The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-07-18
Wheat Notes.
CAN'T BE BEATEN.

Twenty-Five thousand bushels Of wheat Of
the new crop was threshed from one thousand
acres OF land in one township in this county.
August Wilkes, living in Union township.
threshed out one Of his fields Of wheat, con-
tanning of one hundred and sixty acres, the
net product in round numbers at the machine
was five thousand six hundred bushels, an
average of thirty-five bushels to the acre.
Perry wilkins, SO we are informed, threshed
two hundred acres OF his wheat, which aver
aged him twenty-three and one-hali bush els
per acre.
Mr.. John Tucker proposes to try several
varieties OF winter wheat, among others the
diehl, for the purpose of determining the best
for this valley.
Word comes to US that the elevators on the
man line, in view of low prices and biz yields
are handling wheat this season for one and
one-half cents per bushel. Wichita's numer-
GUS elevators will please take notice.
George Cusslc has a lot of No. Little May
wheat for sale for seed.
POOLING.
Aninteresting lawsuit occupied several days
of last week, in which quite number OF grain
men took a lively interest. The facts, as near
as we could gather them, are these Some four
or five firms engaged in the elevator and grain
business formed spool for the purpose of con-
trolling the grain trade of this city, and in order
to do so had to obtain control ofthe Exton Ele-
vator. Accordingly one OF the firm commenced
negotiations with Mr. EXton for the use OF his
elevator for stated length OF time. The mat
ter was talked over and lease drawn up,
which seemed satisfactory, but before signing
by the contracting parties was done Mr.. Exton
incdently heard something said which led him
TO believe that his elevator was being rented
simply to be closed and not used, SO he inserted
clause in the lease which read that tbs e..
evator should be kept open for the benefit of
shippers and farmers. and operated.
To this clause the grain firm objected.
They concluded to take possession ofthe prem
Uses, however, and during Mr.. Extcn's absence
locked up the elevator, whereupon Mr.. Exton
mad them arrested under the riot sct. During
the trial there was some very interesting evil
dence sdduced in regard to the pool that had
been formed, how it WAS to operate, the price
to be paid for wheat, aud how they would ship
iarmers's wheat, how they would make him
sick the first carload he got returns from, and
how they would SIT down on any new buyers
that came in, etc. Now that may oil be very
nice for lot OF grain buyers and shippers, but
it is not SO nice for the man who produces the
grain and hxuls it to market; that is, provid-
ing grain buyers could operate in that way.
We are confident that there is money in hand
ling gram when it is dode in a legitimate and
honorable way, and we are interested in and
anxious to see the men who have come to our
city and built elevators make good interest on
money invested, and are willing in our way to
further their interests, as long as 1t is done
properly. And on the other hand we propose
TO expose and warn farmers whenever we
learn of or discover any pooling business 60
ing on If we do not give the names of the el-
evators that ara in the pool We shall endeavor
to publish the names OF those who do not pool.
And further than this, il pooling eanuot be
broken up in ono way 1t can in another, and
we have every assurance from the railroad
company that if can't be stopped in any 9TH
er way they will build good, large elevator
themselves for the accommodation of farmers
and buyers.
The following statement of business trans