The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-11-23
BY c. r. TiNAN.
THE EAx ERs KICK.

They Make u Vigorous Protest
Against the Price PAID for Grain
The Grain Buyers side OF the story.
Passers by were no DOUBT consider
ably mystiied. Saturday afternoon, upon
seeing n score or more of prominent
farmers file into the GRAPHIC office and
others following them until the. office was
packed. In a jiffy they surrounded :he
editor who was vainly trying to solve in
his own mind whether instant death
awaited him or tar and feathers-and all
began talking at once. Just then G..
Nj. Austin came in, elbowed his way
through, aud by common consent pro-
ceeded to read the riot act to the GRAZ
HIC. The burden OF the refrain was,
briefly, that the price paid for grain in
Chamberlain, Pukwana and White Lake
averaged from one to ten cents above the
kiuiball market price, and they wanted
to know if there was Il God in Israel why
no corresponding benefits lowered
around the vicinity of the Kimball grain
elevators-or words to that effect. Per-
sonally, Mr.. Austin said that he had
taken particular pains while in Cham
berlain during the previous few days to
ascertain the price paid there and stated
that so cents to $1.00 was paid for wheat
while the same grain did no bring over
so cents in Kimball and averaged below
50. One young farmer present said that
he hauled John Miller,s grain to Puk-
wanna Monday and got so cents for it
and the load brought him $5.4O
more than he was offered in Kimball.
Others present related similar incidents,
MIR. Cornelius Miller took the floor fol-
q minute and stated that for the pas,
year or more he had noticed-or had
failed to notice numerous farmers of his
acquaintance in Chas Mix county driy-
ing by his place to Kimball and upon IN
quiry. learned that they were now driv
ing their grain and farm produce tic
White Lake, as they realized better
prices there. Mr.. L. G. Wills SAID Tho
same thing was happeAing in his neigh
borhood, lie. that many of his ncighbor.
were transaeting their business in White
Lake instead of kimball us heretofore
IT "as the sense of the gathering tia
the farmers stood willing to cooperat,
with the business men in Kimball for
correction of the abuses which wcr,
working to their disadvantage, even t.
| constructing n grain elevator. After tn,
farmers chad bid the GRAPHIC adieu III,
editor wrapped his classic figure in hi
seal skin overcoat and sought the grail
buyers TO leara
THE oTuER sIDE
The Office of Ochsncr Bros. 1ndepen
dent buyers. was first reached, where tn
GRAPHIC man poured out the story o
farmers wrongs
We are paying for grain" said tn
senior member of he firm, all that til
market will stand and have been sine
We commenced buying. We are payin!
ST cents to- ay but have got hold o
but 80 hu htt, f5r lie #ea tasson TIA
MI. BLDG II hH eTegaia eur 6ayer b,
Hayden, on every ios3 out t.,el and sou
bled it. He has been paying IS cent
and we cannot get out of it at that price
We are shipping IL wheat to the Water
loo, Iowa, mills. md were it not 70
that fact we could not pay the price W
do within several cents. In other words
we could not pay the price we do an
ship Il grain to Chicago or Minneupoli
and CONC GU whole. If Pukwana o
White Lake pay more for wheat than W
do-which know they do not on til
average-l don't know what they d
with it. know positively that ther
has been days in when we have phi
five cents above the highest price i
= White Lake. The wheat market is a
present very uncertain and weak and w
have 10 be careful and guard against
feverish market"
Mr.. Ochsncr showed the newspapc
man a return advise on some barlc
which Noted them a loss of from 5 to
cents per bushel. Just then a tclcgrol
was brought into the Office that whc,
had dropped three cents per bushel i
Chicago.
= The scribe then wandered dow
toward the elevators, En- route he ra
against Station Agent Burgess.
What is the rate on wheat to Chlcac
Z and Minncapolis?" '.32 cents per hui
drcd to Chicago and 26 to Minncapoli
but they are charging me back on Nil
neapolis rates and it looks as thong
they had raised the rate to that point"
Mr.. +. c. Smith was found at his elev,
, tor taking care of his one horse engir
for tie night. When told OF the bi
kick made by the farmers lie had b,
little to say saw that he was utterly III
d able to understand how any town O
this line of the road west of Mitche
could pay more for grain thar kimbal
Mr.. G. S. Blodgeit was found in h
Office figuring up the days business ali
was also informed of the farmers indi,
nation meeting.
We'll, now III tell you he said. IS
far rs | am concerned in this business
I'd is like this. Mr.. Putnam has inst1uctc
me to get my share of the grain and h
will sec that it is gotten rid of. who
means, practically, to pay the top note
price. Aside from this, | am personal,
interested, rs you know. in the conl bus
: ness. The larger Tie grain business, Il
more grain brought in, the more coal
sell. Hence it follows that | am ind
vidually as much interested rs anyone
a good grain market here. Recently
heard that White Lake and Pukwanah,
: raised the price of wheat Il triflc and
notified Mr.. Putnam TO that effect. Il
instructed me to spring the price a lit
il that was the case and | did il to da
as MIR. Hayden can attest. l paid
. cents for n load of No. 9 wheat la
night" The GRAPHIC representati