Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-03

tween the price or december n May
wheat would be a reduction of the
premium in favor of May as against
December,f which reduction would ap.
ply to the value of every bushel of
wheat owned and carried by the far.
mers' elevators in North Dakota or
in the farm %graneries. It is unreas-
enable to suppose that the North Da-
kota farmers would carry in a ter
minal elevator any appreciate por,
ton of grain in farmer-owned elevat-
ors and on the farms.
Donate Screenings.
1--WE, foolishlyr ship many hundreds
Of thousands Of pounds of screenings
which we not only give away but on
which we pay the freight to terminal
elevator points. There is certainly
no. occasion 70 establish a terminal
elevator outside. the state to clean
our grain. 1t CAM be done as cheaply
at the local elevators. If the termi.
nal elevator proposition is to consid.
err the value of the2 screenings
would like to suggest that under the
conditions eXistinglor under any reg
ulations the valuA ofS.the screenings
should go to the proftsso Of the state.
owned terminal elevators. The profit
should not go to 1.-THE shipper but to
the people Of the state in proportion
to their taxation forbthe support and
construction Of the elevator. If the
volume of the business handled by a
terminal elevatoE[ vas sufficiently
large it is reasonable to4uppose that
a fraction Of the present.
might be one of the Sources of reve.
nue. to the state. A terminal elevat.
or is not a part of the so-called open
market but a valuable aid. There is,
in reality today the same open market
for wheat as for potatoes or wool or
wood. The owner a cOnsign a car
OF wheat to himself without having
his grain eighed or inspected by the
state and can sell it on its merits to
any purchaser without paying a com.
mission. We could handle grain with
out any chamber Of commerce or mar.
ket place as we can ship a car pota'
toes to market, find our. own cars and
not pay any commission; but none OF
us do it that. way for the reason that
it is generally cheaper and better to
entrust the sale to. some one in the
business .conversant with the condi'
tions and acquainted with the trade.
... No Inspiration. ~ .
1.-The commissions charged by mem
bers Of the chambers of commerce for
sales made for outsiders is one cent
per bushel for non-members. The
commission for nonresident members
is a half a cent per bushel. Surely
the saving OF this half a cent per bu'
shell, il it were saved, is not sufficient
inspiration for the farmers Of North
Dakota to not exercise themselves
This half a cent commission is not
an issue.
The farmer is satisfied that the
type of wheat generally is below its
real value measured in the labor, Ell
fort, Investment and risk. Nothing
that will no more than bring about al
increase OF a traction Of d cent per
bushel will satisfy the farmer. He
rightly demands that his assets, meas
ured in bushels and bushel in dollars.
shall be such as to make wheat rails
ing a remunerative occupation. | dc
not believe that a terminal elevator
will, in any way, cure or remove the
cause for just compensation, and not
believing it a cure, l am against a
terminal elevator as an experiment
There must be some fundamental
principle discovered to correct pres
ent conditions. 1t is patent that the
wheat raiser is an ailing patient who
needs all intelligent physician. Tc
me the terminal elevator proposition
seems to be in the same attitude as
the advertisement Of a loud, loose
talking Of a prolific promising charla
tan. How often have those in bodily
mental distress placed themselves ii
the hands of a. quack, who from lack
of real oncer or from the absence
of intelligence is unable to diagnose
their ailments, parting them from
their money by temporarily sustain
ing them by promises Of cures, tc
have it all end in lessened vitality
dissolution, dependency and death
There be little degree between the
quack who administers harmful med
icine and he who through timidity OF
a larger degree Of humanity, admins