The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-14
ELEVATORS ARE
FILLING RAPIDLY
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dittons at Fort William and Port Ar
thur. We're almost unanimous in the
opinion that not nearly SO much grain
would be shipped to the American
Head of h Lakes this winter as was
shipped last winter. Last winter about
100000 600 bushels Of Canadian grain
were cared for in tho Duluth and Su-
perior elevators, but this winter there
will not be room for nearly so much,
because there is so much more do
mestic grain. 1t begins to look as IL
the capacity OF the Duluth and Superb
or elevators would be heavily taxed,
even with much smaller receipts OF
bonded grain than came last winter.
The reports of the congested condi-
lions at Fort William and Port Ar
thur may lead m reasonably to ex-
pect that the bonded shipments to the
American Head of the Lakes viii in
crease. rather than diminish during
the remainder Of the season Of closed
navigation.
r. r. Morris Of Milwaukee, connect
ed with the Morris-Perry Grain COM
pany and the Morris Grain Dryer COM
pany OF that City. who was on the
Duluth board Of trade today on his
way home from the Canadian Head
OF the Lakes, confirms the reports of
congestion at that place.
|. "T~hree-fourths of the boats in. the
harbor at Fort William and Port Ar
thur" said Mr.. Morris. are now
loaded with grain. No attempt is now
being made to load the rest, because,
with the ice so thick, it is too en-
pensive to move them about the bay.
one of the boats recently began to
leak, and it was proposed to get a tug
up to 1t to pump out the water. but
that was not done, as it was found
that it would cost $1,000. So another
eXpedient was adopted. A line of pipe
was extended from n Of the eleva-
tors on the shore to the leaky boat,
steam vas thus furnished and the boat
was pumped out.
Damp F1axsecd.
There is a vast amount IF damn
naxseed on the tracks at Fort William,
l have just put in a driver for the
thunder Bay Elevator company for
the purpose Of getting that aaxseed
cried and stored away. There are 500
cars n that company's hands that
must be thus gotten out of the way.
Ihe dryer was a rush job.
The total Of the elevator room at
Fort William and Port Arthur now is
about 100000 bushels. 1t is expect
ed that before next winter this viii be
increased by about TO- 900, 900 bushels.
The Canadian Northern is adding
about 10000 0 bushels to its storage
capacity there with some storage tile
tanks. which are to be completed by
March 1. The Canadian government
Is adding $500, 900 bushels to the stor-
age tile tanks. which are to be COM
p.ated by March l. The Canadian
government is adding $780, 900 BUSH
els to the storage capacity at Port Ar
thur. The building is going on even
when the weather is 20 to 80 degrees
below zero. BY means of steam pipes,
the concrete is handled at boiling heat.
The building Of elevators and gen.
eral Improvement Of the facilities for
handling grain is going on in Western
Canada at a prodigious rate. The
Canadian Pacific has Just completed a.
million-bushel elevator at North
Iransconia, nine miles from Winnipeg.
l put in a dryer for that. I have con-
tracts for two more dryers at Port
Arthur. II for the government and
the other for the David Horn Eleya.
tor company"