The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-02-14
STORE YOUR CORR.

1t is admitted on all sides that corn
at present prices d oes not pay the pro.
Queer the hare COST OF raising it, to say
nothing Of yielding him profit. The
vital question then il: What plan can
be devised that gives promises Of bet
ter return tor this product? The rail-
roads have been appealed to and have
given a decided reduction in freight
rates which may be of some advantage,
But the most promising plan we have
been able to think of is to store the
corn and hold it for better prices. Let
some company or some organization
erect cribs at every rail- road station in
the county large enough to hold all
the surplus corn. Let this surplus
be brought to those cribs and receipts
given to the owners of it showing the
number of bushels deposited by each
man. Let the company or Organiza-
ton be prepared to advance 10 cents a
bushel TO such dspositors as were OBJ
liged to have some money to meet
pressing obligations, aud then let the
corn he held until the market would
Justify its sale. A private company
could take hold Of this plan and make
money out Of IL, by charging q reason.
and small commission for handling
the grain. But the proper party to
take hold of it is the F. NJ. B. A. This
organization already comprises nearly
every producer in the county and the
result TO be accomplished would be d.
rectly in its line. There is some report
that the Association is thinking of
raising large sun of money to en-
bark In the retail merchantile business
on the cooperative plan. That may
come after a while, but we are strong.
Iv of the opinion that il part of this
money were used to erect cribs as
above suggested and to help hard
pressed members of the organization
to tide over present enbarrassments
without making ruinous sacrifices, as
they must do if compelled to sell now,
;he result would be far more satisfac.
tory to all concerned. In the first
place there would be absolutely no
danger of losing money thus invested
for the corn would always be worth
the 10 cents a bushel loaned on it.
And in the second place it would be
certain to give every corn grower in
| the county fair price for his corn.
There never have been three years in
succession in Alien county when corn
remained below good living price.
4 few years ago corn sold In the WIN
ter for IL and Is cents and in the fol-
lowing summer brought 20 cents. Ii
we may prophesy Of what will be by
what has been, it will not be two
years before corn will be worth at least
80 cents at any railroad station In this
county. Isn't this price worth wait
ing for: The well-to do farmers will
wait for 1t. But there are others who
cannot wait unless they are helped to
do it, and the plan We propose Is de-
signed for their relief, to loan them
money with their corn as security, and
then give them the advantage OF the
rise in price that 10 sure To come.
We hope the F. NJ. B, A. Lodges
will give this suggestion careful aud
candid consideration We believe
tn 1t if il is carried out it will DO the
very best thing that could be done for
the immediate seiief and the future
advantage 0t the farmers of Allen
county. AID what is to their advau-
tage is to the advantage of every other
citizen of the county. The REQISrER
will have more to cay about it next
week, and if any Ut The farmers them
selves wish to express their views up
on the question We should be glad to
make room for them.