The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-23
City II eWs
GETS
FULL INFORMATION
INTERSTATE COMMERCE. MEM,
BEERS ADJOURN TO DULUTH.
Details Of Grain Business as It Is Con-
Quoted in Northwest Are Told by
Elevator Men and Dealers Report Of
Investiga Will Be Made TO
Senate. NJ

| by the interstate commerce commission
for the purpose of investigating meth
DDS used in the grain business of the
northwest, came to an abrupt end yes
stating that he had examined all the
witnesses he desired, and that because
of an investigation being made along
| the same line by the federal grand jury,
he did not desire to summon certain
parties who might give further light on
! the subject, but who were to be given
consideration by that body. Commits
nounced that the commission would con-
slider itself adjourned till 10 am. today
in Duluth.
Lane, t viii be "a at least month before
; the result Of the investigation here will
be made public. t'We shall make our
report to the United States senate about
the middle of December said Com
missioner Lane to The journal:
"Nothing is to be given out until that
time. The senate called for the in
vestigation; the senate will be the first
! to receive the result of the research we
, have conducted. - -
Merely an Investigation.
"It should be borne in mind that our
! hearings have not been the result OF
any GudL We ucVo uOI COOh
sitting in this MATTER as court to hear
| charges and to make rulings in accord
ance with allegations made: This is
simply an investigation, and our report
will simply be statement of conditions
which we have found, and shall follow
in it's lines the subject matter of the
resolution of Senator La Toilette which
brought these hearings in the matter
Of grain operations, into ife.'
Tho Gno1 Yesterday 6aV0tHd
most of their time to the subject OF
farmers representation on the Cham
Der of Commerce floor.
F. G. Van Dusen was the first witness.
He gave statistics which show it is the
lack of railroad facilities that is re-
tarding the movement Of the crop, and
not limited accommodation for terminal
storage. He said that at the head of
the lake the terminal storage capacity
is 34,55O,0OO bushels. These elevators
now have on hand 9,S78,000 bushels. At
Minneapolis the terminal capacity is
! IS, 100000 bushels. There is on hand
5,657 900 bushels. 1.%..
| Membership Is Denied.
| George Case, resident manager Of the
! Farmers Elevator company of Mime
sofa, was called and testified that the
organization of farmers which he repre-
scented, including five elevators, had tri d
to get seat in the Chamber of Com
merce, but had been turned down; that
such seat was wanted to save commits
sions which the farmers otherwise have
to pay thru the Chamber for DISPOSE
tion Of their grain. The Farmers Ele-
sa HRe 9Yha m1ds a fer
July, 1905. He introduced in evidence
Ia letter from the secretary of the
Chamber stating briefly that the appi-
| alton had been x considered abyaSfthe!
II I'd Of directors, but not granite q:
| L. T. Jamme, secretary Of the Cham
Der of Commerce, was called and gave
an explanation which seemed to have
no ground for complaint on the part
of the farmers.
"In June, 1862 he said, "the Min:
nesota Farmers exchange, thru the
membership Of H. G. Meyers, member
Of the farmers organization, asked for
a cooperative membership in the Cham
her,, According to the rules of the
Chamber, we asked for financial state
ment.s This statement was given and
duly considered. It was found that,
as a matter Of fact, the organization
dition. In view Of the fact that appli-
cants will not be admitted who are not
financially responsible, a regulation es-
tablished as matter of sound bust
ness principles, the application was de-
clined with statement that if the
farmers organization would put itself
on financial basis to comply. with our
rules, we would be happy again to con-
slider their application. I understand
that some time later there was a meet
ing Of the Farmers exchange and con.
siderable Indignation was aroused by a
statement that we would not accept in
membership their organization. The
exchange appointed committee further
to confer with us as to the reasons. -; -
Explanation Satisfactory.
Mr.. Jamme then presented a. stenog: