Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-08
There were present representatives OF
seven districts, as follows: ...s

representing, respectively, the third, eighth
and tenth districts. Tue representatives of
the fourth and eleventh districts do not ap-
pear of record on the books of the board.
Secretary w. j. Abernethy read the pro-
ceedings of former meetings and his account
of expenses in sending out circulars ordered
sent by the board, which stood approved.
A note from Mr.. Giles was presented,
which stated that he would be present to-
morrow. 80
One of the board remarked that he be-
lieved there was nothing for the board to do,
but the chairman (Hoyt) called attention to
proposition coming over from last meet
ing, to establish new grade of wheat, az
follows; ~
'.No. 2 hard spring wheat must be sound,
reasonably clean, composed mostly of hard
varieties of spring wheat; weight not less
than ffty-six pounds per measured bushel.''
This appears to have been copied from the
Milwaukee chamber of commerce, which es-
tablished that grade on the 10Th ult. w.
Mr.. Page was opposed to establishing new
grades which he thought could not be en-
forced, and discussed the matter at length
and with many variations and episodes, con-
occasionally. with Mr.. A. p. Jones, of st.
Paul. In the course of the talk Mr.. Page
as fraud, deception, doing flo good to
the farmers. Generally, he thought there
was too much legislation and too many official
regulations concerning the grain trade,
for, after all, supply and demand, quality and
distance from market, competition or comj
bination, would govern the whole thing.
Mr.. Jones endeavored to convince Mr..
Page that clearly establishing Minnesota
grades would have the effect to give the su-
perior Minnesota grain a preference in East
ern and European markets over the inferior
grain of other States. It would help the de-
mand for clear Minnesota spring for milling,
help home dealers to sell direct to consumers,
put a stop to the mixing of our wheat with
inferior grain at Milwaukee and Chicago and
serve to compel wheat dealers of those cities
to base their prices for Minnesota wheat on
it's quality instead of on the selling value of
Iowa and Kansas wheat. ~ l..~
Mr.. Page. thought buyers were independ-
ent of what this board might do.
Mr.. Jones said if he was farmer, with q
load of No. hard, delivered at an elevator,
this board having established the grade, he
would demand ticket for No. 2 hard,
would be entitled to it, would get it, and
would sell his grain accordingly.
Capt. Bowler had
SEEN AN ELEVATOR MAN STEAL
four bushels of wheat from one load. He
believed there would be some cheating, do
what we would, but the enactment of laws
and establishment of legal regulations gave
men who felt themselves wronged chance
for redress. -. . r-.......
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paying. more for No. than they would pay
for No. l, which Mr.. Jones suggested was
explainable by sscorner" on No. 2 and the
buyers being short
Mr.. Page was understood to deprecate all
arbitrary rules and regulations, believing
that the trade in grain would regulate itself.
Mr.. Webb felt that the farmers of the
State were wronged out of hundreds of
thousands of dollars on. the crop of last
year, and took issue with Mr.. Page as to the
necessity of action to protect the farmers.
MIR. Page had raised wheat for twenty
years, was not afraid of wheat buyers, and
did not want rules to protect him. He
thought the laws Of last winter, relating to
these matters we're got up by demagogues,
IN their own interests, and not for the good
of the State. He believed too much leoisla-
ton was detrimental to farmers.
Mr.. Jones begged permission to change
the subject. He thought the brass kettle
useful thing in its place. It was necessary
between dealers. If he was q farmer he
wouldn't want buyer to use the brass ket-
tie on his load. But it was the
State law that the kettle should be
used with the Stacy filler, and he believed in
carrying out the law. Where there is no.
competition, or there is q combination
among wheat buyers,
FARMERS WILL SUFFER-.
Nh. Page-In spite of fate. And this
board has no power that will protect them.
Mr.. Jones-It has as much power as the
boards of trade of Milwaukee and CHICAGO
to establish grades and to secure their reoop-
milton; but it is not q work Of day. It viii
take time.
Mi. Peterson moved the adoption of the
new grade, ssNo. hard.'' and it was adopted
as above quoted.
While the proposition to establish the
grade was being talked over, Mr.. Jones be-
ing asked, explained that the soft varieties
Of wheat might safely be mixed to the ex-
tent of one-sixteenth, or even one eighth.
with hard wheat, under this grading.
Mr.. Byers quoted the Gardeners and
other nillers of his section Hastines) as
making no distinction against Lost Nation
or Rio Grande wheat, when delivered It