The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-10-05
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Opening of the Sixth Annual Sos
sion of the National Grain
Dealers Association.
The MEETING HELD At DES MONIES, IA.
Gov. Shaw Delivers the AddpeSs of
Welcome ON Behalf of the State
and Mayor HartenbOwer Extends
Cordial Welcome to the Cap.
ital City of Iowa.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 3.-Fully 600
delegates from all parts of the eoun
try attended the opening meeting of
the sixth annual session of the Ma
tional Grain Dealers association in
this city in the new Auditorium.
Welcome to the State.
Gov. Leslie NJ. Shaw delivered an
address of welcome on behalf of the
state of Iowa, and in the course of
his remarks stated that when the
first bushel Of wheat was transport
ed by rail from the Missouri river to
the Atlantic ocean, thence by ship to
Liverpool, it cost 81 cents to thus mar
ket it. 1t was then weighed and load
ed, then unloaded, put in elevators,
weighed out, reloaded, reshipped,
again and again, and at great eX-
pensc. 1t now costs 2lHs cents to take
a bushel of wheat from the Missouri
river to Liverpool. Within 30 months,
by reason of improved roadbeds,
lighter grades, fewer curves, heavier
iron and larger locomotives a single
engine will haul not LOO tons, as
formerly, but 1000 tons from the Mis-
souri, river to the Atlantic ocean,
where it will be loaded from the car
direct to the ships carrying not 1000
tons, but $4,000 tons, and saving in
in expense of transportation and ham
ding and water rates will insure the
producer better prices and the con-
sumner cheaper food. Our people all
understand this, and they are both
contented and happy, They are build
ing better houses; they are planning
better schools; they are putting more
pianos in their parlors; more books
on their shelves; more sunshine in
their homes, and they are advancing
the prices of their farms. These can
now be rented for cash, and will pay
a better income on twice their marke,
value than government bonds at cur.
rent quotations.
Welcome To the city.
Mayor Hartenbower followed in Civ.
ing welcome to the city. and Hon.
LATE Young extended welcome for
the Cereal club.
Responses were made for the east,
by L. L. Rogers, Of Philadelphia; for
the southwest, Henry Lassen, Of III
Reno, Okla; for the southeast, II. L.
Mcclellan, of Memphis, Tenn; for the
northwest, j. L. McCaull, of Mime
apois, Mimi, and one by S. c. Wool
son, of Kansas City, Mo.
Presidents Annual Address.
President b. A. Lockwood, of Des
Moincs, then delivered his annual adj
dress 10 the association. He reviewed
the history Of the organization, start
ing as it did with only few mem
bcrs, in Chicago, in 1896, and had
gradually grown until now there are
1000 members, with an affiliated mem.
bership of 1,645. In speaking o. its
field, he stated that it included inter-
state work, arbitration and appeal
boards, common carriers, state and
national laws, terminals and central
markets., trade rules and customs,
grain inspections, car inspection and
weighing
seeing the sights.
After the reading Of the secretary
and trcasurer's report the morning
session was completed.
In the afternoon all the delegates
were given carriage ride about the
city through the factory, park and
suburban districts. In the evening
there were addresses on the follow