The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-25
GETS ON HIS FEET
END OF LITIGATION GROWING OUT
OF A NOTED FAILURE
bentley and Ferguson Dismiss the Last
Case Against the Whittakers-Great
Whitaker Packing House Permanent
Institution in Wichita-Things Looking
Up at the Union stock Yards-Business
Sold on Their Merits Geo. Doid Wants
More Hogs.

Jchn Whitaker can now read his title
clear in Wichita. The last case grow
ing out Of the Whitaker failure has
been dismissed iE the district court.
Bentley q Ferguson yesterday dis
missed three cases commenced at the
time OF the failure by the National
Bank OF Commerce and Bergman of
Kansas City. The amount involved IN
these claims was S225, 900
Mr.. Ferguson said yesterday that
this ended the litigation growing OFT of
the failure Of the great packing house
of Francis Whitaker & Sons. He told
the court that these cases would never
need o be called up again unless
for the payment OF a little cost the mon
ey for which had been left ia the hands
Of the receiver.
The people of Wichita always were
proud OF their two big packing houses
and general regret was felt when the
Whitaker plant was compelled 10 close
There are plenty of men here who have
never doubted the ultimate success of
Wichita as a packing center beut were
depressed when the Whitaker house
closed.
The people had great faith in john
Whitaker, The reputation of the Whit
taker brand of meats was world wide
and John Whittakcr's splendid business
reputation with that OF the Dolds, it
was supposed would put the packing
interests of Wichita on a sound fcun-
dalton.
These court cases could in no way eff
feet the Whitaker plant under the
present management but those who
knew John Whitaker best said he would
eventually settle every claim and that
is what he seems 10 have done.
Nr. Ferguson was asked yesterday
how the claims which be represented
had been settled and his answer was,
they have been paid by John Whitta-
kerr
The people around the union stock
yards are juhilant in anticipation or
great things in store Tor the future,
but the men in charge of the great
Whitaker packing house never tell
what they are going to do They al
ways prefer to wait and tell what they
have done.
Superintendent Dulaney of the union
stock wards said yesterday. I'VE have
always regarded the Whitaker pack
ing house as a perrn,nent fixture and
we knew that when John Whitaker
got ready to buy hogs he would buy
them. The Whitaker people are now
taking some hogs and Doid buys every
thing he cam get. He has bought 400
today and two cars more VIII arrive
later and I suppose he Will buy them
When asked if hogs were bringing
good prices at the yards Mr.. Dulaney
said he guessed they were. because the
shippers seend to be satisfied. He said
when the shippers We're satisfied that
they were getting asmuch or more mon
ey for their hogs on the Wichita mar
ket as they would be able to realize on
any other market that they were a
very quiet people. but when any Of
the markets between here and Livrpool
showed up little better there was
roar that could be distinctly heard in all
this section.
Al. Spencer salesman for Healey &
Co, said: The Wichita market now
seems to be on a sounder basis than at
any former time since have been here
The packers are using us nicely and
il is the exception now when car
load of hogs runs past this market.
Hogs have declined some here in
the last two weeks but not more than
in other markets. The Wichita market
is conducted on business principles ana
everybody connected with it knows Just
what to depend on and shippers III the
country .yfen they see quotations from
eastern markets know about what 10
depend on here.
I'm its earlier stages the market was
irregular. Sometimes it would be nigh
CT than in Kansas City and then at
other times there would be a good ship
ping margin between here and eastern
markets The consequence was that
country shippers either made big prof
it's or vVre left in the mole.
1t is all different now and we nave
a good steady market which is better
for all concerned. Hogs are now sold
on their merits in the Wichita mar
late