Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-15

exist should be removed; therefore,
hesotUed, That the members of the conyen-
ton be invited to appoint a committee of farm
ers to visit the mills and the Millers' associa-
ton, and to make such examination as they
desire, and that every facility possible be
offered them to make such investigation.
Resot0ed, That Charles A. Pillsbury, G. a.
Petit and E. B. Andrews be committee to
wait upon said convention and communicate
these resolutions.
Croker, Fisk & Co., J. A. Christian & Co..
Bull Newton, G. w. Goodrich & Co.,
G. A. Pillsbury & Co., Hobart, shuler & Co.,
Washburn, Crosby d D. R. Barber d Son.,
Co., 8. 8. Brown d Co.,
W. d. Hinkle q Co., Leonard, Day & Co.,
Russell, Hineline 81 Co.
The communication was laid on the table,
The discussion was then renewed. Mr..
Dow stated that he had gone to the mills with
load of wheat consisting of forty bushels.
His grade was fixed at No. 8, and
He then drove over the river to the East
Side, and sold his wheat there, receiving No.
2 grade, thus making by his short trip across
the suspension bridge,
THIRTEEN DOLLARS AND A HALF,
Mr.. Townsend thought it would be a
tine speculation for the farmers of Henne-
pin county to pay the $3.50 bonds of some
good honest miller, and have him agree to
take all their wheat at an honest grade.
MR. BLAIsDELL's EVIDENCE.
Mr.. William Blaisdell then submitted the
following affidavit:
About the first of August I did my threshing,
and Immediately after, before the wheat had
been emptled from the original sacks in which
it was placed from the machine, brought two
loads to Minneapolis, and it was graded by one
of Pillsbury's millers going ffty-eight pounds
to the bushel, and was given No. / grade.
The following day brought in two more loads
from the same identical lot, which was graded
by the regular wheat ring grader, and he an
nounced that the grade was No. 8. instructed
my man to turn around and carry the wheat
back to the farm, as 1 smelled a swindle and
determined to ship the remainder of my wheat
to Milwaukee. Before left the vicinity of
the mills, however, Mr.. G. A. Pillsbury exam
ined the wheat, pronounced it as good No. q,
and wanted me to let him take it and ship to
Milwaukee for me. This declined to do, say
ing that would do my own shipping, as dis
covered a disposition to steal the wheat and
did not know but they would steal the money
after it had been sold in Milwaukee,
returned home with the wheat unloaded in
my yard, and covered it with straw, but did
not empty it from the sacks, and on the follow
ing Tuesday or Wednesday again placed the
same wheat on my wagon and drove to Mime.
apois. The same man graded it who had
graded identically the same wheat six or seven
days before, and pronounced it good No. 2, and
l sold it to Hobart, Shuler & Co., receiving No.
price for it,
make this plain statement of fact, and
leave every one TO draw his own inference.
This is my own experience this fall, and will
now state briefly another incident that came
within my own observation:
While was on the platform with my wheat
another farmer came in, and the grader stated
that his wheat weighed 65M pounds, coming
56 to make it No 2, and he was graded No. 8.
miller stood by, and said: Il would like the
wheat, and would be willing to pay more but
am under bonds to forfeit $3.50 if I pay more
than the price given by Mr.. Andrews this
Andrews being the agent of the wheat ring.
WILLIAM BLAIsDELL.
Sworn and subscribed to before me- a notary
public, in and for Hennepin county, on the
18th day of October, 1878.
HENRY WADE ROGERS,
lNotarial Seal Notary Public,
Hennepin county, MINI.
Mr.. A. p. Lane, of Champlin, said he had
been miller for thirty years. The system
of grading was all wrong. There was very
little difference in the product of flour be-
tween No. 2 and No wheat. Farmers
could make from 10 to Is cents per bushel
by
GRINDING THEIR WHEAT
and marketing their flour. More, if a farm
er's wheat went over sixty pounds to the
bushel, did anyone ever hear of the generous
millers paying greater than No. price
therefor? Not any!
RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions submitted
the following resolutions:
That we believe that the present mode of
testing wheat is unjust, and that nothing less
than sealed half-bushel should be used.
That the difference in price between No. 2
wheat and No is too great. That we believe
that there is but very little difference between
the two grades for Touring purposes.
That we believe the Millers' association
should not be governed by Milwaukee grades,
as they buy for manufacture and the Milwau-
kee grade is a shipping grade.
That we believe the Inspector should be INDIE
pendent of the Millers' association.
The resolutions were adopted.
THE LITTLE JOKER.
The committee appointed to test the little
joker by the county treasurer's weights and
measures submitted the following report:
Your committee first visited the Arctic
mills, where the following tests we're made:
The tests were made on half bushel
measured in the sealed measure belonging
| to the county.
The little joker, 5211a and 52sl pounds pei
bushel.
| On common grocers' scale, 81 pounds pei
| bushel.
At the Holley mill
The little joker, 591a pounds per bushel.
On grocers scale, 60 pounds per bushel.
! At the Anchor mill
/ The little joker, 81 pounds per busbel.
Grocer's scale, $50 pounds perbushel
Respectfully submitted.
! The same committee was instructed tt
make further tests, and report at some fu
4 ture meeting.
8. L. Twitchell, reporter for the Tribune
here made breeze by saying that the farm
ers shouldn't make row with the millers
but should thank them as benefactors TO
the good prices they were receiving.
This drew William Blaisdell to his feet
4 who remarked that Twitchell was the hire
man of the ring, and hadn't any business t
drop in his yaWp. This twitched Twiche
| off his feet, and he subsidized.
FARMERS POOL.
Mr.. Chowen, the president, then took tn
floor, and recommended that the farmer
of Hennepin county meet organization wit
organization. He proposed that farmers
association be organized, with the agreeme1
under bonds to pool their wheat, and NJ
sell grain until the officers of the associs
ton had made a bargain and got the bee
possible offer therefor, and then sell in. bull
He elaborated his point, which was well r
ceived, and the committee, consisting
; Hamilton, Benson and Schoield, was al
pointed to further consider his propositie
and effect an organization and call NEE