Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-13

Miller told him I vas inclined to take
shipments from anybody and everybody
and wanted to know IL l was. 1 told him
that while we didn't want to do anything
not right that in the last year there had
sprung up in Nebraska a large number
Of farmers elevators, there being from
thirty to thirty-fve of them in the state,
and with the establishment of the Omaha
Grain exchange l didn't see how we could
keep from it. He said: / am glad to have
this frank and open conversation with you.
1 had intended giving you some business,
but this being true 1 will not At Kearney
l met George West of Gothenburg He told
me he had been at the Kearney meeting
and Secretary Miller told them and ad-
vised them they must not do business with
the Worrall Grain company. 1 tried to
convince Mr.. West man had a right to
do business as he pleased provided he did
not injure his fellow man. told him we
were going to do business with any elevator
we could but would not do business with
farmers and scoopshovel houses unless we
we're compelled to. 1 had about the same
conversation with Mr.. Sears of Grand
Island"
Secretary Miller Again.
Attorney Smith asked the names of per-
sell grain to the Worall Grain company
because the company was irregular. The
witness said that Secretary Miller, in July,
1904, took it upon himself to dictate and
control the policy Of every man connected
with the grain business in Nebraska; that
Miller came to him repeatedly and told MIN
what he could and would" do If the COM
pany kept on doing business with irregu-
lar dealers. He said the secretary threat
ened to bulletin the company II It did
not cease such transactions, and that The
witness told the secretary he could not ex-
pect to control the business at both the
buying and selling ends. and pointed out to
him that the establishment Of the Omaha
Grain exchange had altered conditions and
put the farmers in a position to add freight
rates to the Omaha quotations and know
whether the prices offered at their stations
were right or not. When the dealers came
in, Bell Of David City, Steve Ewart of Lin
coin and James Candy of Havelock and
others told him they had heard very bad
reports about him; that these reports came
from Secretary Miller, who was reported
as saying the Worrall Grain company was
taking shipments from farmers, but as a
matter OF fact they had not, with the ex-
ception of one car loaded at Lincoln. the
tcally forced upon them. Witness said
Secretary Miller tried to induce him not to
handle the shipment after the bill of lading
had been placed in his hands, this being the
first knowledge the Worrall Grain company
had that the car was loaded. Worrall ex-
planned that someone would handle the
shipment and thought he might as we'll do
1t as anyone and get the SO honest
money that was in the deal. He told Mil
Ter he would handle IT anyway. The car
of grain was finally sold to Merriam &
Holmquist Witness did not know whether
this firm still belonged to the Nebraska
Grain Dealers association or not.
Not In July, but August.
Witness was unable to give names of
persons in the state who refused to sell or
consign grain to the company because It
was irregular in July, 1904, but in the
month of August the Omaha Elevator com
pany, Transmississippi Grain company. ITp-
dixie Grain company and westbrook- Glib
bons company, all OF Omaha, he said, re-
fused to sell the Worrall Grain company
or its members any grain or to have any
business transactions with them because
they were taking shipments from irregular
dealers. This lasted for only a few days
and was then fixed up" Witness said he
had been told outright by representatives
of these firms that they had heard bad
reports" about him and would rather not
do any business with him.