The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-18

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only remains for tae west ana south now
| to secure for themselves this part OF the
! export trade OF the nation which SO natur-
| ally belong to them"
The remainder Of Mr.. Gardeners address
was devoted TO the advantages Of New
| Orleans harbor for export and the claims
of the Crescent city were, by lin, ably
| represented.
FAvoRs A SOUTHERN ROUTE.
| A. ". Oliver OF this city read one of the
best papers that came before the congress.
He said that that portion of this country
| lying west of the Missouri river, compris-
ing the states of Kansas. Nebraska aud
| Colorado, and the territory of Oklahoma
| developed into great grain producing re-
| gion during the past fifteen years,
shipping larger per cent OF sur
this country. In 1874 Kansas barely
raised enough for home consumption: in
| 1878 the wheat crOp exceeded that of any
other stats in the Union. He then illus
| trated by statistics tue progress of the
state in productions and other develop
ments. such as the building of railways,
towns and cities. He recited the enter
| prise of Chicago in turning the traffic OF
| the west aud southwest to illustrate what
could be done by the southern ports.
! He concluded his arguments in favor OF
! doing business with southern ports, by
saying the obstacles in our way are not
| insurmountable: we have no vast systems
of roads to build. with a link here and
| there, the commerce of the south and west
could flow from the south TO the
northwest and from the northwest
| 10 the southeast and south, and
] when the volume of business became too
large for the existing lines. and it soon,
/ would cause other roais to be built. Ow-
! ing to the fact that the coast cities are not
1 ar r..nl
| for them TO pursue the same methods that
st. Louis and Chicago do, to draw grain
| 10 them. The Chicago and st. Louis
| dealers can send their buyers throughout
| the west with instructions to buy OH des-
! tination weights aud Inspections; such
thing at tue present time would be i'm
practicable in sending grain south. IL
| seems to Inc to control the surplus grain
of the west and divert it TO southern ports,
| it is not necessary to have large storage
| elevators On the coast but IL Is necessary
! TO nave them at central points in the grain
producing country. The railroads take
kindly to the concentration of grain at
| local points, as il relieves them of the
pressure for cars at time when
the demand Is greatest aud they
| willingly give storage in transit Rates.
which relieves the dealer of the
| expense of the local haul Again
every shipper Of experience knows that
shipment of 100. 500 or LOCO cars is
| tempting thug for the railroads aud COM
mands a better rate if ready to ship with
III "a specified time. than small daily ship
ments. Let any one of the southern port
cities build or control an elevator here
aud venture he assertion that port will
do the business. New York is not the
great storage point but it is the inland
cities of Chicago and ST. Louis. that con-
centrates the grain. Again owing to eli
matte reasons it is an uncertain business
| to hold large quantities Of grain for any
great length of time in the extreme south.
Wichita is ready To do her part, to coop
crate with you. aud adopt any plan that
will give Us nearer and better market.
In the year 1892, 5000, 900 bushels of
wheat was harvested WITHIN one
hundred miles Of this city. No
other city WAS ever surrounded by so
much wheat grown within such limited
area When the time comes that the sur
plus grain of the west finds its nearest eX-
port market aud Is shipped direct to its
nearest local market; it will do more te
bring prosperity to the west and south
than anything else commercially could,
as the south could ship to US direct what
ever we demand of the fruit and the pro-
ducts of their manufactures. The pro-
duce houses of Wichita handle from 1900
to 1000 cars annually, large per cent of
which is tropical fruits; and our wholesale
grocers handle from 1900 TO 1900 cars or
sugar a year.
After reading the following kilograms
the congress adjourned till O'Clock:
GALVESTON, April II.
&C W. Clement. President Board of 4rnde.
sickness aud extraordinary conditions
we regret exceedingly, will prevent two
delegates, specially selected. aud equipped,
from attending the congress. Have wired
Mr.. Herzer credentials and Mr.. lmboden
is enroute.
GALVESTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE"
''ST. LOUIS, April II.
"a. W. Clement. President Board of Trade
-Four delegates from Charleston, South
Carolina, have been detained here. They
Will arrive there tomorrow morning,
u. ADG Err SMITH
EVENING SESSION.
Promptly at o'clock President Clement
called the congress 20 order and after
few compliments passing between he and
Colonel Day about southern and western
hospitality, Colonel Lewis was introduced
who made an eloquent address on the
social relations that should exist between
the south and west.
GALVESTON HEARD FROM.
The evening session closed after the
reading of paper by ID. G. Imboien of
Galveston. His subject was 'The Gulf
Ports" and he handled it admirably. CIV
ing much light to the convention concern
ing the ills for which it has met to rem
eiy. H opened by good natureu reply to
Colonel Gardner and in favor OF Calves
ston but owing TO the iateness of the hour
the necessary synopsis of his main paper
Cannot be given In thls Issue. Speaking
Of Galveston. he said:
My New Orleans peighbor, Mr.. Gard
ner, made very able and effective talk
showing the grain business of that port,
but for all this the west Is not happy. u,
they feel the need of u port still nearer
and to bring about competitive prices and
rail rates for the gulf port business, other
wise no necessity for this congress-
Galveston is the nearest porG to Kansas
and all the territory south, the next
nearest practicable port being some $50
miles sail distance east OF Galveston, but
for the want of equitable mileage rates the
west has been deprived or the benefits Of
this their nearest port.
In 1892, at cost OF d quarter OF a mill
ion dollars the Galveston Wharf company
erected one of the finest and best equipped
million Dushel elevators IN the country
with fourteen separate ana complete un-
loading sinks, elevator boots aud hopper
scales.
Galveston. with her unsurpassed wharf
and handling facilities and banking CAPT.
| tai, is ready TO do her share with the west
| to market the western grain IN the
most direct and economical manner.
Help US get equitable mileage Yates to
| Galveston and Galveston W Ill take care of
the rest Referring to the New Orleans
map ON the wall TO my right, l must thank
New Orleans for the very high compile
meut paid Galveston, by leaving large
blank space on the map where Galveston
| aud Houston are, as they knew these
places were too well knoxn TO require a
| map to call attention 10, or show where
| they were. Some of the Kansas people,
| however, for all this. remarked regarding
| this omission: Galveston is with the
west, aud all the Gulf ports and the north
! anA SouL n r.ilrnad lines for The mutual