The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-23
KANSAS GRAIN.
The Port Of Galveston destined to Be its Future
Outlet to the Worlds Markets.


H. Herzer, representing the Texas star
elevator of Galveston is in the city and
doing an immense business for his COM
pany in the line of buying and shipping
grain for them. He operates ali over
southern Kansas, but makes this his head
quarters. During the past three months
he has shipped many hundren car loads;
enough to startle the grain men of Kansas
City and Chicago.
Mr.. Herzsr is a firm believer in the
future of Galveston as the Kansas outlet
| to the Worlds market. He makes a very
intelligent argument in support OF his be-
lief for he thoroughly understands the ad-
vantages and disadvantages OF the various
outlets for the grain product OF Kansas.
There is now but very little differedce be-
tween the rates of transportation from
Wichita to Chicago and from Wichita to
Galveston. The rate to Chicago is 80 cents
and the rate to Galveston is 81 cents.
This of course is discrimination in favor
of Chicago, but Galveston has SO many
other advantages over Chicago that they
can more than make up tor the discrimi-
nation and pay the Kansas farmer better
prices for their grain. The grain sent to
Chicago and Themes to the ocean must
pass through Buffalo and New York and
elevator charges, insurance, etc, must be
paid at the three points mentioned, while
charges on grain sent through GavestOn
have only to be paid at one point, hence
the saving to the producer and the grow
ing popularity OF Galveston as port Of
exit.
Only last November. cath day, the Gulf.
Colorado and Santa Fee put in a rate of 80
cents per 100 on wheat, rye and barley, 30
cents on oats, and q cents on corn and hay
from ali points in Kansas to Galveston.
Under this rate Galveston grain buyers
went on the market and up to and incIud-
ing Jan. 81 had purchased 2467 cars of
wheat.
On February about 600 cars were NOV
ing down the Santa Fe, all wheat laden
and bound for Galveston.
Since November "A up to date, $685. cars
of wheat, of 1.Sl1 ,435 bushels, and 242 cars
of corn, of 122, 1870 bushels have been ship
ped to Galveston. OF this As, GA bushels
of wheat was for consumption in Calves
ton, through being ground in the local
mills. OF this amount of grain 742, 600
bushels of wheat and S5, sO2 bushels of corn
was exported. The freight on this grain
has amounted to about 1888, 306.
Mr.. Herzer introduces some of the rea-
sons why Galveston should be the chief
seaport of Southern Kansas as follows:
Galveston is right on the gulf.
The pilotage dues are only 81 per foot
draft.
1t is safe port all the year.
There are no quarantine dues.
There are no levee dues
The wharfage is merely nominal
The entire terminal charges on grain,
which include switching, elevating. weigh
ing, fifteen days storage and loading out
are cent bushel.
Galveston grain men have in thirteen
weeks so shaken up Kansas City and Chi
cago grain men Mr.. Herr says that sew
eral Of them came to the grain accumulat-
ing centers of Kansas to investigate. Here
they found that Galveston had entered the
field as an exporter. and as a result several
of them went to Galveston for the purpose
Of seeing what facilities that port has for
handling grain. There they found the
finest system of docks in the |
United States, two elevators with u
storage capacity of !, 400. 900 bushels and the |
lowest terminal charges in the world, 1c u
bushel. They further that there was
ample room there for the expansion Of the |
export wheat business. and that there was |
every opportunity for the establishment OF |
grain buyers and exporters. The grain in
spection of the Galveston port is entirely |
he says because it is the Kan I
sas inspection. For instance, No. wheat,
Kansas inspection, grades Nb. 2 wheat, |
Galveston inspection. This is emiuently
to European buyers also.
Tney are certain that they will get what
they buy.
Wheat is not mixed in the Galveston
elevators. A No. 3 wheat passes through
the Galveston elevators as received.
He also says there is no fear from vice.
wills liz grain on storage at Galveston port.
Experience shows that the salty atmos
phere. combined with clear weather. has
beneficial effect on the grain. 1t is we'll
known that little sprinkling of salt into
corn or other grain is beneficial to the
grain if the same Is being prepared for
storage. This the coast atmosphere sup
plies in natural way, while the fresh air
oenetrates the grain quicker and easier
han close atmosphere, even if the latter
s of much lower temperature.
TO further show the advantages of Gal
7eston for the grain products of southern
Kansas Mr.. HerZer gives the following
able of distances from Wichita: Calves
on 706 miles, New Orleans 1910 miles.
New York 1873 miles and Baltimore 1,463
niles. He thinks that nearly all the grain
hat will be exported from Kansas next
season will 90 through Galveston