St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-02
THAT DULUTH ELEVATOR.
The Sill as Amended Passes the
Senate.

The Bill as Amended Passes the
Senate.
Senator Canestorp's Duluth public ele-
vatOr bill provoked another contention.
1t came UP on the calendar and the au
thor urged its passage as amended.
The size of the elevator had been re-
duced from 100000 bushels capacity
to 100000 bushels. Moreover, the en-
tire expense Is to be borne by the grain
growers, inasmuch as the 100000 APP
pr0priated is taken from the grain
inspection, and really belongs to the
farmer, and this point was accentuated
by Senator Hompe, who insisted in
cOntravention to the arguments made
by Senator Crandall that the state in
spectiOn fund is not part OF the state
funds.
Senator Dean presented an amend
ment to the bill that met with the OppO-
sitIOn of the former contingent of the
senate. This amendment provided that
the grain and warehouse commission
may lease an elevator or elevators at
Duluth for the purposes of the measure.
The object was to relieve the expense
of building. Senator HOmpe insisted
that the temper of the people is towards
O permanent institution. The state
should own the elevator absolutely.
Senator Dean did not offer the amend
ment in a spirit Of opposition to the bill.
He thought he was adding a pTOYiSo
that would strengthen the bill. Senator
Tawney wanted the bill referred back
to Senator Dean for the purpose Of at
taching his amendment, and he so
moved. The proposition is one of I'M
usual magnitude, and, moreover, it is
all an experiment. If the lease system
demonstrates that state control of ele-
VatorS is a success, then the state can
build, conscious that no mistake is be-
ing made.
The DOmfn alton of the State.
Senator Brown argued that if the
state will take its hands off the farmer,
the farmer will protect his own inter-
estS. He was opposed to the bill upon
the theory the state cannot conduct an
enterprise as we'll as an individual, and
this thought or proposition brought
Senator DOnnelly to his feet. He con-
tended that the state could manage more
Systematically than a private individual,
for the reason that the power is behind
it. Under the proposed scheme the
farmer will have practical control of his
wheat until it reaches the mart in Buff
falO, thereby SubveIting the elevator
and wheat ring that has been robbing
the farmer of 30 or 40 cents bushel.
The fund to be drawn upon is spe-
cilic fund created for specific purpose,
cannot be diverted, urged the Sage,
without the consent Of the men who
own it.
"Who owns ito" asked Senator Brown.
''The-larmerS," returned the Sage.
mo, no: the whole people,"
Not so; it belongs to the farmer.
The clergy, the doctors and the lawyers
have no interest III it for they never
contributed to it. Now, that is clear"
pursued Mr.. Donnelly, and he hoped
the day is not far distant when the state
will not only have elevators in Duluth,
st. Paul and Minneapolis, but will have
agents in Buffalo and other points to
protect the sale of the wheat product.
The senate had warmly and cordially
aided in the investigation and prosecu-
ton of the coal combine.
Worse Than the Coal Combine.
but this coal combine" said Mr..
Donnelly, has not stolen one dollar
where the wheat ring has stolen hun
bred"
Senator Crandall, in combating the
measure, cited the twine plant
in Saltwater. He asserted that there
was never a bigger mistake made than
to suppose that the plant had reduced
the price of twine to the farmers.
Senator Little stated that he had at
tempted to have the fund transferred to
the road and bridge fund, but that
having failed, he wanted the money to
go TO the benefit of the farmers, and he