The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-12-10
of Handling Grain.

..a+.s reaches well up to $780,
hn.hels. two classes Of indivia-
mite as busily employed as
in handling the same. In
airing for 1t, furthering its
,t-fh, elevator and the vessel
rh,, amount of grain is some
.ornons. 1t would fill a train
p.u qos ears of the average size
=, ln.he!s capacity. and such a
~y>s miles long. would nearly
no Globe; it would make ar
~ 1000 lake steamers of the
nv. .apacity of 100000 bushels.
,ourse. from this amount should
s...4I the amount used for home
,.ina. and from the estimate
. r,rrops n liberal allowance
I'D ar made for the portion which
hy way of all rail routes to the
-r1.o handles so much grain when
n .ioublr large crops + in move
M nat for many weeks in the fall
N, wear there is Il IA famine on all
ryrc,ng railroads, while storage
>ata pcemium, and scarce. In
Ia.i, month Chicago can take care
@oct.tuU bushels of grain. of lake
tecnts. and 100000 bushels a day
ul receipts. The receiving facili-
are 50 great and so accurately sys-
kM-,2cl thAt where Il person unfa-
Ear with the business would antici-
a tremendous blockade, every car
in is moved to its proper place
aa unvar!ing routine. dumped, sent
!, gain; every other carrying We
e : brought to its, dock, and the
b. thUttS of the elevators lick up
-gain fn a contin uOus stream. dis
|jG;e it, transfer il, as easily as
.A- water from II cup to another.
! is III Buffalo Where the blockade
Flally Occurs. There cargoes have to
/ shifted for seaboard events. Boats
sometimes detained, awaiting a
lance to unload, anywhere from a,
FEES to ten days. Craft mOored along
d. each other get in a jam every
pur. In some cases steamers, with.
Of grain billed clear through to
b. Scaboard. with ocean room en-
a.ri 10 lake the grain to Europe. are
Voei dlr%ctly to the elevators On ar
i'ai ana. unloaded.> but hi any case
4"r' there is 4 chance of being de-
lnel in,.the elevator any time at all,
j. boat is compelled to hold its load.
~ '0NE.>eason, storage room at these
-rajn points is completely filed.
I'd elevators are barely able to handle
t-'e> direct from boat TO cars.
lie contents Of Il small: country ele-
i1f. located AT some little railway
soon lose all Independent iden-
y wren thc selling movement starts
ile' corn"iS loaded into cars.
are. added TO a long freight
'A 'lale up of similar cars of corr
started toward Chicago. Each car
at Is noted by itself and has a place
u" records of the railroad company.
he Journey is soon made to the out
AUS % the city. and. after being
''lled about over miles of switch
the consignment from the cOun-
Is run into some big elevator. The
''N are opened and the grain in
e'lor passes along from car to car
inspecting each sample taken.
'orh IS up to the grade and the
din doors are lifted out. The vel
" corn pours in a bright stream into
cAuies on either side of the track,
''Ie 1t Is Immediately caught up
~'olVeTors and carried up into the
'upoia on top Of the elevator. The
's"lhg hoppers are ready TO receive
ann after being weighed ii is run
y pihS Of corn of similar grade. The
N'liy of each ear is aow lost, and
wa! appeared on the receipts Of
Board of Trade as a init in a con-
nmcht. -
ie following morning a representa-
Vi some large commission. firm. to
0Hl tfe grain has been consigned,
on the floor Of the board of
'e' walks over to "vesselmen's
IT, between the corn and provision
; ahd salutes a vessel broker with
INJURY as to the rate for corn to
"'io' Say it is stated at 2H cents.
I operator offers IN, and interviews
ny brokers', until he secures his
lie demands q 15minute option
Tue steamer finally accepted. 1t
ieS 9o'UW bushels. In five minutes
H's sold that amount, of corn by
'Sraph in New York, has engaged
'd'of room at Buffalo! and rail ship
Ut 'hence to New York. He then re-
's 70 the vesselman and completes
eiiarter. In all probability the re-
'er OF the grain at -yew'York has
minutes more sold the grain to
liverpool firm ana in avery short
l. charters thy ocean room to carry
icIf. =
Vessel it: having placed his
at OF nges for the loading.