Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-02-14
Railroad Commissioners Discuss
Terminal Matters in Minneapol-
i. More High Grade Grain
Shipped Out Of Minneapolis
That is Shipped In.

Mann, with the secretary, Walter
F. Gushing. were in the city this
morning on their; way from the
twin cities where all day. yester-s
day they met,with the Minneapol-4
il chamber of commerce. 4
Many Complaints Received. (.
For some time there have been
many complaints on the part Of
grain raisers in the state of North:
Dakota to the effect that dock
age rates were taken at the ter
minals, for feed grains and this
was being done not only by the
grain men belonging to the cham
Der of commerce, but by the farm
ers and independent elevators.
This is clearly against the laws of
both the state of North Dakota
and those of Minnesota and it was
for the purpose of consulting with
the chamber Of commerce and
upon the invitation of the latter
that the trip was made. 's''2 'e'@' y
RI Another thing that was COM
planned of was the statement that.
the grain men were really dictat-
Ang the prices of grain. ~ y ''''''s' :
Admitted Dockage Shortage.
The grain men virtually admit
ted the dockaqe part of the story.
eaid Secretary Gushing, to, The
Forum, but they absolutely de
MED that they had been debating
prices. as was stated, on all grains.
They acknowledged the dockage
storv, and this custom is against
the laws Of the two states, but has
been indulged in by the farmers
elevators and the Independent
companies. as well as line elevat-
'ors. .iss6i3 ad5 -5Af3s .8.u 5.It3 =!
So rany letters had bee, COM
ing to the commission and these
In tu-n had been talked cve- in
the chamber Of. commerce in Min
neapolis that when the invitation
was received b. The commission
here 10 pay a visit to Minneapolis
and discuss the cuest;ore. it was
at. once accented and the ro-m-
kers went to the twin cities on Sun,
dav evening.
I'd The discussion v,as;in frierd-.
" spirit and the different m7.ters
were taken up separately and the
grain people showed ~ their s;de
of the, case nicely. They admit,
ted the dockagc storv. but stated
that at the margin Of 3 cents they
were losirg. money and not maxi
ing a dollar, but thev thought
that if this margin was raised ia
q cents they might get out little
over even. L.. a,...e. 49,. -,
ESs III: How Farmers Lose. " =
! During the discussionsit crept
out that there was more high.
grade wheat shipped out Of Min
neapolis than was received and
that this amounted in round fig
,,res to the sum Of 50, 1000. 600 a
year that the farmers Of the north
west were losing. This grain has
been accepted 'as an inferior
grade, but is afterwards cleaned
yp and shipped out as high grade.
ia other words low grade wheat
had been cleaned and placed in
Tho high grade class and Atgreat
deal of this loss comes to the
farmers of this state. lgj.e;a 81
The commission will take up
III of these matters. ~ said Mi.
Gushing and will look into them
most carefully. and ii, is, more
than likely that i bulletin will Be
i,sued winch will give the. people
snme idea Of how matters stand,
and Of what remedies this, COM
mission will suggest. 3 .,.t, sssi. ia
z In the question of the grain
men having combine. there was
1ni6 direct evidence in this line. But
III was shown in part that where
there were four or FIVE elevators
in a town it was the easiest thine
IA the world for them to sort Of
fix The price, raising or lowering it
at will"
cor,r,i.aion Deing Work.
j 1t will lie seen by the above that
the commission. is doine good
work, and that + ;s|msdes4 sofs|
,ner who IRE really endeavonne)
to do something that 4, will benefit 4 I:
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