St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-09
the other houses cannot get more than
q fragment of the business.
NO COOPERATION THERE.
West Concord in the Grip of the
Combine.

west Concord IN the Grip of the
Combine.
Special to the Globe.
WEST CONCORD, Mimi, March s.
The grain market here has been dead
this season because the warehouses
here would not pay up to the prices
paid at Kenyon, ten miles north of this
town. The Interstate Grain company
has two houses here, one of which is
owned by l.. N. Stevens who has been
employed as buyer for that company.
There are two other houses, owned by
w. l.. Luce and j. w. Cooper Although
large portion of the grain growing
in this neighborhood was hauled to
kenyon, the local houses did not meet
the prices paid there, although two OF
the companies operate at both places.
They met the competition there, but
would not pay the same prices here,
although the grain bought at Kenyon
was nearly all hauled through this
town to Chicago. One day this week
three farmers living three miles south
of town hauled loads of grain through
this place to Kenyon, which is twelve
miles distant by wagon road. They
were Karl h. Bulls, William Kehoe
and Jacob Fredericks, and each of them
sold his grain at the farmers elevator
at Kenyon. This has been going on
ever since the crop of '95 began to
been practically at a standstill
There have been several meetings,
which were largely attended by farm
ers, as we'll as by the citizens of West
Concord, and a cooperative elevator
company is well under way. Already
$4,000 have been subscribed and this
amount is sufficient to build an elevat-
or and equip it with feed mill. 1t is
hoped that this amount may be In
creased, but as many of the farmers,
who formerly sold their grain here,
have already taken stock in the Ken
yon company they do not feel like be-
coming shareholders in this one. 1t is
possible that the company will have to
begin business with $4,000 or less cap
ital, but this will be sufficient if sat
isfactory arrangements can be made
with the local bankers for cash adj
vances to carry the grain until returns
are received from the terminal markets.
The business men have done their
share and subscribed $555, most Of
which Is donated to help along the
good cause.
The first meeting was held on Jan. Is,
and Thomas Tollefson was chosen
chairman and K. E. Bulls secretary.
Speeches were made by l.. H. Bulls,
M. F. Wood and others. H. j. Wright,
L. H. Bulls and M. F. Wood were APP
pointed a committee to prepare con-
stitution and bylaws. AT this meet
ing the total subscriptions were re-
ported to be $1,985, including the do
nations of the local business men. Two
meetings have since been held and an
other one has been called for March IA,
when the organization will doubtless be
perfected. AS soon as the company is
organized and the people realize that
it means business the balance of the
money needed will be Forthcoming.
Nothing can possibly be gained by de-
laying the formation Of the company
and getting preparations under way
for building the elevator.
If the farmers needed anything fur
Their to spur them on to protect them
selves they have only to refer to the
prices paid at Skyberg, between this
place and Kenyon, by W. F. Luce one
day last week. Luce also operates
house here, so his prices are given in