Daily globe., 1879-04-09
of even two skillful men would bring about

of even two skillful men would bring about
different results
Pretty general objection arose to the use of
the Stacy filler because it was patent. The
opposition to the State going into patent-rlght
business was general and then again another
filler might be adopted by the next legislature,
and all buyers would be subjected to great ex-
pense by the change.
MIR. Sterrett said difference of three to four
pounds could be made in filling ''the Joker"
without Stacy's filler, but with it the filling
and weight was uniform. To be sure it (''the
joker } could be tapped while filling with the
Stacy hopper, and u difference was made. But
the suppostion was that the filler was to be
even, and done tn the tester at standstill.
Mr.. Spencer didn't believe in having this
whole arrangement in the hands of the far
mers. They We're interested, but no more than
buyers, yet they were allowed to fix grades to
the exclusion of all rights or privileges or in.
terests of the buyers. He didn't see the justice
of such law.
IHE COST OF THE MACHINE.
Pres. ..dent Van Dusen wanted to know what
was to pay for the Stacy filler? How much
Hould it cost; to what expense would all the
buyers be put by its adoption?
Mr.. Fairbank explained that he (Stacy) had
waived all right to any royalty in the affair.
Mr.. McIlrath said arrangements had been
made by Stacy with Fairbanks Scales COM
pany to fit all testers with the filler. The
tester would have to be read djusted. This the
Fairbanks company would do at not much ad-
ditional cost.
Mr.. ONeill inquired whether Mr.. Barden
was going to ignore the half bushel wholly.
WON'T HAVE IT.
Mr.. Barden-Assuredly. If seller don't
like my way of buying with the Stacy filler
only, he might 60 somewhere else.
Mr.. O'Neill-As to storing wheat, would you
do the same?
Mr.. Barden-Surely. If he didn't want to
store as I wanted, he could 60 elsewhere. No.
body can compel me to buy and keep Fair
banks scales or half bushel in my warehouse,
or to use it in buying or storing wheat. Mr..
Barden INDUCED in little virtuous indigna-
tion about the farmers howl that all wheat
buyers were cheats and swindlers.
MIR. Gilbert said the scaled half bushel was
after all the United States standard, and not
'the TESTER" even though it was multiple Of
the half Dushel.
Mr. Van Dusen and half dozen Others re-
marked they would not buy brass half bushels.
1t would take too many.
Mr.. Barden excitedly suggested that if the
farmer wanted to sell by the half bushel, he
could bring his own in. As for him. he
wouldn't be subjected to the indignity of buy
ing and keeping on hand a number of sealed
half-bushel measures.
Mr.. Sterre.t said if it was used, it would be
necessary to have some half hundred on
hand.
THE GLOBE AS AUTHORITY.
Several called for reading of the law on the
question.
No member had copy of the act. The GLOBE
reporter furnished the meeting with copy of
the GLOBE, in which the law was given in full.
The secretary read it to the great edifcation of
the assembly, and followed it with the GLOBES 8
account of the Farmers Board of Trade meet
ing as reported in the GLOBE, much to the en-
lgntenment of the meeting.
TESTING THE TESTER.
At this juncture the meeting disbanded, as it
were, and took to testing the brass kettle with
Stacy's filler attached, with the following re-
suit:
First Test-Tester filled, and cut off opened
quickly. Weight 81 pounds.
Second Test-Tester nlled, cut off opened
slowly. Weight 57A pounds.
Third Test-Tester filed, cut off opened very
slowly. Weight 571a pounds
At this considerable jollity arose. and ''the
swindle was there was pronounced with con-
siderable elation.
MIR. Gilbert explained that this was rough
! device, the first made, but actually With an
u
| The meeting resumed formal business.
Mr.. BarGen moved the appointment of a
committee to draft resolutions and make u
| report embOdying the sense Of this
meeting. The report to be submitted this al.
ternoon. But after the motion acted upon
| opiD ion on this business. He called upon Mr.
Andrews, of Minneapolis, representing tho
largest wheat buying interest in the State, tt
| give his views.
| MINNEAPOLIS TALKS.
Mr.. Andrews responded by saying the matte
had not been greatly discussed in Minneapolis
But the individual opinion pr-tty generall,
expressed was to conform to the law as nearly
as possible. To try it in full faith so as to see
| If it could work.
Mr.. Croswell of Minneapolis, had similal
views to express. He thought the law should
be conformed to, though likely great expense
| bushels.
| TROUBLE IN STORE.
Mr.. Barnes observed that in the North Pacif
region no trouble had heretofore existed. Blu
under the present law he anticipated mucl
trouble. He thought the buying or testing O
| wheat should be confined either to the teste
or some other device. With two or three, th'
| brass kettle, scales and half-bushel, grea
|
| had some bit of protection to exercise TO-
! themselves. Their sales of wheat to ethe,
| places were tested by the brass kettle in Mil
| waukee, Chicago and elsewhere. just how thu
! difference in testers would work, buying her
in one way and selling elsewhere in anothe
way, could be readily surmised. Thesquestiol
was whether we could bring Chicago and othc
wheat markets to us or would be be compelled
| to come to their method. Moreover, the farm
| ers' wheat offered for sale was universally 81
| dirty that it wouldn't run through the STAG,
filler adjusted to the brass kettle.
rattling endorsement of the above followed
in an informal talk throughout the whole meet
| ing 1t was gena' ally stated that all wheat of
| fered by the farmers unclean, had to b.
cleaned in the warehouse, and the Stacy file
wouldn't do.
MIR. McIlrath asked if such dirty wheat coult
be graded by the Stacy filler and the kettle.
Messrs. Pratt. Sterrett, Barnes, ct al.-'No.'
Mr.. Barden asked if such dirty wheat could
be accurately graded by any device7
Mr. Sterrett-'No."
MIR. McIlrath concluded ttat the Stacy file
would make this even more impossible.
MIR. Fairbank differed from him. 81
thought the hopper business woeld retain th
straw and chaff. and more good whsat woul'
fall in the kettle than if it were used opene'
mouthed without the hopper as heretofore.
Mr.. Chadbourne suggested, very appro
pirate, that wheat fan" be placed over tn
hopper. (Laughter)
AN OPINION AS IS AN OPINION.
Col. Graves, of Duluth, who figured wit
great conspicuousness and individual satisfae
ton at the Duluth improvement convention il
this city Dec. l8, 1878. was asked if wheat wa
| offered at his warehouse in Duluth, would b
be compelled to accept it9
He. without showing the length of his inche
by getting on his feet, replied that the ware
house business was similar in nature to tn
hotel business. They were engaged in publ
business, or might be likened to common car
riers, as railroads, aud were subject to Stat
LOTT nffor WHEAT storage