The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-14
HEARINGS ARE
BROUGHT NEAR
TO CONCLUSION

0uO UOAeU III 19uUue0QOu8 COMMUNION
houses are figured up. to find out how
much the institution = long and short
There II no way now that the market
REDUCTION q prsmlorns bel: si1ie :s,d On 'n'
In reply TO- q question by Senator
Hamilton. Bell said that in cases where
elevators borrow money from commission
Forks the federal receipt l. usually
ass!gned TO commission house and the
mill then buys II from the house.
Not al the firms from which grain 70
ct Grand Forks and only three have
representatives there, Bell said.
Senator Schlosser's Question. - 70 the
committee's report might have had On
am not one Of those fellows who know.
everything" he said. II shah try not
% know s sHy'Gs' Psns ssei . ssn S.s g.
Patterson. Ben sa1d that he S' vas sI sp.
ioss the ~ tes cot tsv r. asx
spencer lis boss At the mill Mill ana said
he va. told when appointed BY the sov!
ss. ns Snsss sBad
He offered what ne called an instance
Of cooperation 1t the mill saying that
he and the head miller visit the inspec.
ton department each day and examine
Answes!ns : question BY Rep; ,; I.
Peters: Pierce county: Bell said that
is now being made in reseliins. 4
want were bought and stored IN the
head house. and an. effort 10 to be
bring . little more than the purchase
price. Bell said.
Just North Dakota ana Montana
wheat e bought by the mill and i
after 1t had been put there 1t could
not be told which 10 the North Da-
k kot, an. and which the Montana wheat
.19 e Bell Fl .:s !, y cars :es
wheat had been dried last year for
customers outside the mill. The dry.
Ing brought the wheat down to such
able TO store. he said. adding that It
sometimes raises the. test weight.
Although he said he had no per:
been Informed some buyers discrim.
mated against wheat which had been
Halt storage Capacity. CseA
age oe r. the NH IS q Se ns assd
for storage this year. Bell said. and
added that because OF high premiums
there was not 40 much demand az
g ss Sr ssa.a: e. hss ys: s m
would rather sell than store their
:. lie said he could think Of one tank AZ
viduals or individuals dealing direct
with farmers.
was stored last ian when prices were
iSm. were nseR Ssher neFe wheat was sns PROB
apolis May option and along last Au-
gust II could have been bought for
ton. making a difference Of II cents
in addition to the fact that the May
option Is three cents higher than the
December option.
cling tho pardon Of the committee for
the statement which had been strick.
On from the records.
Rep. Twichell said he understood
- the Midland Grain companys
nsactIons with the mill and eleva-
. knows we are here and knows
win; 'h n en =; witn no:y s seh ants
the committee wanted to hear
lie averred he did not want
4: saying he had m audit the
ZEE was afraid arr. to que question u hin him
o' or audits were wrong and the
go wouldn't call him In.
Tor Ployhar said the clerk tried
~ a, s e., TIL: morning nor. = end Wa
possibly he back this afternoon.
Other ADULTS Available
=. 4: Bronson. Grand Forks. eecfe.
tios q tod ID the e San 1 10 andsr
stood the X. c. Nelson and Lund
complete audits Of 1927 are available,
and that the +. r. Burchard audit L.
i Twicheil told Bronson he under.
tive OF the governor and said he be-
licved Bronson did not care parttc-
of brSns s1ou SAID s1 he thought that was
entirely covered by the fact ct the
Lund. Burchard and Nelson audits be-
Twicheil said he did not think
SO far as Bronson was concerned ne
did not care whether he came or not.
Senator w: p. Lynch. Il Moure
ness. the governor's recommended ton
on freight rates, he taken up. Ploy.
har pointed out that Frank MtlhoI-
Ian, railroad commissioners who was
the freight rate question. was now
Rep. Fowler said he didn't believe
there was any contention made on
is any question involved in the rate
situation over which the committee
would have jurisdiction and said he
felt the question was before the In:
further between tho railroad commis-
relative to rates 10 and from tie Mil
nnd r::. M nnd h the IS. or r:
msnt eoeaeensv. ana cosasa fi'v With
the Legislature and II bound 70 pro:
laws. he said. He does not see the
necessity OF awaiting the arrival OF
NIilhollan. he said.
Rep. Twichell said he did not feel
resolution from the Legislature. telling
tho RAILROAD commission to investi.
cate. and prescribe intraetate lowest
possible rate: for eS!s. p s
road commission Il = beter Judge Of
what can be done. he said.
Neee:satZ ouestie.ee
ters the -i ,asi MI 1e:eIssen
iieved both Miihoiian and the gov.
ernor would approve legislsttvs con.
ton 81 how rates shsii So .msds II.
terstate 10 loft to the Interstate com.
merce commission. but congress has
that the lowest possible rate. on g.
cipie Of the o ss:oiutisn 's oaght H % %.
ply inside the state. he SAID.
Twichell asked why. II the railroad
commission has AL the powers neces-
sary. and also the inclinatlon. the
resolution should be neceasary.
Bronson said the Hoch Smith reso.
luton imposed on the interstate com.
merce connliss!on the duty to invent.
Eato and issued q mandate. The same
thinG should be done In the state.
he said. giving the railroad commits
sion greater authority. he said.
Twtchell asked him II he thought
road commission bore authority.