Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-19
THE CORN MEETING.
Secretary of Agriculture r. D. Coburn,
of Kansas, Made Presiding Officer
Mr.. Murphy, OF Chicago. Presents lnforma.
tion Regarding the Corn Movement-
Plans for nm Extensive Exhibit
Mt Omaha and Buffalo.


ut Omaha and Buffalo.
CHICAGO, Feb 17.-The first corn
convention ever held In the United
States began yesterday at the Great
Northern hotel. About $50 delegates
are present and more are expected.
Nearly all the middle western states
are represented us we'll as few OF the
far western common wealths. Arrange
ments have been made for giving n
practical demonstration Of the value
Of corn rs food, kitchen having been
opened where bread, crackers and q
number of table delicacies are to be
had for the asking.
Mr.. 4. d. Coburn, secretary OF the
Kansas state board OF agriculture, was
chosen chairman Of the convention.
He said:
The object Of our coming together Is TO con-
fer about the ways and means by which Amer
lca's premier crop and wonderful cereal may be
better understood and appreciated by the
world ut large We are satisfied that scarcely
one person In 100000 comprehcnds the mngni-
tudc OF It's product, Its money value Its innu-
merabls uses und possibilities, or W. whole
someness us universal food for animal and
man. The central western states are tho
homo md habitat OF Indian corn
The government statistics show the
acreage devoted TO corn to have been In recent
years about ten per cent greater than thc'ag-
gregatc devoted to wheat oats barley. buck
wheat and potatoes: In 1906 the acreage was IL
per cent greater. We hear much OF the wheat
crop and the casual reader OF the newspapers
would suppose there was no other which could
rightly be compared with IT, Statistics how
ever, show that during the last decade the val
ue, one year with another, of our corn crop has
been nearly double-0) per cei.t greater than
that Of our wheat The value OF the corn crop
In this decade has been about the same as the
combined value OF wheat. oats barley. buck
wheat and potatoes produced In the same pc
riod.
In the last three or Tour years We nave nearu
much OF silver ana It's Importance, anu from
the attention. oratory and printers. INK aevo. Vol.
We neiors wscp al others paed and sank
into insignincance. The average annual
product of American silver mines, however,
during the three years ended with iss' was ,ess -
tnnn 49, ;or w och nS ,Ss ,ast ten wears
has been nearly ssso, QUO OO, or moro than IsX
times the value Of all our silver which in the
minds Of so many Is endowed with wen nisn
soa,no n,s sa .nnna,,r s rr ~ corn worth
more than seven times as much as both these
precious and much coveted metals
am proud to come from state regarded by
many o. inc oenisn.ea ahu unso alo
formed from n buffalo range into the wonder
full garden il is coming to be, has. in Is years,
produced corn that in the fields had value Of
more than ssooov ana IN .ne last y%o yea,s
s;m o facts afyord annie Justification for ou,
meeting here to devise ways md means by and
through which corn shall obtain wider recog-
milton and the appreciation wnca NIL, us mer na,
u,ossu "u nna grcat honor bu. n pa,rioti,
Iutv MS well. 10 be identiflcd with such ar
effort. which ! and the people represent wish
q hearty God-speed
Foiiowing chairman Ooousn' % =, -
Murphy OF oh'cago' preseh'eo IN
formation regarI'ng .ne corn no n.y.
ment Mr. murphy Is tue sou VI 0oi'
Charles d. murphy, VI view iorA' WIZ
was the' nrst 10 INTRODUCES american
corn foods aoroao' anu 10 "hoin' !" -
asserted, the corn growers are iurgeis
indebted ior the ihcrease Oh 'ne con
sumption OF corn III EUROPE Tue OK
ports having increased In lour y! years aae
from 4l,ooo'ooo Dusneis 70 ioo'ooo'ooo
bushels. COL murphy a''en.'on was
first called 10 the vaiue OF corn ny OK
Mayor Hewitt OF new Aork'
j. X. kippey, OF |o.umoia. MO- 1ho
Col Thomas W.. harrlsoh' oi iopeha'
Kan, were selected as TWO Oh .he nhe IN
oers OF the natioha' cAec"'''e eo,n
mittee. Pians were mappea ou. 40,
extensive exhioits OF corn prouucts ~
the omaha ana bunaio eAposi.io nn