The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-12

purchased from ~ TO cent per DuENelt
thereby forcing the Streeter dealers TO
close their elevators. or undergrade
the farmers grain in order to break
even. Streeter has four elevators,
three of which are independent, and
one old line. which lis owned and oper-
ated by Minneapolis parties.
The independent firms of Streeter
were requested by a representative Of
the old line company, not to pay over
No. 2 for any wheat. regardless Of It's
grade being No. /. thereby forcing
the farmers of this locality to sell their
No. / wheat for No. price.
One Of theh independent firms re-
fused to enter into this agreement, and
stated that they would pay the farm
ers what their wheat would grade, and
the market price. This fact brought
on the above manipulation In the mar
ket reports. and prices for Streeter,
and we quote the following for your
better information:
Telegram.
Streeter, N. D., Oct. Z, Stair Chris
Hanson & Zimmerman. Minneapolis.
Minn.-Bulletins one northern price
CSC. Minneapolis quotations $t.0s, ex-
plain error. Streeter Elevator Co.
Reply.
| Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. Z, Streeter
Elevator Co, Streeter, N. D.-Gentle-
men: We received your wire today
saying the market card one northern
price was ss cents and the Minnea-
polls quotations s1.0s
We have taken 1t UP with the grain
bulletin people and they say the rea-
son the list price was put TO an even
thing is because the independent ele-
vators OF streeter are oyergrading the
grain. II they come down to proper
grades the list price will be put down
to where 1t belongs. Therefore you
Independent companies had better get
together and see If you cannot get
things Strengthened out. Yours truly,
(Signed)
Stair, Christianson & Zimmerman.
we ask, who are the bulletin peo-
Pile? How do they arrive at the facts
in this existing circumstances? The
| true facts and the reason OF this bug
boo or Niger in the fence play, is
that the independent companies Of
| Streeter have been able to purchase
more grain than the old time people
and they want to force the independ-
ent buyer to divide up evenly on oil
| grains sold in Streeter by the farmers,
and fortunately for the farmers OF this
| locality the independent people are
, here to stay, and to purchase the farm
ers' grain at it's proper grade, and
market price, regardless OF the bulle-
tin people trying to purchase same
through a manipulation Of the official
price list. We are here TO prove that
we have not overgraded wheat, other
than by accident or misjudgment, and
| that a greater percentage of grains
shipped to eastern markets has held
up its grades better than In former
years when we got fair inspection,
and proper grade. VIII the citizens OF
North Dakota stand for a manipula-
| ton of the markets In order 70 bolster
| the interests Of the foreign buyers as
| against the best interests OF the farm
ers and local independent grain deal
ers.
For example at Gackle, twelve miles
east OF Streeter. the same old line
company doing business in Streeter
is paying the farmers tributary to
Gackle today Coct. 100 3 cents less
per bushel for wheat, and 10 cents less
per bushel for fax than they pay our
good farmers Of Streeter.
In conclusion we will ask the farm
ers and independent elevator dealers
to pay strict attention to the official
market prices and keep well posted on
the same, and by SO doing the bulle-
! tin will not be able to run this bunco
game long at their expense.
Yours truly,
/ Streeter Elevator Co,
Mike Remboldt president.