Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-02

Muea has been said Of late
rmsh tine press upon the subject
a, lhe loss price of wheat and its
causes All have agreed on one
point, aud ,hat Is that the price is
.ow. and here they divide.
ann aware that The farmers have
d. tine past often regarded the mill
el- as ,hcI enemies, but ! will at.
tempt TO show briefly why the inter
est of farmer and miller are identi
cal, and that by reason of feeling
mentioned, the causes of low priced
wheat, have not been removed.
First, the miller is the best custo-
MGR the farmer has, and is always
IN the market and always pays the
market price tor the wheat. The
market is not made by the miller,
but Is practically made by the Liver
pool operator Except during the
fins, month or two at the beginning of
each crop year, the millers take the
balls of the wheat brought to mar
kut During Che first two months,
tae movement is very heavy and
uuct is exported, but after this
.lJle goes for export from localities
where there are mills, Remove the
milling industry from our country,
and our wheat must 90 abroad and
come I'm competition with the poor
and cheap whea.s Of Europe and In
dia. Not only is this true, but the
oIal is lost 10 our farmers. The
foreign miller will not use American
wheat until it comes down in price
10 the poor wheat of Europe and In
di8, but the American flour could be
placed iu every market in the world,
because Of lis superiority, if not
sau. ont 10y prombitory foreign tar
ills u has done this in many
markets in the face of their own tar
Ills I'm talking with gentleman
from Holland, not long since he said,
iu answer TO my query as to how
much Am ricau " heat their native
millers ground, " They 90 not grind
any, because they can get Indian
and European wheat SO much cheap
er. They are anxious TO use your
fine American wheat, but can't pay
the u.icc and compete in the market
with heir flour. OF course their
-four much inferior to your Amer
.au article, and obey realize the
..u, eau'l remedy the defect.
ink thsy 1Oalze that your miilers
WIlI eNutuallv ruin their business.
5 therefore obey are asking for
8u,v on American flour" He
simply gave the situation the world
.yer The foreign miller will only
take our ~ heat when II is either sold
al the low price realised for poor
foreign wheat. or a. hen their crop is
hlt and mev must have it. On
ac.erui OF better wheat and better
iity aud having attained high
.,ra.rtee of ant I'm manufacture, the
American miller can produce the
best -four I'm the world. His market
is e, present narrowed BIS the main.
..uauce of prohiJilorv tariff duties
.v certain foreign countries. Ii
countries would take Amcri
wheat and paw relatively high.
gfurIar for il thau for the poor
quality of the European wheat, then
h farmers .uierssi ian The subject
Hialt do. be quite so great. bat the
facts are NOT sa.h I'te ma'er- of
TINS coun.r. through tbe Winter
Wheat Na.cI, league. an oreanizA.
lion formed ,or The exclusive par.
nose of extending the markets for
American flour. have asked Congress
10 enact retaliatory laws whereby
lhc. .uxnri,.. purchased only by our
Fch. coming from the countries
m.iuiqipiry hieh tariff duties
lnst American hour, might be
sfa,I Il double duty until they
ere wiling by reciprocal treaties to
allow oar AJui ,o enter their mark.
.ets.on q more equitable basis. Not.
outstanding t.e fact that every
barred Of flour exported represents Il