The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-24
NO PROFIT IN
FIRST YEAR AT
STATES MILL
Running Strong and Employ
ing 14O Men, According to
Manager c. s. Austin
SELL IN NORTHWEST

Grand Forks, July 24-Encourag-
ing progress is being made toward
successful and profitable operation
by the North Dakota State mill at
Grand Forks, which is now working
day and night with an output OF
$500 barrels of flour a day, accord
ing TO c. f. Austin, general manager.
A crew Of l40 including 80 persons
in the office force, and "a statesmen
are now employed by the mill.
Three units have been placed in
operation since the mill opened on
October 80, 1922, says Mr.. Austin.
Two of the units which are handling
spring wheat have been operating
full time since April l with an out
put of little more than 1000 bar
lels n day each. The durum unit
with an output of 1000 barrels rs
turning out flour which is used as
semolina by manufacturers of maca-
roni and other durum products.
Experienced Manager
"a big project like the state mill
is bound to operate at loss for a
time" Mr.. Austin points out, land
the people of North Dakota must
wait with a little patience until tho
mill can be placed on u paying basis.
Only luck can make tremendous un-
dcrtaking like the state owned mill
pay the first year.
Mr.. Austin IS an experienced mill
er who received his early training in
Lax, nG
Minnesota. In 1907 he went to
Moosejaw, Canada, to operate a
branch mill, and from there to Medi-
cine Hat with the Maple Leaf Mill
ing company.
I'VE are in the center of the best
wheat area in the United States,
end our aim is to put out the best
kind of flour Mr.. Austin says. 1--WE
cannot get poor stuff to mix with
the good wheat in our state. Our
problem is to sell our product in
markets that pay better price than
does the export market, or the mar
ket which will always buy wheat at
a price like New York, Philadelphia.
and Chicago.
Selling Thru Regular Trade
"Our present market and the one
which we are cultivating is the mar
ket in North Dakota, South Dakota.
Montana, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wis
consin where the housewife uses a
hard spring wheat flour. In the east
and south the soft wheats of Kansas
or home grown grain flour Is used
almost entirely. Later we propose
to sell the baker trade in Illinois
New York, Ohio, and other states
where bakers need better wheat
flour such as we can furnish to mix
with their flour in order to make
it good bak ing flour.
"North Dakota wheat has taket
very we'll in all parts of the country
and also in England and Scotland
Four grades of the spring wheat
product are now on the market. The
best grade, Dakota Maid" is thu
one which is our main product, ant
which is being marketed to consum
ers through the dealer trade. Thu
next grade, Dakota Pride, is bak
ers flour, and the third and fourth
grades, Dakota Warrior and Dakot'
Wigwam, are flour for blendini
which are being sold to the expor
trade"
Only One In Country
The mill, the only state owned on
in the country of the same characte
is being conducted as u regular com
mercial institution, according to tn
officials. 1t is being run on an al
solutely business basis, with the oh
ject of making a profit like any 9th
err mill The wheat is purchased fror
farmers, Independent and line eleva