The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-06-05
M'C0VERN TO
HEAD ELEVATORS
WELL KNOWN GRAIN EXPERT
PICKED BY INDUSTRIAL
COMMISSION


j. A. McGovern, of Fargo, chef dep
uty grain Inspector Of North Dakota
for the past three years, and assist
ant to DR.. E. F. Ladd in his expert
ments with grain grading and milling
for several years past, has been chosen
by the Industrial Commission to head
the North Dakota Mill and Elevator
Association.
The selection of Mr.. McGovern for
this Important post has met with uni
versal favor among the farmers and
grain raisers of the state, and while
he is not loved by the Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce or the old line
elevator companies of the Northwest,
his long years of experience as grain
man, inspector and elevator expert
makes him an ideal head for the i'm
mense industrial system to be estab-
lished by the Mill and Elevator asso-
citation.
Appointment Unsolicited
The appointment of Mr.. McGovern,
came as surprise to him, and after
spending several days in going over
the proposition and considering it
from all sides, he has accepted the
post and already has outlined enough
of the policy Of the new state owned
elevator and imll system to indicate
that he is thoroughly in accord with
the ideas of the majority of the farm
ers of the state.
In discussing the handling; of the
terminal elevator and storage sys-
tenn, Mr.. McGovern gave out a state
ment to the press early in the week
indicating that he has clear ideas as
to the practical way of handling the
new industries.
"A plan has been worked out" said
Mr.. McGovern, "by which the entire
grain crop of the state can be stored
without putting the state to the ex-
pense Of erecting excessively large
storage houses. The farmers will be
supplied with plans for storage units
on the farms, which will be used in
addition to the terminal elevators
erected by the state.
=" "The farmers can store any part of
their grain they wish in their own
bins. When farmer wishes to sell or
raise. money on his crop he will send
for a state grain inspector, who will
grade the grain according to quality
and issue a warehouse receipt. The
grain will then be put under paddock
with the seal of the State Of North
Dakota.
The farmer can use this storage re-
ceipt at either the state bank or any
private bank and borrow approximate
ly 80 percent of the market value Of
the grain on it. When the wheat is
finally sold by the state the farmer
will receive the balance Of the price
coming to him. At any rate he can
rescind the order of the state to sell
the grain by surrendering his ware
house receipt. The state seal will
then be removed and the grain return
ed to the possession Of the farmer.
Advantages Are Shown
The advantage Of this system is that
the farmer will be able to get his mon
ey out of his grain as soon as it has
been threshed, stored and inspected.
Later the state will sell the wheat
when the price is the most advan-
tageous. When the state makes the
sale it takes the wheat from the far
mers' bin and pays whatever balance
is due the farmer. Through co-part-
nership between the producer and the
state, practically all of the crop can
be held off the market to await the
highest price and to secure the best
possible selling outlet.
Asked as to how the state terminal
elevators will be operated, Mr.. Nc
Govern outlined the plan as follows:
# /. The farmer will ship his car Of
wheat to the state-owned elevator.
2. The elevator management will
weigh it.
8. It will be cleaned next.
a. "A warehouse receipt based up
on the value Of the cleaned wheat and
the storage screenings viii Be issued
10 the farmer.