The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-21
FARMERS FIGHT TRUST.
They Won Their Cases IN the
Courts.

They Won Their Cases IN the
Courts.
". " Culver. agent q the Farmers
Grain and Lavestoc ASSOCIATION. thinks
thar the association is goias TO prove
os pus 1sVlssol uIog sIsus1sr 70 1sqmnu
and Oklahoma. and that al the benefits
VIII tell in the Increased graIn trade -
wichita
he says that some people have the in
preston that the farmers have organized
ID DO away with the grain dealers. or
middle men. bus thai is a mistake They
VIII sell their grain 70 any honest dealer
Who vii pay them the best prise re
says they are fighting the Kansas CITY
grain trust. because the grain trust IS
fighting the farmers.
The trusts. said Mr. Culver. Try in
every way they can 70 prevent the farm
ers building small elevators In the coun-
try q handle their own grain- u here
az Haven in Reno county some Of the
members OF our organization formed =
company and built an elevator c w
Peckhan. a successful farmer is presi-
deaf OF the company lie is known 10
most OF the business men OF this city
He led the tight against the trust and
went into the courts and beat them at
every turn OF the road"
Here is Mr. Peckhams report OF the
trouble, II which he says.
AS soon as ne had bousht a site on
which 70 build an elevator We were
ssasiled BY an injunction suit drought
BY the trust.l This suit caused many
farmers 20 withhold their support from
our venture. just as Il was expected 20
do BY the trust our elevator was built.
however. regardless Of ar injunction.
and the suits we're afterwzrd fought out
in the district and supreme courts
We won on every count in both courts.
Our opponents having 10 grounds what
ever for such 4 suit The s1Iits cost IS
more than $50 cash. besides our time and
much trouble ard on account OF these
suits our stock was not ali sold and We
were compelled 20 borrow si.oo0 Ter one
year % complete payment FOR our eie-
vator- This loan was secured by a mort
gage on our elevator. At the expiration
Of the year Il was thought best 10 ez-
tend this loan
While negotiations were pending the
ties. who az once sent 70 20 Hutchinson
attorneys. with instructions 90 collect or
foreclose. Our stockholders soon learned
OF this and promptly placed funds IL the
bank % pay the mortgage and interest.
The holders az the mortgage az FIRST re-
fused 70 release the mortgage. but did
Afterwards send an imperfect release
which was returned for correction. and
so matters stand at present
I'VE shall pay this debt with the funds
on hard for that purpose and x necss-
sary 20 20 court again 90 clear our prop
erty on the records. This IN brief IS a
part q the obstacles thrown IN oar way
BY or opponents. who claim 20 be the
friends q the farmers Many farmers
have held aloof from our movement. not
wishing 70 become involved en- a lawsuit.
but We have received financial ald ard
good VII from farmers who are not stock
holders ard Tho live nearer other mar
k.ts They gay re have Indirectly help
ed them.
The Farmers Elevator company ~
ffavea s. f. better condition today than
* ever was We have funds ~ hard 20
nay all our indehtedness The utmost
harmony ard good VII has aiwars pre-
vailed fl our membership We ere de-
ing a good business orr elevator never
has been closed nor VIII e he write 80
usefulness g ~ apparent g. an oar
farmers Our elevator "a operated order
q lease - the present whirh can - ter-
minated az arg tire. slt the present
arrangement "a very ssfisfacrorg-
Wow. continued SIR c1ive- every
boy VIII cencefe that the farwer has
r.rhs % hufIf a bin ~ hrre 90 store ais
grain. = - car ~ that why raunef
goat he-ea, ~ tfe farmers 20 thla state
N.siis ar elevator az fhe'r railroad stasloas