The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-15
Should Begin Making Arrangements
For Marketing States Nexl Harvest
State Agent W. W. Long Thinks First Step Taken is to Obtain
Such Local Rates Within the State as VIII Facilitate the
Concentration of Grain Interstate Shipment

CLEMSON. COLLEGE, s. C.. Jan. 49,
To The Chamber OF Commerce
Bankers and Business Men of South
Carolina. Gentlemen:
This letter will inform you i'm de-
tail OF the grain marketing sugges-
tions recommended for 1915 by the
cooperating forces of Clemson Col
lege and the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture In South Carolina.
1t Will require energy and activity
and concentrated attention on the
part OF business men In the State TO
solVe the many problems of market
Ing which Will arise as product OF
the radical changes in production
practices which have been forced
upor us for this year. therefore re-
quest your attention to what follows.
With record sowing Of winter
grains on our lands and a season that
has to date been favorable to heavy
production, and with an outlook thai
promises unusually heavy planting of
corn In the spring, we must begin
without delay to give attention 10 MAX
Ing arrangements for marketing the
surplus grain of South Carolina's
next harvest. Appreciating the import
ance OF early action in this matter.
IClemson College requested the office
Iof markets, department OF Agricul-
ture, to send representative to the
State to inveatigau, the situation.
The gentlemen VINO were dispatched
for this purpose hays Just left Glenn
son College, after three days of con-
ferences and discussion, for other
parts of the State.
The Wheat Situation.
After discussing the wheat and oats
situation with the representatives of
the, office Of markets, 1t seems to me
that the first step 10 be taken is to
Obtain such local rates. within the
State as will facilitate the concentra-
tion of grain for interstate shipment.
The natural outlets for our wheat
surplus seem to be. Charleston for
coastwise shipments, which would
have to be In sacks since there are no
facilities in Charleston for handling
bulk grain on the piers; Richmond as
a mill market, /, and Baltimore for ex-
port in bulk.
feel reasonably certain that we
have not at present q commodity rate
on wheat from our producing regions
TO any OF these points. The rates quot
ed on grain for seed are out of the
Question.
would respectfully suggest that
you call meeting OF your body for
the purpose OF discussing this situa-
tion and taking definite action. The
wisest procedure that suggests itself
to me ID that you petition the State
railroad commission to take up the
matter OF interstate grain rates imme-
diately; further. that your body pefi-
ton the railroads directly and, IL nec-
essary. the Interstate Commerce Com
mission at Washington for the imme-
date establishment Of commodity
rates on grain to the ports, both in
sacks and In bulk.
Shipping Oats South.
What has been said above about
wheat will apply with equal force to
oats. with the addition that we should
have interstate rates on oats to the
South as well as to the port cities
above mentioned. am told that there
is such demand for oats for feeding
In Florida and some Of the other
Southern States, Immediately after
harvest as to warrant us in shipping
oats South. taking advantage Of the
difference in our harvest seasons. Let
US get rates on. oats to both East and
South.
We must also have good rates for
our surplus corn.
We should pay especial attention to
obtaining rates on grain In sacks as
we'll as In bulk.
Commodity Rates OH Other Products.
The matter of getting special or
conlmodity rates X Of first Importance
wheneYer any new product is to be of
feredsfor shiprient In car lots for the
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