The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-20
Men VINO Pay the Freight.

HOUSTON. Jan. l9--The Post says:
The men who pay ,he greatest amount
OF freight of a1 Other ola H nj n,.r be-
tween the Mississippi river AMI the Pa5i-
nc ocean are coming 20 Houston 70 spend
fun day
The men who have mo,e nr fund m
terest In improved deep wa ar fiunties
on the gulf and those who have done so
much or more TO secure justice for the
gulf outlet, are booked for Houston. Fri
day March o.
Two hundred and fifty members dn-
cluding the iadles) Of the Kansas Gran
Dealers association and the Kansas
State Millers association will convene
at Topeka. March and Z. and on the ev-
ening OF the eth will start direct for
Houston. Texas. in train made up OF
Pullman and baggage cars
Representatives OF the grain and eleva-
tor interests from Chicago. ST. Louis
Kansas City and other western grain
centers will accompany this excursion.
Representatives OF the Northwestern
Miller at Indianapolis, the Modern Mil
Ter. OF St Louis the Grain Dealers
Journal OF Chicago, the American Eleva-
tor and Grain Trade. also OF Chicago, and
other grain journals will be with the par
~ and the Associated Press, which sun
plies all important newspapers OF the
country. will not overlook the excursion.
The following letter addressed to sac-
re,ary Richardson OF the Business Len.
que by Mr. George II. Hunter, Of yelling
ton. Kansas. president OF the Kansas
State Millers' association and senior
member Of the board Of directors Of the
Kansas Grain Dealers association. under
date Of January r. will be read with In
terest
Replying to your generous invitation
OF the 10Th instant. am pleased to advise
you that the Kansas state Millers' assOci-
alton and Kansas Grain Dealers associa-
TIN will meet IN Topeka. March md 7.
xt iirsion tram will leave Topeka OIL ~
Aichsou, Topeka and Santa 2 on the
evci..ng OF thA 7th and come direct
q ush TO Houston, arriving thera ear
~ "n the morning OF the h. We exiect'
i u.oain IN your CITY all day ana M
+, =, ne eve will occupy the sleepers) arf
Will lie ready for any entertainment vcur
Te:plc map out The suggestion ~ n
. q. ride over the city is a delightful
w'sh 20 see Houston thor oughly.
- convenient we would ike . ;'de ~.
or J. talo bayri for We Ike you, are
iiroH re sor improved highways TO the sea.
now our people will o Aelgh'si to
speHt full da. in Hous' m. AMI t'ns'
IN. witt will Ut only % pr,1tt1'e and
C-ibnt to the Kansas MI "ls and Grain
Dealers but 60 the people of your city as
well"
This lange delegation from the largest
wheat growing section os America g
composed of successful and prosperous
business men. who have gone into
markets Of the East as well as the sou =
and IN many countries of Europe and es-
tnOlished demand for their products
not only IN competition with the older
wheat section os this country bur wita
those % every wheat and -four produc-
ing country TN the world, Kansas today
takes first rank as a wheat produciro
state; her sister on the sou-h. now a ter
rltory, but soon 90 become a state, has
left behind mary or the older states
which formerly boasted OF great wheat
lprOduc.ion. Houston VIII welcome hei
guests from the sunhower state. and af
ter they have examined the situation
they will know Il IS 10 their interest e
Join with the state OF Texas and the peo
pie OF Houston an urging congress to hur
~ up the work which viii make thi
greatest railroad center between Kansa
4 City and san Francisco port OF the frs
magnitude.