The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-13
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NOetherA Psei1e Grain Agent Talks 81
the Ceep SD Elevators.

NOethern Psei1e Grain Agent Talks II
the Csep SD Elevators
c. S. Woodr1fi. o. ST. Paul. special agent
of the Northern Pacific traffic department,
whose particular duty il is 70 look after the
grain business on the line, Is in the city on
. tour Of the road. He Is one OF the best
posted men On the grain business Of the
Northwest. and in an interview with
. Posf-IyTELLIsEscKR reporter he said:
TIE pr0spect 10 for fair crop this year. par
ncuiaYsy On the Manitoba division, running 70
Winnipeg and BrAadca- Tie Rei river valley
IL in vsyy good coalition some hot winds
have damaged the crop, but hear that they had
rai1 sisce. which msy have repaired tie mis-
eaies. - that country has grest recupsxs:.ve
powerA We cannot tell the extent OF the dam
age n.sii the crop IL harvested There has not
been quite - much rain - We should have had
In the western part Of North Dakota east OF the
Nissonri river. The crops in this state are look-
ing ali right
thiaS the low prices nov ruling for grain
are dus 70 ovssproductsou and the small export
eusinssa. This has bsen picking up lately.
sssn re havs . surplus in the visisis supply Of
about q. 900 900 bushels Of wheat The oais and
harley raised in our territory are simply iced
Tor the consumption Of the stock the farms
Grain men in Minneapolis and Duluth claim
that wheat in Minnesota and North Dakota
would Be worth 10 cents bushei more il the
financial situation wsrs settled. That aad the
fact that foreign countries q rule had fair
Gro? last yssr accounts io- the low prices.
We do coma export business from hsre IA
Hour b. the NoFsasrn Pacific steamers TO China
and Japan In fact every TINA the boats 20
back they carry large ouaatisy. and the Mogui
has Just taken 100 toua We arc nakiagthe rate
- Low - possible in order 70 induce shIpmsu:a
Ny business Is 70 see thar We get Our fail share
a. 40 Ill avA ~
elevator companies pay the farmers tie sane
price fos tneir grain ~ those on ether lines II
the farmer prefers TO ship direct 70 some CON.
El.ssion house Ne see that he gets cara Ias
farmers are building . large terminal ware
house as Duluth. to which they will ship IN
car loads. and presume they intend shipping
ooes loads IN Buoalo. with view 20 exporting
IT themselves and getting ali the profs there 10
In Il The regular grain men and dealers ex-
press great deaf OF doubt 10 their succssA
recent deciaioo OF the supreme court Of
Atnnesota requires the railroads 20 furnish
proper facilities for handling grain af each sta
ton and holds thas the elevators, being in the
hands Of private corporations. are not such pub
Lie elevators - are required b. Law. Tho court
held. however. that II vs furnished cars direct
70 the farmers ne shoald have then complied
with the Law. Il also held that II We dssiguaaed
an elevator - the grain freight depot OF the COM
psny. that would b sufaciens compliance with
s0e Nv out tue company ala NOT visa 70 DO
thai Is preferred 70 leave ts optional With the
farrsf whether he would cell 70 the esevasoe
company or haul and ship his own wheat The
farmers have kad an idea that they were not
getting their shass Of The market priee, and have
been continually setting laws passed In
imical TO the railroads sod the elevator
companies, bus this system Of furnishing
them cars 20 ship direct viii open their eyes.
The elevator companies have done the best they
could: they would bay On 2-cent margin. that
10. they would receive cents for receiving,
cleaning. grading and shipping. Ny observe
ton IL that they allow - good grades as tie
local elevator - ss the terminal poInfa We
have two. three aad four different elevator
companies u different stationA. 30 that IL .
farmer 10 not Satisfied vita one company be
can 70 70 another. They are ssiIl Q great con-
venience 10 the farmer. for IL they want TO sell
less than . car load they can do close 70 their
farms and get their money. The farmer can
not only ship grain himself TO the CEN iss.oa
houses OF elevators at Minneapolis or Duluth,
but he can take . sample AZ Minneapolis ana
sell IL from the sample right 70 the miller.
Previous 20 che decision OF the supreme court
the company did not have 40 good . supply Of
cars Is now. so thai the farmers were dependent
TO some extent on the elevators receiving their
gran Sou. however. the company has enough
ears to supply the farmers who are shipping
direct ~ we'll the elevators. except In the
very busiest season Then We supply them -
rapidly q We can, and doubt X any man has
rad TO wait over three days for them. think
IL VIII DC benet: 10 the elevator cornps n!es