The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-29
100000 MILL
NAY COME HERE
Kansas City Man Makes Re-
markable Statement.
ABOUT GRAIN BUSINESS
Wichita is Now The Logical
Milling Center
FUTURE FIGURING MILLS
Must be Near Where Grain Is
Produced,
FUTURE FIGURING MILLS

President John Kelly Of the Kelly sInl-
ing company OF Kansas City IS limiting
thar ne wiz bring his s2o9e1o plant 70
wichita. He zays that Kansas City IS
no longer TIE grain center. and thai nils
must move closer 20 the farmers who pro
duce ,ha raw material
This statement by 8Ir. Kelley has caas-
81 CONSERVATION IN Kansas city business
circles. The fact that it hss practically
lost tie advantage Of grain Capitalization
IS d.-vniine upon that town. ard II hits
business men with great force.
II. has been apparent 70 a few fyr a
long tine. but Nr. KeHeys statement
presents the crisis prominently
And while Kansas City Is beginning TO
realize that it is no longer certain cen
ter Of western grain trade. Wichita
should begin 10 realize her opportunities
While the situation stands doubtful as
70 Kansas city. and the matter Is the
subject Of discussion. Wichita should act
with energy and grasp The opportunity
which 1he situation presents Il is pessi-
ole 70 make any one OF a half dozen
cities in southern Kansas-the Arkansas
valIev-a grain center. but il isn't posi-
ble 10 make any one Of them except Wies !
TIA the grain center provided the proper
effort is made by Wichita people to start
the work Of grain Capitalization.
TIE best tine to pull a string is when
fh-. other fellows grasp upon Il IS re-
taxing
Iu any event. It is possible 10 Interest
the KELLEY Milling company in the N-ich-
tia grain business, for he says he must
have closer connection with the man who
produces the wheat.
Dir. Keueys interview n the Kar sas
city World OF Monday IS well worth
reading II IS as follows;
Kansas city is in danger OF losing the
big Touring miu Of the Kelley Mining
company at Rochester and Warner ave
uues. IN the east bottoms.
Tals mlu has a capacity Of .. 600 barrels
q dag and was built only two years ago.
IL has employed from sixty to seventy
men.
For week OF more the nil has keen
closed down. Reports have become cur
rent that 1t VIII not start up again
President John Kelley OF the Milling
company said today. We have closed
down. sirnly because We can't ger wheat
On the Kansas City market 70 grind We
require aieht to ten cars a day Tile re-
c-ipts have been running two or three CT
four ears dsv. hear he Rex NH
fo.zs are thinking seriously Of shutting
down. TOO.
The trouble is with the railroads Ihey
have been discriminating in rates against
Kansas Citys interests There is no
question apeut it, IL All came out IN the
recent Interstate commerce commission
INVESTIGATION Several firms confessed
they had special rates over this read or
that giving them an advantage OF from
three 70 dvs cents over all the rest Of
as The railroads ma1e
shin clear through from western RENTS
~ origin 70 the seaboard ana foreign
points They deliver wheat To nails In
England 50 cheap that our four can't
compete with theirs. O. course that's
aa5 policy for tho Amerioan-puttin
preEailm on our farmers sending the raw
1naterd 10 foreign rather tkan home
r
1ac for Kansas City Il is especially
d- The wheat Is shipped -ight
h ere. ewing 81 the discriminating
Yates hre I'D local wheat 81 ail Of
te Ana the Interstate commerce. COM
mission s frrsiv confessed il IS row
e-less - l he etI lt has t{scov-
the -ou-.e-c.aI c'nh.
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