The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-07-25
LIGHT MOVEMENT OF
GRAIN IN This AREA
IS SEEN IN REPORTS

Shippers Canvass Proba b | 9
Need For Transportation
At Aberdeen Meeting
Aberdeen, 8. D., July 25.-(F-
Movement Of the light 1888 grain
crop and introduction of resolutions
urging coordination in transportation
occupied members Of the northwest
shippers advisory board forty-second
formal meeting here Monday.
Committee and state vice, chairman
reports on crops, business in the
northwest, shipments of all commodi-
ties, and other rail transportation
problems, also were placed before the
meeting. Minnesota, North and South
Dakota, Montana and small portion
Of Wisconsin are included In the dis
trict.
Resolutions on coordination II
transportation, formulated by a newly
organized. committee headed by Yves.
ley E. Keller of Minneapolis, Mime.
sofa vice chairman, stressed equa
regulation Of bus, rail, truck anc
barge transportation.
Plenty Of space Is available In ter.
minal elevators at primary markets
which should be able to handle al
new crop offerings without being
crowded, p. ]. Coleman Of Minneapo
lis. chairman Of the joint grain trans
portation committee, reported.
Prom information obtained from
our local railroads, do not anticipate
any difficulty in their having a suffi
cient grain car supply to handle oul
rather short grain CROP" Coleman
said.
Dakotas Hardest Hit
Damage to crops is variously esti'
mated as between 10 and 60 per CEN
in some places, with Minnesota ane
Montana not so severely injured a.
South and North Dakota, Coleman
declared.
Based on figures compiled by thu
U. s. Department of Agriculture, thu
grain committee reported the 1913;
wheat crop in the four states in thu
district will be less than one-half a.
large as the 10 year average. The
government forecast was made or
July /.
The research committee made 9
forecast Of grain shipments in the
northwest district of $4,000 cars 70,
the third quarter Of 1888, as compared
with 81 ,485 cars shipped in the thirc
quarter of 1892.
Shipments in the third quarter Of
last year were unusually small in view
OF the size Of last years CROP" the
committee found. THE increase ir
this years forecast is largely basec
on the expectation of a more norma
marketing movement of the new cror
and on the heavier carry-over Of
wheat into the new crop year."
Flour and feed loading is expected
to show an increase over the thire
quarter of last year, H. w. Hazeltint
Of Minneapolis, chairman Of the flour
and feed committee, reported. Thu
estimate for July, August and Sep.
TENDER this year is placed at 24,10(
cars, a 10 per cent increase over last
year.
Extreme heat during early June
took its toll from the potato crop
r. F. Gunkelman Of Fargo, chairman
Of the potato committee reported. Thi.
was particularly true in the southern
section of Minnesota and Throughout,
South Dakota. with present indica.
tions pointing from a very poor croI
to failure throughout that area.
Valley Is Favored
In the Red River Valley, however
where crops were not 50 far alonl
when the heat wave struck. prospect.
are for an excellent crop. Due to thu
spotted condition 1t is impossible K
accurately estimate the expected
movement of potatoes at this time
Gunkelman said.
A marked increase In the total ton.
mage OF sugar beets raised in Mon.
tana, for which the estimate this veal
Is 100000 tons in comparison TO IT,.
500 tons a year ago, is expected to re.
suit in greater movement of this com.
modify during the last quarter Of thi.
year, report by G. w. Doherty o.
Billings, chairman of the sugar ane
beet committee, stated.
Total movement for this year il
placed at $3.50 carloads against 49,,
It's last year. From October to De.
cember this year, movement is ex.
pected to reach 20,9O5 carloads, NOR,
than 5000 over that of the final quar-.
ter last year.
Requirements for mason builG::nl
material Is expected to show a gooe
increase compared with the cores
ponding quarter last year, Charles
Biesanz OF Winona, chairman of tn
stone, sand and gravel committee
stated.
AS the government is giving to tn
various states from $7,00O,0O0 to $40,
10000 to be used In construction
work we feel that the stone, sand an
gravel requirements will exceed tn
corresponding quarter last year BY a
least 20 per cent" Biesanz said.