The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-21
GRAIN DEALERS MEET
Arranging TO Handle the I'M
mense Wheat Crop.
TO ASK FOR CHEAP RATES
Intention TO Ship Direct TO the
Export Market.

The Kansas Grain Mems association
met in convention in Wichita yesterday.
The session was the second annual meet
/ ing OF tie association and was attended
by grain men from all over the state.
The meeting was held and adjourned be-
fore hardly anyone in the city, excepting
the grain men, knew that there was such
a convention in session The grain deal
ers from all over the state began 20 come
in Tuesday night and yesterday after
noon two pages on the Carey hotel reg
lister contained the names OF the grain
men.
The session was held in CARRIED hall.
L. Codelyou Of Muscotte, president Of the
association. was in attendance as was
also E. ]. SmiIty OF Topeka. Many prom
inent grain men in this part OF the state
were also present.
The object Of the meeting was for the
purpose Of adopting methods 10 handle
the immense Kansas and Oklahoma
wheat crop direct from the farmers. in
stead OF allowing the Kansas City ele-
vator men 70 handle 1t and reap the
profit. In former years Kansas and Ok
lanonla wheat passed through Kansas
City, and the grain dealers there reaped
the profit. II IS the present intention 10
buy the wheat here and snip ii direct 10
the Gulf This would practically shut
out the Kansas City dealers and allow
the Kansas grain men TO reap the profit.
However, the Kansas men are confront
Cd with the proposition that Kansas City
gets the same rate TO the Gulf as IS given
70 this part Of the country. The present
undertaking is a gigantic one. bur the
dealers feel confident that il can be con-
summated If the railroads will not use
the former discrimination IN freight rates
and allow the elevator men at points in
this territory the same rate as is given
Kansas City. Galveston. Tex, and New
Orleans both Of which towns are heavy
export shipping points. have large ele-
vators 10 accommodate the large supply.
II an undertaking Of this kind can be
carried on il win also be a saving 10 the
f. -naers, who will save the price in
freight frem here 70 Kansas City, as all
Kansas and Oklahoma wheat handled by
the Kansas City elevator men has to re-
cover the same route when shipped TO the
exporting points.
The subject was generally discussed az
great length. In fact it was about the
only business that came before the con-
vention- Nothing definite was decided
upon, ether than to conclude 70 see what
could be done in the way Of obtaining I
cheaper freight rates.
The principal promoters were reluctant
about giving out anything for publication,
but another meeting viii be called in /
about month to decide upon something /
definite. The committee viii at that !
date, have a report to make on freight /
rates
One of the prominent men IN attend (
ance yesterday said: There is no reason (
on earth why Kansas and Oklahoma can +
not control the wheat market and get I
their prices. The crops are short in all +
other wheat belts and II the farmers there .
will hold their wheat until prices ad- {
vance, instead Of selling as soon as It is
threshed, they can practically control the /
market Prices on July wheat advanced {
cents today and 1t is now 81 cents. 1t
has been advancing for two weeks and
It viii entinue TO go up. We grain men
estimate that Kansas will produce 90
200 bushels and Oklahoma 81 900 900.
and this means a profit 10 the farmers in
Kansas and Oklahoma of s5.000.0o0. be-
lieve the price viii continue to increase
and this will be greatly to the benefit of
the farmer"
This matter was discussed yesterday at
the meeting and the farmers will be en-
70 hold their grain instead OF
selling II 10 Kansas City as soon as #
Is reaped
Wichita, as basis for operation, was
discussed and IL the project is success
tui II Will be a great thing for Wichita