The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-30
NO COMPETITION; NO CARS
Situation Is Worst at Stations Having
=. y. but One Line.


From Cary, N. D., and Wales, N. D.,
come letters which serves to emphasize
the disadvantage Of the non.eompeti-
tive point with regard to car supply:
Wales business men see grain and
trade going elsewhere on account of the
railroad s neglect to move the grain
from that point, while other towns
near by that have more than one line
Of road seem to have no difficulty. So
acute was the situation at Wales that
the business men and residents sent
this statement to the Great Northern
railway general offices:
."To the Great Northern Railway
1Genntlemen: We the undersigned
residents and business. men. Of Wales,
N. D., and vicinity wish to call your
attention to what we believe to be un-
just and unfair treatment accorded to
our town, in the distribution of cars
for hauling wheat.
"You will see by the attached slip
which shows the number of cars Of
wheat shipped from the town this fall
q euiai ' to s the demand ma We recognize
the: difficulties under which the rail-
roads labor in furnishing cars for NOV
ing the crop, but we firmly believe that
our town has not been given as many
cars as it's elevator capacity and the
amount of grain tributary to it war
rant. In proof of this we call your at
tention to the following facts:
"First. Many farmers living in this
vicinity who prefer to haul their grain
here are now hauling to Hannah, Dres-
den and Langdon as these towns have
received much better supply of cars
than Wales
Second. frequently empty cars
are hauled from Hannah thru this town
to supply points below.
"Third. Empty cars have been
standing on. side tracks for days at
Hannah and Langdon, when Wales ele-
vators were demanding cars and were
filed to. the top with grain and turning
away farmers.
."''Under the almost unbearable condi-
lions that now prevail, ~ the farmers
are unable to meet their obligations
oe ad aec9u stereS are fb unable to
are forming the habit Of hauling their
grain to other towns and patronizing
the elevators are unable to deliver
grain sold to arrive, altho the grain
has been held in storage over a
The tabular statement which accom-
panied this appeal to the railroad.
s9oT We oa an eleyator capacity at Wales
twenty-seven cars since Oct. /.
Crary Is Blocked.
The Crary letter tells much the same
story
TO tho Editor Of The Journal. 49,
eve are glad to see that TheJour.
a is Investigating the cause of the
shortage of ears to ship out the wheat
this fall and hope you will be successful
IN helping to relieve the situation.
main line of the Great Northern rail.
road has not had any serious blockades
until recently. Owing to the low price
OF wheat and the exceptionally drv,
warm weather the farmers did not rush
in their grain as usual, but now that
the price is up little and sleighing
good, they are hauling in their grain to
pay up their summer bills and make
purchases for the winter, only to find
the elevators full and no chance to
get cars at ali for prompt shipment.
hurts all kinds Of business. It elimin-
ness. The farmer cannot Get cars 'I 70
ship in and the elevators simply take
the grain as an accommodation when
ever they have room for a few loads.
buying on q margin Of IA or Is cents
a bushel between Minneapolis and
points here. AS Mr.. Hill states there
is less money in hauling wheat than
other commodities and they simply use
every effort to get the other freight
thru and let the wehat wait until they
can get to it., -
8 At Crary the elevators have been
blocked for some time and the cars
they get are a few that came in loaded
with coal and wood and little lumber.
Last year there her ~ vas handled at this
The few cars they get now would not
keep one elevator running in good
shape. @
Mr.. Ward, general superintendent
of the Great Northern Railroad com
:pany, stated TO us last fall when we
were complaining to him about 1t taking