The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-27
.A[)V|sAB|LITY OF
Elevator SYSTEM
AN AUTHORITY ON SUBJECT
DISCUSSED REQUIRE
MENTS
C GRAIN NEEDED

E4pe1S OeScfi0eS COncItI0nS or
Success IN Q'santity Storage
One OF the interesting features OF
the grain campaign which has been
| started In this State is the address by
| A. G. Smith to the farmers. Mr..
Smith not only is an authority on
farm management and is an agricul-
turits of distinction, but he is also O
native OF the corn belt, and having
spent his youth and having been edu-
Gated there, his views on the question
are doubiy valuable. In reply to
questions IN q number OF towns he
has said that there is profit in. corn,
| 80 proved by the success OF the IL
linois farmers. The farmer there gets
an average OF 55 to 60 cents q bushel
for his corn, but he has no fertilizer
bill TO speak OF. However, he has but
the one crop a year, whereas the
thrifty and industrious Southern far
nier may produce two crops of dif-
ferent kinds, the one fertilizing the
other, and and each making q profit.
The Western farmer on his corn
alone makes profit. When the price
of corn occasionally runs too low for
him to make profit, he uses hogs as
side crop, ami, In this way insures
his profit, for the hogs fatten on the
grain on which there would be no
profit and there Is good profit In hogs
In that manner.
As to Elevators.
When asked at several places about
the advisability Of an elevator system.
MFR. Smith has stated that his idea Is
that an elevator for the handling OF
grain would be impracticable unless
TIVE farmers In the contiguous territory
should agree to produce for the eleva-
tor 100000 bushels over and above
their own requirements. Very frankly,
Mr. Smith stated that there is no de-
mand for elevators in every corner OF
the State and some places will take @
risk in building unless there is a def
mite understanding among the farm
ers TO produce the grain. In some sec
tons 1t was reported that the farm
(. ers had said that they would plant IL
fney had q market, showing that
there is no understanding between
them and the local dealers. Until
there ts some such understanding, said
Mr.: Smith, the proposition is danger
oas.
BuRinesT men who are interested IN
the elevator and milling proposition,
said Mr.. Smith, should go about the
matter Just as Hens would with refer
ence to establishing pickle factory
In some place where there might De
fool to. start q pickle factory where
there is no raw material and where
there Is no pledge from the surround
ing country to produce enough for the
plant TO work upon. Unless there Is
definite understanding between the
ss-Eners and the owners, there might
De elevators ana no grain. IL is just
the same thing as tho starting OF
creamertes, which have failed In Some
sections because the farmers had not
| pledged themselves to send their
cream to the plants TO be converted
into butter A grain elevator would
not be;a good investment or paying
proposition unless the basis OF supply
was assured. ia.,8 .s
Az 70 Financing.
The financing OF the propcsition
should be done BY the farmers, OF
largely by them, TOR economic and
other rehsocB.s IN MS sectlou o1 tnS
country. datd Mr.. Smith. there are
-four "a those elevators within six miles
lof hi5 humes And he has iear'ssssd
that another one is being put up by
| the firm represented by Mr.. Strattofi,
who has been making the grain cam
lpaign With Commissioners Watsun's
party. IL IS ss
The plan advised Il TO form q ~
Iporation with sSouf $4,000 capitaN
stock. ase shares as sloo ssch; 9 g 4. No 5