Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-21
Last Evenings Lively Business Meet
ing for the Agitation of the
Wheat Problem.
Many Suggestions Made and Several
Committees Appointed With Au-
thority to Investigate.
The Grand Army Post Of Bismarck
Presents Col. Bentley for De-
partlnent Commander.
The wheat Problem.

IN tne city hall last Friday for the discus
sion OF the wheat conundrum was not as
largely attended as was expected, but the
discussion was lively and entertaining.
The meeting was called to order at
o'clock by Joseph Hare, VINO had been
chosen chairman at the previous meeting,
and the organization was perfected by the
election of E. T.. Whitford as secretary.
The first speaker was Mr.. Glitschka, who
urged the business men to take steps
towards righting of the wrongs which he
said existed in the wheat and -four trade.
He thought the farmers were not getting .
high enough price for their wheat and that
the consumers were paying too much for
flour.
John Yegen suggested that the Northern
Pacific be notified of the fact that trade
which is naturally tributary to the North
ern Pacific is being drawn to the Milwau-
kee road by the difference in the price of
wheat. -Ss -
ne; Boyle defended the wheat buvers
sho,,5 anu Gae mlllers, stating that the speakers
snould remember that the wheat is not
easily graded this year and that the ex-
pense OF manufacturing flour in Bismarck
is much greater than in Minneapolis.
David Stewart moved that committee
OF three be appointed to ascertain the rates
from @ Eureka to terminal points on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, from MinOt
on the Manitoba and from Bismarck on the
Northern Pacific. The motion prevailed
and the chair appointed as such commit
tee David Stewart, Samuel Leach and W.
S. MOOrhOuse.
a. d: Gray spoke at length on the sub
]ect OF the price of flour and urged the
nnnQnmQrc nc tho
mand reduction in the price or to shin
the flour from Minneapolis. -
Mayor Bentley said that while the flour
problem and other questions mentioned
were of great Importance to the people the
flrst question to be settled was that of the
the meeting that Captain Baker had stated
that the elevator company ceased buying
wheat last evening. Ii this was true Bis.
marck might wake this morning to find
she had no market for wheat-she would
have no buyers for the wheat that would
1e brought to market. Mr.. Bentley
thought that the first thing to be done was
to see that wheat buyer be placed upon
the streets and that the farmers be paid
the highest market prices.
Ihls opinion was the opinion of all pres
Mr. Raymond Of Dawson who was pres
ent and who is also a dealer in wheat. was
called upon for all opinion and stated that
the question would be very speedily set
tied if an independent buyer was placed
upon the streets.
MI. Stewart moved that committee of
five be appointed to investigate the matter
and take steps toward inducing buyer to
enter the market. The motion prevailed
and the chair announced that the COM
mlttee would be appointed after adjourn
ment and that notice of the appointment
would be given in the TRIBUNE.
The meeting adjourned subject to the
call of the chair.
At the meeting of the Grand Army Post
in this city last week the following dele
gates were elected to attend the depart
ment encampment at Aberdeen: Alex
ander Hughes, Joseph Hare, E. S. Pierce
and w. 81. Winchester. The following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
members of this post that the delegares
elected to the department encampment be
and they are hereby instructed to use all
honorable means to secure the election of
Commander VIM. A. Bentley to the Office
OF department commander.
This resolution was adopted by unani-
nous vote and the prospect for Colonel
Bentley's election is very encouraging to
his friends. z h