The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-03
KANSAS GRAIN MEN
Have Asked Railroads for Bet
ter Service.
FOR MOVING THE CROP
VIII Also Make Effort TO Get
Correct Weights.

MY estimate Of the wheat crop Of Kan
sas this year is from 6o.O8o,0oo to Go. 900. 800
bushels" said Secretary E. J. Wiley OF
the Kansas Grain Dealers association
last night This talk Of 100, 900 bush
els is all rot"
My estimate CT the corn is that 1t Is in
q critical condition ana needs immediate
rain to assure It.
I believe the oats crop Of the STATE is
nearer to complete failure than at any
time in ten years"
Mr.. Smiley came down from Topeka to
attend the grain dealers association Of
Kansas. The association met at the
Carey hotel with about seventy-fve grain
ieaiers present Resolutions were passed
asking the RAILROADS of the state 10 use
their best efforts TO secure prompt ser
vice and az sQuate equipment TO the grain
dealers Of the state. The representatives.
OF the railroads present made faithful
promises that they would
In case the railroads show proper dis
position ia the matter and sincere effort
10 serve the grain dealers well. the latter
viii not enforce the law which provides
that when railroad company falls to de-
liver cars 10 shipper forty-eight hours
after being ordered two dollars per day
and other damages can be collected.
This law wiz be used as a club over the
railroads, and enforced against them, II
they DO not make every effort to serve
the shippers faithfully.
Another resolution was passed author
ling the employment Of two competent
scale men to travel through the state for
the purpose Of testing the scales upon
which grain is weighed
It was also decided upon to increase the
force of inspectors AZ terminal points to
see that Kansas grain is weighed properly
and that cars containing Kansas grain
are in good condition.
Mr.. Smiley says that all Kansas ship
pers win be treated right in this respect
whether they are members Of the associa-
ton or not. He says that the stories in
circulation last year to the effect that the
Kansas Grain Dealers association was a
trust that desired the crushing out of So
called scoop shovel dealers are absolutely
false.
Wichita should be the grain center Of
Kansas" said Mr. Smiley, and would be
If your people made the proper effort to
make Wichita a basing point. a man told
me recently that ne would have put up
a corn meal mill here in your town with
a capacity of 250 barrels per day If It were
not for the fact that he could not get the
proper rates. I believe Wichita could
overcome this awful disadvantage if
your people took the proper steps to do so.
I remember the time that Wichita was a
grain market. 1T could be again. It IS
without doubt the mast natural grain
market in the west and al effort should
be made TO make it So
Among the grain dealers present at the
meeting are L. Cortelyou of Atchison,
president: II. Work, Ellsworth. vice pres
1dent: F. J. Smiley Topeka. secretary3
e X Nevlin, Wichita. directors James
Braun Of St. Louis: n. 2. Hyde of KAN
sas City; H NJ Flynn Of Kansas City;
Frank Barrett of Kansas City; J. J. Max
well of Mcpherson A. Deus Of Mound
Valley: W. c. Deus Of Cherryvale; r. A.
Ruemci Of Kansas City; J. P. milestone,
II. c. Wynn of Perth; Robert Bailey Of
Rayno; c. T. Prouty Of Kingnsher o. T.,
secretary OF the Oklahoma organization;
l. B. Young Of Hutchinson; J. II. Nc
Nair. a director; A. J.. Mckenzie of kan
sas City, 3. +. Smith of --ansas City, G.
c. Robins of Nj. Hope ana P. F. Lucas
OF Kansas City.