The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-13
THREW THEM OUT
ELEVATOR CIRCULARS ARE NOT
LEGITIMATE SUPPLEMENTS.

Such is the Interpretation Of the Postal
Laws of The United States and a Local
Paper Bearing Them is Intercepted by
the Postofiice Authorities-Mr. Fitch
Says That He is Sorry But That the
law is Plain This Prevents More
| Speedy Acceptance of the Union Eieva-
tor Proposition.
Strange relations exist between the
Kansas Commoner and the government
since yesterday. The Commoner sent
| its weekly issue TO the postoffice as usu-
al for transmission through the mails
with a supplement concerning the ele-
vator project enclosed. The papers were
being distributed and sent out when
some one called the attention of As
sistant Postmaster Locke 70 the sup
plement. He then appealed to the post
Office regulations TO ascertain whether
the supplement was forbidden matter
and the conclusion is that it was. The
remainder Of papers were then refused
transmission through the postoffice I'M
til the supplements were removed.
The rule Of the department is OF con-
siderable interest If the postmasters
Interpretation is correct and he thinks
il is. He is a friend 10 the elevator
proposition, was one of its originato-s
and hence he would not prevent the
circulation Of its literature if he did not
believe it was his duty.
The rules Of the department under
late legislation prescribes that the mat
ter in a supplement must be german
10 the regular issue of the paper and
not be poster or circular. The ques-
ton IS whether the elevator circular is
german 10 the rest Of the paper. There
is some question about that 1t is says
il is supplement and contains the reg
ular date line but the sheet contains no
other matter but the board Of trade in
dorsements of the elevator proposition.
1t is unfortunate that the question
has arisen. The proposition involved in
the circular is matter of great inter
est to the people and supplements were
ready to be put in all the weekly papers
this week. The farmers are busy and /
they cannot investigate the PROPOSE !
ton unless by reading il in the papers. /
OF course the fact that the Commoner /
and other Wichita papers have been /
debarred from using the circular does |
not make any difference, as the matter \
was published in the regular way in |
the Eagle, and that goes to every farm /
er IN the county and thus covers all the 4
field that the local weekly papers reach /
in sections here and there, but the week
~ papers in the surrounding counties,
where the weekly Eagle does not reach
all the people, could use the circulars 20
advantage. 1t is necessary TO give the
as wide circulation as pos
slble as the facts contained therein are
CT advantage and interest TO every
man in the Arkansas valley who has a
oushel of grain TO sell. The great pene-
1ciaries of the elevator will be the pro-
1ucers 1t will enhance all proDerty
Incidentally but the main feature of
Is operation will be the enhancement
II the value of the grain. The farmer
iont care much whether it enhances
ne value or his land of not, which il
must DO, but he is very much interested
n the proposition whether it will in
,rease the price Of his wheat, corn, oats
md barley. Those are his market pro-
iucts. That it will do that is beyond
ioubt. 1t will do it by reason of the
over rates TO be given by the rail-
Dad on account of the necessary con-
of grain at a place whence
| can be hauled to market at any sea-
'on OF the year. The object of getting
Tut the circular this week is to make
ne proposition plain to the people. for
must be success or failure within !
! few weeks. The company putting I'D ;
his elevator is like any other business
concern They want to know some
hing definite. If their proposition is
iaole 10 meet with success they want
o have some assurance of it; if there
no probability that it will be sue
essrul they want to know it also. If
hey get the negotiable subscription
Dan of $4,000 asked for they will build
ne elevator at once; if not they viii
ot build The Commercial club is al
0 interested. 1t wants 70 know the
rooable success of the undertaking.
ne meetings TO be held next week
throughout the county will furnish an
ldlcation OF what the people will do.
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