Review of reviews and world's work . lour makers of America, and theJS^orthwesteni 3IiHer was early awakened to the con-sequences which miglit result from the non-exporta-tion of Russian wlieat and rye. The crop failure intnat country, discredited by many, was early in theseason made known to the Miller and its constitu-encj- tlu-ough information which could not be ques-tioned. Inquiry into the matter put Mr. Edgar in posses-sion of facts regarding tlie terrible condition of theRussian peasantrj, which sliowed a degree of sufler-ing happily unheard of and undreamed of in our-country. One could
Review of reviews and world's work . lour makers of America, and theJS^orthwesteni 3IiHer was early awakened to the con-sequences which miglit result from the non-exporta-tion of Russian wlieat and rye. The crop failure intnat country, discredited by many, was early in theseason made known to the Miller and its constitu-encj- tlu-ough information which could not be ques-tioned. Inquiry into the matter put Mr. Edgar in posses-sion of facts regarding tlie terrible condition of theRussian peasantrj, which sliowed a degree of sufler-ing happily unheard of and undreamed of in our-country. One could not long dwell on the ptn-elycommercial aspects of the situation without givingsome thought to the starving people whose conditionformed such a contrast to tliat of those about us. Northwestern crops over-abundant, the elevatorsfilled to overflowing, the railways blocked with theimmense product of fertile fields, and tlie and hopeful—all this constituted a picture tliereverse of which was seen in Knowing the. W. C. EDGAR,Editor of the North western Miller. liberal character of the great fiour makers, it oc-curred to Mr. Edgar that if a jilan and a system couldbe arranged whereby they could contribute to alle-viate the distress of the Russian peasants, they wouldl)romptly and generously respond. Primarily it was necessary to learn whether theRussian Government would accept the gift it washoped to secure. An inquiry resulted iu a favorablereply. In the absence of the Russian minister , Mr. Gregcr, the charge dafiaires,cabled the Minneapolis proposition to St. Potersbiug,and in reply he was instructed to accept the flour inthe spirit in which it \\as offered. Upon receipt of this message a subscription listwas at once opened. Desiring first to test the s[)iritof the trade at large by an ajipeal to the ever gener-ous and broad minded millers of Minneapolis, approached them on the subject, and in less 38 THE RE^IEIV OF REVIEWS. than an
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