The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-06-04
GRAIN AND FLOUR RATES

seeking 10 have the Inter-stat
Commerce Commission rule tina
The railroad companies must plac
grain and -four freight rates on
parity It is a question Of vita
Importance not only to the milling
industry, but also to the farmers
and laboring classes. The entir,
subject is ably discussed by Her
bert Bradley. traffic managerof the
Millers National Federation. In Z
recent interview Mr.. Bradley said
The milling BUSINESSES the third
largest industry Of the United
States. and as such employs a very
large amount Of labor at good wag-
6, both directly and indirectly
"The discrimination this last
spring whereby wheat was brought
from Buffalo to New York for ex-
port for two-tenths Of a cent per
bushel Of O. pounds, whereas the
Tailroadcompanies continued charg-
ing 81 cents per 100 pounds on
-four, which is nothing more than
a penaIty-th that is, the manufac-
turers Of the wheat are forced to
pay the railroad companies for the
privilege of employing American
labor and paying United States
taxes.
To-day there is a milling plant
being completed in London by a
British miller with capitalization
Of two and one-half millions, and
this British miller boasts shat the
only reason he is building the plant
is due TO the fact that the railroad
companies Of the United States by
transporting tile wheat of the United
States for export at a SO much
cheaper rate than flour enables him
10 get his wheat much cheaper than
The American miller can land MS
-four in London and thereby COM
pete with American-made flour 10
the detriment Of the American la
borer, farmer and miller.
"If we could grind all the wheat
in this country that we raise instead
of having i exported in its raw
state we could give employment to
a great many more men, our farm
ers would be able to buy bran and
other feeding stufs for their cattle
at nanch less cost and therefore.
be able to produce a greater volume
Of milk and beef. which would nee
essarily by composition make it
much cheaper for the working man
10 buy.
LAS il is now' the railroads by
transporting the raw material are
making Il possible for the foreign
farmer to get a cheap bran and
hereby enable the British workman
o get cheaper food than we can OBJ
ain in this country. To prove
hat the milling business Of the
United States is Of benefit to the
armer we only have to point out
he fact that American wheat is
worth today from aoc to 25c per
sushel more than any other wheat
rhis is due to competition Of the
American miller.
If we had no milling plants in
his country we would be III the
anne position as the Argentine Re
'ublic, Canada aud Australia.
These countries being purely agri-
ultural countries have to export
1ost Of their wheat in its raw state
ecause they have no competition
home. Consequently that wheat
sold in foreign markets at from
oc to 25c per bushel less than
american wheat
with our splendid system Of
iiIling and the progress and energy
isplayed by the millers we can
1npete with this diiferential from
Tier Countries providing the rail
,ad companies Of the United States
i've us an equal show and do not
ansport American wheat at p less
ice than they would transport
merican -four; but. with the rail
'ads fighting against as and
.ainst the American laborer. aa
eli as the cheapness Of wheat f
Dm other countries we are fast y
sing our hold on the foreign mar s
As as regards our four and if
is condition is continued the mill A