The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-19
WICHITA IS CHOSEN

BOON FOR WICHITA AND A GREAT
BOON TO THE FARMERS.
Peerless Princess HandUy Captures An
other Plum From the Great CONNER
cisI Pudding-Old Zephyr MIL site Pur-
chased by the Company-Building to be
Remodeled and a Large Cold Storage
Acknowledgements VIII be of Great
Benefit to Farmers OF Southern Kansas
They Expect to DO Large Business
The Peerless Princess again comes up
smiling as usual in spite Of the depress-
in state of things. While other places
are talking of moving their court houses
and government buildings 10 Cripple
Greek on account of a lack OF means
whereby the inhabitants Of the sur
rounding country may make Nveli-
hood, Wichita, as she is won't 10 do,
looms I'D from amid the general chaos
with another proof that this great Ar
ducers in the entire southwest, and that
she is the center of all the commercial
interests thereof.
Yesterday afternoon deal was con-
summated whereby the Hoff Produce
company, who have been doing bust
ness in this city tat the corner Of First
street and Fifth avenue, in the property
known as the Zaphyr mills). sold all
their property which they have used in
the produce business 10 the Northwest
Produce company, which is now COM
mercial establishment of this city.
The sale was negotiated in behalf Of
the Northwest Produce company by
Mr.. p. d. PlatZ, the manager OF the
company and was made TO Mr.. Will
lam knight, trustee for the company.
The Northwest Produce company is a
branch of the Texas-Northwest Pro-
duce company, now located at San An
tonic. Tex. Mr.. Platz is manager OF
the company and Will take charge OF
the establishment here, which is ex-
pected by him To very shortly become OF
great Importance to the company as
source of supply.
Under the contract the Hoff Produce
company gives possession of the proper
ty on or before the 10th of March, 1895,
l
rectIy engage in the produce business
in this city until after Feb. II, 1901.
The new company are handlers of all
farm products; particularly poultry.
butter and eggs. They have purchas-
ed the entire property where the HOfr
Produce company have been engaged
in business and expect to remodel and
reconstruct the entire building, and 10
| construct several large cooling rooms
! where large amounts of dressed poultry
and butter may be kept previous 10
shipment. They expect to buy their
goods from the farmers and small job
bers, and the prices they expect TO pay
are TO be regulated by the St. Louis
! and Chicago markets. They intend 10
purchase all the goods in their line
which can be procured and will be so sit
/ uated that their prices will be steady
and not so decidedly fluctuating "a
| they are now, owing 10 the local demand
! being the only appreciable one. So
when farmer or poultry dealer brings
! his produce 10 town he will be certain
/ of obtaining a fair price for it; and there
will be no chance of a glutted market
as this is to be the one point which the
company aims to avoid 5 they have
/ an open market for all goods received.
The company will ship the goods
east in car load lots; the principal part
of which will be for export. They eX-
pect to do business upon a large scale,
and consequently the farmers and pOul-
( try raiserS of this valley need have no
fears as TO whether or not their pro,
duce will be of any value after it is
raised. They expect to ship from two
to three car loads of dressed poultry per
week and as each car will hold from
2.20O to $500 pounds, it Will amount to
in the neighborhOOd of 1000. 600 pounds
Of dressed chickens each year. This
IS only one item; it must be remember
ed that they will want all the eggs and
butter they can procure. OF butter.
they will only want the best, however;
as it viii not pay them, they say, 10
handle any other.
Mr.. Knight, one of the directors OF
the company, came 10 this city a few
days ago a the instigatiOn of Mr..
Platz to look over the locality. He was
prejudiced against the city before COM
ing here, but did not remain here but
two days. during which his prejudice
underwent a complete transformation,
quickly deciding upon investigation
that this was the best field in which 10
operate their business. He had looked
around all over the southwest before
coming here, but it did not take him
long to decide the matter after arriving
in our city.
Mr.. Platz has been in the business of
/ buying and selling farm products from
early bOyhoOd; his judgment has al
ways been held to be A l, and his honest
[ dealings have been held supreme above
all things. He gives every evidence or
, knowing exactly what he is doing. and
= g.
/ fectly He has been IN this city since
/ last October. investigating the products
! of this country as regards quantity and
quality. He found turkeys very scarce
+ having made several shipments which
( fell far short OF the number desired. BE
/ sides this ducks and geese were very
| scarce, and especially geese He men,
( toned TO the Eagle reporter the rare
advantages possessed by those who are