The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-06
WANT LOWER RATES
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN FIRM WOULD
OPEN UP NEW TERRITORY
Present Tariffs Are Foo High-They
Want the same PropOrtiOned Rate
on Grain as Is Now Being
Made on Flour.

One of the large grain firms of Mime
apolIs is apparently trying to break into
q new market in which to dispose Of at
least part of its wheat. 1t has been
figuring with some millers in and about
Pittsburg
The firm has been unable to make the
necessary delivered price, so as to allow
the Pittsburg miller to compete with his
MINNEAPOLIS brother. The Pittsburg mil
Ter realizes that If he can get Minnesota
hard wheat to grind in his mills, and get
that wheat at a price that will give him
a little profit he will be in position to
market his product in a territory that is
a large consumer of the staff of life
and not much of a, producer and make
some money.
To this end this Minneapolis firm has
been figuring with a number of lines for
q better rate on wheat from Minneapolis
to Pittsbilrg.
The all rail rate at the present time on
-four from Minneapolis to Pittsburg is
1872 cents per 100. This rate divides, "a
cents Minneapolis to Chicago, and 9l5
cents Chicago to Pittsburg.
There is no through rate on wheat. and
this commodity has to be shipped on
the sums of the locals, which is ~ cents
Minneapolis to Chicago, and II cents Chi
cago to Pittsburg, making through rate
Of 1Sls cents, the same as on flour.
Under these conditions, it would not be
possible to pay the same rate on the raw
material as Us made on the manufactured
product. and compete in the open mar
ket.
What this particular grain firm has
asked of the roads with which it VIZ
figuring, is to make them a rate OF 16A
cents through. They contend that in
order to make this rate, none of the lines
would have to cut from their present
figure
They do not ask the roads be
tween Minneapolis and Chicago to
reduce their present ~ cent
Cate. but what they do ask is for the lines
Between Chicago and Pittsburg to apply
the same rate on wheat as they do on
flour namely Oh cents, and insist that
If the Western roads are willing to make
a difference in the rate on raw material
and the manufactured product, the East
ern lines should be equally as liberal.
The Eastern lines are apparently I'M
willing to disturb the local situation. but
it is understood that they have taken the
matter under advisemcnt.
The chances at the present tine 1or the
Eastern lines complying VITA the reduest
are quite remote, as the prncpi. obstacle
In the way is the car situation when
roads are all short Of cars, and can fill
all the equipment they have of their owp.
,1nd can borrow from others at rates
HAT will give them better earnings, It is
hot at all probable that they will put in
such tariff, in order to handle the
limited amount of wheae that would be
Shipped into that territory
number Of the nilers look upon the
matter more in the light IF g joke thar
g plausible business proposition. The
mills of Pennsylvania are not equipped,
nor are they in position to compete with
Minneapolis flour. While, CT course, there
are number of modern mills through
the state, the majority of them are Of
the primitive construction
1t is not probable that The matter will
get much further than the speculative
state, still there may b. some pressure
brought to bear on Eastern lines along
the line of protection TO IDEAL industries.