The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-06
MAKING HOME RUN
BIG ELEVATOR GOAL IS NOW IN
SIGHT AND VICTORY NEAR.

Committees Start Tomorrow TO Make
Thorough Canvass of Sedgwick County
Other Committees are Visiting Ad-
Joining Counties-work VIII be Com
pIeted by May 15-Time is Short but
Success Ia Now Almost Assured-On
Cent Per BusheI Growing Crop
is Asked and Big Saving Assured.
Thursday morning a strong commit
tee will start out to canvass Sedgwick
county thoroughly; completing the
work within a week Other committees
are stating out visiting the county seats
and principal points securing sub-com-
snitteemen to take up the work IN their
Immediate neighborhoods.
Mr.. Imboden says that now the sub
6ect is fully before the people and that
they must determine between now and
the 18th whether or not they want the
elevator, and will contribute towards
the securing OF the same in subscribing
to the elevator bonds as proposed. II
not, he will then retire from this line
and turn his attention TO his Galveston
office to prepare for the handling OF
the Texas and Oklahoma wheat; and
TO do business in Kansas when the
rates win admit.
So, it is earnestly desired that every
one will take an earnest interest in this
work and assist all in their power to-
wards securing subscriptions TO the
bonds by the 18th. The subscriptions
are in the way of an agreement and
y IL ~ a al nix
subscriber may select and the time Of
payment TO suit his convenience not ex-
ceeding sixty days Those who do not
have the cash, in this way Will be able
within sixty days and the advanced
prices which they will be able TO realize
on their wheat on account of the ele-
vator VIII more than make up the
amount of their subscriptions.
If the people want the elevator back
ed by the people TO assure beyond a
doubt the people being able to get equit-
able rates 10 their nearest ports and to
make the business Of such a volume as
10 enable the north and south lines to
make the lowest possible rates giving
the west the fullest possible benefits.
The people should all take hold now
and work the subscriptions promptly.
Mr.. Imboden states that any party
being interested and who desires to as
sist in the work. can secure subscrip-
ton blanks at his office, 307 Sedgwick
Block, and he will be happy to have
the assistance of any who desire TO so
assist.
The cent abushel proposition seems TO
strike the people hard; that is. they all
say 1t is a winner and that every far
mer should give one cent a bushel of
this years crop of grain to the elevator
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the extent Of one cent bushel on his
crop of grain this year, it will easily Sc
cure the elevator and they would get
this cent back several times out of this
crop through this elevator with the sup
port Of the people back ofit,as proposed.
kilograms have been sent out 10 a
number of points this evening calling
prominent parties in tomorrow to start
out Thursday morning; besides, good
local workers from Wichita.
Hon. Robert Z. Lawrence of this city,
has just reported that ne is ready TO
subscribe one cent a bushel on his this
years crop. He is a large grower and
IS enthusiastic over the elevator with
the people back of it. He further stat
ed that he could not afford to build bins
and would not if he had an elevator in
which to store it; and which he realizes
would be big thing and would enable
him TO have the grain ready TO put on
the market at any time.
The Arkansas Pass eHrald of April 80
has the following to say editoriaHy of
the Wichita elevator:
'tMr. Imboden of the Galveston Ex-
port Commission company, is setting
Kansas a fire with proposition to build
large elevators at grain shipping CEN
aers, and make grand combination TO
force the grain trade of Kansas through
the Oleander City. Wichita is at pres
ent the scene Of the most active opera
lions and its citizens are subscribing to
the stock Of an elevator of 500. 900 TO l.
100000 bushels capacity. The company
has an office at Wichita from which car
loads Of circulars are being distributed
over the state, and the newspapers are
full of the project. All papers having
patent sides are being used to promote
IL. A Wichita correspondent gives his
opinion that this move on the part of
Galveston is due to the approaching
completion of the Arkansas Pass i'm
provements. However that may be the
movement is a good one and the ire
mendous energy Galveston has develop
ed does her infinite credit. The more
she can accomplish in diverting the
Kansas grain trade 10 the south, the
better for Kansas and Texas. In a short
time Arkansas Pass will come in with
the deepest water, and by offering the
most economical transportation and
the lowest possible harbor dues, she will
underbid all other ports for the COM
merce Of Kansas and all other western
state"