Little Falls transcript., 1893-10-13

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the Little Fails Roller Mill at the
time it was destroyed hy fire and
shortly afterwards entered into me-
gotiationsfwith MinAea polls parties
to secure the rebuilding and running
Of the mill. The price at which the
foundationand leaseo ground and
water power was offered was satis-
factory and they only asked time to
look more fully into the matter OF
freight rates on -four and the facil-7
tiles for getting wlieat. After full
investigation they declined to pur-
chase On the ground that they did
not1feei safe III putting in a plant Of
the size intended which was to be
1000 bbls. per day. so long az they
would practically have tiAdepenl on
one line 81 eIeva tors and one line Of
railroad for shtlping out flour.
Practically it IL very desirable in mill
ing wheat for the regular trade, to
be able to get the proper quantities.
of hard and soft wheat 80 that the
grade Of -four can always he kept
the same which can only be done
where you can purchase wheat from
the southwest an well as the west
and north west, SIS usually the crOpis
different in South Dakota from what
it is in North Dakota and there is al
so n marked difference between
northern and southern Minnesota.
Thus.was the, city .-deppivMt Of
new Touring mill ut more than twice
the capacity OF the one we have at
present, with the labor it would
have furnished IL: the mill and
cooper Shop and the farmer lost a
good competitive buyer for their
wheat. BeiDre the Roller Mil burned
both it md the Riverside Milling Co.
were dependent ON one line OF Eleva-
tors for their supply OF wheat in ex-
cess of what they could buy OF the
farmers, at such prices as were named
by the Elevatorcompany, which list
of prices were furnished to the mills
every morning and they We're given
to understand very sharpely that if
they paid the farmers a niger price
for their wheat than the elevator
| was paying they need not expect to
he accommodated by that company.
And the price of wheat was kept so
low here that one of the enterprising
merchants actually built u ware
house on the line of the Little Falls
and Southern terminal tracks and
bought many thousands of bushels
OF wheat OF the farmers at an ad-
vanced price and shipped the wheat t
away pay ing the Mp. r. R. Co. reg
ular tariff also paying them a
switching charge or penalty of three
dollars per car. The writer ia
of the opinion that when this City
is connected directly with the Great
:1Nerthern and 'soo', Hines there will
not be as good u point In the whole
North Westas this fer milling wheat
as it will then, he. directly connected
with the three great lines that reach
out into the finest wheat fields of the
world and the wlea can be here mill.
ed without being diverted from it's reg.
ular course towards the eastern mar
ket, and the competition uf the differ.
ent mills will make it the best local
wheat market in the state which
will he of great interest to every
farmer in this county. Since the mat
ter of Il competing line Of railway to
this city has been SO favorably look.
ed upon parties have already made
inquiry as to the price at which ar
option could be had on the old foun
tdatiun and lease of the Little Falls
Roller Mill Co., which shows that
good business men as well as the farm
ers understand the benefit that
will accrue from the building of an
dependant line of railroad to con.
meet this place with other great rail
road systems.