Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-01-06
WAREHOUSE PLAN.
Secretary English shows how it will be
a Great Saving TOR Wheat Growers.
He Hopes to see the Palouse Wheat
Grade Above WaIla Walla Wheat.

Secretary Frank A. English, of the
Faamers' Terminal Warehouse Company,
was looking after matters pertaining to
his company in Pullman last Wednesday
Mr.. English has made close study of
the plan proposed by the new scheme,
and has firm belief in the success of the
undertaking. He is now around the
ecantrY looking up subscribers, and al
ready has large amount OF the stock
subscribed. Mr. English is especially
hopeful of having the wheat of the Pa
louise country graded on the same stand
ard as Willamette wheat and not in the
same class as Walla Walla wheat as at
present. He says that the present sys-
tenn is unfair and that Palouse wheat
should bring fifteen cents more per bush
el. In grain sacks Mr.. English also ex-
poets large savings, as the company Will
ship them in from Calcutta by the ship
load. He says that they ON lay them
down at less than five cents each. Mr.
English has just returned from the
Sound country, where he has been look
ing for the most available location, and
in his report said;
Tacoma is my first choice, and Port
land second, for various reasons. Ship
ping facilities are the same in both cities,
but Tacoma is preferable on account OF
having the terminal railroad upon whose
track our warehouses are located. | say
this because by next fall the Union Pa
cific will be in Tacoma. | take further
liberty IN stating information L received
from exporters in Tacoma. L have been
reliably informed that wheat would net
the growers some 3 cents per bushel
more if we had our terminal warehouse
for the following reasons:
/. We would grade our own wheat
and that means a Whole volume ~ few
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2. We could sell in cargo LOT, 81 You
all know that we can get more for 10000
bushels, or 100000 bushel lots, and il
we sell 500, 600 bushels or a whole cargo,
the better terms we can get.
3. The market price we now receive
is a sure cents per bushel less than
| facto rates, the cents por bushel being
deducted for terminal warehouse charges
and which said cents per bushel leaves
a good margin for operating expenses.
A. We would sell the grain to eX-
L IL, 4 in
scales, of course, in view of the export
ers' agents This would guarantee us
in shortage our terminal weights.
s. There will be no rejected grain,
unless it is actually poor grain; and
further, the screenings would pay for
cleaning grain in the elevator.
6. We could ship from our country
warehouses at all times, when cars are
plenty, thus relieving our crowded
warehouses, thereby avoiding wheat
blockades, and being ready to sell at
moments NJ tce when grain is high.
7. We make the jobber's margin Of
the middleman by saving it.
These seven reasons will be patent to
all of us, and for these reasons l shall
advise to build the terminal warehouse.
Let us build it for next years crop.
If we handle 100000 bushels we can
save the growers 100000, or twice the
cost of a 100000 bushel terminal ware
house and elevator, which we can put up
for from 100000 to $15000O. The
Tacoma warehouse, the capacity l,25O,-
600 bushels, cost 100000 for erecting.
The elevator part which we need. may
cost $4,000 more"