New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-01-11

Year Ending Balance Is
AZ az ss1alpss EPss.ss On asss
1857 ....... 81, 4O1 81 "a, 731 30 20 97 ~
1888 1900. 90,731 9S g. 496 g 30.dS 92 ~
1850 . .....:.1es,s4G 81, sei IS SIS ss
1891 .,os,ss2 q 1921 g $40 81 81
This Surplus Of nssy ths
enue fund, for which appropriate iegtsla-
tion il needed at your hands. A further re-
duction in the inspection fess Viii preseas
That portion Of the law OF 1882 WMcn
aims to regulate and control grain elevatosee
their proprietors fallen into well nigh dis
use, as appears from the last report Of stne
railroad and warehouse commission, "
which call your special attenno oaa a aIs
to submit to supervision all avail themse.ves
Of The weighing grading ana xrap
weighed, graded and inspected by state
officers, and thus while enjoying the pene-s
fits, they decline to share the burdens OF tue
law. This Is condition which, to my
mind calls for immediate and effective reg
islative remedy. That you have ample a9u
plenary juIisdietion In the premises m th nife
States in the. case OF Mum VS.. uilnois' "
which call your attention.
Under existing law the weighing. gIaa.nk
and inspecting Of grain by state autnOr1ty,
and under state supervision, Is hmi!ea .9
the terminal points have mentioned. ana
the city ct st. Cloud. the Ezra gram mnSn nv
local or terminal dealers in grain, or by big
farmers. who can ship direct from wagon; u
car load lots to the terminal dealers. y -
these men therefore who, In their deal pc
tween each other, have the state as umpire.
both as to weights and grades. But the Or
dnary ne nSis Is to sell his grain
by the wagon load to the local deaiers-an0
most farmers belong to this classic has no
state umpire either as to weight s1a;e
or, is at hand. or can be invoked to fient NJ aa
wrong. II any, but he Is RENTED to inc
law: This DISCRIMINATION in legislative pro-
lection and legislative relief, mas aiWay9
struck me as anomalous and unjust. And
therefore have ave always s{sr aR
burdensome, placing all grain elevators ana
warehouses, doing public business, under
end fSs and
benefcially mediate between the warehouse
man and the farmer.
But, in addition to this, the farmer needs
prompt and unrestricted facilities 1or tne
erection and maintenance of grain elevators
and warehouses At 81. stations m% aaa se
commodations for the same. Years ago 10
was the custom among railroad COMPANIES
eliminate in favor Of particular elevator or
Warehousemen. While IN most cases the
railroads have now abandoned this policy,
some quarters A notable instance is that OF
the Farmers Warehouse Association OF Far
well, Mimi. VS.. The Minneapolis, st. Paul
scribed in the report Of the railroad md
warehouse commission OF 1871 On page 10.
This association, having frat applied for
1f eSs Of to ws sgss at sa
dde eRR 9ss ie sss@ea as s.
own land contiguous to the right OF Wayl
yearsSg5c1 calmly endeayoring to obtain the
necessary side tra.s facilities for the same;
such conduct on the pi;,ee OF the Eaiiro3ss
Unjust and Irritating in the extreme, and tends
producing and carrying interests Of the eoun.
company. in thus obstructins and defyias
this righteous claim or tie association: OBJ
structs and dehes the state. for bacS Of the
ought to stand the whole dignity and power
Of the state. 1t is not for railroad companies
to say who ought or who ought not not to haT "
should be put on a footing Of equality. All
discrimination should he eliminated to the
end, that untramelled competition---one OF
secured and maintained. TO entail the duty
Of maintaining grain elevators upon the
% as has been @
them monopoly OF the business. and thus
stifle competition, which Is far from desir-
have called your attention, I cannot forbear
to earnestly recommend that you devise and
enact legislation that will promptly and eff
fectively furnish the necessary relief AMI
redress in ali cases of this nature.
While Minnesota is rapidly developing her
vast @in:ral EssoG:ess, and is fast becoming CON
the pursuit of agriculture that q large plu-
rality of her people are engaged. In those
sections where dairy and diversified farming
VOL al n n Ill
where wheat is still the chief crop. and main
reliance there owing in part to the dii.
to the unusually low price superinduced by
glut in the wheat market arising from the
large surplus Of the great crop Of 1891, and
some depression, though none OF serious
character exists. With an average crop. not
a1erage price not Exceeding g cents per
bushel, it is evident that our farmers are to
some extent laboring under more than ordi-
nary disadvantages and deserve more than
ordinary attention at our hands. Under
these circumstances. it is our duty, and
should be our ambition. to keep the expenses
OF our state government a IN all ITS BRANCHES
the public service viii justify. And We
should repress and eliminate. as far. as We
can, all that savors Of sinecurism, wherever
it occurs, or wherever it may be invoked.
And above all. we should, at this juncture.
refrain. except in cases Of urgent necessi-
plans or new enterprises involving the ex-s
penditure Of public money. We cannot give
our farmers better yield nor better prices.
but we can, at least aid them to make the
burdens of government rest more lightly on :
their shoulders.
My predecessor has administered the af
fairs of state economically and with greaS
tact and wisdom. and has places, the public
service on 4 sound and legitimate business
footing for which he deserves the grati-
tude Of all friends Of good government.
hope I may be ablet to approximate the high
standard Of public administration which he
has placed before us.
. And now as you and 7 are about to enter
upon the discharge Of the duties assigned to
us, may we be imbued with that wisdom
which is from on high. and may our labors
under the blessings Of a benign providence
rebound to the greatness and the goodness
Of our state and common country.
Standard OIL Omcers.
New York, Jan. AT a meeting OF the
stockholders ofCthe Standard Oil company
to-day the following directors were sle cited:
Wilinm Rockefeller. J.; p: Rockefeller. p.
NJ F1agler, J. d. Archibold, II. II. NOgefs,
". T. Tflford. Paul Babcock. Jr.. G. NJ
Pratt and a. NJ. Cregor. subsequently tho
(olJo%c Officprx were elected: President.