Grain and Farm Service Centers Volume 4 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ...be carried out, thus creating confidence so essenital to commercial advancement. Among the evils now existing, I will mention: on-grades. short weights, and shipping one commodit as another, taking a lower rate of freight, an thereby not doing justice to honest competitors. See that the parties to whom we sell live up to their contracts and report to the Association anybody who turns down a shipment on account of a decline in the market after shipment is made; and advise that no member of our Association sell or ship them under any circumstances. Make it a rule, under no circumstances, to accept a collect message, the party sending the message always prepaying same. Make application to the Railroad Commission of Texas to remedy_ the charge of 175/; cents per 100 pounds freight (or 15 cents. as the case may be) for oats and corn in the same car, when straight cars of each are taken at a rate of 121/ cents per 100 Sounds to common points. Also make us a tari wherein we can ship corn chops in cars with meal at the meal rate. At present, choos take the local rate, no provision being made by the Railroad Commission for Shipping these two commodities together. Under all circumstances avoid selling through brokers, as we learn from experience and from what others say in the matter, that most of our troubles come from brokers. Always look after the interest of the home man, which is natural. 'hen a broker is used, re uire a confirmation from party to whom he sel 5. When shipments are made to prepay stations. always require a bank guarantee that drafts will be paid on presentation. or decline the shipment. I recommend that under no circumstances shall any member of our Association shi anything subject to inspection, from the fact t at we had...