The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-04-27
FROM FARM TO sARRooM.
Tine Journey and Gradual Increase In pric,
at kushel oI Corn

at a Bushel "T Corn
Illinois i the great corn state and
Peoria II the center of it, most prolific.
belt Peoria i a great grain market
ami especially for corn Vast quaint
ties OF the golden grain are shipped
lato that city for general distribution
and loaded into its mammoth eleva-
tors 10y the hundreds of thousands of
bushels y great deal of corn l. shipped
IRON Peoria, but vast quantity i
used there There l. mor,. corn used
in Peoria than in any three cities in
ihe union, even though these cities ls.
New York. Philadelphia and Chicago
The reason i obvious. SAYS the Peoria
Herald Peoria i not only tbs. center
OF the great distilling interests. but
there are located two OF the greatest
sugar houses IN the country. Down
the capacIOus maws OF the great dis
tilleTies are poured every aav 2o. ua1
bushels of corn The sugar houses
use from 5000 To lO,OoO bushels more
each day in the year To supply the
constant demand the product of l.o5O
acres nf rich corn Ia nds l. daily shinp,.i
into Peoria for home com=ulupls.u-
Aside from these there are fully 5000
bushels uSed daily for ot her purposes.
~ that II II safe To estimate that fully
s,ooO,uoo bushels of corn ar. used in
that city annually for manufactu
and other purposes. The greater part
of this - manufactured into spirits.
1t \ wonderful Ia consider the
changes made by bushel of corn in
it, transition from the owners crib 10
the glass of the consumer Th,-.-.
changes are various and far reaching
They are other than financial But
consider simply the mere element Of
value Corn WAS sold the other daV ia
Peoria for - cents per busIlel- II came
all the way from Nebraska. perhap-,
where 1t brought but - cents. In
transit two deaters received a commits
sion Of l cent each The railroad com
pauy received ; cents for it, freight
and other charges The distiller paid
50 cents. lie took aud converted IL
into four and q half gallons uf finished
spirits and fed one of hIs steers ON the
refuse The distiller sold the II. .rit> To
local dealer for - u. OF which nci,.
Sam received S4-O5 a. "A tax On the ,pir-
its, leaving balance - the distl.ier Of
= cents after he had paid - cent for
his corn The spirits. after being well
watcred and compounded. are soia al a
profit hy the con. F,onuder and r-.-tiiier
To the dealer, who sells ont at Is cents
drink The four and une-half gal
Ions have swciicd To- nine and before
1t gets through il sweIls many a head
and also the reven4ts of the cIty " here
lis lines may BE- c.lSt- - that iu its
travels from the Nebraska crab Il the
chicago saloon. that bu>h.l ~ corn
has increased IN value. from - cents ID
many dollars. ana with it, constant
running mates has furnished enp.ov-
Inent To at ica-t la fifty men or more
aud has contributed t. both the nation
al and municipal revenues. such
magic there ~ ia the juice of the golden
corn OF the iuice of that on, bushvl
of corn. At least loo person, have i'm
hihed. from the pious old lady who
took il for Ia grippe" To the jolly old
topper who took IL for '-th, tight
To resume. that bu>h,i Of corn was
thus scattered ON the highways al bust
ness and pleasure: Farmer. - cents.
railroads. - cents: commission men. >
cents; diati!lers. - cents. - cents:
feeder, Ia cents; Uncle sam. S4.O5;
coup"under aud r-ctItier. - cents. r.
tail dealer, SIo; city. - The con
SINNER got whatever was left IN the
spirits, each according Ia his strength
or Meaizut