The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-14
FEARS A CHANGE
Minnesota Miller Would Let
Well Enough AlOne--
Freight Rate.

Wlnona, Mimi, Aug l4.-"Evory mil- |
icr in the Northwest stands upon a basis !
Of equality. declared n. G. Garvin, sec
retary and manager OF the Bay state NIL
unE company ''rhe statements that
the mnlers OF Minneapolis have better
chance for success than those OF other
parts Of the county are rubbish"
Mr.. Garvin Is In direct competition
with the mnlers Of Minneapolis and is
in competition with The mort modest
mnlers throughout the Northwest lie
buvs wheat in North Dakota and south
Dakota The product OF Minnesota
farms finds It's way to his elevators and
his mills, and when it is ground. all goes
to- the market Of the world
Mr. Garvin was discussing the rail-
road rate question: the advis1bilty Of
having a commission appointed by the
government to fix the freight rates
when a boy | heard the old adage.
| Let well enough alone. and as man
] have come to believe ga its truthful
ness. The railroads have made it possi-
/ bic for mmers great and small, to stand
upon basis Of equality. and conditions
could be no better why should we have
/ Il change? why should government
commission tinker with conditions which
are just and fair to oll
"'roo few people understand this qucs-
ton Of freight rates. II is no simple
system that makes IL possible for the
miller OF Aberdeen. $. H.. To ship flour
to Chicago and compete with the miller
Of Minneapolis, who Is PSI miles nearer
that market
-rhe cry has sometimes gone up that
| the miIlers of Minneapolis were the fav-
ored shippers Of the railroads. and rates
were made that they might thrive while
other mllers failed. THAT isn't the
case at an and TO prove it point TO my
shipments Of wheat for the first half
Of 1905.
II have purchased nearly 2.O0o carloads
OF wheat About oue-half Of this. goo
ears. was purchased in Minneapolis. DO
you suppose | would have purchased in
the markets Of - minneapolis miller IL
cou.a nave purchase cheaper aise-
whcrc2 The remaining 1.loo carloads
were purchased In tile smaller wheat
ceutcis Of North ana South Dakota, in
Aberdeen. Groton. LINTON and Cakes do
YOU suppose would have sought the
smaller markets it / could have purctas-
ti NN % iWMNi l'iN'f lNA AtlAill'til lNll't fNN
truth ls. that rates have been So arraag-
ga that one can buy as cheaply ia ono
market as n another
How is this done? By the milling 10
transit rate Take he wheat districts
tha' bound in North ard south Dakota
foi - basls OWE mill in southern
Minnesota. The supply of wheat in ml
territory Is barely sufficient fot the loca
needs Chicago is my market It Is als'
the market for the Aberdeen miller
go TO Aberdeen and purchase my wheat
rho rate rs 23la cents per cwt to Chica-
go on both grain and -four but the rail-
roads give me the privilege of unloadnl
that wheat AT ms min converting it I'M
10 Hour and sending it to Chicago.
Suppose we have am Interstate Com
mcrce commission with the power OF re-
sulatng this An objection would b'
maze by an Interested party; that milling
{ bon transit rate wouli be done away will
{ and { would have 10 pay the freight OF
,he grain to Ninana. aud then pay an.
other rate ON The flour to Chicago.
couldn't afford 10 do that and would b
compelled TO connne myself TO "a loca
market. with the consequent shriniag
of business And there are other miller
u This loralty who wouli be In the sam
q position For INSTANCE. q min at Wab
G ash with "a capacity Of coo barrels o.
s dJ,s uul al Rochester now srindinl
5 l5o barrels duy. and ore at ST. Charlie
/, with q capacity of 75o'
ID Air. G1ryn theu turned his attention
8. to ho question of rebates. "rhere ar
e noue hr said. 'and there have beer
s. mono since the Enlin- law became e0ec
. tive. The pany which I reprcsen
- could not have grown at al had anoihe
o miller been able 10 secure "a bcuer fregh
Ilatc. 3nd ! know that our rate ls no low
ei than that at our competitors