Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-12-05
NOT i FAIR DEAL.


bushel for the best wheat now. They
give in exchange for five bushels OF
wheat one hundred pounds Of -four
that it, one hundred pounds Of -four
for three hundred pounds Of wheat.
We have heard a good many farmers
express the opinion that this is not a
fair deal.-Ft. Benton River Press.
The usual intelligence Of the Press
seems to have deserted it. At least it
was conspicuous by its absence when
the above was penned. The benefit
which will accrue to northern Mon
tana by the establishment Of this
mill, is so great that it seems prepos-
terous to imagine for g moment that
the Press does not realize the fact.
IF it does, is it not a decidedly small
piece Of business for q newspaper
which assumes to be interested in the
development of the Territory, to en-
deayor to create dissension, and pre-
iudice the farmers against such an
enterprise as this by giving publicity
and authority to such bosh? which has
a decidedly frail foundation, If it has
any at all. Suppose some customer
Of one of the Benton merchantile
houses should imagine he had been
unfairly dealt with, and SO express
himself, would it be the right thing
to do, to rush the complaint into print
without having a fair understanding
Of the whole matter? and even then
it is a matter which no reputable
newspaper would have any thing tc
do with.
Before making any complain the
Press should inform itself as tc
market price paid for wheat at other
points in the Territory. At Bozeman
only sixty cents per bushel is paid fol
soft wheat, while here the price paid
has been considerably in advance OF
that figure. It should also be taken
into consideration that the quality Of
wheat raised in northern Montana
this year was very poor, as a rule
and badly mixed, consequently it re
quires more handling and care thar
it would otherwise
Then again, the Press is horrlfiec
because only one hundred pounds O
fouris given for three hundred pound:
of wheat. How does it know that suc1
is the case? We have seen wheat
| brought to this, market that we should
dislike to give fifty pounds Of fou]
for the whole load. On the othel
hand, parties who have brought in ;
fair quality of wheat have realized ;
good price for the same, and wer'
perfectly satisfied.
At to the alleged numerous com
plants of mot fair DEAL" we do no
! believe, Notwithstanding the genera
good reputation of the Press TO
truth and veracity. Among the man,
ranchers who have marketed thei
wheat here, there are sure to be a fe1
who will complain because they dl'
not get the top price for a poor quail
ty Of grain. This class of person
are to be met with every where, an
knowing this, it is unaccountable t
understand how the Press was ledint
making such a statement. We ar
satisfied that nineteen out Of ever
twenty men that sold their whea
here, were perfectly satisfied. Ther
was nothing compulsory about tn
matter. II they choose to sell thel
wheat they we're paid every cent
was worth, and the money realize
they were privileged to ezpend a
they seen fit. The price of fiou
ranges from So to 1915 per one hur
dred pounds, which is cheaper tha
any other -four of the same qualit
can be sold at in this market "
satfed that the proprietors OF th
mill are endeavoring to do as near rigf
as possible, and by paying the PR
ducer a good price for his grain, an
selling the flour at proportional
! price, it is the means Of putting MOI
money into circulation than it woul
by paying a small price for the graf
and selling the -four proportionatel
low. z--= =
: In the future, when the Press go'
out of its way to make any statemen
,, of a like character, it will on
: be giving fair deaf' when it lool
E up all the facts and guages its bla
accordingly
, ILLEGAL FENCING.