The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-23


fState department of agriculture, coin
merce and Industries by J. CoOpe
Strattan, representing the Burrell En-
gineering and Construction compan
If Chicago. Mr.. Strattan's plan
Interesting mainly in the feature {
lone man elevator" a plant to co
between $4,000 and $4,000. which mf
10 operated and conducted by He
man. t 7
Mr.. Strattan declored that II he
farmers are in earnest about this et-
ter Of diversifying crops he caneip
them to institute system OF am
elevators, and. without elevat1 IL
would be useless to go into thRusl-
ness Of producing more grai19nan
can be consumed in the im5oiate
vicinity. The first step will bepr the
farmers to sign an agreement plant
grain in sufficient quantity -tsupply
an elevator. perhaps on thehsis OF
100000 bushels year to IN ..ohe
man elevator" il
Then il the site for the Gator can
be secured Mt. Strattan sis ihng 10
lend his services In the atter o!
financing the proposition. pme local
capital will be needed o1purse, put
he thinks that he can inest outslae'
capital whenever the Hi people
manifest O sufficient aIah vi III
terest.
The zone man eleyaN would be q
small station, whore tlar.nerA 1i: =
small community woH orlng ,.Atneir
grain for sale. It wP be taken IN
and weighed and dYed into a pit
and then perhaps gfed. The locai
elevator man buys g.aIn' .oaus ~
and uses the bills iaaihg Ior coi-
late-al. The grain .nen snippsu ud
rho +arn,inal eIovfF is q much larg1
er plant; locatedf some centraI
point, in carload rs anu the mama
r.1 ~ the termiJ is in. direct CON-
munication with|e Eastern marke
n,,,i ton ,,..nnsee the g all to besl
advantage TTgrain is inspecte3
ana sacked athe. terminals.
(ast Elevator.
The cost of fonesman elevator"
from $1,000 Nfards, and Il has sto
age capacity Jour Orrnve cars Whfq
is sufiiclcnt.f the grair is : moV9
inlnicdiafciyfom such q plant 4
the torn. ma where there Is q mud
larger vttrJ capacity. The grain
usually c,e ed and graded after
. ing brougYto. the terminal, 1or M1
cost III jne.sninlssyj s. ill!;
such ns UnaKe It tnwise to do63
cloaning "a grading ct the smalf
% :. he, eiinal can be built at a CT
oilfrom is 900 upwards. Mr.. Strf.
tan cgyhat 1t is possible to use p
aan,e ntva power for a terminal u
is usedh a gfnnery: In other wor},
to I1nylhe elevator ON an ad1oinge
lot, bI he RECOMMENDS separe
instit,bn and corporation. - f.
Tbd warehouses and elevators eeievvs tts..s z. e
mn i,NL OF frame mater!e! or Of 81
creteAnd are 1ratproof,i fireprOOfs1d
nImd damp-psoof. Mr.. Strattan hS
n rJtograph showing one OF t}ir
pIaH at Columbus; Ga, untpRfd
f,v ffect of. the flames; while, ..4eE
bufings surrounding were >deapy-
y he smaller elevator. designg es-
ndally for rnra. comn.:a; 80 e. !.
ads OF an office, g! Weighing shA un-
al which. is the nit into VIII 1ne
eAin Is dutapea without any oYeAt-
:. IL. 1t costs less Inan q cent e
to handle the grain In th eteH "a
br and It enhances the val ron TON
to g cents Is bushel, as shoXD the
tctual& figures From the tne<
train is drawn into the tevator.
whence 1t is :.spontedn into Ppecave' "
bins. H. 5s1sss f = , -, 80
Iductions OF cotton, It stnusttVe s0me1
thirg Z, said Mr. StTaf, anu we
have watched the prop0 ,M .ios me .iie
last four or five yearso We .4AnDM3 NY
that; In South Caro- oli1afn 1e, Die REos
duced as much grain cse ss;s ". ~ ~
the plains OF the Mid ~, ] saIy ~
It is reputed that ~ unsss W \; ,ss.! aSY;
bushels per aero. but !. .A e lgeu Du4i.' b.
els is d fair ayeragaEs &. i " "a 7.
And the w0nde rfn r. 3 ,sns ,yIs sns s.is ~
( South is that you al g W. 49, q
40 bushelh per Aacfs -. u M ! .;ssgs.
and then I'M the fall se : s - Z RrSs,s nses
Of land yon can y 3; n Il 7 ;SIsl,s sss..'9 !.
3 Mf. f. astrattan I'd ies ! tss 81 Ins ys stnpa 3 8
: OF farming in the IL ls.na s'sats; ssa.1s
tho farme5o nui ;,d .sst "a a 1,a;;
enough into the sssts ), tssss ~
wtah 20 pIant gre 9sf sSs s5s 4 S,ss g s,ESs
must break jhp - n Il
II able depth iis1 /, ss;;, = ~ s,SI..I
The gratn e1ey ~ lsa 3 s,ese,s ne Sol. Z
lecting and stog .s s + Tis q S.s ~
BATS wheht and " -:
Mf. StrattaI sxnstat,ls.
attenticu from . sessssr,
g left ifn ..Harts ~ ~ asI
2 . Cnkals: .eg ~ Y N
and scientist @ Ss, .,s,! 49, ~ ~
VII III ..as ss.ss ( d, With 9rtar A
Nh. III 4 " ", S IL the Chainhe cf
= Ss.;ss 90 ~ cit ho recsntly
5ss3 = .s'sa.,,,sS !. 5itts uft1an Smith
e. y y a nan ~ most sraiiit
s. shoy Eral 81 Point s;
4 y, rattan IA 9csiared that ST
I, MA e sHt M Jbla ppeTtta sltcc