The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-01-22
cRANARlEs or THE NORTHWEST
Figures showing tho SuprsmcIy Imports
ant lntercsts Protected by the Depart
ment Or Agriculture.

Figures showing tho SupremeIy Import
ant lntercsts Protected by the Derart-
ment of Agriculture.
An estimate may be obtained Of the
vast cereal wealth Of the Northwest.
and the enterprise which has kept pace
with It's development. from an Interest,"
ing list Of elevators and warehouses in
Minnesota and Dakota recently pub
lished in the ST. Paul Pioneer Press.
The following i a ummary Of the list:
Total number ~ elevators and ware
houses IN Minnesota aud Dakota 1.5l3
Total capacity incountry oufsi1e ter
minai points. bushels H.. ....... yf.5q3. 900
Total capacity. Minneapolis ........ a.xst.J,O
Total capaclty 81 PauL.-.....-.- l.y0O 30
Grand tosAl capacity. ..-........ A.tts no
II Is stated that In many sections IL
the Northwest enterptising capitalists
have gone into n~ndeveloped territory
and erected elevators and warehouses
even before the settler came to raise
grain to fill them The grain and
warehouse law passed BY the Minne-
sota Legislature. last winter. has been
q material aid 10 the development Of
the system. as previous TO that time the
elevator business was controlled by .
few powerful companies, who were
kept in power and free from compcti-
ton BY the railroad companies. The
increase in two years in the number 81
elevators on lines directly tributary Ia
Minneapolis il nearly three-fold. a
noticeable feature Il the great SUPERIOR
ity in the character and capacity Of the
buildings in the extreme northern Sec.
tons over those in the longer settled
districts in the southern part Of Minne-
sofa The cost Of the elevators com
prising this vast system is computed nc
ten million dollars. and their capacity
Is more than equal 10 this years crop.
fifty million bushels. The cost Of re-
ceiving. clearing. ~elevating and
discharging grain is about two
cents per bushel. while elevator
companies. who buy and ship
grain. receive from three to three and
4 half cents per hushcl- Out Of this
Gomez the interest on the investment,
all expense o. maintaining and opcrat-
ing the elevator. insurance on grains
cleaning and loss Of weight and grade
At terminal points.
The thoughtful utteranccs of Presi.
dent Cleveland on onr agricultural in.
terests show that he fully appreciates
the Importance Of the vast wealth
which Is annually derived from the
rich farms of the West and Northwest.
The above statistics must convince
every reader Of the great benefit to be
derived from q wise and careful cxcr.
else Of the powers and duties Of tho
Department Of Agriculture. which il
charged with acquiring and diffusing
among the people useful Information
on the subjects Interesting TO farmers.
Could efficient precautions be also
taken against grain n which
would seem. in view Of the cereal
wealth Of the Northwest impossible to
bring about, but which are. neverthe-
less. Of no infrcqucnt occurrence, the
country would be always ready to sup
ply the needs Of other nations without
the infection Of burdens on our own
people, by "A undue increase in tho
price Of grain. Should the present
troubles in Europe eliminate in q gem
eral war. . wonderful impetus would
be given to our grain interests, as the
supplies from India and other coun.
tries could not long be relied upon TO
feed the warning nations. A the bur.
densome restrictions placed BY the rail-
road companies. in Minnesota, upon
outside parties who desired TO build
elevators and extend the system. have
been removed by law, we may look for
still more astonishing results during
the ensuing year in that great grain
producing region.-Aib0ny argus.