agt.
Doran to ID. w. ;ngersoll. which perhaps
YOU might get, in case you c,n get a
committee appointed to investigate the
matter | would also authorize you to
use this letter in any way you may think
proper 10 remedy the evils complained
OF.
Hoping and trusting you will aid us in
this matter.
Remain Respectfully Yours,
A. VIM FIELD.
Upon the receipt OF the fore going let
ter believing that the Elevator Co. was
disposed 10 act fairly by the farmers, We
forwarded it to Hon r. r. Delano and
have received from him the following
reply. We will be glad to publish any
thing Mr.. Delano has to say upon the
grading OF wheat or any other question
EDITOR ANri-MoNoPoLI,T.
ST. PAUL. Jan. 81, 1876.
Editor .Itstt- Mona "oitSt.
In reply to your note OF the 10Th |
would say. that will. as soon rs can
find time, explain through the columns
OF Your paper the working system OF the
St Paul aud Pacific Elevators rs man
aged ~ Davidson 4 Delano.
The letter OF Mr.. Field from St. Olaf.
Otter Tail county, OF Jan 18th. | think
requires an immediate reply rs Mr.
Field is laooriug under misapprehen-
sion or misconstruciion OF letters ne has
received.
The Il. K. company will furnish 10 Mr..
Field. or any one else who desires to
ship wheat.iu bulk. or in sacks. car on
the side track At Herman, or any other
point. SO that he. or they, can load the
same. and send it to any point on or
Oft the road. and without its being grad
ed or meddled with in any way by the
Elevator CO." or "Mi!lers Ring as Mr..
Field designates them; the car would be
SO furnished upon the following condit-
ions, say at Herman
The car would be l-it ut Herman a;
10 30 =. N. il must be loaded ready to
come out at 10 50 a. m. the following
day, "a hours) or charge will be
made OF three dollars per day. OF "a
hours. for all time the Car is detained for
loading At Herman. The car is then
hauled to Minneapolis or St Paul at the
regular tariff rate of sixteen cents per
bushel. and on arrival is ready tor con-
signee to unload. within "A hours. and
charge will be made OF three dollars tor
every additional ~ hours il not unload
ed.
Ii the wheat should so TO the ..St.
Paul Elevator and Warehouse Company
d. W. Ingersoll President. there will be
\ transfer charge OF one dollar for haul
ing the car to the elevator and back
again. after unloading At the elevator: a
charge Of two cents per hushel would be
made for unloading aud holding same
ten days and the wheat would have to
be graded when il went into the eleva-
tor. II the wheat was taken direct from
the car by the consignee it would need
no grade uniexS the CnnSivncN rpr,uirn<3