The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-22
THE FARMERS PLAN.
Their Officers Looking for an
Elevator Site.
CITY ADVANTAGES SET FORTH.
Senator McCroskey Confers With tho
Chamber of Commerce-To Look
At Sites Today.

Senator r. c. McCroskey, of whitman county.
who was empowered TO inspect sites for a tide
water elevator for the Farmers Alliance of
Eastern Washington and Western Idaho, came
up from Olympia last evening, and was met at
The depot by President E. O. Graves, OF the
Chamber OF Commerce. After dinner he met
WITH number OF citizens al the Chamber OF
commerce for the purpose OF discussing the
matter. With Senator McCroskey came II. +.
Hesse, OF Spokane, chairman of the state
executive committee OF the Farmers Alliance
anu industrial Union, who s taking an active
part In the establishment OF a farmers tide
water elevator. anu was in fact one of she first
agi;ators Of the subjec in the alliance. Those
who met senator McCroskey and Mg. Hesse
were: E. o. Graves. Bailey Ga:zert, Z. +.
Whittier, ex-Mayor Hall, Griffith Davies, A. P.
burweu, Jacob FuIth. h. J. Jeftries, ID. b. Ward,
l. NJ Robbins and A. Macintosh
After President Graves had introduced the
visitors to those assembled, he stated the OBJ
1eet o. their visit 10 the city. Senator McC,os-
key then stated that the farmers Of Eastern
Washington ielt that the elevator and ware
mouse charges were too high, and that they hsd
determined TO own and run tile water eleva-
Tor and warehouse OF their Own. so THAI they
might do away with the exorbitaut charges of
the grain spectators. He said that company
had been organized with capital stock OF $780,
600 in SIS shares. which il was proposed 10 have
as widely distributed among the farmers as pos
sioie, so that the elevator enterprise might be-
come a. much as possible a cooperative one.
The detaih OF the organization and proposed
workings of the enterprise were then fully dis
cussed by those present in en- informal manner,
and the general advantages Of this city set forth
The attention of the visitors was called TO Sc.
attles superior shipping facilities. competitive
railway lines. banking facilities, central ioca-
tion, large local consumption OF all classes OF
produce and as in all respects q superior mar
keting and supply point.
Alter arriving at thorough understanding OF
what was desired by the iariners and what this
city could Ciier in genera. way, ii was agreed
thst President Graves aud a committee of citi-
zens should escort the visitors about the city at
10 O'clock this morning, and point out the
elevator sites which would be offered the
farmers
Senator McCroskey said that he had inspected
.he offers made for the location Of the elevator
by the cities of Portland aud Tacoma, and
after seeing those of this city, he would at a
later date go up to Everett and take look at
that city. After that he would report to the
committee of the trustees of the elevator COM
pany having the location in charge, and they
would come over and review his inspection.
The capital stock of the company has not all
been subscribed. but the subscriptions are now
being ma lie with, good promise of all being
soon made.
Mr. Hssse said that he also was taking an
active part in obtaining subscriptions to the
stock, as he thought it was q good thing for the
Fayn