The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-08
GRAIN DEALERS MET
lnaugurate a Fight on Kansas
City,
SHORTAGE IN WEIGHTS
Many Prominent Dealers
Present.
WEIGHTS
Dealers

The Kansas Grain Dealers association
held their regular quarterly meeting yes
terday in the Garfield hall This is the
first time this association has met here for
long time and was well attended. About
seventy members were present and sew
eraI applications for membership were
handed in, which shows that the organ
izatlon is growing. Nearly all the promi-
nent dealers in the state belong to the
association, which was organized for mu-
,5lal protection against the many abuses
Tin the grain trade.
n. 3. Heat of Willis. president, called
the meeting to order, with z. J. Smiley Of
Concordia, as secretary. The first matter
brought before the meeting was the re-
port Of a committee of three appointed at
the last meeting to confer with com
mittee of the Kansas City board Of trade
regarding excessive shortages made by
the commission men and elevators Of that
place. The report claimed that the rail-
roads were in hearty cooperation with
the dealers and were making every effort
10 suppress stealing from the cars. The
kansas City people also desired to bring
about some way TO avoid the evils but
could suggest no plan. After the report
was read, general discussion was had,
which revealed that on numerous occa-
sions shortages were reported from Kan
sas City. It also came out, without men
tioning any names, that most Of the short
ages occurred when grain was assigned
to certain elevators and commission firms.
To get some clear record Of this, a reso-
luton was passed which instructs all
dealers on receiving notification of any
material shortage 10 write the secretary.
Informing him of the date and name Of
consignee. The secretary, on receiving
this information, viii make record and
when any one firm or elevator had a Ger
tain number Of complaints against it. he
would notify all the members of the asso-
citation and they could act in any man
DER in which they thought best TO protect
themselves. This record, however, was
only to be kept when the car was regu-
tarly tagged on both sides of the car by
the shipper. Nearly every member Joined
In the discussion and approved of this
plan for protection. A committee was
appointed out of the directors of the as
ISOLATION 10 confR with the directors COM
mittee of the Kansas City board of trade
on the subject discussed and see if they
would cooperate in the matter. No other
business was transacted during the after
noon session and the meeting adjourned
until evening, when they met only for
the purpose of promoting good fellowship
They fixed no place for the next meeting
as it is their custom to leave the location
TO the choice of the officials.
Many of the leading dealers Of the state
we're here and among them were the fol-
lowing:
Thomas c. Dick, Kansas City; E. X
Nevling Grain Co, Wichita; u. \. Cous-
ley, representing Harroun Commission
company, Kansas City; John Kiefner
Garden Plain; P. Gould. Wichita; A j.
Brown, Kiowa; s. Dixon. Argonia; c. G.
Nipple. belle PLANE; Townsend & Glib
bons, Andale; c. y. Post and A ]. Hunt,
representing the Texas Grain company of
Arkansas City; W. &. Hodges, Wichita
W. W. Miller & Sons, Anthony; Frank
Thompson. Summerield W. G. Hoover.
representing Moffatt Commission company
Kansas CITY; 5. B. Garter. of Carter &
Woodie, Wellington; J. a. Minis. Conway
Springs; s. P. Kramer. Wellington; J. L.
Pearce, representing c. CounseIman & Co
Kansas City; II. J. Light, representing
Perine Brothers. Kansas City: Allen john
son, representing John 7. Glover. Kansas
City: ". Z. Murray. of Wilkins &, Murray
Friedrich; W. L. Curtis, Seward: George
A. Adams, Kansas City; R. J. Thresher
Kansas City; ". ). Davis, representing
G L. Graham & Co. S.. Louis; Charles
". Clark. Portland; William T. Kemper
Kansas City; W. Il. Rail Peck; Hoising-
ton Elevator Co. by Henry WildCan.
Hoisington; J. q. Miller, Wichita: Frank
Barrett. Of Barrett Comm ssi0n company
Kansas City: L. Z. Baird. Anness; B. F.
Kelsey. Oxford; Edward Ordway. Lax
Grain Co. Lax; Hamburg * Ahrens. Bi-
son; J. \. Miller. Abbyville George r.
Hunter Wellington; z. D. Stevens. Wich-
tia; Charles T. Orthweln < Sons. Kansas
CITY; Edison Gregg. Kansas City; f. W.
Moses. Great Bend; Cowgirl x Hin Mill
Ing company; J. L Reynolds. representing
X. {. Grain s Feed Co; L. Cortelyon,
MUscotah; ". s. Mitchell. Wichita.