Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-04-17
Organization of tho Minnesota Wheat
l. Bayers and Mlllers for Self Protestlon :.

La Crosse, Wls.-W. W. Cargll.
Dodge City, MIND. G. Falrbank.
Glencoe-A. H. Reed, of A. H. Reed 4 Go.
Duluth-George Spencer, W. w. Davis, of
Sayer & Davis, 4. A. Olmsted. "Col." @. II.
Graves.
Brooks Bros.
Faribaul,-H. w. Pratt, Geo. Robinson.
Glyndon-G. 8. Barnes, Of G. 8. Barnes &
Minneapolis-H.J J. Crosswell, e. B. Andrews
of the Millers' association.
Red Wing-F. B. Sterrett, of the Red Wing
mills.
St. Paul.. @. Adams, P. B. Smith, Van
Auken, of Van Auken u LANCE; @. Mcllrath,
A. Gilbert. of Gilbert q McIlrath; R. Barden
J. G. Boyden, OF the Sioux City Il 1t. Paul rail
road.
THE ORGANIZATION.
The meeting was organized by the election
of George w. Van Dusen president and J. =.
Adams secretary. An expression of opinion
from the representatives was called for.
Remarks were made by several persons. tMr.
Barden spoke of the recently passed wheat
grading law. As for his part he believed the
whole law amounted to nothing, and in refer
ence to the Farmers Board Of Trade law, he
thought that law was by no manner OF means
binding.
MIR. Gilbert remarked that he had attended
the meeting of the Farmers Board OF Trade.
He must confess that they evinced spirit to
do fair, and showed willingness to meet any
suggestion rom the wheat buyers.
MIR. Barden was asked why he believed the
law not binding. He replied, that the law re-
quired them to Tx up regulations, and It they
were not obeyed, parties could be fined. 1t was
delegation of authority which was not war
ranted IN the law of the land.
Mr.. Chadbourne asked it it was the under
standing that the farmer could have used
| either the little JOKER or the half bushel
| measure, as he might elect.
Mr.. Barden-That may be so, but If q farmer
comes to me to sell. he will have to use the
brass kettle with the Stacy filler. If not,
| will make short work by telling him just to go
| where the bushel is in use. won't use it.
Mr.. Mcllrath said after all the law was bind
| ing SO far as the State executive officers were
concerned. To be sure, the wheat buyers
might beat in the end, but they would in the
meantime be delayed with suits and com.
plants.
Mr.. Gilbert believed the law fixing
grades in wheat all right. Surely the
legislature had the power to tx the grade and
if so, they surely had the right to delegate this
authority.
MIR. Davis asked about the Stacy filler;
| whether accurate.
MI. Gilbert replied by saying it was alwaye
| accurate; any one man would fill it always
alike, while without it the joker in the hands
|
different results.
Pretty general objection arose to the use Of
| the Stacy filler because it was patent. The
| opposition to the State going into patelt-rlgh,
business was general, and then again another
filler might be adopted by the next legislature
! and al. buyers would be subjected to great ex
| pense by the change.
Mr.. Sterrett said difference of three to foul
pounds could be made in filling 1.-The joker
| without Stacy's filler, but with it the filling
| and weig ht was uniform.
Mr.. Andrews of Minneapolis, representing
the largest wheat buying interest in the State
being called upon responded by saying the mat
ter had not been greatly discussed in Minneapo
lis. But the individual opinion pr-tty generally
| expressed was to conform to the law as nearly
possible. To try it in full faith, 80 as to SEE
If it could work.
Mr.. Croswell, of Minneapolis had similar
| views to express. he thought the law should
be conformed to, though likely great expense
would come about in the purchase of halt
bushels.
On motion the following committee On reso-
lutions was appointed bY the presiding officer:
G. II: Graves, Duluth.
G. s. Barnes, Glyndon.
w. w. Cargill, La Crosse.
George Robinson, Faribault.
E. B. Andrews Minneapolis.
@. H. Cnadbourne, Rochester.
Charles Mcllrath, st. Paul.
| Mr.. Andrews insisted upon Withdrawing his
| name, and Mr.. 81. j. Crosswell, of Minneapolis,
was appointed in his place.
| afternoon Session.
The committee on resolutions fly it's chair
man, Graves, submitted the following report
WHEREAS, The grain buyers and warehouse
men of Minnesota are interested parties in the
questions which have been recently agitated in
| reference to grazing ana warenouslng wheat
and their business has been directly affected
and considerably complicated by the action OF
the State legislature and the Farmers Board OF
Trade recently established by law; and
WHEREAS, We ought in justice to ourselves
and our friends, the farmers of Minnesota
| with whom we have the most
intimate business relations, to meet togethe,
and consul t as to the new conditions thus in
troduced into those relations. to the end that
we may be able to act intelligently and united
ly in securing that absolute necessity of trade
perfect fairness to both buyer and seller, and
tho maintenance Of the honest rights of bot6
| parties; and
WHEREAS, We ought also to take measures
for the dissemination of correct information AZ
| to the effects of existing proposed laws and
| regulations, and the value and effect of the
new patent inventions proposed to cure all the
evils arising from ignorance or dishonesty in
| S1dAAuS, UuyAuS VI scAIug WQeaCs tnere1OTe,
RESOLVED, That a permanent organization be
formed, to be known as 1.-The Minnesota Asso-
citation of Grain Buyers and Warehouse Men"
That the annual meeting of such association
shall be held on the first Tuesday of August in
each year, at St. Paul, and that committee OF
three be now appointed by the chairman, to
draft constitn ton and bylaws for the asso.
citation, and report the same to the first annual
meeting, in August, 1879.
shall be effected al the oss"n pressn1
time, by the election of president, vice
president and one person to serve as secretary
and treasurer, to hold Office until the first rezu.
lar annual meeting.
| That any person or firm doing business as 9
grain dealer or warehouseman in the State Of
| Minnesota may become a member of the asso
citation by the payment to the treasurer at O,
before the first annual meeting of q member
! ship fee of five dollars, and subsequently sub.
| scribing to the constitution adopted.
| further Resolved, That there should be q
cordial and united endeavor to obey the laws of
| the Slate in grading wheat and fair opportu-
nifty given to test the merits and dement's of
| the new system.
| Resolved. That we approve the action of the
Farmers Board of Trade in adopting the
grades of wheat as established at the great
| wheat markets of the world as the grades for
Minnesota.
RESOLVED, That we nevertheless object to the
introduction of cumbersome, complicated and
expensive machinery for grading. That we
believe the two-quart measure or tester the
most convenient and q perfectly fair measur
for weighing, and the half-bushel Cumbersome
and its use impracticable. That we regard the
so-calied STACY filler" open to grave obiec-
| tiona-a very unfair instrument to use with
whea: in the imperfectly cleaned condition in
| which it usually comes from the farmer and
| an instrument principally designed to benefit
patentees and scale manufacturers; but we
will use It in obedience to law aud wait for the
time when the farmers will surely demand Rs
| abolition.
On motion of MIR. Barden the report Was
adopted, and the committe WAS DISCHARGED.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION ~
On motion Of Mr.. McIlrsth, the president ap-
pointed the following committee to draft a con
| stitution and bylaws to be reported at the an.
nual meeting, in August: 40 a~5
Messrs. Adams, st. Paul; Graves, Duluth;
Barden, st. Paul. s:~t.
| The W0ren0Msensen.
After the adjournment of the meeting. the
warehousemen got together informally, Messrs,
| Van Dusen. Barden, Pratt, Sterrett, Boyden.
Cargill and others formed tho party. They
resolved upon nothing in formal way. but
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