The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-13
THE FARMERS PLAN.
Seattle May Secure Their Ter
minal Warehouse.
A SITE HAS BEEN OFFERED HERE.
Advantages Which VIII Help the City
What Other Cities Orer-A Great
Opportunity.

Seattle is making bid for the location
OF the terminal warehouse OF the State
Farmers alliance, and it is probable that
X. Z. McCroskey. the president of the
Farmers Grain Sc Warehouse Company,
Will be here tomorrow to confer with the
trustees of the Chamber of Commerce on
the subject.
Though little has been published about
any efforts of this city to secure the loca-
ton here Of the farmers warehouse, the
Chamber of Commerce has been alive to
the Importance OF the enterprise ana has
been in communication with its officers
ever since last October. The trustees are
prepared to meet the requirements of the
company in the way of q site and in other
particulars, and are assured that before a
decision is reached the merits of this city
as commercial and shipping point will
be investigated and considered.
The company has been organized among
the farmers OF the Palouse country, and is
cooperative concern. 1t has capital
stock of $4,000, and proposes to build n
warehouse with capacity Of 1,00O, 900
bushels. Mr.. McCroskey, the president.
has been appointed a committee to look up
site and see what inducements will be
offered to secure the location Of the ware
house at any particular city. lie is quoted
by the Tacoma Ledger as saying:
We have not yet selected location. /. as
president OF the company, have been appointed
special committee to look up site and see
what inducements viii be offered us. While at
Tacoma, on my way here, was met by num-
Der OF gentlemen OF the Commercial Club, OF
that city. among whom were Messrs. Redman,
Blackwell. Dr. futile. Lake d. Wolfard aud a
gentleman named Thompson, who, knowing
that 1 had been authorized 20 look up the
Claims OF Tacoma, took out on the
north side OF the city, some distance be-
yoad Old Town, and offered the COM
pany two sites, either of which would be
suitable. The Land, l believe, belongs TO the
Tacoma Land Company. Each piece has an area
OF about S)0x550 feet on the water front, and at
the same time on the side of the Northern Pa
cine track which runs out 10 the smelter. l was
told that the land company would make deed
o. either site to our company the condition
that We, that is our company, will build and
operate an elevator warehouse with a Capacity
OF l,C0J.010 bushels of grain Such a structure
We estimate would cost 100000. The sites Of
fered by Tacoma are the only ones I've yet
looked At am expected to visit Seattle, Ever.
EFT and Portland and confer with the business
men us to what they will do to secure the ware
house When learn that they are ready to see
me at either of the first named cities will take
Sunday OIL and go over and meet their COM
mlttees or those who are authorized to talk for
them. The board of directors will hear my re-
port, and later the entire board will visit the
different localities. / can, of course, report
without recommendation. am semi-otifcially
informed that Everett has not only site to
offer. but that the citizens will either put up
building or assist in its construction.
c. G. Austin returned from Olympia
yesterday, and said in regard to the pros
poets of the location of the enterprise at
this city:
talked with Mr.. McCroskey on the subject
and have no doubt that il we go the right way
about il we can get the farmers warehouse. Mr..
AcCroskey says that no matter what reports
may be circulated to the effect that location
has been decided upon, the company has not
made a selection, and will not until Seattle has
been visited. There is no doubt about this city
having the best facilities to offer. 1t has
the two principal whea-earrying roads,
whereas other point on the Sound
has more than one; there Is no fear OF their CO.
ing to Portland. Any site Seattle can offer
would be on the main line of both the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific. We have the
largest wholesale houses and do the largest
commercial business and any advantage in the
matter OF charters is in our favor. There is no
question that If Seattle does what she ought to
do, she can win. All things being equal, we
have the preference and we certainly have the
advantage.
The people OF Seattle ought 10 realize the i'm
portance OF this scheme. II brings the city in
direct connection with ali the wheat growers of
Eastern Washington and Western Idaho. The
Farmers Alliance is handling at least So per
cent Of the last seasons crop through its own
houses which ii has put in the hands of COM
petent men. The farmers sell their wheat In
pools of 1000, 5000. 5000 and even 10000
bushels al time. They simply propose to
build n terminal warehouse 70 store wheat on
tiiewater, where they can be prepared to sell q
cargo az any time, but they DO not propose to 90
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