The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-23
rs GRAIN DEALERS.
\. Annual Session Is Now Being
Held at Waco.
,opRFss OF PRESIDENT HARRISON
4. Principal Feature OF the First
nsv.--Aon Jefferson johnson
Made a Talk,

rc,as. May q. The fourth annual
i, Of the Texas Grain Dealers as
,ss net in the city hall this morning
.aoek There were about 100 men
sepreseutIng the principal firms of
# Tbere was also a number Of deal
.,ondauce from other States.
meeting was called to order soon
~ o'clock by President j. T. Harri
III sherman. Mayor higgins delivered
sddtess Of welcome. lie spoke In his
"A nanny and interesting manner, and
a sca'tlIy applauded. The response t.
n ,,1eo,nc address was delivered by g.
"A ~. Of clifton, who gracefully accept
~ hosphnlilies Of Waco people.
A .idppt J. 7. Harrison then read his
Il address In part as follows:
h, Ne have come together in annU
4. iur tnc purpose OF reviewing l"
nm closing ycu, anu loi me luftuet
~, a, ae,is,ns pians fUl tue year ABOUT
,.ro 4 slHtr.vy trust inNt Clca o.
III IufinL lnu meeting, give earnest
4 ..r 10 tne destiny iof winch tina ns.
n IN IL slrittrs StuJy tdG nvVus Il
Il gsin made. study what jou may
Il 4et I" oe 80 ,,1I, la .,,,urtsit,,
vHh 'u S, ,',,rJ to nc ,,so ria nnn,ls
#ap A'c uV' i'. ~ IN. Hs,,pi, t,r,n,
laas u U.s. .,oS,,, ,t,,,,,' tht.,, tr,,.pns
a tber VIVA any remedial suggestion tnat
a ave Appealed To YOU.
IN rtalaGtnce II the public 1T large Is
Il ,ulci asset Of The Texas Grain Dealers
I-'l0h. ,., ,.,t.l, TIM a,
Hne q Tue lhihHN - ~ so. tne
me US 'hu1''e" ht 80, AZ all 80.
n iecushlliou On W i,'' 81 ~ i,"sseSS
Duslhess tHleIrs{,N nn ~ s'S'.oh W
ehlei IaCto'S ~ ~ l,,h s w ~
anirJ. Ihel can uo 100 ihuch lor 'ne
ID man up tn'te. No..
has been Sohle"hht ulHvrent III leAas.
&ecialp was inns 9lieicllff IIscpfDloie
6the naRed eye ~ tue w; pIlot 80 the
tanzatioh OF lnlS aSSotlntiou Nheh SuI
NIage state gram rates were so h-h mat
NhG had oecu eAulhltcl 70 N"ttnNpSl-
dealer iAe cohuUSt Win tne rates IN
own section Wonlu nave thfoWA Inn
"a eonTulslons
IL the mlshl ol 'ohreftch efnft we sue
tled few years ago III securing through
Railroad COMM sSluh fedhcllons In Stile
9ts on corn aud oats from the then aver
u rates Of about 20 cents per cWt. to tle
n Of III cents per luo pounds.
Ghe average weight n Texas ear II
en is 2S,0O0 pounds, and Of oats 32,0D
Nnds. This reduction in rates. therefore,
Il been equivalent 10 saving m treisnt
81 for each car Of corn, anu OF S2l for
ID car Of oats to have been shipped IN
BIAS since these reductions in RACES be.
be effective several years since.
Nth these facts before the State, 1t
pud not require the services Of an ex-
tt mathematician for every person to
|pw that certain interests in TeXaJ have,
Dough the efforts Of this association, been
bed % whole mint OF money. The
Fmefs In our producing sections and the
ksuners In those sections of the State
Fere no grain produced hnve reaped
benefit Of these reductions. In rates.
h and reasonable rates facilitate the
Ek which devolves upon our dealers of
Plmg our grain crops to market, 1t ia
Fsonally, tharring our desire for stnhil-
II matter OF absolute indifference to
membership Of this association whether
pas freight rates are high or low. Not
dollar OF the enormous savings In
Plgnts, since tho rate reductions | haze
|htloned became effective, has gone into
POCKET OF the Texas grain dealer. 1t
Gdeeets have received for the grain, o.
\ - - Nu"7N Whi'h 'vpsuiitls w
\ hon,prodncing sections of the State
'se paid for It.
pnt having secured from the commission
N tNon.m-translt privileges on grain -
" another Success o the credit Of united
'on ms concession has been at no
y ~ Tue rallronuS' some OF them have
ss.,s ACCRUED similar privileges In
w STATES which they traverse and have
ensht nothing Of It,
lnasmuch as the grain Is a recoruized
u commodity the world over, and MS
~ IL, at market prices, convertible into
IVY wv 20 carry stock Of IL uninsured
IVY. IVY. oe somewhat similar to leaving un-
~ vault tpll Of gold bullion. 1t is
s,s ,iHau ,,; out necessity to the care
y oi lnsnraHce rates is an important one
AZ ,tu ~ membership, n
~ s,, the beginning Of the fiscal year now
sssr nad the pleasure OF appointing
rn.i,,,s' l. stark and II. b. Dorsey ms a
"a ~ on insurance These gentlemen
pa waII IN insurance matters and
res, ~. auaNhe9 10 look after this In
+. Tbey $40 assoclstlon as results tes-
y to 30 per cent On groin n,a s.Is rtoiu
aoiIs. ana mills This has saved many
n "s' Vi insurance premiums TO our mem
Tie as,oc,.,,..
M fas Ss stdt!lon has not yet abandoned its
II Will IL rnti oi uEIlcultural pfoducts,
i man VIII unul victory Is assured. TO
ought. II mns, NJ nus given this subject
Texas VIII no or apparent that the STATE
pulatlon ma wooi,h eome 10 us own IN
populations n Lose vo ortb, So oNerno%
V been made 10 know snooe Sgt,ohs SUI !
oducton. and ~ a., sunlethIng OF "
mi by nstrra ,o,, " u ivsumLGes ana equip
e within onr bor5ers u Dnitd'ng OF an en-,
I, World to surpass ""en in'sht puN~ie
Drihy commjvsi0S.u unsoh OF Austin, our