The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-13
PROVISIONS FOR
FAMINE SUFFERERS
Cars Of Bacon, Beans and Seed
Cereals Ordered by Merchants
Exchange Committee.
FIRST LOT FOR TANEY COUNTY.
Relief Work TO Be Systematically
Organized-General Meeting
To Raise Funds-Stock Dy-
ing of Starvation.

A car load OF potatoes. beans and bacon
| and a car load Of seed corn and oats. for the
! relief OF the famine-stricken citizens OF
| Taney County, Missouri. were ordered by
| the committee OF the Merchants Exchange
| yesterday afternoon. and will go to Chad
| wick to-day for distribution. Other coun-
ties will bs relieved later.
| President Tansey has called a general
| meeting OF the MerchantS Exchange for
! l2:30 O'clock to-day. when n subscription
for the unfortunate people in the southern
part Of the State. whose crops were de-
stroyed by the drought last summer, will
be started Not only in Taney. but in
stone. Howell. Texas. Ozark. Wright Chris
tian Douglas. Shannon and Barry counties
| aid IS needed. and the people of ST Louis
signify a desire to render It,
| The first detailed statement OF existing
conditions. and the supplies required in the
crought section. came from fancy County,
whose commissioner Colonel a. S. prather,
Drought credentials to the Merchants Ex-
| change. He was appointed by the County
Court. Yesterday afternoon he appeared
before special committee of exchange
members. 7. r. Ballard chairman; o. l.
| Whitelaw. I. II. Francis. II. F. Langen-
berg. r. NJ. Scrusgs. Gaius Paddock. L B.
| Brinson. W. A. Gardner. ]. ]. wertheimer,
Elias Michael. II. B. Krenning. D. /. Bush
nell and Levi Chubbuck.
Taney County's Plight.
"An vegetables. grain and feed which
! was raised here last year has been ex-
hausted." writes one OF the officials OF
Taney County. ''and at least 50 per cent OF
the people of the county are in need of help
Unless aid can be secured they will be un-
able to plant crop this coming season.
What Will be most needed to relieve the
poor and needy will be one car load OF seed
oats Tor early feed for stock one car load OF
irisn potatoes for seed and one car load of
seed corn. Meat and -four are also badly
needed. and any donations that may be
made will be appreciated by a worthy peo-
pie"
Destitution Is Described,
Colonel P-ather stated TO the committee
that in Taaey County wheat cannot be
bought for love or money. and this was
about the only crop raised in that section
last year.
We have had to Sell our hogs at 2 cents
per pound, anything We could get, to save
Us from feeding them. In the last few
weeks sleet and cold have destroyed the
spring cereals. and between Forsyth and
Taneyville I don't believe there is enough
feed to make hens nest.
"A few days ago." Colonel Prather con-
tinued. Il counted ffty-four head OF horse.
and mules that had died from starvation.
They were piled upon an island opposite
Kisses mill. five miles from Forsyth. 1,
know an instance where an old soldier with
his team, the stock that makes him his liv-
ord frny ra1lr of% %,nl
the horses fell IN theiS tracks"
Colonel Prather said that his people were |
bearing the burden with fortituds and
didn't want to appear in the light of ask !
Ing for charity. but when 1t came to the |
point where there was not a potato In the |
county. no vegetables. and two-thiris of |
the families without meat Of any kind as |
sfstance must be asked, especially when |
stock was starving and there was no seed |
for future crops.
1--WE have not been saying anything for |
publication. but are like the Spartan boy |
with the fox under his coat Last week q |
certain widow who lives near Forsyth |
heard that her name was on the list OF |
those who needed assistance, and there was |
no question that she did. She rode six |
miles in bad weather to request that her !
name be taken from the roll. In another |
case a certain family tried to borrow a |
quart of meal. They visited twelve houses |
before they found any. but none OF the !
twelve families would have the public |
know to what extremities they are re-
duced."
No Delay in Sending Relief.
When Colonel Prather had concluded. D. |
l. Bushnell stated that he was already |
loading a car OF seed corn and oats to be |
shipped to the Taney County people and be /
distributed from the Frisco station at Chad !
wick.
without waiting for the subscription to |
be raised" said Mr.. Bushnell. Il move that |!
We order a carload Of potatoes for early |
planting. and also send beans and bacon, |
which go long way as food"
The order was given. T. R. Ballard. D. I. |
Bushnell. Levi Chubbuck. G. ]. Tansey and |
G. H. Morgan being named as committee |
to look after the matter. Five hundred |
bushels OF potatoes, fifty bushels of beans |
and enough bacon to fill up the car were |
purchased before night.
In calling general meeting OF the eN- |
change, to take place at 1890 to-day. the |
chairman stated a subcommittee composed |
Of D. l. Bushnell. l. Z. Brinson, H. F. |
Langenberg. +. w. Hofmann and Charles |
P. Senter would at once commence to solicit |
subscriptions OF money and provisions Sub
scriptions will be sent through the exchange !
secretary. George H. Morgan. The Frisco |
Railroad will ship all supplies without |
freight charges.
Other Counties to Hear From.
Levi Chubbuck stated to his fellow COM
n1itteement that he had written to the Coun-
ty Clerks OF twelve other counties in
the southern part OF the State where there
is distress. and detailed Information of the
situation and needs will soon be for;hcom-
ing.
According to my advice" said Mr.. Club
buck. 'the distress is as great in some Of
the other counties II Is In Taney and
before making q general distribution of !
supplies We should be prepared to meet all
the conditions"
A SENSATIONAL SPEECH.