The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-06
SENATORS INFORMED
FARMERS AREbE|
/ LEFT OUT IN COLD
Elevators Refuse 70 Accept
!. Grain and Buy Outright
at Low Prices
CHECK TERMINAL SITUATION
Nys Laying Matter Before Fed
eral Farm Board, Demand
| Ing immediate Action
CHECK TERMINAL SITUATION

Investigation Of storage conditions
In North Dakota elevators is being
made BY tho North Dakota state rail-
road and warehouse commission.
Commissioner Fso- Harding said this
morning.
Answering telegram from Sena.
tors Gerald r. Nye, and Lynn !.
Frazier, who informed the commits
sion that the wheat grower Was Be.
inx left out in the cold" because
elevators were refusing to accept
grain for storage but were buying Il
outright at low prices, Harding said:
Law provides elevator must re.
ceiye grain for storage II IN market.
able condition. Refusal Is ample
cause to cancel license. The COM
mission Is investigating local condt-
tions. II found and proven as You
alleee, have ample authority to act.
OWNS to spread between cash and
futures market. financial reasons per-
haps obligate many elevators TO keep
stored grain In elevator. Mcdonnell
now In the Twin Cities investigating
criminal situation"
Has Chected Tesmlnals
e. w. Mcdonnell. chairman Of the
state board. u . member 81 the ter
minal grain committee Of the North.
wet ohippegs Advisory board and
has boen Keeping . check upon tte
effects oE the terminal situation upon
North Dakota grain marketing con-
ditions.
Nye's telegram to Harding said:
s'Complaints piling up and facts belng
uncovered indicating need for drastic
study and !. action with relation 70
present wheat marketing situation
which finds spring wheat producer
out In the cold. Il Il charged that
local elevators are refusing to accept
any grain for storage but buying out
right In usual manner. Il this Is true
and sponsored By grain Interests Ia
restraint Of trade you must appreciate
need of action.
Complaints Of this being made By
individual bankers and farmers as
well as BY cooperatives. This charge.
coupled with the fact that Duluth and
Minneapolis terminals are reoeiving
four times as much winter wheat -
q customary, and thus glutting ter
minal facilities which cuatomarily
were utilised BY spring wheat produc.
ers, and thus depressing spring wheat
prices. would. II : large Way. bear out
the co0teution that the whole PRO.
gfam q deliberate and with . pur.
pooe nct In the interests Of the spring
wheat producer.
70 TEL Farm Dear1
r am ea&hering all necessary data
and would appreciate early any In
formation you mig1at have. This
whole matter I plan 70 lay before the
federal farm board 4 possible tomor-
row With request Tor immediate In
vest1gation.
slf they decline 70 oct Or feel that
such an investigation would better bc
carried "a hy congress. shall intro
duce "a Monday. when the senate -.
convenes Q resolution calling for IN.
vestieation and insist upon immediate
action.
Saeees1s Hseblen Stuay
In. tn maankime ! suggest that
your oomul1oion giyD study TO the
prohlem in IN oeflcial way 70 ascer.
tain tho facts and 10 determine Il
thero may - viooattons q state laws.
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lions g do11agD 20 speing wheat pro-
ducegs thyo0oh - apparout confrol