Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-19

operative selling agency. In making
this investigation the board consulted
many farmers, business men, and leg
lslators OF our own state, grain men,
millers, and state officials of Mime.
sofa, Wisconsin and Canada, also
such men Of known financial and bust.
ness ability as James J.. Hhll, E. p.
Wells, president of the Miller
Milling Company, formerly Of North
Dakota, Julius E. Barnes, one of the
largest, exporters in the country, DR..
Robert MagilL, chief grain commission
er of Canada, and many others. Prac-
tically none. of these men could see
any advantage for the producers Of
this state in a state owned terminal
elevator, and most of them predicted
financial loss to the state If such a
system was inaugurated.
Storage for the Mills.
your board in their Investigations
found no opposition to the PROPOSE
ticn by either grain men or millers
at the terminals, but they frankly
stated that if North Dakota wanted
to furnish storage for the mills there
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their part. Mr.. Hill as we'll as Mr..
Wells was Of the opinion that this
vas what the proposition would event
ually amount to-. 1t is the opinion of
this board that there is far less wheat
exported from the three northwest
ern states producing spring wheat
than is usually supposed, with the ex-
ceptaon Of Macaroni wheat. Mr..
Barnes, a heavy exporter, places the
amount of our exports at about five
per cent. He says that after supply
ing the northwestern .millers the
greater PORTION Of our surplus wheat
it to mix with their winter wheat va
rieties in order to improve the grade
of their flour. These eastern miliers
have their buyers on the chamber OF;
commerce in Duluth and they are
strong competitive buyers, which &C.
counts to some extent for the prem
fum of 2k cents which is being paid
for track wheat over wheat in store
Of like grade.
'From the investigation the board
has made, both in this country and
Canada, 1T believes the claim that
millers of this or foreign countries
would pay greater premium for
North Dakota wheat in a North Dako-
ia elevator than they now pay for
the same. wheat in other public ter
minal elevators, is, without founda-
ton. The same theory prevailed in
that country and the board is advised
by the Canadian officials that in prac.
tice it is found to be erroneous"
Report in Three Parts.
The report is divided into three
parts, as follows: ...,,
l.. Specific information required by
chapter 279, 1918 session laws.
2. Summary Of the, experience OF
Canada in the ownership and opera
ton of provincial and government
grain elevators. .... ..s e., ~ .
=, General review of the proposal
for the State of North Dakota to es-
and. operate a system Of ter
mi1al elevators in the states of Min
and Wisconsin.
The report is signed by r. S. Lew
is, chairman; F. U. Brewster and j..
w. Jackson of the state board of con-
troll.
The First Part .-
In part one Of the report, in discuss
ing the location of terminal elevators,
the board states that It is the con-
census OF opinion among those who
own or operate terminal elevators
that two terminal elevators are neces-
sary, one of which should be located
at the Twin Cities and the other at
The head of the lakes.
The board reports that, roughly
speaking, y terminal elevator fully
equipped and ready for operation
would cost from 25c to 45c per BUSH
Ell, dependent upon the type of con-
struction, the capacity of the work
house as compared with the storage
capacity and also dependent upon the
number of storage bins and their ca
Reinforced concrete construc-
ton is recommended. A site for a
terminal elevator at the head Of the
lakes, in Duluth, would cost from $751;
600 to $150,0O0, this to include cost
Of water lot, dredging, filling and pile
At the twin cities a site
could be purchased at from $25y000
to $4,000.
A terminal elevator o; three million
bushels capacity is recommended as
the most economical to operate.
Recommends Leasing.
Regarding the renting or leasing of
|ormjno1 elevators tho hoard IF onn.