The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-23
Kansas Flour Manufacturers
Form an Organization.
Purpose Appears to Be to Push
Sale of Product.
DEPOT IN TOPEKA.
Purchasing Headquarters For
the State Will Be Here.
Selling Agencies to Be Located
at European Cities.

At a meeting of Kansas millers, held
Wednesday in the Coates House. kan
sas City, it was decided to organize n
corporation to handle Kansas flour, ac-
cording to the plan Of organization
which was discussed at "A similar meet
ing held at the Throop hotel in this city
three weeks ago.
The corporation viii have a capital
stock OF 100000 under a Kansas charter
1t will make Topeka its nominal head
quarters, but the probability is THAI
most of the general business win be
transacted at Kansas City. Topeka will
be made the purchasing depot for kan
sas.
The name Of the company viii be the
Kansas Milling and Export company
Chairman l. NJ Miller stated the object
of the company to be:
First-The establishment of standard
brands Of Kansas flour. Heretofore the
European buyer has had to deal with
the mills separately and, there being no
recognized standard either in quality or
inspection, the Individual mills had to
furnish samples in every transaction
This occasions a loss Of time, especially
when the market is fiuctuating and IS
altogether unsatisfactory. Also. the for
eign buyer, even after purchasing on
sample, has not always had sufficient
guarantee that the goods delivered
would be uD to sample The millers
claim that under the new system a
strong corporation. standing behind such
guarantees, win establish confidence in
the minds of the European and eastern
buyers.
Mr.. Miller said: American flour mill
ers have been laboring under an inn
mense disadvantage ever since the busi-
ness became of international import
ance. There have long been recognized
standards for wheat on which both the
domestic and export trades are based.
But there has never been any recogniz-
ed flour standards. The Kansas Milling
& Export company viii have a combined
capacity Of l4.200 barrels day and viii
establish three leading uniform grades.
Kansas standard patent. Kansas stand
ard straight and Kansas standard bak-
ers flour. This is something in the ma
ture Of an experiment and for that rea
son the capital stock of the company
will be limited for the present at leas.-
The company represents an invested
capital of several million dollars"
The directors for the company were
elected at the meeting. and these direC-
tors win choose the officers at some fu-
ture time. The directors are. L. M.
Miller Kansas City; B Warkentrue.
Newton; c. B. Hoffman, Enterprise; r.
3. Clark Lawrence: y. Bowie. Topeka.
F. J. BlakeIy. Pleasanton; r. ]. Cline.
Concordia j. e. Howard, Wichita; j.
c. I.ysle Leavenworth; r. NJ Davis, ST.
Joseph; w. l. BrinlSman, Kansas City;
Herbert Hackney. Topeka; Otte Swallers
Hays City.
Offices for the company viii be opened
in Kansas City within 80 days. Selling
agencies will be located at Antwerp.
Belgium: Hamburg, Germany; London
and Liverpool, England; New York. New
Orleans, Boston. Philadelphia. Chicago
and San Francisco.
The last named branch win take care
of the Orient trade, the upbuiiding Of
which will be given special attention
These agencies viii be in constant COM
municatiOn with the Kansas City Office
and every mill in the company viii re-
ceive wire advices daily through the Of
fetal sources of the company
The next meeting of the company wiz
be held in Topeka on June Is.