Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-11
/ WHEAT RATES.
IA commotion Raised by the
Gazette Interview.
mr., CAMERON COMES BACK
Ind Reilerales His Former Slalemenls-A
Commission nusl Save the States
Indus ries-The Other Side
Gives lis Views.
FoRr MoRrH. TEX. Sept. 10.

FORT WORTH, Tx, Sept. 10.
Editor Gazette.
Allow me to reply to the article, "The
Railroad Side in your issue of today
4 The Denver official, who / understand
4sC &. Drake OF the Denver railroad,
nshed into my office yesterday for the
purpose of getting some data from my
fnierview Of the 9th. which he got.
=. And told him he need not rush into
4 print, as his road was not in the swim,
r sud TO keep his shirt on. He would
make the people believe that my chief
Purchases are on the line Of his road.
4 The facts are these: have eight
4 elevators on the line Of his road, but
they as well as myself have been unior-
innata In having a short wheat crop
on the line OF this road, only using two
elevators, at RhOme and ChillicOthe,
out Of the eight, Consequently l have
bought but little wheat and that road
. bad no reason to kick
Go and ask the farmers at Benbrook
and Aledo II the blanket rate is a Dene-
ID to them. Very little wheat is grown
west Of Weatheriord, and while we
have had, since July /, twenty-three
cars Of wheat this side OF Weatherfordi
We have had only three cars OF wheat
shipped west Of Weathonord. So the
blanket is OF good only TO the railroad,
and not 10 producer,
! commenced ordering out wheat
irom Chillicothe 10 my mill at Waco,
but found the rate advanced, and con-
Guided to stop shipments, only one car
being shipped out.
As to my interview with your re-
porter Of the 9th, reit rate that all !
slated are facts, which j can prove to
The satisfaction Of anyone who may call
q my office. And | am satisfied that
Nc, p. Bewley OF the Anchor mills OF
ms place, will bear me out, as well as
al the millors in the state.
quote and affirm from my interview
That ''tho abrugation Of the rates Of the
commission and the restoration OF old
rates compel us TO pay cents a bushel
hess on wheat and / 60 further and
Jay that 1t ought to be 10 cents per
blshol, as the advance on wheat and
Hour rates would justify the same.
Mr.. Drake is very careful not to
mention the advance on -four rates,
shch is from p to 80 per cent. Mr..
Mcmillan, whom Mir. Drake alludes 70,
mas been unfortunate rs well as myself
IN building elevators in the Panhandle,
and has filled his elevators with wheat
and is holding same to sell 10 millers
N the Panhandle He is not interested
10 Hour mills and don't have to stand
the advance ON -four. Let him ship
over other roads in the state and he
VIII nave to pay advanced rates oil
wheat the same as myself | am not
lgoking 10 the Panhandle for my sup
plies OF wheat as / don't think they
nave enough to supply the present mills
N mat country six months. My pres
ent supply Of wheat comes from the
country surrounding Fort Worth.
lie Drake, would have you believe
mat my elevators are full and that Is
ne prime cause OF the decline IN
wheat. ! am buying ali that is Offered
anq nnding room for the same.
would ask Mr.. Drake, Whose OF
II goredyn Certainly not the Denver
nad' as they will have no wheat u
snip out The mills will need ii all.
am very much ayerse to newspaper
ni9iorlety, and | had no idea that the
nmbshellf la my little interview
which the reporter asked for would causl
saen anexplosion
he same party, / presume Ia rail-
IA man insinuates that my prosperity
attributed to the rebate system. j
seen was the case | would certainly b
eselnst commission. Put me dow
10 laYos Of an effective commission
sAnu II nm 10 be sacrificed until VI
nav an effective one this will be- done
here comes b, K. Paddock. mayor O
.ls city II Fort Worth, in defense O
ssI1-9iroads. Who has gored hin.
sla not suppose that he was interests
Y railroads or rates Of freight. HI
lslaahtlons ! deny. He could hav
81 at the facts by calling on me at IN
elce- He states that should not CON
Pam Of present grain tariffs as the
'1e made az a conference With II