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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-13

the elevator company and its further
disposition is not OF interest to the
consignor. ,
No Suction Draft Used.
The statement is often made, and is
one that refuses to down, that q sue
ton draft is applied to grain that is
being unlOaded into elevators and that
this a remove grain itself as well
as dust. This statement, although de
MED many times, was repeated at the
present session Of congress in a report
favorable to a federal inspection bill.
1t Is no true. In no elevator. at Du-
iuth or Superior is there any suction
draft applied to grain before 1t has
passed through the scale and is tho
property of the buyer. What happens
to 1t afterward is purely his own con-
Germ. <
The Duluth board Of trade has re-
quired every travelling man who has
applied for license and who was not
familiar with the operation Of a
terminal elevator to visit one and has
asked every one of them TO observe
carefully the. system of weighing and
II he could e any way in which the
shippers grain is not carefully guard
ed or any respect in which there can
be Improvement to report 1t Every
man without exception has reported
that he could suggest no improvement
n could see no way in which the
grain could get into the house without
its full weight being ascertained and
credited to the proper car.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-13

of DR.. N. P. Nelson, south of Sheldon,
this week.
If you want quality and service,
phone 212.-Advt.
P. H. Cramer Of Crookston was in
the city yesterday.
". Whitman of Grand Forks was a
visitor in the city over Sunday.
The complete shop, engraving, print
ing, blank book. Knight Printing CO.
, -Advt.
Engraved and embossed work Of
every description. Knight Printing Co.
r... ...... -Advt.
If o are in business, 1t will pay
you to look up the firm whose phone
Is 212, especially II you want quality
and service.-Advt.
Rev. Thomas J. Graham of the First
Presbyterian church was the speaker
at the boys meeting at the Y. M. c.. A.
yesterday afternoon. Rev. Mra Ora
ham delivered an excellent address
which interested the boys greatly.
A class Of esQuires will be presented
to Chancellor Commander Thomson at
the meeting Of the knights Of Pythias,
this evening, at the castle hall in the
A. Q. u. w. building, the door north Of
the postof1ce building knights visit
ing In the city are very cordially in
vited to attend.
The street railway company ia pre-
pairing to do considerable paving be-
tween their tracks this spring and
summer-there are long stretches of
work to be done along Front street,
Northern Pacific avenue and other
thoroughfares, and If lower Broadway
Is repaved this year the companys
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-13

The Daily Commercial Record, the
official publication of the Duluth Board
of Trade, has the following interesting
article on The Handling of Grain. A
car Of grain was followed from the
country shipper to the terminal mar
ket: 49,.
How many country shippers of
grain know how their grain Is handled
during its progress from the country
station until it is in the elevator or
mill and the property of the buyer?
The Duluth Board Of Trade has
found that upon this subject there Is
a great lack of information, in fact,
it is the exception to find a shipper
who does know what is done to his
car. and Of all the care and checks
with which it's handling is surrounded.
The object which the board of trade
had in establishing the system Of
licensing travelling men for commits
sion firms was primarily to compel
them to know how grain is marketed
so as to be able to inform their coun-
try customers. The large amount of
misinformation among them was
ample proof Of the necessity for its
establishment.
To give the country shipper a
proper idea in q simple and concise
manner Of how his grain is handled is
the object Of this article.
A car of grain has been loaded at
the country station and billed out and
moves on it's way to Duluth. When
it reaches the "sampling point" on the
railroad line it Ia placed on sampling
tracks. The sampling points are Cass
Lake; Willmar and Sandstone on the
Great Northern railway, Staples on
Northern Pacific and Glenwood and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-13

state sampler is not properly repre-"
sentative of the grain in the car the
board Of appeals will. if there be a
| difference apparent, order the a to
be resampled. When it reaches The
railroad yards it will then be again
sampled by he state men and the
board of appeals will pas upon the
new sample.
After this decision if the result is
still unsatisfactory to the commission
man and he does not believe that 1t is
fair to the grain, he can order 1t
cleaned in an elevator, If the differ
Ience Of opinion is as to the amount
of dockage, or If the load was a cry
uneven one and he does not believe
the sample was fairly representative OF
the car he car order the a transfer
red when unloaded, that is, loaded back
into the car immediately. 1t then be-
comes a car loaded out and a new
sample is taken and this liz given an
inspection and al be carried through
reinspection and appeal as was the
car originally. This method is only
resorted to occasionally where the
conditions seem to warrant 1t, but 1t
is always there as a possibility in the
protection Of the grain, and Is used
when necessary.
Having used ali possible means to
iSCL Ill III y oAANA D~SS AVN
age that can be obtained for the grain,
the commission ma is ready to sell
and goes into the market with his
sample, where he meets the buyers
and negotiates the best sale that he
can. Upon the trading floor Of the ex-
change he finds the buyers for the
elevators and mills, the board Of trade
provides him with the prices that are
ruling in the various markets of the
country, and he is fully informed upon
the value of the commodity he Is try
ing to sell. He is In expert salesman
of grain and does not close until he
gets the best price prevailing.
Supervision OF Weighing.
The weighing of the car at the ele-
vator or mill where 1t is unloaded is
supervised by the weighing depart
ment of the state Of Minnesota. When
the car comes up for unloading a
weighman makes a thorough exam
nation to determine it's physical. con-
dition and, upon a report which is
made to the chief weighmaster, notes
any defects or leaks that are apparent.
the absence of seals, the number of
the seals he breaks, and any condi-
ton that seems to indicate that the
car has been tempered with.
At this point it should be remem-
bered that the sampler at the sampling
point made a similar examination. If
the car was defective when it passed
through the sampling point, but is in
good condition when it reaches the
elevator, the evidence is clear that it
has been repaired Ell route and. If there
has been loss, the responsibility is
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-13

placed.
When the inspection is complete the
car is unloaded and after unloading
the weighman examines the car to see
that the grain has all been removed
In all of the elevators the grain is I'M
loaded into pits and from these is
elevated to the top of the house, where
it passes into gamers and then drops
into scales. In the progress Of the
grain through the leg to the garner
it Is impossible for any to get into
the house, for there is no opening.
The state Of Minnesota sees to it that
there are no openings through which
grain al be diverted
When the grain Is all elevated the
weighman drops a light which is pro-
Vided for that purpose n the pit in
order to clearly examine it and find
ing it empty, signals to another. state
man who is at the top-two men be-
ing on duty in all large h~ouses-and
the elevator and state weighman pro-
coed to take the weight Of the car.
A ~delicately adjusted signal on every
scale shows whether it Is empty or
not and every precaution is taken to
make certain the obtaining of the full
weight Of all the grain. Upon the
scales is. an automatic punch which
registers by steel dies upon a card
the weight shown by the scale.
The question is sometimes asked as
to what become Of the grain in the
event that, by. error, the weighman
at the bottom should give the signal
for the weight to be taken while there
was still some grain in the pit. Would
the elevator profit by the mistake? No,
the amount would be added to the
next a unloaded into that pit, if the
mistake was not discovered. No pos
sible inducement for the making Of
such an error exists, and, if ever made,
the number Of instances is SO very
small as to make them almost UNI
heard of.
The weight taken, and the grain in
the house. it Is then the property of
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-13
PRESCOTT OPENS
With Big CROWD
PRESCOTT HOTEL OPENED YES.
TERDAY FORMALLY TO PUBLIC
UNDER ITS NEW MANAGEMENT,
FEcKLER g. DOYLE, WHO PROV
Ed POPULAR HOSTS.

The Prescott hotel on Seventh street
was formally opened under its new
management last evening with an ex-
cellent Easter dinner served from 6
till 9 o'clock.
The dinner was one of the finest
W served in the city and was a
credit to the new proprietors, Messrs.
Feckler & Doyle, who proved admir-
able hosts. Orchestral music was rem
dered and each guest was presented
with souvenirs.
Mike Feckler is we'll known In this
city and has a large acquaintance
with the, travelling men as he was for
years engaged in the implement bust
ness in Fargo and the northwest. He
was greeting all who called and prov
ed ito be a popular host.
MI. Doyle is a hotel man with a.
great deal Of experience and also has
a wide acquaintance. The clerical
force will be in charge Of Pat Van
Dyke, who come from the east.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-13

Well admit it's puzzling why details
of the New Club are kept so quiet. All
plans are being matured mighty fast.
Well spring something-be prepared
for it. Watch Fridays issue of this
paper for the official announcement
Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-13
Only One "BRoMo aUrNrNE

Whenever you feel a cold coming on.
think of the full name, LAXATIVE
BROMO QUININI1. Look for sigma
ture OF z. w. Grove on box. 25c.-Adyt,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-13

the elevator company and its further
disposition is not OF interest to the
consignor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

G go, q, Il mr. 90 under Now has occurred 10 me that
since YOU are in the business o writing aitcrdinncr speeches
for others YOU might turn out three cackajacs TOT me-
So without beating about the bush longer want TO
ask Won what YOU would charge for three upsnorteri
lasting about half hour each speaking at the fate oil
hundred and fifty words minute on the subjects oil
"Our Glorious Commonwealth" The Star-Spanged
Banner" and Tho Ladies' II your terms are not TOO
high / shall be glad 10 give you the order.
cannot saw whether my sensations upon reading
this delightful communication were more OF amazemen
or Of amusement but after due dcbcraton ! decided
f., answer the letter IN a facctious spirit.
have vour esteemed favor of Thursday last II wroteI
and beg to say that my regular charge for single speech
such as YOU require suitable for delivery before mixed
gathering of ladies and gentlemen, has invariably been
81 900 I'm the past, but since your proposition Il more Oh
less ON a wholesale basis and business IS slack, w make
an execution in YOUR case and give you the special terms
of $3.50 per g. O. o.. must insist however that you re-
gard these strictly confidential; Tor 1t might M
vovc in serious complications Mr. Ohoate' ana zen,
Horace Porter and Senator Blank were to learn thai
was cutting rates They have been among my best Gus
toners for many years and for their ses as well as
for my own do not wish to lose their trade
This letter. which felt tocraby sure would end the
matter once and for ALL mailed, and within three
days brought me the following Geographic response:
II Won sryiic Senate, Bianks speeches, dot cant
from yoH at any prCc.
1t added not a little to the poignancy OF this rcort
that the telegram was sent collect
A MOTHER example Of ready American facctiousncss
chccrcd a dull day for me last year IN Tennessee.
| was booked TO lecture before a charming collegiate
community at Blue Mountain, Mississippi, and to get
there from Memphis required to make a railway
connection at a curious little town called Middleton
Middleton was an amazing connection of pccannnlcs
waste paper, inactive whites, and germ suggestion
Mr. Goldbcrl the ,lrtoonist would probably have
referred to it if ne had been along with the town
that put the Junk in Junction and upon It's dilapdatcd
railway platform was compelled to wait for six mortal
hours hungry and thirsty, but fearing assuagc the
one or quench the other for fear OF internal comphca
tions beyond the reach of medical science. II | had
never believed in the hookworm before became an
abicct coward in the fear Of it then
Aliddetons chief excuse for being appeared to be
that it the terminus Of fcathcrbed affair called the
New Orleans, Mobile & Chicago Railway possibly in
ronic reference the fact that far could learn it
did not touch any point within four hundred miles Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

The years at the spring.
And days az the morn;
Morning. 40 seven;
The hillside's dcw-pcahed.
The lark's on the wing;
The snail's on the thorn;
Gods IN his heaven
AIS right with the world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

any one Of those cities imagine that the mileage OIL
the New Orleans Mobile & Chicago Railway, or at
least that particular section of #, was somewhere De
tween thirty-scycu and thirty eight miles linear meas
IRE. though in the matter of jong, carecning, SIDING
sldding and galumphing along generally ITS emotional
mileage was ncacuabc, and the effect Of a ride from
Middleton at end TO New Albany at the other on the
liver surpassed that Of all the great transcontnental
systems rolled into one.
From what / could gather in casual conversation
with such bureaus OF information were available al
Middleton It's trains ran anywhere from twenty-5eVen
hours 10 a year and SIX months late Will say on Dcl
of its MANAGEMENT however that after trying it once
/ concluded that it was a miracle 1t ran at all.
Three or four times in the Of my waiting de-
cded 20 give up the quest Of Blue Mountain altogether
and to return TO Memphis; but hope has always
sprung eternal in my breast and each resolution to
quit the game was superseded by some kind Of optl-
mstc spiritual reinsurance that held me true to my OBJ
legations.
Ultimately my optimism was justified, and painting
little combination Of whrring wheels and iron rust
whcczcd into yicw dragging passenger car Of should
say the vintage Of 1852, and a shamciully big and
modern freight car after IT. society Tor the Pre-
vcntion Of Cruelty to Locomotives would have had
everybody connected with the institution indicted
then and there and | again strongly inclined I'd
give up my effort 10 get through II seemed the very
height Of nhumanity 10 ask that poor little engine
fcrrd to lift it tenderly in my from the track and
put it into the freight car and pull the train to Blue
Mountain myself at any rate, that seemed the most
reasonable and the only really kind thing TO do at the
moment.
Nevertheless boarded the train having first invested
fifty cents in twenty four hours worth Of postal card
accident insurance at the ticket office window and
mailed it to my executors In couple Of hours we
were sliding and humping down grade through an oozy
morass over tracks baascd with something having the
consistency of oatmeal mush literally diluted with
skim milk We slid over the first half-mile in about
fifteen seconds thanks to the weight Of that shameless
freight the rear which pushed the rest Of us along
at a terrific rate of speed but things averaged up
when we came to an upgrade, which, on a rough est
mate should say we accomplished at the rate OF about
a mile a week After awhile the conductor appeared
a nice, genial kindly soul. who inspired me with a con-
hdence | had not yet managed TO acquire in the road
itself He was smiling and screncly unaffected by
what doomed dark dangers to me that | was soon
feeling rather ashamed Of myself for being 50 full OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
coward fears and it was not long before in my mind
was singing those beautiful lines Of Browning:

r..
was singing those beautiful lines Of Browning:
The years at the spring
And days at The mOu
Morning. 40 seven;
The hllside'3 dcwpcarled.
The lark's the wing;
The snail's on the thorn,
Gods in his heaven
AIS right with the world
And rs / was humming this comforting assurance o.
myself there broke upon the silence Of the car the fol-
lowing cooquy
"Howdy SAM this from fellow traveller sprawlei
comfortably IN the seat just back Of me.
"Howdy linn this from the smiling conductor.
@Hlow long you been with this hycrc road, Sam
asked the fellow traveller.
"Sevcn years last March, JIM replied the conducor
"Uy Goyd .SamiT cried the fellow traveller, sitting ur
"ThB must be yoW 5ecoHd hiH'
for subtle humor Of rather sly sort, perhaps OBJ.
"A best example know of was little jest pcrpetratc
AT the expense Of To- whom shall refer as my On-
Muse who rejoice 10 say, accompanies me- upon nos'
of my trips She was with me once IN Iowa when $50
were stranded at an interesting little railway crossing
for several hours The place consisted wholly of some
stoc<vards. n general store, and q small wooden co.
which passed for hotel in which found every com
fort that courtesy could provide even if Of th
rather material necessities Of life were lacking.
We took dinner at the hotel. Seated opposite MS a.
table were two farmers. one q handsome middlcagci
weathcr-bcaten face, and q kindly eye; seventy year
DID, imagine, but still as active and as interested r
life as boy rs all Iowans irrespective Of foolish years.
seem TO be- One or two little courtcsics Of the tab
started an acquaintance, and naturally enough ! va
asked my business in the State.
~Oh am out here lccturing, / said
"Wcll. we re farmers said the old man.
Now the Only Muse takes q great interest in farming
She raises herself most Of the vegetables consume a
home, and one Of my ambitions has always been 20 500
her up rs the presiding Deity real farm some da
when the lure Of the platform longer operates TO drt
me off into distant scenes. She had taken a cours.
OF lectures on farming Columbia University, and We
full Of the subject at the time. Whcr
fore it happened that when my vis-a-v5 announced th
he was farmer it was the best kind of opening for Oh
conversational powers Of the Only Muse to sa,
the least are generally adequate,-and She made Oh
most Of it, She talked Of apples corn COWS. and bee
She dated eoquently upon the value Of persistent Soul
Confined on .ags -
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-11-18
EvACUATE VERA CRUZ NOV. %.
Date is Set Again for Turning Over
to the MeXicans.

Washington, Nov. 16.-Monday,
November 23d, has been fixed as the
date for the evacuation Of Vera Cruz.
Secretary Bryan has issued this an
nouncement:
Both Gen. Carranza and the con-
vention at Aguas Calientes having
given the assurances and guarantees
we requested, it is the purpose of the
administration to withdraw the
troops Of the United States from Vera
Cruz on Monday, November %.
"All the persons there, for whose
personal safety this government has
made itself responsible, have left the
city. The priests and nuns who had
taken refuge there and for whose
safety fears were entertained, are
now on their way to this country"
Villa on the Offensive.
Gen. Villa, in command Of forces
loyal to Provisional President Gutinr-
rez, has taken the offensive against
Gen. Carranza, according to State
Department advices.
Villa already has occupied San
Luis Potosi and plans an immediate
attack on Tampico. The Washing
ton government already is preparing
to take American refugees aboard
ships lying in the Tampico river.
Peace Again i'm Sight.
Peace in Mexico after weeks Of
dissension among the generals of the
victorious COnstitutionalist army at
last seemed in sight to-day, accord
ing to messages from United States
government agents in the Southern
Republic.
Soon after American Consul Silli-
man telegraphed from Mexico City
early in the day that hostilities be-
tween the forces Of the Aguas Calien-
tes Convention and those loyal to
CarranZa had ceased, came a message
from Leon Canova, special agent of
the American government of Aguas
Calientes, stating that Carranza had
telegraphed his intention Of resign
ing.
Two communications from Quiet
errez were laid to-day before Presi-
dent Wilson. The cormal notifica-
tion Of his assumption of Office added
that he soon would set up his govern,
zmentt tin Mexico, Ci ity and seek st6
bring about peace. The other, guar
anteeing protection for foreigners,
made no request for recognition by
the United States.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-11-18
COTTON EXCHANGES REOPENED.
New York and New Orleans Are
Again Active Centres.

New York, Nov. 16.-The New
York Cotton Exchange reopened for
unrestricted trading at 10 o'clock
this morning. 1t had been closed
since July 81, when the market went
into convulsions and three firms
failed through the decentralization
created by impending war in Europe.
The floor of the exchange was
thronged with brokers when the gong
sounded to-day. During the first few
minutes trading was exceedingly
brisk amid somewhat nervous. There
was little confusion because of un-
familiarity with the new style con-
tracts and the new rules imposed on
the market by the operation Of the
so-called cotton futures law.
Early trading was confined almost
entirely to December cotton sold on
old style contract. The market
opened at 7.45 and dropped quickly
to 7.40. A low level of 7.39 was re-
ported in the first half hour. The
market then grew steady and the
nervous tone departed.
> the end Of the first half hour
traul g appeared 10 be normal and
the number of brokers on the floor
had dwindled to usual size. Prices
were approximately three cents belC v
what they were when the exchange
closed on July 81. January sold at
IT'S to 7.85, March at 7.S5 to 1888,
May at $40 to 8.12, and October at
$40 to $50, all on new style con-
tracts.
Wall street brokers, inactive be-
cause of the darkened stock ex-
change, were interested spectators at
the opening. A sprinkling of other
| spectators, friends and families OF
cotton brokers were in the galleries.
New Orleans Opens.
New Orleans, Nov. 16.--With the
exchange gayly decorated with palms
| and flowers and women crowding the
visitors gallery, the cotton market
| opened to normal trading conditions
at sos this morning, after suspen-
sion Of almost three months and a
| half.
The first trade between New Or
| leans and Liverpool went through to
| completion passing censors hands
and ALI in Z minlr tea, 49, 40
| First trades in local options did
not show much change from last
| weeks liquidation trading January's
| first transaction being at 7.50. The
market was somewhat complicated
| because trading was carried on in
two styles OF contracts, one being the
| form used up to the time of the sus-
| pension last July and the other
| framed to meet the Federal cotton
futures act. Old style March brought
7.61 and the new style 7.S6 on the
first call, showing that the trade was
willing to pay a premium of a quar-
ter Of cent pound for the new
style.