The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-10-17

bushel; each succeeding day, one
fortieth GAO cent per bushel. The
delivery on boats is included in the
first charge. In Minneapolis the price
of receiving and loading. including ten
days storage, three.quarters cent pei
bushel; storage for each ten days or
part thereof, one-quarter cent
per bushel; cleaning or clipping
one-half cent per bushel; and actual
shrinkage; transferring from one car
to another. winter rates will be three.
quarters of a cent per bushel for re.
ceiving, and first ten days or fractional
part thereof until 4 cents per bushel
has accrued, after which no addition.
al storage will be charged. This means
from November to May. BY COMPARE
son you will observe this is much
cheaper than the local elevators stor.
age charges.
The North Dakota Bankers and Its
Committee.
The writer has, during the past six
months, given the matter of handling
farmers products, local elevators, ter
minal elevators and providing funds
for handling crops considerable atten-
ton, have OH several occasions met
committees of North Dakota independ.
ent elevator associations. bankers as
sociation and a committee of bankers
to look after and aid the producers Of
this state, and believe they are all
earnestly working for the betterment
of the producers. But with all that.
it is essential that the producer him
self give the matter his earnest atten.
ton. No better plan can be suggest
ed by me in this direction to bring
about the hoped-for results than to
build. buy or lease terminal facilities
for the handling of grain by the pro.
ducers themselves through the CO.
operation of organization, and that
through the American Society of
Equity.
Steel Grain Elevators or Tanks.
The matter of steel grain storage
tanks has been given considerable at
tention by various members of the A.
S. of E. Messrs Jaques & Sillman.
who give their address at 1889 Boone
avenue, Spokane. WASH. claim to man.
makes it very strong and durable. 1t
may be shipped in knock-down form.
stored in small space when not in use,
and set up in short time: cheaper than
a wood granary: no waste of grain by
leakage or damage by storm. Can
thresh direct into the tanks. This firm
is anxious to make some arrangements
for the manufacture of these tanks in
North Dakota. They claim to have a
valuable patent on them. A thousand
bushel tank will cost something like
$3.50. know nothing about their
financial reliability.
The Minneapolis Steel and Machin-
cry company are extensive builders of
steel elevators, having erected the
Electric steel elevator, Minneapolis,
2,750000 with 0O,O0O-bush-
ell capacity in storage tanks. A 1885,, 900
bushel capacity steel storage tank for
the Red Wing Mailing company, be-
sides numerous elevators in dozen
different cities. This firm has high
financial rating and are, no doubt.
strong. They also manufacture steel
tanks with 300. 500. 500 and 1,0O0-bush-
ell capacity. They are set on timbers
and can be hauled from place to place
with ease, when empty. They can be
set alongside the threshing machine
and the grain may be run directly in
them from the separator, saving haul
ing in the busy season. They are
waterproof, fireproof and ratproof The
writer viewed one of their 1,OOO.bushel
tanks on exhibition at the Minnesota
State fair. The bottom is made of No.
10 boiler steel: first section, No. IA:
second and third sections. with top. of
No. 16. There are $500 rivets in one
of these 1.000-bushel tanks, all screwed
fast inside with a bur. This size tank
weighs $500 pounds. and they assured
us they could manufacture them. if
large number was ordered at $50
each. The freight to the center of
North Dakota from Minneapolis would
be $40. An SO0-bushel tank, weighing
2,450 pounds, costs $3.50 at the factory.
In Conclusion. -
AS, all interests are organizing into
unions, it behooves the farmer, for
self-preservation and protection. that
he may not still continue to be the
prey OF the other half of mankind. to
organize so that he can get adequate
prices for his labor. Keep the prod
ucts off the market until there is n
demand for them. Store your product
OH the farm as much as possible, not
IN the local elevators. as every load
dumped into them is like turning over
a soldier to an enemy to help fight YOU
You may think that a couple of loads
may not amount to much. but let every
grain producer sell two loads and it
will amount to millions of bushels in
the thirteen wheat producing states
in the Union. 1t is these bumpers who
keep the price down. If you have to
store or sell. ship your grain to the
terminal market and let the A. S. CT
E. agency handle it for you. They
look after the weighing. docking. stor.
age or selling as may he your wish,
Should you wish to have money adj.