New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-12-28

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The recent meeting of millers and
wheat buyers held 1T the rooms of the
Millers' Association in Minneapolis re.
suited in the adoption # the follow.
ing preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, The wheat crop of the northwest in
the present year is very difficult one to handle to
the satisfaction of all parties interested, on &C.
count OF its exceptionally damp condition, and
WHEREAS, 1t is desired to have uniformity in
grades and prices as far as possible.
Therefore, We, the wheat buyers and ware
house men whose names are hereto appended, do
resolve that We will be governed in the handling
of wheat by the following rules.
First-No. wheat must be dry, sound and clean
and test IS pounds or over.
clean, and not test less than Sc pounds.
No. wheat must be reasonably sound and dry,
and test not less than 81 pounds.
No. wheat must be dry and test not less than 50
pounds being fit for warehousng
Second-Damp wheat unfit for warehousing
shall DC graded as condemned, and bought at its
Quoting freight and handling charges; and all
damp wheat not grading No. 4 shall be bought at
not over the price of No. 4.
Third The shrinkage Of al! wheat taken into
tual test of the warehousemen.
Fourth-The prices of the different grades shall
be as follows;
No. wheat............... 5 cents less than No. /.
Mob wheat. .......l5 cents less than No. e
No. 4Wheat.. ........ Is cents less than No. 8.
The prices to be paid from time to time shall be
regulated according to Milwaukee and Chicago
prices by committee of this meeting who shall
notify all parties who shall sign this agreement OF
ann change, which shall be based on Chicago or
Milwaukee No. markets. less freight and S cents
for charges.
Here follow the names of the sig.
ners, fifteen in number among which
we find Geo. W. Va0Dusen, Rochester
and St. Paul, and r. D. Hubbard &
Co., Mankato, which firms regulate
the price of wheat on the Winona&St.
Peter and St. Paul & Sioux City rail .
roads. Nearly all our State ex-
changes condemn this arbitrary &C.
ton of the Minnesota Millers' Associ.
alton and affiliated wheat buyers.
The Mankato Revie,v says: This will
make a uniform market all over the
Safe, does away with all competition,
and practically places the wheat mar.
ket in the power of two or three men.
These men may be honest, and may
act fairly, but the temptati9n to act
selfishly seems almost irresistible, and
a fear that such will be the case, Vas
we'll as the natural repugnance which
every American citizen feels towards
arbitrary and oppressive monopolies
and combinations, must certainly rem.
der the arrangements entered into at
Minneapolis very unpopular with far.
mers, and the people generally. II
will give a new impetus and strength
to organizations and combinations
among the farmers, and il it sh all
have the effect to- lessen the wheat
acreage of the State, and direct the at.
tention of farmers to more remunera.
tive pursuits in the growth of cattle,
hogs, the development of the dairy in.
terests, ETC., it will prove a blessing in
disguise
The Review hits the nail squarely on
the head in its last proposition. Let
the farmers of Minnesota begin to di
versify their farming, land begin al
once. Therein lies the solid founda
tiou of independence from monopol,
rule. st.