Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-08-27
BETTER WHEAT GRADES.
What is Promised by the SUI
DeriOr, Wis.,. Grain
Inspection.
Which Goes Into Effect Sep
tember STA Good Thing
Promised.

North Dakota's Hard Wheat
Given a Name-No Longer
Minnesota Wheat"
The frequent complaints Of injustice
IN grading Of North Dakota wheat at the
markets of Minneapolis and Duluth may
be lessened and fairer deal obtained by
the new grain inspection which goes
into effect Sept. 1st at Superior. The
Superior board OF trade has established
a new inspection for northwestern wheat
and particularly invites the attention of
farmers and shippers. IN North Dakota
to this fact. The Superior buyers claim
they are not in the Duluth grain ring
and that the sales of North Dakota
wheat abroad have become simply sales
Of Minnesota wheat so called because
our wheat has been inspected under the
Minnesota law and lost its identity by
Minnesota inspection.
That such system has long been un-
satisfactory to farmers of this state is
we'll known. Constant complaints from
small farmers testify to this fact. The
place of inspection at Superior places
North Dakota wheat on the markets of
the world at what it really is-Dskota
and not Minnesota wheat. It Is believed
that this will result in great deal of
benefit not only to the state generally,
but to individual shippers. The new
inspection is called the "Superior and
Duluth" No. l bard sc.
The facilities at West Superior for
handling the grain are we'll known. Most
OF the wheat shipped to Duluth passes
through or to the Superior yards any
way. The heaviest consumers OF wheat
at the head of the lakes are the Superior
mills whose annual capacity are ten
million bushels This of iteelf makes a
good market for the mills are constant
buyers and the grain is always bought
on it's merits, regardless Of the state or
elevator inspection. The mills also pay
one-fourth Of cent premium on wheat
they buy
The commission men of Superior are
determined to get part of the Dakota
trade. and while not as we'll known in
this state, as the old line Duluth and
Minneapolis firms, yet claim they are in
position to do as we'll if not better by
North Dakota shippers than either
Minneapolis or Duluth.
It looks as if the North Dakota far
mer bad chance for little legitimate
competition in this matter and if the
dealers and commission men OF Superior
were acquainted in this state as we'll 40
the Minneapolis and Duluth firms are
that great deal OF wheat would be con.
signed to Superior this fall.
The North Dakota railroad commits
sioLers are reported, after sn examins-
tion of the matter, as Of the opinion that
the inspection at Superior is good
thing, and recommend shipments of
gram to that point.
Referring to the new grading system
at Superior it is seen that there are some
special advantages to be had IN chipping
there. There has been much dissatis-
tion in the Minnesota grading. The
head Of the lakes gets about 100000
bushels OF wheat annually, and this has
been inspected by men whose jobs, the
Superior board claims, have been mixed
up with politics and legislatures OF
Minnesota. The inspectors have been ap-
pointed by the governors. Under the
Wisconsin law, the inspectors are not
given the positions as political rewards.
but are reponsible to the Superior board
of trade and appointed by such board.
Under the Minnesota law it is charged
there has been a great deal of favoritlsm
and accident; that mixed inferior grain
was prepared by private elevators and
teen inspected as No. l hard, put in
public elevators and delivered as No. l
hard. Under the Wisconsin law all ele-
vators are compelled to take license as
public warehouses and mixing OF grain
is not allowed. 1t is expected that this
will keep up the standard Of our grain
abroad.
The Superior gram men solicit trial.
They do not agree to give No. l hard for
No, northern, but will justly grade it
the same every day, pot give one car
load higher grade one day than another
car from the same field gets the next
day.
IT you have ever seen little child in
the agony of summer complaint, you
can realize the danger of the trouble
and appreciate the value of instantan-
eous relief always afforded by DeWitt's
Collie & Cholera Cure. For dysentary
aud diarrhaea it is reliable remedy.