The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-29
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4 staple Sold nc smai, Prent amt the
Nrasons for %.

4 - Sd1ptF poHs S'"ss'
Resssns for o..
I To IRE EptrOn ~ THE sTNHSv High
prioos for almost all kinds Of food products,
4 hour excepted have enormously Increased
IN. ConsuIn ption of -four within "A radius "'
tw snty-nve miles from New York The
annual consumption OF flour IN that region -
1 d. 0ao.O0 barrels. II - sold at very thin
shaving OF profit and a. times u j. sold for
| lsSs than cost OF production. There has
1 never been a trust In the -four business
J None is possible. because Of the fact that a
/ small nlodrrnly built mill that " favorablv
! situated can produce good flour al n low
cost as the largest mills There are almost
IL $50 grist mills that grind wheat De en-
her wheat II AZ ~ cents hUSh'l II tai -
Ave bushels 10 make barrel og -four rh.'
barrel costs 81 cents. M" frer gh' rrum M"
remote w est To this port IL ~ cen a bar-
rel
This Hour IL sold in carload los hero ~
o. IS Ia 81. iD barrel. the lowest price h'lng
for spot cash. the larger price for deferred
payments \ barrel Of fiour sold n tide
water for sG5 that costs the miller 81
without mill costs and selling expenses
would mean loss hut for the fact that the
miilsrs make a small profit from the mid
dlngS ana bran that are marketed To deal
era in animal feed Retailers OF -four make
little profit. hardly ever more than ~ to -
cents a barrel above expenses. The milling
industry was the first to adopt automatic
mac hinery. 80 that the NOV enient from cart
tn cart ever since has required but ht'l-
| manual labor. Nearly all the notable in
yentor- and inproN ers in the -four milling
industry. from Oliver Evans onward. were
directly or Indirectly concerned IN invsntinx
or improving steam boats. locomotives.
! steam engines, water wheels and textile
machinery The milling interest has ALWAYS
been active in agitation for improved meth
od- Of transportation and by it, numerous
highly nTgNnlypI trnlp init tees
manently in session for promoting right r"-
| lation- between producers. dlstributers.
transportation lines and consumers.
This has brought about remarkable
community Of Interest from tn" farmer TO
/ ~ that from the sowing Of the wheat To the
placing OF bread OIL 'hc baker, counter
he labor Of only seven adults Is required
| for the production. milling and transports
ron of the mat erIal and TIA" making Of bread
for I.osO ADULTS, Tn" rniller~ were IN"
oTigInator- Of the method OF ropulaTiEns
their products NJ home and abroad through
tn" employment Of V omen demonstrators
This lei 30 great improv emrn'. In cooking
stoves and utensils and IN dis rim nation
in the pufChhs" a! the proper grades OF
coal for cooking ranges TO m" general
abolition OF a number ot drl"tsrious com
pounds onr" ia common u-" In IN" Kitchen.
In IN" wheat belt that accounts for IS per
cent. Of the domcsti" production the track
axe Of railroads has been doubled within
a - or" Of ears and interest on the bonds
hA, been CNt IN half ~ per cent oi the farm
| mort CAGES IN that region that thirty to
forty wears ago carried interest running
from in per cent 10 u per cent per annnm
wer" long ago dis, hargei. 10 day IN that
zone farmers can borrow thrice ~ much
money on mortgage per acre "a thev couln
! thirty Years ago and ~ per cent 10 per
cent interest Freight on -four from Ihs
fnr Northeast to ridrwater - lust about
-four wne first seen in III" local market.
/ In tiN" Of the states IN which wheat growing
j. large industry IN" product OF the farms
for tn" current year VIII aIgr"en'r sum
four times tina, Of the s~tima'eJ production
Railroads IN IN. four producing areas that
hut Few wear ago were LAID win inferior
and hvht weight IRON rails. that cost snI
a ton in the ka.i and nat w"r" poorly
.,uipu.d With -, Ont hand ten TO venfv
ton ears nrr nov Iuipp"d with high powered
In, omptiV-< ana Ior'v to rfry ton car-.
running over heavy -tr"l rails that cost h't
SIS ton These roads under 'ommhnltv
OF interest Methods hill -four through :" 'hs
hast or South 81 10 anE foreign country NJ
'">s than nnc hnlf ia" rtt"' "i ~" tim"
. when Minneapolis now The World largest
Aorg ~ l'ing centre wa~ 'on-ii"r"'i hN many
-Four m"r' hart- ~ the fasi n TO - IN Y"
Nild Nr~I ever 10 compete with IN" mus
VI Tic ,"mSination Of capital ~ manifold
was addressed 80 no accomplishment ~
ID" gr.at"-, good Toy III" .r"ai"@' nni1her
- rotinlv Illustrated In the ply seal TACT
'ha' the iioir n'll,ur industry 'hHt - NOV
NIX n ~" Nolum" Il $50 nr",r" year "a
not y rrouopol' ur 10 Trust. - lntensiNeiy
competitive. MAINTAINS very hlgh grade
~ pr"riucI. spends enormous sums Tor
d"m"n -trati"nr a"d aINertiNnf ara y ,s,
.ds. Of iir.' cnsi la sod upor very large
productions Much - due tn tn" lake and
river and rail carriers for their tow rates
and quick service ia handling four Here
~ his port. the worlds second Hour dis
'rIbut.nH point. tho railroads give the Hour
SHIPPERS ten DAYS fire." tnr storage AFTER the
arrival Oi -four irBiu- thereafter. " need re.
th.. roads store Ia" four III warehouses A.
a NcrN low pTtCr. ~ times. when domestic
and foreign -four markets al" act We. 'tty
,p seventy. Ave miles NJ ears laden w'th
Nour are ia tn. yards her" and on IN" adj
accent shore Of New Jersey
q NILFrTD PEkRCE.
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