The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-07-30
Who Handles Our Grain and How?

VINO Handles Our Drain and HOW!
Representing cooperative exchanges Northwest
Benz Drake Minneapolis attorney produced before the
committee of the National Representatives
years ago showing
l. That the Commerce of Minneapolis
solute monopoly.
O. is controlled by owning great mills
and elevators
That it's operations exclusive secret spec
law This law passed when John Psbury the founder
Pisbuy flour mills Minnesota pro-
that Courts have power aside the
regulations said Chamber Legislature only
has the and it has acted changed this law
Why by big interests contributing
they able the press people
and elect who they know will bother their interests
100000 to be member of the Chamber of
Commerce and be member only the of said
body
METHODS OF MANIPULATION
The powers controlling Chamber of Commerce
competition building grain country points prices
fixed by the exchanges and have take
grain home.
g. That by selling themselves another they take
repeated commissions on same grain,
That grain consigned to themselves commission men
they sell to themselves elevator another char
ing commission Then elevator they doctor the grain
raising and grade and its selling price turn back them
selves commission Then again they sell increased
price miers who often themselves charge commits
siOn
That they have the power the prices of grain
make arbitrary rules for dOckage subject by them
selves and jugge the grades of grain suit themselves
john g. Ntzhugh, Secretary the Chamber of Commerce
testified that of the 31 specified memberships 1876 held by
the line elevators and 200 by commission houses the
seed oil etc. There 525 memberships all told many
membership (See Senate Transcript pages
1872 for verifcation of McEughs testimony.
With all eur crops the hands exchanges
got at only through the controlling interest of politics. why
should organize and interests why
should blame them for doing good job looking
We the farmers and laborors have majority
vote viii change this Kicking voting Republican
cratic ticket don't bother them at all.
In the investigation made by he Minnesota legislature
the affairs Of the Beard Of Trade shown that between
Sept 1st August 21st 1872
ceived 15571575 b. of No. Northern whea the
time shipped 1997S77 hu of the grade they
grain haad at tie beginning of this time only
ia 454 bu at the end of this Ieriod
(9w many farmers Ne grade BY dockage grading
they increased their original $500
treatment they gained 100000 bu of No period
load of No. 2Northern October 1916 the
received 81 47910 sold Minneapolis $157035
mill products it wholesaed at $2O9238, and
S26271 gain Of 81 148 10 Beats raising it does not?
grade Feed wheat Oct 1916 $876O
per which sold in Minneapolis for $O6665 products
$180568 retaed $228843 gained per
under the control of the Chamber of Commerce. yet you
hear people say how high the
what the Chamber of Commerce takes
would Dakotas total 20 times the grading
and dpckage OF grains alone and all the produce
hauled by the method of business.
Why do the papers complain high taxes
up such figures? (See Bulletin 49, Experiment Sta
ton, Nov 1916 Pages 60-61).
Besides these earnings how grain do we pay
in the price of flour and how many know anything
ngs in Futures. in all lines of produce
Az flour huron Thatcher general manager of Oseola