Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-12

"It never rains but it pours." The GLOBE
of yesterday morning gave conclusive proof
of the robbery being perpetrated upon the
farmers by the Minneapolis wheat ring, and
to-day it could supply a small volume in
addition. A few cases will suffice:
Mr.. John Brown, of Richfeld, Hennepin
county, took a load of wheat into Mime
apolis, intending to have it ground. He
went down upon the platform with his load
and his wagon was Immediately mounted by
an inspector with his testers. Mr.. Brown
told him to leave the load, as
the wheat was not for sale and
he did not wish any inspection. The
inspector insisted upon applying the tester,
and some sharp words ensued, the result of
which was, that in spite of the protestations
OF MIR. Brown the inspector continued, and
graded the wheat No. 2. Placing No. 2
ticket on the sacks he jumped down, with
the remark, ''You can't sell that wheat for
anything bnt No. 2 in this Market
The wheat was actually No. 1, and Mr..
Brown knew it. He had weighed it in a
sealed half bushel ard found that it had
weighed over sixty pounds to the bushel.
After the arbitrary inspection he met
miller acquaintance. The miller thought
the wheat was No. l, but, to make certain,
half bushel was put upon the scales, and it
proved that the wheat weighed sixty and
one-half pounds to The bushel. mo. Q is
Sc lbs. and No. l, SO lbs.) The miller told
MIR. Brown he could not buy it for more
than No. 2, as he was under $3.50 bonds not
to buy above the grade of the inspector.
1t was finally arranged that Mr.. Brown
should drive to a certain shed in another
part of the city and the miller sent his
sacks to that point, and resacking the wheat
brought it with his own team to the mill and
allowed NJ. Brown No. 1, price $1.O5 per
bushel.
And still we are assured by the old igno-
ramus who is secretary of the Minneapolis
Board of Trade, that Bill Washburn and all
other millers are too honorable to engage in
swindling the farmers.
WHEAT REDUCED TO FLOUR.
Mr. James A. Bull, of Richfeld, Hennepin
county, took sixteen bushels of No. wheat
to be ground. The testers made it 81 lbs;
which brought it down to No. 3. After the
miller had taken out his one-tenth for
toll, Mr.. Bull had thirty three pounds of
flour to the bushel, besides the bran and
shorts. The waste in the entire sixteen BUSH
els was but seventy pounds. The flour was
worth three cents per pound, which was
equivalent to ninety nine cents for the wheat
and even that would be increased by the bran
and shorts. The ring would pay but sixty
three cents per bushel for the wheat This
experiment also proved that six bushels of
No. 3 make barrel of flour.
And still the brilliant ass who acts as Sec
rotary for that non-political body, the Min
neapolis board of trade, puts in his oar for
Mr.. Washburn, and cerLifes that the Wash
burn wheat ring is good thing for the
farmers.
HOW IT DIFFERED.
Mr.. Suite, colored farmer, living about
six miles from Minneapolis, took in load
of wheat and sold it to the ring as No. Q. It
was very good No. 2, and he concluded that
by running what remained through the
tanning mill again be could get No. 1. He
accordingly took load of wheat from the
same bin, cleaned it nicely and again appear
ed among the wheat shylocks. To his great
disgust 1t graded No. 8 instead Of No.
2, as the first unclaimed load did. He took
it back home and threw it in with The screen
ings, declaring that if they would not allow
him but No. 3 they should have it all.
These and numero us other instances were
given at a meeting of farmers held in Min
neapolis township few days ago. The
farmers in that vicinity are alive to the sit
aation, and will soon hold another meeting
and fully organize for self protection.
And still the brilliant nonenity who acts as
the Secretary of the Minneapolis Board OF
Trade gives Bill Washburn certificate OF
character, and says the 'sring' is good
thing.