The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-23

Strattan, representing the Burrell En-
gineering and Construction company
: Chicago. Mr.. Strattan's plan is
interesting mainly in the feature Of
"one man elevator" a plant to cost
between $4,000 and $4,000. which may
he operated and conducted by one
man.
MIR. Strattan declored that IL the
farmers are in earnest about this mat
ter OF diyersifying crops he can help
them to institute system OF grain
elevators, and without elevators 1t
would be useless to go into the busi-
ness OF producing more grain than
can be consumed in the immediate
vicinity. The first step will be for the
farmers to sign an agreement to plant
grain in sufficient quantity to supply
an elevator. perhaps on the basis OF
100000 bushels a year to each zone
man elevator"
Then if the site for the elevator can
be secured Mr.. Strattan Is willing to
lend his services in the matter of
financing the proposition. Some local
capital will be needed OF course. but
he thinks that he can interest outside
capital whenever the local people
manifest sufficient amount OF in
terest.
The "onc man elevator" would be q
small station, where the farmers of a
small community would bring their
grain for sale. 1t would be taken in
and weighed and dumped into a pit
and then perhaps graded. The local
elevator man buys the grain, loads It
and uses the bills of lading for COL
lateral. The grain Is t'.cn shipped to
a terminal elevator, or open market
The terminal elevator is a much larg-
er plant; located in some central
point, in carload lots and the mana
g=I 0f the terminal is in direct CON-
munication with the Eastern market
aiol can ,.,:.pose Of the -aiii to bast
advantage. The grain is inspected
and sacked at the terminals.
Cost of Elevator.
The cost CT zone man elevator is
from $1,000 upwards, and IL has stor.
age capacity of four or five cars, which
is sufficient as the grain lis novel
ilnIiediafciy from such a plant to
the term. nal, where there is much
larger storage capacity. The grain IS
usually ;c'e aned and graded after he 4
ing brought TO the terminal, for tha9
cost or the additional machinery Isl
such as to mako 1t unwise 10 do the
cleaning and grading at the smaller
plant.
ne terminal can be built at q cost
OF from $4,000 npws-ds. aIr. STRAIT
tan tays that 1t is possible to use the
same motive power for q terminal that
is used in a ginnery; In other words,
to have the elevator on an adjoining
lot, but he recommends a separate
institution and corporation.
These warehouses and elevators can
be built OF frame material or of con
cree, and are ratproof, fireproof and
almost damp-proof. Mr.. Strattan has
a photograph showing one of their
plants at Columbus, Ga, untouched
by effect of the flames, while other
buildings surrounding we're destroy
cd. -
The smaller elevator, designed es-
pecially for rural communities, con-
sists of an Office. q weighing shed, un-
der which Is the pit into which the
grain is dumped without any shovel
ing. It costs less than cent BUSH
ell to handle the grain in the eleva-
tor and 1t enhances. tho ,val;e from
2 to 6 cents a bushel, as shown by the
actual figures. From the pit the
grain is drawn into the elevator,
whence it is .'spouted" into respective
bins. 4
'"When the State eurtaiIs the pro-
ching else," said Mr.. Strattan, and we
,',aSos watched the proposition for the
last four or five years and we know
that in South Carolina can be pro-
duced as much grain per acre as On.
the plains OF the Middle West, where
ii is reputed that we produce 100
bushels per acre, but think as bush
els Is q fair average.
"And the wonderful part abunt the.
South is that you can. produce so to.
40, bushels per acre In the siirings !.
and then In the fall on the same pieces
OF land you can produce o big crop;
OF corn
Mr.. Strattan criticises the Inethods
of farming In the South and said that
the farmera hac never gone deep
enough into the soil, and that IL they
wish to plant grain successfully they
must break mp the soil TO . considcr-.
able depth. s.li
The grain elevators are Tor the coli.
lecting and storing or corn ss we'll as.
y oats, wheat and other small grain. S
Mr.. Strattan after getting favorable.
attention from Commissioner WRfsOias.
$ left for HartssilIe TO confer with ID:
II. Coher, the well known seedman1
and ,scicntist of the Pee Dee, and he
will also so to Anderson, where he:
will have u conference with Pnrfer a.;
Whaiey, secretary OF the Chamber 81
Commerce OF that city. who recently.
II, connection with Furmhn Smith.
seedman. had d most suceesaful grain
show. s'S,..s ~ IS 3
CeHsrai Points. &,
While Mr.. Strsttan declared tIat Il
wonsd be possible 10 operate euceess-i
fluffy d number OF small elevators scat
tered over the State. each rpaepenE-
ai,t of the other, get he thouRht it
wcnid be very deaissbie TO ,hafse 9lie