The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-16
GRAIN FROM WICHITA.
An Improvement that VIII Largely Increase
~. Louis Receipts.

From the St. Louis Po~t-Dispatch.
"The citizens of Wichita and the sur
rounding country are highly enthusiastic
in regard to the new elevator which will
he commenced ut an early date and Will
probably be finished by spring. said
Charles b. Hatcher Of Wichita, Kan, who
is i'm the city attending the exposition.
hIast June a deputation from the Wichita
board of trade visited St Louis and con
ferred with a number of the leading
millers and grain dealers in reference to
the arrangements that could be made if a
wheat elevator should he erected at Wich-
Sta and made tributary to this market.
ANEW ELEVATOR.
They met with every encouragement,
and correspondence has been carried on
steadily ever since in reference, to
the matter The result has been
that the erection of a large elevator,
controlled 10y St Louis capitalists
md directly tributary TO this market, Is
assured. When our deputation first Wis
ited ST. Louis they wished only to secure
subscriptions for an elevator of 100000
bushels capacity. provided with large hand
ling facilities. subscriptions TO this were
readily obJainabie, but later objection was
raised TO the plan on the ground that such
a building would be too small for the de
lnands made upon it. This objection came
from It. Louis and was coupled wi h offers
10 aid i'm raising the necessary funds for
one of three or four times the capacity.
This occasioned delay, which was increased
10y the short crop, which threatened to Sc
riouSly cripple many # those who were
counted upon to subscribe for stock.
OBSTACLES OVERCOME.
1.-THE rise in the price of wheat relieved
the stringencv, the farmers and business
men have come to the front and the nee
cSsary subscriptions from Southern Kan
sas have been secured. We have the plans
for the elevator ready and as soon as it is
decided what the size Will he shall collect
the subscriptions and 20 Il work The
question il between an elevator of $50 600
bushels capacity and one capable of carry
ing 100000 bashels. 1t. Louis will be
benefited by this almost as much as
Wichita, As the great bulk of the grain
raised IN seventeen counties viii in future
he consigned 10 this city, little of which
has been sent here under the present ar
engagements. There is but one elevator
worth mentioning i'm Wichita, which
a capacity OF but $1,000 bushels. and this
i controlled in the interest of the Chicago
and Kansas City markets Kansas Civ
has shown remarkable activity in endeav-
oring 60 chcckmate any move in Wichita
10 secure better storage facilities Tor grain,
a. with large elevator capacity at Wichita,
tlAt i0aN NlbllN " Allt aRldCtnt districts
would not be sent 10 Kansas CITY. but
would be marketed in -. Louis
IMPORTANT To ST LOUIS
Railroads have done all that Law in their
power TO increase the traffic with Chicago.
n they thereby secured a longer haul.
Time andtime again the height of the
shipping season we have found il impoS-
sible to secure cars Tor 81 Louis. but have
had no difficulty in getting transportation
10 Chicago. As there was no place in
which TO store the wheat, owners We're
obliged To send il 10 Chicago The reason
that we are DESTROYS of obtaining better
connections with II. Louis i that the
grades established 10y the Merchants tx
change are exactly suited TO our crop.
while the Chicago grades are only favor
able quality. This viii continue 10 60 20
Chicago, but when we have elevators in
which we can store grain until we can
ship It, nearly all viii be sent to 81. Louis
The fact that the elevators viii be controll-
cd 10y capitalists Of this city would assure
this, even did not our interests lie in the
same direction. At low estimate. the
receipts Of grain in this city viii Ice in
creased by at least :. $50 OoO bushels