The Worthington advance., 1879-04-17
THE WHEAT TRADE.
Organization Of the Buyers aud Millers to
Regulate Their Business.

Organization Of the Buyers aud NIillers to
Regulate Their Business.
The wheat buyers of Minnesota held
convention at St. Paul on the 9Th inst. to
make State organization, and to consider
the recent legislation relative to the wheat
trade. There were about thirty present and
the discussion developed determination to
refuse to use the half bushel in buying, but
to use the brass kettle with the Stacy filler
attachment. That was accepted under pro-
test, though it was conceded to be fairer
test than the simple kettle. The following
resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, The grain buyers and warehouse
men Uf Minnesota are interested parties in the
questions which have been recently agitated in
reference to grading and warehousing 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 cur friends, the farmers Of Minnesota,
with whom we have the most intimate business
relations, to meet together and consult "A to
the new conditions thus introduced into those
relations, to the end that we may be able to act
intelligently and unitedly in securing that ab-
solute necessity of trade, perfect fairness to
both buyer and slleer, and the maintenance of
the honest rights of both parties; and
WHEREAS. We ought also to take measures
for the dissemination of correct information
and regulations. and the value and effect of
tho new patent inventions proposed to cure al
the evils arising from ignorance or dishonesty
in grading, buying or selling wheat; therefore,
Resoloed, That a permanent organization be
formed, to be known a. The Minnesota Asso-
citation of Grain Buyers and Warehouse Men,"
That the annual meeting of such association
hall ha hold nm tho 2rnk ms1AoI>1, -
each year, At st. Paul, and that = committee of
three be now appointed by the chairman, to
draft constitution and bylaws for tho asso-
citation, and report the same to the first annual
meeting, in August, 1879.
That T. temporary organization shall be
effected At the present time, BY the election Of
president. vice president and one person to
serve Is secretary and treasurer, to hold office
until the first regular annual meeting.
That any person or firm doing business as
. grain dealer or wareh0useman in the State of
Minnesota may become q member of the asso-
citation BY tho payment to the treasurer At or
before the irst annual MEETING of . member
ship fee of five dollars. and subsequently sub
scribing to the constitution adOpted.
Further Resolud, That there should be I
cordial and united endeavor to obey the laws
of the State ih1gradiug wheat and . fair op-
portunity given to test the merits and demer-
its OF the new system. . =
Resolved. That we approve the action of the
Farmers' Board of Trade in adopting the grades
| of wheat ~ established at the great wheat
| markets of the world Is the grades for Mime
| sofa.
RESOLVED, That we nevertheless object to the
| introduction of cumbersome complicated and
expenaive machinery fer grading. That We be-
lieve tho two-quart measure, or tester, the most
| convenient, and =. perfectly fair measure for
/ weighing, and the half-bushel cumbersome and
| its use impracticable. That We regard the 80
called ''6tacy filler" open to grave objections
very unfair instrument to use with wheat in
the imperfectly cleaned condition in winch it
usually comes from the farmer, and an instru-
ment principally designed to benefit patentees
and scale manufacturers; but we will use it in
obedience to Law and wait for the time when
the farmers will surely demand it, abolition.
The permanent organization vs. perfected
by eleoting Mr.. Van Dusen president, c. n.
Graves vioe-president, and J. @. Adams sec-
rotary and treasurer.
Following this meeting the warehouse meu