The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-11-11
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ssIINi Is AGRsIY M,EKET.

The farmer who settled IN Saline county
eight or ten years ago could discover nc
profit in filling the soil. After an abund
ant yield Of everything he could find no
sale for his crops at anything like living
rates. Itwas tug for existence during
those years. But times have changed
now. The farmers begin to realize that
they live in tho neighborhood Of the
best grain market in Central and West
orn Kansas. Whatever they have TO
sell they find ready buyers for it, and
they dispose of their products ut the
top Of the market" ST. Louis, Kansas
City, Denver and other large towns draw
upon Saiina for an enormous quantity
of grain and The prospects are that this
foreign demand will not decrease but
greatly increase during coming years.
A market for this section Of the country
has been founded at Salina, and this no.
bic work has been done principally by
the energy and enterprise Of our own
citizens, who are now dealing in grain.
The establishment OF such market has
been oT vast amount Of benefit not on
" TO the farmers, but TO Salina. Ii has
he!nea 10 make cur city rank as the
chief city in Importance West Of EDpe ka.
All over the country Salina is known as
great grain center. Oh course her natur
al and central position has contributed
something TO her fame, but the energy
and persistency Of her own citizens have
done marvellous things in bringing this
about. That grain of all kinds commands
the highest prices at Salna is known up /
anddown the great valleys about us, and
wagon loads come from localities q hun
dred miles distant.
Our grain dealerS-all of them-are
There is sufficient competition among
them to compel them to pay AL the grain
is worth And it is notable fact that
not one Of our dealers has made money
during the present season. This has re-
suited from the rivalry existing among
them, and the earnest desire Of each of
them to keep from being crowded out OF
business. They have always paid all the
market could stand, and have been sat
isfiod with very small margins. East
crn men who have visited Salina dunng
the season are surprised that the farm
crs get such good prices for their gram
as they do.
The railroad freight tariff is high, q
and the dealer after paying over dollar S
a bushel for his wheat and shipping East |
or West finds very small margin left {
for himself When we shall have the
advantage of competing lines OF railroad {
then can the farmers expect still higher
prices for their grain. Hardly day
passes but that our streets are crowded
with wagons loaded with wheat, corn, ;.
etc. And this is significant !
that great majority Of the farmers full :
" realize the fact that at Salina they ,
can sell their grain for all it is worth. g
OF course, IN every community where ii
you 90 you will end constitutional a
grumblers who think everybody else
except themselves are sharpcrs and
knaves. If A or B seems TO be thriving
in business, or has little more money /
than c, a or b must be COMPOUNDED ras. II
Gals, anyway. Such men can never be 7
unless it is taken for granted
that all but themselves are without y
Of honest marrow. And .
such men there is no use OF paying at
,cntion 10. =
We believe that very large proper l
lion of our farmers to-day are perfectly IL
satisfied that the grain dealers have done
everything in lhcir power TO give them q
all their grain is worth. y,