The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-09
100000 BUSHEL
ELEVATOR ASSURED
Company Being Formed Now
to Build It
MACHINERY IN SIGHT
Mr.. Neyeling to Turn in His
Plant as Stock.
BETTER THAN BANK
Local Capitalists are Backing
the Enterprise.

4 nn.on-hushel elevator for wichita
Is almost IN sight company is now
being formed with . practicable object
in view, and from the character OF the
men becoming interested there IS no
doubt of its SUCCESS. When the Eagle
first began 10 advocate million-bushel
elevator. It's promise CT success was not
as bright as its necessity was apparent,
but the mora the people thought CT It
the more the proposition appealed to
them as an essential undertaking in the
city's growth People began TO say:
Wheat IS our principal resource and il
Is logical that its handling should be
made one CT the chiefest industries OF
the community" The public mind Of
Wichita rapidly forms itself TO ideas and
the idea that a greater Wichita should
be based on natural resources appealed
strongly 70 the business instinct OF the
people OF Wichita. The result Of this
study OF the question IS that Wichita
people have II now permanently fixed il
their minds that what VIII make Wich-
tia great is the production. manufacture
and handling OF grain and nest-the
natural products Of the country. n other
words, that the primary object
should be TO make Wichita a grain and
cattle center-a city OF elevators and Of
packing houses. This VIII naturally
make X center for the handling OF
farm implements and the transaction Of
a wholesale business IN those commodi-
ties which agricultural people are COM
PEELED TO consume. It IS quite easy TO
see that the fostering Of the grain and
cattle interests and their Capitalization
here viii attract and bring all those other
things which serve TO mako Wichita
an industria ard commercial center. Ard
by the fostering and Capitalization OF
these interest By and in Wichita this
city viii have the tonnage that win in
duce the railroads 10 make rates that
win enable Wichita to become perma-
nently the business center OF the great
southwest.
The movement for "a nrlion-bushel ell
evator'' has not yer advanced far enough
to definitely state who are behind the
/ enterprise. but it is sufficient 10 know
( that the Chamber OF Commerce and
I some OF the ablest men in that organiza-
+ ton. from a financial standpoint are be-
7 hind II.
Mr. NeveIing, the owner OF the new
+ 150eoo bushel elevator, has offered to
put his entire plant into the proposed
new deal and take its fun value in
! stock Mr.. Neveiing has the machinery
/ sufficient for tSo unlion-bushel ele-
! vator and his plant is 50 constructed
+ that IL can Be conveniently made 70
have the desired capacity. Enough men
have already become Interested in the
T proposition 20 Immediately add TO the
I present Neveling plant capacity for the
1 storage Of 500. 600 bushels. making in all
/ $4,000 bushels. This IS good start for
an elevator with one milion-bushel ca
paeity. plan has been outlined for
( the construction q additional steel ware
houses until whatever capacity desired
is reached These warehouses can be
I butt separately so that the total dlstruc-
ton o. al or any great part OF the
plant by ire would be impossible
Mr. J. e Howard IS interested IN the
( proposed plant and VIII put consider
able money into It. Il speaking with an
! Eagle reporter yesterday, he said:
DO you think It would be any trouble
now to raise forty. fifty. OF even one
hundred thousand dollars % start bank
here. provided there was room for Il?
( OF course not There Is room for half
q dozen elevators ard any one OF them
would be a more profitable Investment
so far as the money involved is con-
ceraed than the best bank n the state.
we want a big elevator and must hsvs
Il. fer we need II n cur business Z We
are 70 make Wichita the great city We
expect 70 have"
BY the end OF this week ths Eagle ex-
poets to BE- able 70 give some good news
along this line OF tovFn-bulding Effort