The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-17

| w HE even COllCluueu-
will give the producers of the west par
tial relief in affording them means of
| disposing of some of their surplus pro
| duct, it is at best but partial relief, as
ali the ships now loading at Galveston
could not under present conditions move
the surplus product of thewest, as shown
by the following figures:
''ln 1889 the surplus product of corn
alone In Arkansas. Iowa, Kansas. Mis-
souri, and Nebraska amounted to as. 6l6.-
| 900 bushels. This product is all tributary
to Galveston by saving of 1000 miles
of transportation, computed from the
different points, and to move this sur
plus product upon the basis of LOCO tons
or $4,000 bushels per ship. the load being
placed in the Propitious, 1t would require
ID, 712 vessels loading at Galveston 20 do
the work. Thus 1t can be seen how
ephemeral Is the present enterprise when
compared with what might be the posi-
bilities with an open and unrestricted
roadway to the sea.
The ideas suggested above were still
further amplified when after thorough
inspection of the process Of loading the
visitors were invited TO cOngregate IN the
warehouse on the wharf, where the
Messrs. Reymershoffer had provided a
key of cool beer. over which compli-
ments were exchanged and the pro-
pitious event more fully discussed.
Among the visitors were the delegates
of the Texas Bankers association, who
came down the night before from Hous-
ton to spend dav here and who were
present at grain loading, in charge of a
local committee preparatory 10 taking
them out for an excursion TO the Jettles.
After refreshments were served Mr..
Reymershoffer called upon Mr.. Leo \.
Levi to say something pertinent TO the
occasion. Mr.. Levi said that when first
asked to discharge this duty he was at a
loss. but from the morning paper, in
which he had found so much over which
Galveston should rejoice, he had drawn
inspiration. 1--WE find there" said he,
THAT after much watchful anticipation
flow of water has been reached
BY the artesian we'll at the cotton
mill; we find dispatch announcing the
reelection of the directors of the AtChi-
son road, whom we know to be friendly
to Galveston. and who have already ex-
pressed their intention Of expanding
81 100000 in improving the terminal
facilities here of their great trunk line,
while among the local news it is an
nOunced that the movement in direction
of this Improvement has already been
commenced. We find, too, from Wash
ington tidings regarding our deep water
prospects that should send a Thrill of
pleasure through the heart of every well
wisher of Galveston. And last, but not
least in importance, is the glorious news
under the caption of Inauguration Day,
announcing the initial step in an enter
prise. the result of which is beyond
actual computation in its proposed bene-
fits to our friends and neighbors of the
west in giving them an outlet for their
surplus product of grain through Calves
ton as their natural outlet to the great
highway of commerce, the sea-"
To give some idea of the Importance of
this movement Mr.. Levi read from a
statement prepared and handed him by
Mr.. Reymershoffer, showing from Stats
tics taken from the United States de-
partment of agriculture, based upon the
crop of 1889, the products of wheat,
corn and oats in that section naturally
tributary to Galveston to be as follows:
Bushels. Bushels. bushels,
Texas ....... .......... 61S90O0 s3.GSOO ASOS 600
kansas. ............. $4,000 2lO5s00 S;.5s9mO
Nebraska -. ......... l6si80OO 1495BGo 29,@SOO9
iowa iowa. INA. 2Ios5G0 5i5soo olsoo
Total .... ........ lis $4,000 s237l5oo 1sL759O0O
The total product of the United States
in wheat in 1889 was 490. $50. 900 bushels;
corn, 2, 1882 900 bushels; oats, 751 3D.
600 bushels.
The states above quoted produced near
" % per cent of the entire wheat crop of
the United States, about 40 per cent of
the corn and about % per cent of the
oats.
One one-hundredth of per cent of the
corn crop of the above states would be
80. 81 bushels, or about twice as much
as is now being loaded upon the Propi-
tiOus
In conclusion Mr.. Levi referred very
to the significance of the day
to the school children of Galveston. it
being the natal day of their loved
benefactor, George Ball, one of Calves
tons philanthropists most hOnored and
beloved
1t was a significant fact that in the
same warehouse where that ceremony
was held there was being accumulated
cargo of white corn from Kansas in sacks
for shipment to Mexico
The work of loading the cargo of corn
was completed during the afternoon.
The Propitious will go outside some
time this morning to finish loading. The
mayor has arranged to have fired a
salute when the vessel takes
her departure.