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Show MILLS SPREAD NAME OF OGDEN Joseph M Tarker, general manager of the Sperry Flour company was tho principal speaker at the second monthly luncheon of the Ogden prln- clpals and supervisors hold at tho t- ! I,.. i- , lul, TllfiaHav I . f T m r n . in n He said In part: Probably tbe most interesting thing I coubl SS about the grain and milling mill-ing industry would be the situation as It affects Ogden, and perhaps the lntorrnountain country- "The etui- of Idaho and surrounding territory produces about 2R 000,000 bushels of wheat annually, I tah B,-ooo.ooo B,-ooo.ooo bushels and eastern Washington Washing-ton and 1 iregon aboul 20,000,000 bushels .or a total of about GO, 000, 000 bushels uf wheat, which flows directly direct-ly through the Ogden gateway "The consumption of wheat per cap-i cap-i i tor both feed and seed in tho rj ted States 1 about D bushels. In other words, the average person will consume about one barrel of flour per ar Bo with Utah consuming 2.- 1:00,000 bushels Of Wheal would leave approximately 4'8,00O,OO0 bushels which flows through the Ogden gate-wray gate-wray In other direct ions INTRICATE MARKET "The int' rmountaln market is prob-ably prob-ably the most Intricate market in tho world. Freight rates ar.- the most influential in-fluential factors In affecting prices. Tho pike of wheat originates In two places; first in Liverpool and next In Chicago. The Liverpool market lias thi largest Influence on the world's price : ol wh a1 and Chicago i set ond "We here in Ogden; which Is tho terminal of the Union Pacific. O. S, L.. p ,t R C. W. and Southern Pacific. vffer a unique position Inasmuch an all thl wheal Is purchased and brought here and then diverted to the I Pacific coast, the gulf. St. Louis or, Missouri river points. So It means that It Is the war that put In effect the milling and transfer privilege, which enables wheat to bo put In stor- ! ago In elevators and later shipped to destination. Wheat la bought at ter-' minal price, less freight back to Idaho, Ida-ho, brought here, stored In elevators, 1 milled into flour, etc., and later shipped ship-ped out, with the additional freight to, destination added." PREDICTS BIG FUTURE "Ogdon. on account of shipping facilities, fa-cilities, in years to come, will be one of the largest grain centers In the United States, &ald Mr. Parker. Mr. Parker went on to say that the Wheat was bought on the basts of j grades. After It is brought Into tho yards, the Inspector goes down and draws off a sample of wheat. The ' sample is inspected and the grade de-bermlned. de-bermlned. Another portion of th.-i' sample Is taken to the federal de- j partment where the grades are check- j ed. A certificate Is then issued on tbe basis of those grades, which makes It , a very fair thing to the farmer and to the grain man. This Is called Inspection, In-spection, said Mr Parker The elevator storage capacity in Og-den Og-den amounts to approximately one and one-half million bushels of wheat. The mining capacity at the present time, Is 3000 barrels of flour dully This Sperry plant has facilities, which later, when more units are brought hero, i will bring the capacity up to 7000 barrels per day. , SOME GOES OVERSEAS "Utah consumes only a very small percentage of wheat brought through Ogden, Arkansas, Louisiana eastern Texas, Mississippi and southern Tennessee Ten-nessee are large consumers of what we call soft wheat flour, said Mr Parker. These states formerly drew their flour from Illinois and Missouri mills The people of the 6outh are very' partial par-tial to hot bread, and biscuits, which requires a soft wheat flour, and also a self-rising flour. Idaho and tho northern part of Utah grows soft Wheat, anl since the establishment of tries' mills, we have built up a trade In these southern states, which takes our entire output." Mr. Parker went on to say that the Sperry mills are in excellent condition. They run three shifts of eight hours each, every day, and since the 28th day of August, have only been closed nine hours, due to certain machinery bl Ing broken. Sperry mills Is helping to put Og- ! den on the map, he said, as Ogden Is printed on every bag of flour The) Sperry mills have agencies in Great Britain and ship from five to ten thousand barrels of flour out of here ' monthly to Belfast, Dublin. Liverpool and other cities of Europe. MILLIONS INVESTED The investment of these properties Sperry mills and Olobe mills, represents repre-sents approximately $3,000,000 or $1,500,000 for each concern, said Mr I Parker. Both plants were built at the highest peak of labor and costly rna-jterlal rna-jterlal but no expense was spared in the building of these plants, or In the Installation of machinery' The pay-roll pay-roll means considerable to the com- munlty. although there are not so I many men employed on account of so much of the work bolntr done meohan- j I In conclusion. Mr. ParJer Invited the 'principals and supervisors to visit the Bperry mills, go through the plant and see the rjifferent processes of mill- in. |