Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-03-30


A high tribute to the valley was paid
extra fine soil and good climate. Rail- |
road rates were from Is to 70 per cent
lower than anywhere else; land was rails
ing In price. and big chances for making
money.
Mr.. Hill made good impression and
the stern. cold. selfish. millionaire. as pic
tured to many. changed to a pleasant. SO
ciable. accommodating fellow-farmer.
The applause was tremendous.
With notifications to include and rec
ognixe iron and lumber interests. the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted. pursuant
to the recommendation in President Hills
address,: ~ 60
The Interstate Grain Growers Conven-
ton in meeting assembled at Fargo. wish
ing to promote the interest Of the grain
growers Of the country and to secure the
opening Of new markets for their pro-
ducts by and through which process con-
.ditions now existing may be relieved and
better prices secured, do hereby call upon
the senator's and representatives in con-
gress to secure fair and equitable encour-
agement of American shipping interests.
and Introduction Of American food stuffs
into Asiatic markets. for by such means
we feel positive that permanent and sub
stantlal financial good will result to our
entire agricultural interests.
Resolved. That copies. certified by the
president and secretary Of this conven.
ton. of this resolution be forwarded to
our senator's and representatives in con-
gress and to the secretary Of agriculture.
The committee on wheat cleaning ma
chinery made report. saying that their
test was not satisfactory. but reporting
from the imperfect test made in favor Of
the Cleveland machine.
The preponderance Of sentiment in the
convention has been decidedly in favor Of
growing corn. millet, Hungarian clover,
timothy. ETC.. with cattle, sheep and hogs.
as expedients to keep land in the highest
condition of productiveness for wheat.
rather than by losing idle capital by leav-
ing land in summer fallow. It has been
taught that there is little If any advant-
age in exchange Of seed wheat from .
distance. The best seed obtainable. wher-
ever obtainable, is the lesson inculcated.
President Worst Of the agricultural col
lege. together with Professors shepperd.
Bolley and Waldron Kaufman, have at
forded the convention the facilities of
fered by that institution for the instruc-
ton of the convention. Superintendent
Gregg and Professor Hays. Of Minnesota,
and Director Braithwaite, Of Manitoba.
have been In tireless service. Among the
prominent workers were Colonel Powers.
q. 8. Barnes. r. 8. Lewis Charles Nc
Kissick. Thomas Harrison. Commissioner
Thomas and many others. Mayor john
son and President Worst, the president
and secretary Of the convention, respec-
lively, have left nothing undone to pro-.
mote the work in hand, both in arranging
preliminaries and supervising details dur
ing the sessions.
Touching the present system of inspec-
ton, President Worst read the letter from
Inspector Clausen:
The reputation Of our grades in Eastern
markets has received strain this year
ETY.. II the inspection has erred In maxi
ing its standards. it has been on the side
Of liberality to the farmer and country
up to the standards Of Manitoba and
Kansas, two of our competitors in the
production Of hard wheat. This. is re-
York for these different wheats; even the
No. 2 red winter, soft grade Of wheat.
is bringing 9, premium Of more than q
the East this year concerning the per-
centage of smut, cookie and bleached
shall shall substantiate by documen ni EVIL
dence, will be laid before our committee.
Another important point is the fact that
less rigid than in other markets. For in.
and No. > northern rules provide min
Ss weight Msn # s. s. sea SsdRSqe g.
northern and IS pounds for No. Q north
ern; Kansas x. No: hard and No. hard.
required to weigh 60 pounds and IS pounds
to the bushel, respectively. Owing to the
between 100000 and 500. 200 bushels were
brought to Minneapolis last year and
ground at that point:
59-pound wheat for their No. hard and
No. 2 hard grades. respectively: I send
The tendency in the. Northwest for sew
eral years has been toward deterioration
in quality and crop. The past two crops
have shown an abnormal increase in
weeds and impurities over former sea;
Scotch fife wheat has become practically
thing Of the past. These are unpalata-
BILE statements to many people. but fair
For such ills, an ultra-liberal inspection
of the grain is not panacea. When bur
grain comes in competition with that Of
, our competitors in the markets of the
world. it will stand or fall on its actual
merits. and not upon any fictitious grade
! or name which may be given 1t.
While we in the Northwest have been
trying to placate the prevailing discomfort
by reducing our grades and standards to
meet the changed conditions, our cOmpet-
itors have taken the other course, main
tanned high standards and constantly en-
couraged improved methods of produce
ton. The Northwestern states no longer
enjoy the monopoly of producing hard
wheat. Within five years. at the present
rate of increase. Kansas and Manitoba
will overtake us In the race.
Bitter and Sweet.
Selling her hand, he raised it to his lips;
that being the correct level for the ultra.
fashionable shake.
"And you will be mine, in sorrow as in
joy?" he exclaimed.
"Williston," she answered, 'sTm going the
whole hog, and no hog is all sausage!"
It seems almost to be doubted, sometimes,
if a woman, in order to have happy mar.
riage, might not better know life as it really
is than to have property in her own right
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