Publicly Owned Seattle Terminals Boost Farmers and City Trade
A historical account describes Seattle’s port system as a landmark, detailing how publicly owned grain elevators warehouses wharves and cold storage facilities empower farmers like Smith of Bremerton to store and loan against crops while bypassing private tolls and commission houses, boosting prices and local prosperity.
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Favors Single Tax to Stop Land Speculators
A Sauk Center letter advocates Minnesota Nonpartisan League measures including a single tax on farm improvements. The writer cites tax inequality between a 160 acre farm and a neighboring speculator’s land, urges farmers to join the league, and predicts success of the program.
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Farmers' League program and grain grading fears addressed
John Wallin voices concern over a federal grain grading ruling that could hurt Northwest farmers by mixing rye with wheat and durum, lowering grades and dockage. He urges farmers to grind their own grain, accuses the milling trust of plunder, and pledges future writings to expose local commerce bosses and their henchmen.
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