The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-23
''One Man Elevator
For South Carolina
Expert From West Describes System for Handling Grain Crop-D
Problem of Marisetng-To Replace King Cotton.


be thresher for each community.
Mr.. Strattan declared that it was of
the greatest Importance, however, to
have the elevators placed under q
strict system o inspection from the
State department of agriculture, so
that the weights and measures would
be agreeable and fair to the pro-
ducers. Much depends upon the man
ner in which the venture gets started,
and IL there were any complaint at
all 1t would be as injurious to this
really great movement as was the
attempt TO produce tobacco in the
Piedmont section of the State. It is
his suggestion that the grain bo
shipped loose from the small ware
houses to the terminals and at the
latter places properly cleaned, graded
and sacked.
MIR. Strattan has expressed his will
ingness to come to South Carolina
and to explain to the people the
Workings of the elevator system. He
thinks that the manager of the ele-
vator could also be the receiving
agent for eggs, poultry and other pro-
duce Tor the farm and thereby give
encouragement to the farmers to pro-
duce moro things to sell. There has
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South can produce. The great prob
| lem has been means of marketing.
and he believes that the community
grain elevator would answer that
purpose.
To Help Farmers.
Commenting upon the tentative
plans for chain of grain elevators
In this State, as outlined by j. Cooper
yesterday that while the department
OF agriculture does not wish to prefer
one to another in a matter of this
KIND, yet as this is the only proposi-
lion OF Its kind before the people, he
considers 1t worthy Of Endorsement.
While Commissioner Watson would as
readily give official sanction to any
other proposition that fs offered nv
reputable people to help the State, yet
he considers that the Burrell Engi-
neering and Construction Company of
Chicago has come into the State at
the psychological moment and IL the
people of the State will seize the on
portunitJ, 1t will mean the revoIu-
Ettonizins of the plan or agriculture of
this State and the pouring of great
wealth into the pockets OF the farm
ers.
'VO .hose USen dCCuSIOulC0, SAID
commissioner, Watson, ITO think Of n
grain elevator ias of some tremendous
plant, costing many thousands of
dollars, which could be constructed
owned and operated by large corpora
tions alone. But the firm Of West
-ern experts In building grain clcyc-
tors has Indicated clearly that few
farmers in earnest in this great crisis
may organize and build and conduct
"a small local elevator at q cost OF
raround $4,000. And there could be
built in some Sof tho railroad centers
OF the State terminal warehouses for
the receiving and transferring and
dispatching of grain 70 the greater
markets. j see in this proposition a
great development and future por-
tentous. with success and with wealth,
! urge the people OF the State to plant
as much grain as possible and to
make IL worth while to engage in the
grain handling business. Elevators
may not pay for the first year, al
though SOME have been known to pay
big dividends from the first year, and
greater. in the succeeding years a
EFF there Is q eurtailment OF the
cotton crop, us there lis sure TO BIO, for
the common sense of the people will
dictate it whether the Legislature Or
|ders 1t or not, there must be some
substitute. We have not tho milling
facilities for manufacturing to any
extent and suggest that the people
OF tho Stnte should give careful con-
sideration to tho plan offered by Mr.
Strattnn, Tor ne may DC aGae 10 as
sipt persons rcalis anu aaeply lnter-
estca 70 sno seAtenL OF sosnrins ,s, ioths ans
70 anu IN the coliSeruotion ','s'' oa siis
plants
BLeasing IN DISGUISE.
0Inmissioner watson said slih., ne
oSpaihered the p'sttsent s.t'conolnica.
cries great blessing In disguise.