Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-03-05

they have been overcome" followed
by discussion.
''"The North Dakota Anti-Discrimi-
nation Law
''Our North Dakota Laws as they
relate to terminal elevators
Federal Inspection of Grain or
Federal Supervision of Inspection"
National Councils of Grain Deal
ers, what they strive to do"
what ought we advocate in the
way Of legislation in this state, rela-
tive to our business?"
Convention Notes.
The official program includes list
of farmers elevators of the state,
with name of company and location.
Among the visitors attending the
convention, is Secretary Cushing
the railroad and warehouse commits
sion.
Mr.. Stevens, a representative of
the Minneapolis Market Record, is
also present. There are travelling
men with samples of twine, and
books for elevator records, blanks,
etc.
The annual dues of the association
are $40.
7 At the Thursday session there will
be an address. by R. c. Miller of
Washington, D. c., on grain stand
ards and allied subjects. Mr.. Miller
is from the bureau Of plant industry
department.
-. Twine Prices for 1914.
An agent for the Peoria Cordage
Co. has samples of twine made by the
latest improved machines, which are
claimed to give greater evenness in
the twire, than ever before secured.
The prices for Standard for the COM
ing season run from SA to 13 cents
in car lots. For $50 foot twine,9h
cents; 500 foot twine, II cents; $50
foot twine, 1874 cents. The above
prices have just been announced, and
are for :ealers, +. o. b. Chicago.
There are between 6J0 and 700
Independent elevators in the state,
including the Farmers, the Coop
eratives and others not line compa-
nies, or such as are owned and oper-
ated by members of the Minneapolis
and Duluth boards of trade. There
are 1900 elevators licensed so far in
the state this year, and 1890 elevat-
ors in all. The number of indepen-
dent companies is rapidly growing,
and althoughenot yet one-third of the
entire number erected, tits expected
that the next few years will see the
number of Independents greatly in
creased.
Among matters of interest that
have come to and are reported from
the office of the railroad commission
are the new regulations regarding
the standard bill of lading, and the
filing of claims against transporta-
ton companies for damages or lost
shipments, as announced by the in
terstate commerce commission.
Heretofore claims of such nature
we're not allowable after four months
from shipments or in a reasonable
time after the goods should have ar
rived at destination. The new rul-
ing of the interstate commerce COM
mission requires the railroads to ad-
just all claims filed prior to April 1st,
1914. Heretofore a good many claims
have been lost to shippers from be-
ing outlawed, but many others that
were outlawed the railroad companies
have voluntarily made settlements
for. Hereafter all such claims will
be under uniform regulations.
The headquarters of the conven-
ton are at the Gladstone hotel.
Afternoon Session.
Before resum1ng the regular pro-
gram, Secretary Cushing of the rail-
road commission addressed the con-
vention, outlining the work and sug-
gestions of his Office in the matter of
elevator examinations and auditing
by state expert. Also the proposed
law placing the examination of all
elevators books and accounts on the
same basis as the state examination
of banks. Mr.-Schultz, who is en-
ployed by the commission to give ad-
vice and to instruct in the matter OF
installing uniform system of keep
ing accounts, outlined the plan
adopted.
One of the delegates stated that
the elevator officers and directors
wanted a system that would show
what kind of a buyer the elevator
had, whether the company was los
ing or making money, fairly and hon
estly, system that would show the
business at both ends without going