The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-16
DAKOTA WHEAT,

DAKOTA WHEAT: 4
Investigated By the Beard 4 DAKOTA whsae
inspectors = Tbs ConclSsions
Arrived At 4
The board Of grain inspectors Of Dakota
have made an exhaustive report on the sub
ject submitted to their Investigation which
after alludtns TO the importance Of tho
wheat growing interests Of the territory,
conditions Of soil and climate which tend IL
. perfect quality Of hard wheat s,-continues
showlng that the crop will approximate 20,
altar In all parts Of the world
THE HLEvATo1 sYsTnk
sWe found that almost every purchaser Of
grading wheat offered for sale The elevator
connection. The grain raised In Dakota 10
mostly handled through these instsumental.
tiles; end elevators are, without doubt, when
properly conducted, great public oonven-
'fsaces in handling the Immense crop thrown
upon the mSfket almost in bulk. In fact, Il
would be impossible to market the said grain
without elevators, which, to-day, immense
p Il their capacity, are scarcely sufficient to
ttpre the wheat ohereA for transportation.
After enumerating the elevator companies
operating on the various lines OF railway, the
report continues: .Beside the facilities fer
tho storage and handling Of the grain afforded
BY the above. we fluid large numbers Of ware
houses and dat houses at various points, with
. large storage capacity, beside Independent
elevators and fArmers elevators, and also
Touring mills o Fargo. Grand Forks, Grafton,
Lartmore, Milbank, Aberdeen, Columbia,
Mitchsll, Chamberlain, Ysnkton, Sioux Falls,
other places m the territory, each with
storage sufficient for their needs, making q
total storage capacity Of over dx million
bushele And yet large % II Il the wheat
crop of Dakotsoan scarcely tes handled It
an absolute iseessity, and beink public ne. ne,
cessity should be under strict surveillance
and regulated for public good This primar-
ly was no doubt the intention of the leRisla-
tive assembly in passing he aot named
above The attention OF thu. board was d.
ssesss sisy.o1 :t an % s,s az % e.sass .sSsss
wheat, and Complaints reached Us, mostly
through the public prints, from almost every
railroad station In the territory, Of the
most ehameful frauds practioed upon the
ts.sSss ts..asas ~ ss.0 SkehM =. We ScSoI0lngly ae-
nsaeu tsoa S " a.e 49, 80 saolOugn hveat'gation
rect said abuses. and secure the punishment
.. sIo PesPeuHLoIn We vlsited personally
MseaIy exsly Nsce 10 Sle teItlIory, examined
sne,S ~ as am~ souEns evesy ooncelvaDle
.ss.s .aosnHe y W stcIse evlaence OF tne: commits
secure the same; nor have we to- this day
been able to secure evidence that before 4
Jury would convict This for the fsAsoh that
! SIuss 1as asw nsmeo ABOVE u 10 necessary to
Prove taat 1 sne eievetOr asens knowingly
Is cneat% ~ IN . Sne gEaae os Welgnt OF the wheat
he.. mis- ,sre gsS No one 70 swear
various s,.t's IN Io.m
CoMpLAMTs INVESTIGATED.
a.sa nsMes. oI; amaavles a! Were presented at
s,S GSnTenG1n E ose farmers OF Moftn Dakota
smona Stneis IeIetred 20 q SQmmlttee who
,epostIS tat as tha ene nnmeeI M y 90
issigo t.aa1 they osui9 NOT ~ % presented In
.a1st sne Vne eveMnI Ma9y OF tncee legal docu-
ineISs, aVWevet. are 9i Ilvlai eno entlreiy
,ase.sxsns hssuse; ana not wottny OF serious
ss lseg9las system of under grading and unjust
enT ,.,ahimm sIe natteIs 2. percnasing
s.tast sIu s9eaa VI wasas; 1nas t1a 6[aalag OF
,,.tnr o"en,s .n A .no Capse VI eie
in tho Red rivsf SSi,nv. .,,, ~
sented by varioas naTties most; nf them re re-
IQtinU HiffarAnk nff0 0rx,A an nro~
aiiowes % at vsrions elevator. There u az sieo
afiidayits of faise waiwht as oomnsred With
weiChts nj noints o,,tsiden ~ elevotnr. hcrt
hye hundred afidavits were nresentei to
the committee, but only twenty y-Rve were 70
offered before re oonventioa Those read
toned. and showsd 4 wide iifSarsssre n n" ia
matter.of grades and sn,ne sross int"stsce M s.e
in the matter n docTa1a IN the othsS
hand one farmer stated that be. marketed ma
M. 600 lbusheIs of wheat Of which = mn
graded No hard. Another farmer stated
that.hs had sold several % thou.anfi % bushels hl ~
wheat md reoSiVed a large nronortion 81
high rralies and was we'll satisiied This
board wore in attnndanca ,,non said eonvena
tion. bv fnvitation Of the eommittec an
|. pointed to cali tha same and We're fully COL
yinced by the ehovin0 there made ,m thc
necessity Of additionai ie0slation IL the
protection of The farmers ~ th,s herritnrv S.,'
It wo,fid seem 70 anv one even the iessi
,observant, that an elevator agent should bs
able to grade the same wheat alike, even de-.
ent davn bmt TIA evidence % nresented ~ the
board In ali parts Of the terrftorv nrovss ~ that @
The con 5rarv n ths naaa WV ,s ~ II ~
want ~ c.n.c,tv .n6 .--,.,..... -, ~. 80 ~
~ ssid soent.S =. ~ ds. Ell. oI Me ~
properly grade wheat presented @ ~i Tor sale S
imdrYent1 II r. ohsrtt.hie ~ R.l;.,,n y th.t
sscs or tSo.. ~ sIaanta ~. 20 oe.eye tnss s
The svera@e ~ rae WSest - hnver dt n.Ies. Wa o.
have neves vat IA an y,ia,.t,a.. " s.v.5 .,e "
the a1ent Vas dishonsst snd .thnnnb s1as .
srso,sntIv "Is ssk.S ~ as..n ano sn3u&n we
nla3nant DO vnn he,ievs -. sr.nt ~ .ee oa. co
3noiv and viifui,v s,xinG,.1 %e .oeess ~, nov
@ swey W. ~. invarish,v ~H sNns 49, aS A. y.
tenton IN this renoSt Of MAXIM NV No spg M
% sent f.nts a a. sus WE fongS fsSct, te Dms Hse pre-
The % dutv % Of snnivin~ ths e p.msG1 @ @ you ya
manv sy,ls wa Az * tae aetst teMeag M !or me
y matfer nS orsdinw 10 ~ ,zh..t ~ sn.s wnS!e @
territory. s - s~''s 's'' ""os' o3op Oh tne
p.v.,o,-..,.,,
There 1. annther hxanns =, oS ~ I'LL ..,s.. .
which ~ Sas;ra - d;saat =. sn.s s4gleSS 70
that ~ ,r.rsnnr+.tso, ~ ueSS oaI !S !o@a AvSSngon-
with = the saa tinr. nt ths .nJ tneIe-
TO the raiirosds doing H hnstn.ss - pam.ee caan
carriers IN our midst Perhaps % we " can t9r Ietter
proceenes of ESe G!.n6 nG1sn Fo.H. 70 me
txvhich hr3ef,v .t.t.d a.s.t.t Isssy Sus'on,
rontms.t % ~ @ co,,.s,;ttaa ~ tno sp-
pemtsauesr ~ ~ s.iS Ceeo hnSss oIptshepsesentauve
Ted to n.ooasd sat :, "y' St ps',, ~ sutnoI-
comnanv ard saaL .sa..s sIosa sas'ITsu ~.