The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-06-20

BIZ HON. THOS. KAN,
House OF REPRESENTATIVES. }
WASHINGTON, June 6. ISIS.
[Frou. the Atchison Champion-l
Some time ago you requested me {,
write, for publication in your paper, sucl
an article as would, in my judgement
tend to direct public attention to thu
fields afforded In Kansas for the invest
ment Of capital, and the activities Of en-
terprise, and promised to comply SHOULD
/ find time to do SO.
My colleagues, Phillips and Haskell
have already responded to similar invi
tatiOn. have read their very interesting
articles to find that they have brought
conspicuously into public view the immenss
resources Of our State. Ny very excel.
lent friend. Col Phillips, also pointed out
the Importance Of manufacturing our Owl
products. In this he Is undoubtedly
right, but the fact Is, We do not man.
ufacture those products which We Ger.
tainly may with great profit.
My Information from home leads me t.
believe that this year We shall probably
harvest thirty-five millions or forty mil
lions OF bushels Of wheat-equai tO about
eight millions Of barrels Of flour.
A barrel Of -four may be shipped to the
seabOard, or to any VI the Intervening
markets, at about One-hal the cost OF
shipping the grain from which y Is manu-
featured. At least am so Informed by a
gentleman Of high character who has been
operating extensive merchant mills in the
West for many years.
Merchant Touring mills In this country
usually have from three to ten run ol
stone, with capacity to manufacture from
sixty to two hundred barrels Of -four every
twenty -four hours.
The famous Washburn Mills, Of Minne-
apolis, recently destroyed, were the iarg-
est in this country, having forty-twO run.
am told that these are to be rebuilt, with
a capacity Of fifty -One run-being one in
excess Of the largest IN the world.
1t is difficult to assign any sufficient
reason why We ought not to -four our own
wheat product, especially when We con-
slider the immense difference in the matter
Of transportation. Why we should ship
twenty or more millions Of bushels Of
wheat from the State to be Toured abroad,
when it could be Toured at home at about
the same as anywhere else, and the -four
to market for half what 1t
costs to transport the grain from which
it is manufactured, will be very difficult to
explain.
don't suppose there is a mill in the
State with capacity to manufacture an av-
erage Of one hundred and fifty barrels of
-four daily, possibly there may be one at
Salina), and doubtless am safe In SAYING
that there is not milling capacity In the
State to manufacture one per cent.
Of our wheat product Of the present year.
The maximum capacity Of the average
largest steam Touring mills in the United
States will not exceed two hundred barrels
o day, or about sixty thousand barrels
per annum. In fact, the number in this
country having this capacity is very limit
ed. And yet il have not Overestimated
this years wheat product OF Kansas, it is
sufficient to employ over hundred and
thirty Of such mammoth mills This would
give employment to many millions Of cap
ta. Even II the half Of that product
were Toured at home, it would save hun
dreds OF thousands Of dollars to producers
and would bring into action among our
people millions OF dollars In the prOsecu-
ton Of the enterprise.
The gentleman to whom l have referred,
said to me that since he had been
OF the magnitude Of this years
wheat product, and Of the possibilities OF
our State in respect 10 grain productions,
he had given the subject much attention,
and had reached the conclusion that II was
the best field in America for capital 10 en-
gage IN tne most extensive manufacture
VI -four But" said he, Il should Ike Il
sun better II you had ample waterway
10 tne seaboard. Your I'M
lnehse traiiic. ana us rehiopeness from tne
!, coast, must ihevilabiy h'ite tne
hNehest cohIs'titioh III the natter OF rail-
way trahsiort'.ph' when oil ITSELF Is an
assurance Vi inc lowest possiDie rates.
anu IalWay uasIonalioh Is ihalsPehsa-
Oie; because II anorus speedy intercourse
VIII All uie erea' n'aikctS. put thcre i
very Miucii conIiec.ed Win TINS business.
~ wen as most other manufactures that
makes ule sHMor anu cheaper Inethh OF
Waterway transportation OF immense al
'"nLSe.
! pens s tne iac :a Is tnat every Wen con
'IcuN nou n. nm ~, I"e otAoe u paying
n'Se prp1. upon ne money mNestN,
iiiI loud. II ehere Is any other business
III huisas 'I.a' pave 50 Wen.
IN conhec.ioI WIN tne mashitudeoi TINS
ycu mnea. Piouuc., ret II pe Dorhe III
MINI VIA. w zen. nav n1e yet reacneu 70 eA-
Ecu a one-nl.I ueseopinen.; ana VIC may
lever rAsoahy eApect' wlthin the mex.
I'VE years - nasvss' an ahhua crop VI
over one hui.uIeu hlinohs Oh bushels.
IMsn.s .nse per cent. more thah the ohi-
eg S.as eAp"iMu IN 100.
n - uiNioapyy uue .hat mlahIIactuIes
~ haiss Moum VA sreatly stiinuia.eu w
suiIciehcy Z" WAFER transportation. l
iave peei Ut n,ucn pa1ns I'd Talk oi our
anu laGlIes ior hiniuiactuilile
'ur N"hu9 fTs, "i.h men oi Mxe
eAPenence' AIu nave iound II eehsIauy
~ ~, .ncn Iuus .n1t W" hi'1 VIZ
Iua,s uasp, 'A"rh W tne sta-,"aIu' We
Mouiu our r ustohisheu at lie
raP"iity WIN wnich manufactures Oh var
D,is KINDS WOMB spring up thru9hosa the
Sttte- am otie of hose VINO f--fieSe