The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-18

Seattle has more attractions and adj
vantages for me In the business OF -four
milling than has even the -four cities OF
the East. II I wanted to increase my
business would certainly locate in Sc
attic. which In my opinion is the first city
on the North Pacific
So spoke Mr. w H. Dunwoody Of Min
neapoiis. one OF the largest -four mill oper-
ators n the country. Mr.. Dunwoody Is
yice-presidef1t Of the Washburn-Croshy
Company, Of Minneapolis. operating
hour mill with a capacity OF II 90 barrels
daily. and is also president Of the 81.
Anthony and Dakota Elevator Company.
owning iso elevators In Minnesota and
North Dakota.
For long time past Mr. Dunwoody has
watched the growth of the flour trade
with China and Japan. His wide business
experience led him to see the possibilities
OF the trade in the early stages OF its
development and he marked with care the
statistics of shipments TO the Orient from
Puget Sound as they grew larger year
by year. His prediction made at the Hotel
Butler last night, that at some time prac-
ticaily the whole wheat crop Of Washing
ton. Oregon and California would be
ground into -four and shipped to China
and Japan IS entitled to the greatest
weight and consideration. That he couples
this prediction with the statement as -
Seattie's advantages. quoted At the be-
ginning OF this article, is extremely Sig
uiticant.
1T is my belief said Mr. Dunwoody.
that practically all the wheat grown on
the Pacific coast will ultimately find a
steady market in the Orient. This wheat
should all be ground into -four here. II
were younger man, I believe that the
advantages offered by Seattle as a -four
milling and shipping city would induce me
to start a mill here. Certainly you have
advantages that no city on the Pacific
coast can boast Of. When one considers
that the exporting of -four from this
coast to the Orient has not yet passed
its early stages the possibilities that lie
before your city are wonderful.
In the proximity Of the North Pacific
coast TO the markets of China and Japan
lies another. reason why your wheat
should naturally seek an outlet In these
countries. / believe that the price paid
in the Orient will be larger than that
offered in Great Britain, which has here
tofore taken such a large portion of the
wheat grown in the West. AS the con-
sumption of -four in the Oriental countries
increases. I believe that higher price will
be paid for wheat grown in the Pacific
coast states than can be obtained in the
markets of Europe"
Mr. Dunwoody believes that prices dur
ing the coming season will remain at
about the present figure. Wheat. he he
ieves, will bring 6 cents In Duluth and
20 in Chicago. This will net the farmers
about So cents. figure which will prove
most profitable.
II do not believe that the highest point
reached last winter will be touched again.
said he. Wheat was worth S. cents in
Chicago last winter. but I do not antici-
pate that this price will be repeated. From
reports received from our elevators in
Minnesota and North Dakota I learn that
the farmers in many instances have pur-
chased more land with the proceeds OF last
years crop and have sowed 1t 10 grain.
! estimate that the acreage this year
Is about one-fourth larger than last year"
The Washburn-Crosby mill ships -four
to all prats Of Europe and even to Aus
tralia. A special grade manufactured by
them has steady market in California,
remarkable as this may seem. Shipments
are also made as far south as Oklahoma.
A mill owned by the company at Grea.
Falls. Mcnt.. has capacity Of 500 barrels
per day and has sent considerable -four
TO Seattle for shipment TO the Orient
Mr. Dunwoody came West as far as
North Dakota on n business trip. Thence
he came to the Sound for purposes Of
recreation. He Is accompanied by his
wife. They leave for Portland and the
East tomorrow.