The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-05
MARKET FOR wheat.
WATER RATE FROM COLUMBIA
10 BALTIMORE.
Dealers Outline Sales Comditlons-In-
duccments are offered for shipment
of Grain by Way OF Georgetown
Connection OF Terminal Road with
Railways Is Sought.


eussed yesterday at an extended con-
ference held In the offices OF the state
department OF agriculture. Those at
tending the conference were OF the
spinion that as little wheat as possible
should be shipped from the State. 1t
was also brought out that. II mere Is
a surplus. then some means must be
speedily found to dispose OF II out
side OF the State on a cash basis.
Among those attending the confer
ence were: Commissioner Watson. G.
the Columbia boat line: Mason l..
weems Williams OF Baltimore. gen.
erai manager OF the Baltimore & Car
olina Steamship company. operating
between Georgetown and Baltimore;
~. n. Cooner. owner OF the Adluh
Milling company. which operates the
only grain elevator In Columbia. and
Norton Monsarrat. rate expert OF the
Columbia Chamber OF Commerce.
Several weeks ago. realizing that
there would probably be n surplus OF
wheat this year. Commissioner Wat.
son took up the matter OF disposing
OF the crop with the grain exchange.
the Chamber OF Commerce and sew
srai exporters Of Baltimore. He was
informed that Baltimore offered a
most excellent market especially for
export business. The next problem
was that OF securing cheap transpor-
tation. Negotiations were then en-
tered into with Mr.. Williams and
others to secure low water rate from
Columbia to Baltimore. Since then
much information has been gathered
and IL the plans are carried out an
exceptionally low rate will be OBJ
tanned.
The promoters OF the movement
plan to use the river boats from Co
lumbia 20 Georgetown. The Baltimore
steamship company. through it's rep
rssentative agreed to furnish wheat
sucks" which hold 200 pounds each
and are easily transferred from one
boat TO another.
DIR. Guignard said that the term.
inh railroad had been completed to
0ranby landing. but that physical con-
nection with the railways entering CO.
iumbia had not been made. Mr..
Monsarrat was instructed TO file a pc
tition today with the railroad COM
mission. asking that the establishment
OF such connection be ordered. This
would enable the farmers to bring
their grain TO the elevator here and
then ship II direct to the Baltimore
market by the two boat lines.
We must be able to meet reship-
ping competition and Western ship
ments In Baltimore" said Commits.
sioner Watson.
IL Is estimated that South Caro-
hna wheat crop this year will be
about 100000 bushels. Phis crop
must be moved to the market during
the next several weeks. Samples OF
South Carolina wheat have been for
warded to the dealers In Baltimore.
I'm case OF a surplus we will have
TO look TO the East and to export"
said Mr.. Watson yesterday. "and Il
was for this reason that the matter
was taken up with the Baltimore deal.
ers."
Mr.. Williams will return TO Balti-
more today and will handle the situ-
alton further from there.
One OF the large grain dealers.
writing Commissioner Watson recent.
ly. concerning tho Baltimore market.
said:
For your information we will state
that all grain handled here Is bought
and sold upon Baltimore grades. and
IL would be necessary for the grain
TO bo inspected by the official inspec-
tor OF the Baltimore Chamber OF Com
merco on arrival here.
As most OF your shippers would
In all probability be inexperienced I'm
handling grain. without the necessary
Information In regard TO the various
grades. we believe that at the begin
ming. at least. Il would be far more
To your benefit II they would consign
this grain TO be sold for their account.
y In this way the commission mer-
Shant receiving the grain would look
cerofully after the grading and weigh
inS and In selling II. would sell II on
thel official grade. and by the official
weiAht OF the Chamber OF Commerce.
the shipper In this way being pro-
tected\ by the inspection and weight
certificates. also by the official quo.
tations I'm date NJ aaIe"