| Show the flour monopoly in provo editor of the talk about grasping monopolies mon oplies in the east we have them right in our midst it seems that like the mushroom they spring up as it were in a single night when conditions are favorable here is an example the writer had occasion not many days since to have a grist ground learning that hoovers mill was under going repairs and that tanners the only other in the city was going at full blast he drove to the latter we are overstocked over stocked and have no room for more griets said the miller that certainly is a disappointment to me as I 1 have been to the expense of buying my wheat and hiring a conveyance if you could possibly take this grist you would greatly oblige me dont see how we can have refused quite a number of others said the man of flour adding as the other turned to go better sell us your wheat oh 1 thought the writer you have no room for griets but plenty of room for purchased wheat why I 1 will find out well what do you pay for wheat sixty cents a bushel cash 1 I have just taken it out of the tithing office at SO cents and could not afford to make a discount of 25 percent but I 1 would like to exchange enough of it for flour to last me till you can grind the grist do it hut will sell yoc faour sacked nn at cash well theres nothing left that I 1 can eee but to buy of you sa we must have flour and accordingly a sack was purchased on his way home an grist his thoughts ran thusly sixty cena a bushel and flour 2 10 lets common flour it takes two and a half bushels after the miller deducts his toll to make pounds then theres ereis th some bran and shorts say at least 25 cents worth the cost of wheat is 25 cents bran deducted leaves the net cost of the flour no wonder they have no room for griets 1 lets see that is a clear gain of 85 cents or 68 per acut besides the usual toll talk about the tariff as highway robbery every mouth that opens in provo pays a higher tax to this flour monopoly but aliat people do there is now only one mill and like old kick who knows his days are numbered it is putting in its time 1 I 1 am more sorry for that poor chap there tonight to night who came 23 miles with his grist and then had to pell it at 60 cents and buy back his flour at double tho figure now mr editor how shall we describe such a toll factory outrageous is too tame a word RESIDENT CITY oct |
