Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-12-19
The Mills Of theGraiin
Like Those Said To Be Run by
the Gods
PROPOSE TO GRIND SLOWLY AWHILE

Those Who Don't Live on Corn Bread
One of the Delegates to the National
MiIiers Convention Tells "what We Are
Here For" with Charming Fraukness-
The Resolutions adopted.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. i9-Another
trust has besh formed. The Minneapolis
millers carried their point at the meeting
yesterday When the meeting adjourned
Monday ev, ming there was every indication
Of a stormy session at the next meeting
When the session opened yesterday morning
it was apparent that the kickers bad been
brought into line. The friends of the trust
went so far es to allege that the inter state
commerce commission would be in league
with them, and President Ssibt, of the Ma
tional Miilers's association, said he had been
informed that the commission had given a
sact consent to a lower export than internal
-ate.
The meeting was called for the purpose of
making -four dearer, and it accomplished its
purpose For fear the name atrust" would
sound too harsh, the more mellifluous term
Of Organization for the purpose of curtail-
ing the output" was used.
After the meeting had been called to order
the report of the committee on organization
was received through the chairman A H.
Smith. The report consisted of four resolu-
tons, as follows:
Resolved, As the sense of this committee that
We recommend 10 all merchant mills OF this
country a curtailnent of their output for Janu-
airy TO one-halt Of their average capacity.
Resolved, That committee of three consist
ing Of A. A Freeman + l. Greenleaf and A H.
cate with the milleIs attending this convention,
and with others interested in regulating the out
put of the mills OF this country on or about the
@Jth day OF each MONTH beginning with Jan. %.
concerning the wishes and views of the mill-rs
regarding the output Of the coming month"; and
that this committee shall be empowered to order
partial shut-iowns Id cOnformi with the wishes
Of three-fourths of their correspondents
Resolved, That the chair appoint committee
of five 20 ask the railroads to make the export
rate per cent less than tie internal rate
Resolved That no mill shall cousgu any -four
for three months after jan l. 1880
Ferdinand Schuchmacher moved that the
first resolution be adopted by rising vote.
The chair said he understood that the res
olution was not mandatory.
A. Il. Smith, one of the most advanced ad.
vocates of the trust principle, said: There
| is hardly doubt that the Recommendation
of this convention will be accepted by the
4 miliers all over the country. There is too
| much flour and too much wheat in the conn.
/ try. What we are here for is to reduce the
supply OF -four What We want is cheaper
4 wheat and dearer -four. We are not here to
/ lower prices. II We can maintain the price
/ of wheat aud sell -four at profit that is
what we are here for We aim to bring the
supply and demand nearer together II one
month don't do 1t let's take the dose for au,
other month "
| Mr.. III ban said it had been stated that one
half the mills In the country could grind
enough to supply the demand He did not
/ propose to be one Of the millers to shut down
all the time.
Mr.. SchuchmacEer said the resolution wa;
only to pave the way to a better understand
ing. 1t was not intended to shut down so a,
not supply the regular traie.
This brought protests from the friends ot
the combine who fought shut down
meant just that The chair suggested that
if Mr.. Schuchmacher did not have enough
-four for his regular trade he could hug
from him.
Mr.. Seibt had aided to the original reso
lation a sentence that the January shut
down wss to take place as soon as the com
miltee received reports from majority o
the millers OF the country. With this ad
uition the resolution was adopted unani
mously
The second resolution, appointing a regu
latng committee consisting OF A. A. Free
man, of LaCrosse; }. H Greenleaf, of Min
neapoIis, aud A. H. Smith, Of st. Louis ha,
a.
that the committee he empowered to termI
nate the shutdown whenever in its judg
Ineut the conditions of trade demanded
MIR. Freeman motlestly Suggested that thi
l ould be too much rcsponsibis.ty for th
committee to shoulder. Mr.. Seibt insisted
but brought in the amendment as separat
resolution.
At this point the Minneapolis man begar
to show suspicious of getting the worst end
of the bargain. Their fears were partially
allayed when it was pointed out that the,
had two members OF the committee Messrs
Greeneaf and Freeman They were not en-
tirely satisfied, and demanded that capacit,
count in decision for shutdown. Mr.
Freeman suggested that there was public
opinion among mllers that would govern.
A miller lsotto vocel-It will take Some
! tnlHg more 1nan pnoIlH oplniou 10 preNen
Charley Pilsbury from running if he want
to.
After more argument it was decided tina
capacity ought TO count fer numbers. and a
: amendment that three.fourths of the miller
of the country, representing three-fourths Q
the capacity, must vote for shutdown be
fore tine committee order it was passed
That resolution and that Of Mr.. Seibt wer
then unanimously adopted.
The transportation resolution wen
thsough without debate. The chair az
pointed as committee on transportatio
Messrs. D. B Merrill C Espenschild, F.
/ Foulds, c. H Seibt and Fahrer
, The only resolution that caused divisio
was that providing that no consignment
s should be made after Jan. |, 1889, but tn
was finally passed
1 After the usual passing of resolutions
thanks a roll-cell of the milling capacil
present was made The result showed Il
!. mills represented to have a daily capacity
a $3.50 barrels The convention then a
q journed.