Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-19
MR.. GREELY MUST HAVE
CHANGED HIS MIND
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CHANGED HIS MIND
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minal elevators in the states Of Min
nesota or Wisconsin, or both, anu
that the board was then making such
Investigation; that the board haG
gone to the Equity Cooperative Ex'
change and to Mr.. Lotus first, before
going to any others interested in the
grain business, for the reason thai
they believed If anyone ought tC
know the advantages Of the proposed
plan, insofar as the farmers Of North
Dakota were concerned, the officers
and members of the Equity Co-opera'
tive Exchange should. The following
statements were in effect those made
by members of the board, by Mr.. LOT
tus. and by Mr.. Greedy. The verbatim
words are not given, but the state
ments are in effect as made.
Mr.. Lotus stated that he believed
the proposed plan would help to over
come the abuses which he claimed ex
listed at terminal markets.; that It
would better the price of grain and
help the farmers Of North Dakota.
When asked if he believed the grain
inspection department Of the, state o.
Minnesota made an honest and eff
Gent inspection, weighing and grad
ing, he stated that he had no charges
to make against it, but that at times
he thought the Judgment Of the indi-
vidual inspectors was not all that it
might be. When asked ii he believed
government inspection would over
come the abuses which existed at ter
minal markets, he stated he did not
believe government inspection would
do so, but that in his judgment a state
owned elevator a necessary to &C.
complish this. Mr.. Lotus stated. he
believed st. Paul would be the proper
location for. any terminal elevator
North Dakota might build. because
he believed the bankers and business
men OF that city would aid the plan;
that. owing to the fact that Mime.
apolis had so many more shipments
to handle, ana St. Paul had 50 few
shipments to handle, the railway ra>
cilities, especially switching facilities.
were better in st. Paul than in Min.
neapOlls, and that for this reason
there would be no congestion in the
yards. MI. Lotus spoke Of abuses
which he believed existed at the ter.
minals and made it very plain to the
board that he strongly favored the
state owned elevator.
Refers Them to Greedy.
At the conclusion of the discussion:
with Mr.. Lotus, which covered an
hour or longer, he was requested by
the board to call together and dis
cuss with the officers of the Equity
Cooperative Exchange, and all 9th.
ers connected with it, the proposed
plan and then to submit a written
detailed statement to the board, set
ting forth any ana every advantage
which they believed the plan had for
the farmers OF North Dakota, and IL
was stated by the members Of the
board to Mr.. LOTUS, that the board
was especially anxious to secure ~.
cry possible: advantage the plan might
have for the farmers Of North Dakota
as that was the real purpose Of the
proposal. Mr.. LOTUS stated to the
board that he would do this, and
would, as soon as possible, submit
such written statement. At the close
of. the discussion Mr.. Lotus was in.
formed that the board had gone toI
him first, and inaslnuch as they were
expected, and the board intended to
make as broad an inquiry as possible,
that they were thell going from his
office to- the minneapolis and the Du.
luth Chambers Of Commerce, and
wanted him to know that they were
going there. and that in addition tor
going to the Minneapolis and Duluth
Of Commerce, the.bOard all
so. intended to. consult bankers, rail
way officials, state officials, and other
offs the Twin Cities and Duluth who
might be able to give them informa.
ton on the subject, and that they
were also requesting information from
farmers, business men,. bankers. and
living within North Dakota,
who are interested inrthe. bettering OF
grain marketing conditions 4,
eBfore leaving. Mr.. LOTUS stated
while he believed in the PROPOSE.
ton as a general thing, he was not
very well posted on the practical
problems or details and had not given
them very much consideration. anG
therefore he wished the board to
meet and talk with mr.. s. Fl. Greedy,
who, he said, was connected with the
and had had rs years.
practical experience in the grain bus
mess at Chicago: Mr.. Lotus said Mr..
was probably better posted on
this proposed terminal elevator mat
ter, from a practical standpoint. than
any other man connected with the