The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-08
Big ADVANTAGE
TO NORTH DAKOTA
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the Commercial club and the Board OF
Trade, passed a law providing for the
inspection OF grain and the appoint
ment OF a commission for that pur-
pose, they had in mind North Dakota
solely. or course they are not alto
gether unseIfish i'm this, as Superior
would indirectly benefit by the hand
ling of North Dakota grain. The wis
consin law provides that one member
of the board may be a resident of
North Dakota and appointed by the
governor of the state. The present
incumbent, A. J. Kernen, is a North
Dakota wheat buyer and expert of
twenty years experience, and the
other members Of the commission are
also grain experts and already In
sympathy with Mr. Herman In his eff
forts to encourage the shipment of
grain to Superior.
1t Is manifest TO most shippers that
competitive inspection and grading of
grain at two different points in differ
emf states within mile Of each other
at the head OF the Great Lakes, must
necessarily rebound to the advantage
of the sellers of grain, because n a
disposition is shown on the part of
the inspectors of one state to discrimi-
nate against North Dakota grain by
lowering the grade or by increasing
the dockage, the sellers have
the alternative of shipping their
grain to the market in another
state where another set of inspectors
would grade IL. AS matter of fact, at
the head of the lakes a shipper may
have both inspections and in this way
take advantage OF the one most favor
able to him. It necessarily results that
there is a strong rivalry between the
markets at the head of the lakes, and a
disposition on the part Of both the in
spectors at Duluth and Superior to
treat the shippers fairly.
1t is well known fact that before
the institution OF the Wisconsin in
spection great deal Of complaint was
made about the grade established by
the Duluth inspectors. Whether this
complaint was justified by facts or not,
the fact is that shippers continually
felt that they were at the mercy of this
board However, this system has
been cured by the establishment OF
what might be called a competitive
system of grading, and now no one can
complain of unfair treatment at the
head OF the lakes However. II cannot
be denied that the city of Duluth, hav-
ing the greatest wealth and the larg-
est number of grain commission mer-
chants is able to ecure the lions share
of the grain shipments from this state,
and the, Superior commercial men aided
by the board Of trade and the, CONNER
cial club OF Superior arc working hard
to secure q larger portion OF these
shipments and 1t was for the purpose
of giving publicity 70 their methods of
handling, storing, weighing, inspect
| ing and grading grain that they invit-
ed the members of the North. Dakota
commission to visit them last Novem-
Der. The commissioners were royalty
received and entertained and that they
had a most pleasant and enjoyable visit
and left the city with many kind per-
sonal and sociable recoll, ctions is an
other story which was given publicity
at that time. 7g4oe 49,
The point which Mr.. Stutsman wish
ed to Impress iRrthe Interview I'm ques.
ton, was that the members of the
| board were thoroughly impressed with
| the justice OF the claims made by the
Superior people upon the farmers and
shippers OF North Dakota
Il was made plain to the members of
the commission that the way is open
for the shippers, especially the inde-
pendent elevators In North Dakota, to
practically control their own grade of
grain through the Superior market.
The Superior people made IT manifest
that by the unthcation of the intereats
OF North Dakota shippers. and by the
handling OF North Dakota grain at the
Superior markets through their own
representatives, immense sums can be
saved to the grain growers and ship
pers.
Superior Is lacking in commission
houses While 1t has several agrees
sive firms who are pushing into North
Dakota for business and while they
handle large quantities OF North Da-
kota grain, yet there Is tremendous
demand for grain and one which they
cannot supply, and they themselves are
urging that more commission firms
be inaugurated there and they hold
out that North Dakota men can form
their own firms and commission houses
and locate them at Superior, and II
necessary lease their own elevators
or rent their own storing capacity I'M
ether elevators, and control their
grain from the time II Ii shipped un-
TIL It reaches the mill and thereby they
can absolutely guarantees that Ii will
not be mixed with inferior grain, and
will be delivered as the same grade
at which 1t was first inspected. If this
could be accomplished IL would per-
NIT OF the establishment Of North Da-
kota grain which would sell al a pre-
MUM over the grain OF less fortunate
growing communities. 1t is manifest
that if superior quality OF grain IL
raised in North Dakota (Which Is the
easel and this can be given a North
Dakota grade. (for instance the North
Dakota railroad commission has es.
| tablished grade known as "Nortt
Dakota No. HARDY and kept intac'
and free from communicating influences
Of the mixers" and delivered In Buff
falo or even Liverpool In the same con-
dition az when first shipped, highel
price can be obtained for this wheai
than IL IL IL simply dumped upon tbs
Duluth Superior or Minneapolis mar.
kets and mixed Unfortunately with
Minnesota, South Dakota and Kansas
wheat
The North Dakota commissioners are
. converted To this idea % q ternninal
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