The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1886-09-10
The Vgiller,s Union.

AhC hllllltdpOllS Miller 5 mon,
winch rose upon the grave of the
miller ASSOCIATION, has been in Oper-
ttlon only SIX days, and Yet the com.
plants about its methods OF doing
business are already numerous and
bitter. 1t may not be fair to criticise
he workings OF the miller's union ut
.hls early stage Of its existence, but a
It's methods o. doing business Will be
interesting. The difference between
The dettlnct miller's association and
-he miller $ union is not Ncrv great.
The methods OF the former are pretty
Will known to every body in the North.
west. Agents were employed to buy
wheat on the various lines OF road
tributary to Minneapolis. and that
wheat was distributed among the mills
under the direction of general agent
at Minneapolis. The association
bought directly from the producer.
Tie union does not. No agents are
outside OF Minneapolis, and
all purchases OF wheat are made here
one man, the general manag
CT. The union embraces every miller
ON the falls, and articles OF agreement
which prohibits personal competition
in the purchase Of wheat, have been
signed by them all. Prices are fixed
lay an advisory board OF three mem
hers, one Of whom Is changed every
week. This committee meets every
morning and decides upon the prices
to be pald for the different grades of
wheat delivered IN stol at Minneap-
oils. An agent and one or two assist
ants are then given the list, and they
90 on the chamber OF commerce and
buy as much wheat AS is needed.
Purchases of sample wheat are made
on the basis OF the price fixed for
grade wheat III store.
No individual miller is allowed to
90 OH the board ana buy huSAel Of
wheat without reporting 1t at once to
the agent OF the union. Neither Is he
allowed to buy round lots to arrive OF
tor future delivery. When the union
began business Sept. |, every miller
had 10 walk up to the agent $ office and
report how much wheat he had Oh
hand. In store and on track, as well a
all purchases for future delivery.
This vas allput into the pol. After
Ni'e''e - ooa7"o ,,t -, - 49, '', ,,',r,,,,,.
coth1iielee !, 10 oeie " e'io % ~, 10
mills, according TO their wants. Tie
union does not fix prices III the cotln-
try This is left Tor the gram dealers
association and the elevator cOmpan.
les, hut, us nearly al the millers are
,ais l,,l l.4rN ~ ~
stoehHol'ei' - '''''1s =. w ). ~.
coiileahleS' tiie euil,'eol'o' oe "'.i
l,e asso.ia''oil ~ s.'e ,'l,.'' = ~.
close. - 10 'ee'i s''ael ~ e'''o 60,
dSti = ii7i'ia1a' - wv e'''1gi'' -. :
prices III .iie s'aoosi - ny oo.' -
ald lhe .iesatoi .o1i l'th,', 80 80
nollh. IL eii,lisaeit"lIs .eileu W ?
on ~dtuiu uas iio eaeo piiseo 81 ''N'''
ns dgellG - ~. aaooe4'e'o''' ~ :,
nasta on VIZ hlhiieal'oiio a4iet i''1''ei
ilial hets.
II y III ue sttii eiiae aiiuei tl'o ., =
TEN 81 llAliS plioe5 - ~ oo''l''l ~ ~
lile asSocld.loit 'ili - -iii1t'ea Iolo -
the llilloil' liie l"i iiiei uoe' no. en9.s
lile dement's - aes,fe oo'4i'e'',io', - =
any eleaI eAs'1't' 80 = .o'' 80 -
take Nllal eiie ere N''s'ia CIV '!ii'' s''i.'
tlle elevator eo'h pai','o 'lo ~ ~ ~,
ooilsea W s"ol'ile - ~ p'4.e' p,'.l - es.l
union 81 snip tiiell niieae - l1'."1i
or 1lncago. II iias peeil SNOW Il 1lla'
the eIllel cause ~ eo''l l'ia''io y = -,
Wlde adherence oslNeeii pii.es - 'lie
country. ne slai1 uealela :, asso.ia
tion started ~ - ''us - u'i,e'1 ,,,', 1'i'e
q ntlgil aha llNe .e''ta ~ ''ua1'ei'
hut lile ae.'''i '4,lei.nee :. ~ '',,'n :
places mas nesii 49, ~ ,,;,'.,, ''o'' :.
some con'lla',i0 90. 80 i'',,ietpn,', ~,
market Is 700 Tow com p'ie., "io'' -
lutl, ana lila1 u''l,as ny l,11ilel 'iiloi
advances prices Whea1 VIII = iioO com.
hele from points ~ ~ .sol eilNes'
Where lfeish' la'es St. >,,,,a','.1. ~ aa'',1.
The difference between Mlllneapalls