Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-01-10
BIG CONVENTION
OF FARMERS UNION
CONTINUED from First Page)

we were looking after wheat bust
ness as well as the sacks that hold 1t.
we were very much interested in the
information obtained from this mil
Ter and found that the mills of the
south desired the kind of wheat
raised on this coast, as soft wheat
flour is universally used In the
south in biscuit bread. So these
millers are coming as far west as
Great Falls, Idaho, and Utah and
buying wheat for their mills.
The same condition prevails in
Nashville, Knoxville and other large
cities. They have even found it
profitable to buy this wheat and pay
enormous freight to ship to theiI
mills, because it is the kind of wheat
they want, but can not buy In the
Chicago market Yet our millers
here tell US that we must sell on the
Chicago basis, when Chicago has not
now to exceed 100000 bushels OF
soft wheat that can be bought. L
mean real wheat not paper
wheat" That Is the kind they
grind down there and they want the
real stuff. as they have never yet
found process to make flour out
of paper wheat on boards of tiade."
Some day there will be great
market for our wheat in the south
aud hope this is only the entering
wedge. When the canal is dug
through, these men say they will get
their wheat from us at one-half the |
present freight rates, as it can be |
shipped down the coast and through
the canal to New Orleans and thence
distributed, which will certainly give
us the rates over the railroads, as
they are too wise to lose all this ton
mage. This market for wheat az
these southern mills has been thor
oughly explained in my letter pre-
viously referred to, and can be had |
by all the members, provided they
avail themselves of the opportunity.
Auy further information desired
along this line can be had by address
ing me a personal letter. L
Chattanooga is only a few miles
from Chickamauga, where we visit
ed the bleaching mills and bag fac
tory Mr.. Jewel, the manager, re-
ferred US by letter of introduction
to bag factory and cotton mill
Nashville, Tenn. This is a very large
bag factory, managed by Mr. Nor
gan, who Is also president of the
company. Here we met with better
success and found this factory ready
to supply us with bags at a price
satisfactory, so We have submitted
the entire proposition to the locals
through our letter, which they will
understand in no uncertain terms
We can get the bags and substitute
for jute. ii we want them, and |
have risked little advice to the
locals that | will not put in print.
for il would not sound well On the
whole we believe that our trip was
valuable and profitable one for the
Union, as it will result in cheaper
bags, and | hope a market for our
surplus wheat. at least it looks good
to us. and sounded good to the mill
ers.
sEFWNa
The surprising thing to all was
that We sacked our wheat and lost
the sack in shipping They said,
Why do you do this? We would
prefer to handle it in bulk as we
have all our bags for by-products
made to order and can't use your
sacks and don't want to handle
Them Well said, this a custom
handed down to us by our fathers
and as all customs attain something
OF sacredness, we will have to dis
miss 1t this way, that we are doing 1t
only on account of the sacred Gus
TOM WE'LL they replied, some of
these old moss-back customs are
costly and this one looks so to us,
and think they were right. don't
you? So let's break away from the
sacks and get to the bulk system, for
do not let them fool you into believ-
ing they are paying anything for the
sacks. They are not, but make all
quotations based on the Chicago
market, and all quotations there are
on bulk grain. SO don't be de-
ceived."