The Topeka state journal., 1901-07-22
COMPLAIN OF ROADS.


STORIES OF DETERMINATIONS IN Favor OF
Gram Trust
Complaints are being made to the
Farmers Cooperative Grain and
Live stock association here OF the diff
ficuIty Of the grain growers and ship
pers who are associated with this or
ganization in securing cars along the
Union Pacific railway west Of Delphos
and Tescott, in the territory Of the
Midland Elevator company.
The last complaint of this nature
which has come to ofncfaI notice is
from c. a. Cox s. Son. OF Hays City.
Kas. His case win be placed before
the board Of railroad commissioners at
as early date as possible Mr.. Cox
Hays City. Kas.. July 19. 1901
Jas Butler Esq. Topeka. Kas--
Dear Sir-On the nth inst I went
TO our agent of the Union Pacific rail-
road company and ordered two cars for
wheat He asked me If the wheat was
in The corporate limits of the city
told him no. but that I would have a
carload ia that afternoon he said h
could not order cars unless the wheat
was ia sight The wheat was sold to
the grain trust the same afternoon at
two cents less than I had offered for it.
There were plenty Of cars here
The railroad commissioners so far
would not allow me to build an ele-
vator here. neither would they compel
the road to furnish cars The railroad
viii not allow n1e to use portable
elevator to load cars. Have shipped
leo cars in tine past four years over
Union Pacific and now the Midland
Elevator company viii not let ne have
a car to load The grain firms Of Kan
sas City tell me they cant handle
scoopshOEel grain and that they dare
not antagouize the Midland Elevator
company. or else they would be black
listed They ordered ne TO stop buy
ing at Toulon last year. although I
had been buying there two years be-
fore they built their elevator They
compel every man to join a pool where
they allow him to buy At least that
was my experience here last year.
Yours truly. g. NJ cox"
'.one instance at DelphOs, said Mr..
as it exists in the territory of the Mid
land Elevator company along the lines
Of the Union Pacific. where they are
becoming quite strong
AT this point We have 1S2 prominent
and influential farmers in our associa-
ton and 50 far they have been unable
to secure permission or q lease to build
an elevator on the right OF way Of the
These same men as individuals are
experiencing great difficulty in getting
cars to ship their grain in They are
told by the agent that the grain has
cars. and If they have no elevator they
can not have the grain IN sight. though
they have it ready to haul and load as
soon as they are accommodated with
cars
.-ThIs Of necessity forces the business
through the old established line ele-
may be made to permit the erection Of
a new elevator at various points along
the right OF way of the railroad by the
independent shipper or the group Of in
dependent shippers.
The following letters from a big
Kansas City dealer TO a shipper Of this
class are self explanatory
kansas City, Mo, July 10, 1901
H T Clayton Tescott. Kan.
Dear Sir. We have your letter Of
the Sth inst. and in reply will say that
we are still in the grain business but as
long as there ara elevators at your
point we cannot handle the business
from an irregular dealer as you would
be unless you get hold OF an elevator
You have given Us lots Of business in
the past and We hate to decline your
business now. but our customers among
the regular dealers are very numerous
and we have TO consider them We
houses but where they are effected. the
regular dealer who is our customer is
also effected Yours truly
'sGOF'E'E. LUCAS & CAE2EENE-
kansas City. No. July u, 1901
H T Clayton & Co. Tescott. Kan
ssCzentiernen- We have before US your
favor of the 11th- We should be very
glad to do business with you but for
the conditions already stated. Our
previous business relations with you
were very satisfactory and we have
the utmost confidence in your ability
and business integrity, but as we have
written YOU. the grain business in this
state has % shaped itself that the only
thing for US to do is to abide by the
conditions exacted By the association