The Globe-republican., 1891-07-08
DODGE CITY MIllIN;
COMPANY
Is the Sign That Will be
Flung to the Prosper
Gus Farmer Of Ford
County by Sep
tember Is.

The mills OF the gods grind slow. bs, ex-
ceeding fine
II has often been remarked with sur
prise by strangers that Dodge City. the
natural distributing point and COM
mercial center of the broad and fertile
plains and valleys ot the southwestern
quarter of Kansas. was without -four
ing mill. Smaller towns around Us
voted bonds and built mills; small. it is
true. bur still they made flour out of our
wheat. and il became y common sight
TO see wagons loaded with wheat passing
through the streets Of Dodge City bound
for one of the smaller towns to exchange
their grain for flour. Cars were loaded
with wheat in Dodge City. shipped To
the mills of our neighbOriug towns and
returned loaded with -four. and our
farmers and consumers had to pay the
freight both ways. until the absence of Il
mill began TO be regarded as a public
calamity. We were approaching barves,
time with more wheat than ever was
known in the previous history of this
county. and still no prospect of mill
for Dodge City. Some suggested that
our citizens join together and build a
mill. even though it must of necessity be
inadequate and out Of proportion to the
commercial importance of the place.
Such WAS the state of affairs when Z. NJ.
BeesOn began corresponding on the SUBJ
ject with E. Ballard. his former school
mate residing at WILDER. Nebraska This
finally resulted in Interesting Mr.. C. II.
Guud. one Of the prominent capitalists of
Nebraska and president of several bank
ing establishments. including the First
National Band of WILDER. Nebraska and
largely engaged in the milling and grain
shipping business of that state. Last
week Mr.. Gund visited Dodge City and
spent several days driving over the cOuu-
try viewing the ripeuing wheat fields.
He was soon convinced by what be saw
that this was the natural point 10 build
up II great milling establishment and de-
cided to invest from $4,000 To $50. 0OO
In our city. A site was selected on LO-
Gust street just south Of the old Hoover
mill which was DESTROYED by fire last
year. Mr.. F.. Ballard will be one of the
company which will handle the business.
He will be here in a few days to over
see the work Of constructing buildings
for the mill and large elevator which
will be used in connection. The mill
will have a capacity of at least 100 bar
rels per day. All the mill machinery
will be new and of latest plans. capable
Of producing flour which cannot be sur
passed. The advantage to Dodge City
of this new enterprise is far greater than
if it had been started by some of our own
people whose entire financial resources
are already employed in other business.
| As the matter now stands. large vol
ume of pew capital will he thrown into
our city, new people with money will
come among Us aud the arteries al
our commerce will be filled with re-
newed energy and vitality. II we had
started small concern on a meaXre
capital it might have appeared that the
want was supplied and thus deprived III
Of this magnificent establishment. No.
thing can now prevent Dodge City from
progressing with giant strides to com
mercial greatness.