The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-12-14
THE MILL MEETING.
What Was SAID and Who Said it.


Even the most sanguipe Of the pro-
loters of Of the the 4 erin project were
agreeably surpIfxsF 81 the large and
influential body of farmers and bust
ness men who assembled on Saturday
last to discuss the feasibility of form
ing a joint stock company. Through
out the proceedings the utmost har-
mony and enthusiasm prevailed, and
all expressed determination to further
the enterprise by-eyery means within
their power.
After the meeting had been called
to order and objects stated, M. Board
man was elected temporary chairman
and G. j. @. 8iaoleed temporary sec
retarY ~ ~.
N. /. Gilbert, IN a lucld address, ex-
planned the many benefits to be derived
from the erection of mill by joint
stock company as proposed, and illus
trated the manner in which Dakota
mills reaped profit Of 30 cents from
every bushel Of grain ground. He
estimated the income Of mill at $3.50
per day.
Pred Fisher said the chief benefit Of
the proposed miI asfAe from the
milling profits, woufoabe. in its oppo-
sition to the elevators. and the conse-
quent increased price of grain, and IN
order to accomplish this end more
effectually an elevator or storehouse
should be operated in connection !;
then farmers who stored their wheat
could either have it ground or could
ship it Whenever q favorable opportu-
nifty offered. He thought $4,000
would be sufficient for all purposes.
If mills in the cast could make q liy-
/ ing profit az nayi',g freight on the
grain one way and ca the flour fhe
other, surely a mill here would be a
paying institution. AS only rs per
cent. of the subscriptions would need
to be paid May 1st. another % per
cent. in September and the balance
after the crop had been harvested, the
burden would be very light, and the
mill itself would help pay the final
assessment.
VIM. Rehfeldt considered the project
a grand one. and said he would take
all the stock he could in a mill that
would do as good work as any in the
territory. If a united effort was made
it would be'crowned with success.
0. A. Swanson had figured con-
siderably ON the costs of mill and
thought $4,000 would erect one
Of a size necessary to accommodate all
the stockholders. lie spoke at some
length upon the necessity of doing
something to offset the monopolistic
tendapcy Of the wheat market. He
also would take considerable stock
Mr.. Sanborn remarked that although
FARMERS might not have much to say
upon this occasion, they had lots to
say when they brought in their wheat.
In his opinion the mill could be run
more cheaply by water power from an
artesian well than by fuel, but what
ever the motive power was he could be
counted upon for his mite.
G. N. Cooper thought the present
the time for action, So that things
could be gotten ii shape fvr. next har-
vest. There were farmers enough and
money enough in the vicinity of
Warner to carry the project to a sue
cessful termination. A mill of 80
barrels capacity per day was sufficient
for the present, and could do just as
good work as a 200 barrel mill. The
machinery, he estimated, would cost in
the isei@hboIhood of $1,000.
Joseph BEltness said he was very
1nuch interested in the establishment
of such d mill and considered its
Financial success assured because OF
tie enormous difference between the
Iprice Of wheat and fouf. Wheat sells
ihere, on an average, 30 cents less
than IN Minneapolis, and as it takes
about five bushels of wheat to the
barrel Of flour, there is a saving of 81
ON The grain alone. Besides, there is q
return freight of 56 cents per barrel
Here we have a virtual gain Of $L5t
per barrel over and above the Mime.
apolis nlillers' profits
A. @. Titus was confident that ths
project vas d good one and that encE
mill could make lsssssee mar siig,iss III.
| only trouble hs anticipated was