The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-14
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EXAMPLE or mFAoDlN PEOPLE
QUICKLY FOLLOWED ~ 9TH
Err BEAUMONT FIRMS.
WILL HELP SAVE RICE INDUSTRY
w. p. n. MeFaddnn Expresses Views
Regarding Rice Situation and
What Railroads Should
Now Do.

The announcement OF yesterday
that the McFadin, WioSs and Kyle
Rice Milling Company will begin OPP
Grafton Of their new. big mill within
week and will mill rice at 30 cents
per barrel cents less than the
current pprico-was followed yestcr'
day Afternoon by the announcement
that the other milling companies In
this city, the Beaumont and the At
lantic Rice Milling companies, will
make a similar reduction.
The McFaddn company sent out n
circular letter night before last in
forming the rice planters of the reduc'
ton and asking their patronage and
the other milling companies are pre-
pairing u circular letter for the same
purpose. II Is expected the action
will result In Beaumont Immediately
getting n big share of this years
crop and In the millers and producers
lbcing able To get a reduction OF
freight rates on both clean and rough
rice.
Details Of Deal.
II Is recognized by the millers that
something must be done at once 10
help out the farmcr-the man who
grows the rice. 1t is stated that rice
cannot he raised, milled and shipped
at a profit If the present market pre-
walls. II Is even asserted that the
cereal will be raised at loss. Three
methods are proposed to help the
farmer, whom everybody wants to
help. because without the farmer no
body can make money on rice. The
first method is that just adopted by
the local millers-the reduction OF
the cost of milling. Rough rice will
be accepted by the Beaumont mills
this fail and mlled at 30 cents per
barrel of 1872 pounds. This is five
cents less than the cost of milling has
been heretofore and is now in other
places.
The Second Method.
The second method proposed is to
Iobtain from the railroads better rates
on both clean and rough rice. One
object in granting the reduction here
is to enable the millers to use the re-
duction as a hammer to drive down
the freight rates, by saying to the rail-
roads. Here is what we are doing for
the farmer to preserve the rice indus
try. What will you do?'
1t is also the expectation OF the
millers here that the reduction will
be followed by other millers in the
rice belt and that it will result in gen
eral good to the farmer. incidentally
they expect that by taking the initia-
tive, they will attract the attention
of the producers and get at least their
share of this years business.
The Third Proposition.
The third proposition for saving the
rice industry is one on which the
millers, the railroads, the producers
and the commercial organizations
throughout the rice belt are expected
to participate. 1t is to enlarge the
territory occupied by the rice con-
sumerS and increase the consumption
of the cereal. This it is believed will
ultimately have to be the salvation
of the industry. Unless the demand
for rice increases greatly soon the
production will have to fall off. This
will mean stOppage, probably 10 Il
great extent, of the rice farming III
this community. and a consequential
commercial and fnanial loss TO this
section. II is the hope of the millers
that such catastrophe can be avert
ed.
McFaddin's Views.
I'VE have taken the first step
toward saving the rice industry.
said Mr.. w. =. II. MtFaddin, of the
McFaddin. Wicss and Kyle Company
last evening. in conversation with an
Enterprise man. and it is now up
tn the railroads and the commercial
organizations of this section to help
out We have made reduction of
five cents per barrel in the cost OF
milling. and this is considerable. II
Is now the turn for Tho railroads to|
come down i'm the charges for haul
Ing. II they will grant a better rate
such action. with Out reduction in
the cost of milling. will just about
pull the rice planters Of this section
through another year. If they don't
there's serious trouble ahead for the
rice industry.
Freight Question.
AT present the freight rate local
"a lon oats is cheaper than ON rough
rice and at the same time. pound for
pound. oats are bringing more money
uu fhg market At an times We should
have a better rate un rough rice than
uu OATS because the railroad gets
two haul- on the rice They haul the
rough cereal to The mill and Then
haul rhf clean ric. OBJ the Cuf port
u- Nnrh hy rail There is no cspcc-
fsT ra,7 Ut revision of the state
rates rn clean rice because there D.
hrr E-f', rice consumed In Texas.
Th. rough rate however ought to
am. IHun la1sral points
when rtn -rrn industry first start
HI Erur here. she producers. railroads
arH mrrar- az made considerable
HHrrF There has been a hi- Uroinc-
rH#r rHa,rs-. uifh o. CORES spending
EIrz IN fn consumption The in-
rr-frf has settled drun f0 a solid.
f.r-..rrafgf basis ufars corners
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