The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
TEXAS GRAIN DEALERS.
Annual Meeting at Fort Worth Is Very
Largely Attended,
A BUREAU OF STATISTICS ORGANIZED
Estimates Based on Reports Thereto
Places the Texas Wheat Crop Mt
Fifteen Million bushels.

| Fort Worth. Texas, May 15-President
j. p. Harrison of Sherman called the sec
ond annual convention of the Texas Grain
| Dealers association to order at 1890 this
morning, and after being warmly well
coined by Mayor T. j. Powell, responded
in behalf of the association. There are
over 100 OF the $50 members present.
After the president read his annual adj
dress, in which he reviewed tho work of
the past year and offered recommenda-
tions, the secretary's and treasurer's re-
ports were read and accepted. They
showed an addition of forty-four members
during the year. 1892 in the treasury. aud
that the transportation committee had.
/ through Its efforts with the railroads OF
The State TO secure freight reductions,
saved the members S26 600.
| President Harrison offered u memorial,
which is to be signed by every MEMBER
and forwarded TO the Twenty -seyenth leg
islature, asking an Appropriation 10 en-
able the compilation of official and reliable
crop statistics, This is desired so that the
dealer and the farmer may know the exact
conditions of all crops at stated periods, n
thing which has not been done in Texas
for five years. This report will be supple
mented by one compiled by the associa-
ton. The Texas grain dealers have
through Secretary Crenshaw. established
a bureau OF statistics. Through the re-
ports TO be received the association Will
be enabled to learn from its members an
accurate estimate OF the condition OF the
grain crop Of the State at its various
stages. Replies already received Indicate
that the wheat crop OF Texas this year
VIII reach $4,000 900 bushels. The crop
last year was 100000 bushels. aud re-
ports at this time show q prospective in
crease Of % per cent in the yield and
40 per cent in The acreage. Secretary Cren-
shaw thinks that the recent mlllers as
ISOLATION crop estimate Of ~ 1000. 900 bush-
els for Texas entirely too low. The in
crease noted in corn and oats Is also large,
hut not equal to the increase in wheat In
this State
Probably the most interesting question
10 be discussed by the association az the
present session will be the export of Texas
oats and the State inspector At Galveston
Will read a paper on the subject. This
action on the part Of tho grain shippers
of the state becomes imperative because
Of the alleged freight DETERMINATIONS a
favor Of the shippers OF Kansas and Mis-
souri,, who are enabled to ship TO the
Southeastern States at a much lower rute
than the Texas dealers This being the
case. and there seemingly being no chance
to remedy the situation. the members ~
the Texas association now propose to ex-
port the entire surplus oat crop which
Secretary Ctenshaw Gays viii be not less
than 100000 or 100000 bushels.
President Harrison said today that II
the export demand reached the figures an
ticipated that amount could easily be in
creased to 10000 900 bushels.
Reading Of papers on various subjects
consumed the afternoon and evening seq
slons Dallas will be a candidate for the
NEXT meeting.