St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-13
MILLERS COMPARING NOTES.
Convention of the Millers'
National Association.
c. NJ. Palmer, of Minneapolis, Reads
an Interesting Paper.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, May 12.-The annual conven-
ton of the Millers' National association met
at the Grand Pacific hotel to-day, Vice
President c. H. Seybt, of Highland, ILL.,,
presiding. The minutes of the last con-
vention were read and adopted,
after which committee was ap-
pointed to draw up ticket of nomination
for officers for the ensuing year. A COM
mittee was also appointed to act in con-
junction with the executive committee con-
corning certain claims, after which the
convention adjourned until 2 p. III. The
afternoon proceedings were opened with
the reading of the report of Secretary
Seamans -Miiw aalee, Wis. His re-
port showed the association to
be in very healthy and prosper
Gus condition. He reports that
innumerable patents of milling appliances
OF greater or less practicability had been
inspected and disposed of, mostly without
any special attention. The report of the
treasurer showed that there was a neat bal
ance of 50. S35 on hand after paying all
bills. The reading of papers on the mill
ing interests was then called for. Mr..
Seybt read paper on Flour Export. He
first advocated the taking of great care by
the millerS to keep up the
EXPLOITATION OF FLOUR
from this country, for its stoppage for any
length of time, or its tagging, would mean
the ruin of thousands of millers in all parts
of the United States. The two great
enemies of the millers in this country are
the elevator men and the unlucky passion
for speculation in their ranks, the latter
being the more dangerous of the two. Care
oh hn fal- 10 OH Io,
flour made from the best grain, for the for
eign mllers and dealers are ever on the
alert to detect imperfections ever so light in
American flour, and are not slow to expose
them for the capital they can make of it,
and it is a great mistake to imagine
that the foreign markets will reach
out for any sort of American flour
that may be ground out. Mr.. C. NJ. Palmer,
editor of the Northwestern Miller, of Min
neapolis, read paper, THE Economy of
Milling" in which he dealt at considerable
length on the present state of the tloul
trade. He suggested some means OF
cheapening wheat, getting reductions in
freights, perfecting mill brands and en-
livening the wheat and bran market. The
paper set forth, by some
RECENT PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS,
that wheat bran is equal in volume as a
feed for fatttening cattle to corn meal. Mr..
A. B. Kellogg of Buffalo read paper on
Boiling Silk, a commodity that has become
indispensable to the milling trade. He
charged that the manufacturers of the arti-
Gle i'll this country have been for years tax
ing advantage of the situation
among the millers and have
been charging them fabulous prices
for the article, WHICH the milers have been
paying uncomplainingly. The essayist
called attention to the fact that the milling
trade was not as brisk as it might be- that
the profits throughout were small, and thai
in any event the margins would not permit
of paying any such prices as are being
paid for boiling silk. He advised the
miIlers to demand reduction in the
! price of the article at once. After deciding
! to pay visit to Jackson, Mich, Friday
afternoon, the convention adjourned until
| 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, when what
ever business is before the body, including
| the election Of officers. will be finished.