The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-25
PLEA FOR ELEVATORS
Some Good Suggestions 1Eade to Ad-
vance vVichita's g. roHth.

A well known citizen of Wichita con
tributes the following advice with ref
erence to the direction local effort
should take in the building. up Of Nich-
:ta
To the Editor: In reading an article
published in the Eagle q. few weeks ago.
/ came across a passage that read like
this: 1T is part of an economical law
that the wealth OF cities and towns is in
certain degree contingent upon the
natural resources tributary thereto.
Being interested in Wichita and its COM
mercial growth 1 very naturally asked
myself, what ere the natural resources
tributary TO Wichita? When the fact IS
considered that we arc located in the
midst of a farming C immunity. it is the
product Of he farm which primarily is.
and VIII continue to he. the basis OF our
wealth Now then. what are the prin-
cipal products of the farm in this terri
tory? Wheat, ccrn, oats. hogs and cattle.
The greatest is cattle. hogs and wheat,
and whether or not there exists always
a deuand for the manufactured products
Of the east, one thing is certain that at
ali times ard under all conditions. there
INST. and Will continue a demand for the
p,oIuct OF the farm. What means then
should be adopted by Wichita in order
10 derive profit from the resources Of
ing houses. not one or two. but as many
and of as largo capacity as viii properly
handle the cattle ard hogs in this terri
tory. If the packing houses we now have
are = paying investment, and they GER
tainly are is there any reason why
others. If erected here. would not also be
or a PAVING basis. because there is almost
an unlimited supply of cattle and hogs
10 the south and west OF Us. and there
is no reason why the cattle and hogs
that daily pass through our city cannot
be packed here az wei - in Kansas City,
or st Joseph. Second, the erection Of
mills to manufacture the wheat into
-four: ard elevators 70 handle and store
the corn and cats. and surplus heat
that IS not required FOR milling purposes
the mixing and cleaning ard condition
ing Of damaged grain that is not in
marketable shape. Wichita ought 70
have today. FIVE or six times the present
packing Capacity- as anyone VIII concede-
who has occasion 20 see the trainloads Of
stock that daily PASS through orr city.
70 Kansas City St Joseph and Chicago
markets. Il ought II have q milling CO.
pa1ity @. 130@5 barrels daily. Possibly
you 90 rot Jllizk enough wheat could be
secured tributary 10 this city TO p~odEce
this mitch four daily. but let ne give
Won 4 few figures Lest year kansas
raised about ninety million blsheis u
wheat ard seveuty-fjve pep cent II this
was raised within g 1ao mile radius q
Wichita or To ne conservative saw sixty
million bushels vas raised within this
radius Vow - s1pTly the wheat scr
milling capacity Of 1890 halreis. Il would
reQuige about = opa bushels dailv. and say
that the mills run - fuu capacity Gays
year, this would produce 25taaQ barrels
81 tour per year. and would REQUIRE
q. 20 - bushels ol wheat just oue-si,th
of the total available. Then say thst the
mills made a y iniTnu1a net PROFIT cf re1
cents peg barrel. which IS placing i. a. q
very low figure. this would mean net
e2gnirss Il t1515s0 per year wfich would
90 into ne eNp2usson 81 tie milling in-
slus.ry or seek ogtiet in elher trade chan
neis. Is would men su increase % shout
s. .ls2 90 Der 1-sar 10 tEe business ~ IRE
tovn THIS IS not al, We ought - have
elevator facilities u handle AZ least i9s
60 Bushels II wheat Per cas-. or So -
ols - bushels Per wear. and -his Wclld
mean s15.etl-a 70 s. e..se Encrease -
The brsiress q the ciyy. or t2klag TIE
milling aid elevator industries comtios-.