The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-29
Will BE LARGEST
FIGURING MILL
The United Mill and Elevator
Co. Will Build 1t
100000 is SUBSCRIBED
c. K. Ney!ing Says 1t VIII! Be
Running July 1904.

Wichita is going to have another of the
largest Touring mills in the state. 4
company has been organized to build it.
and already one-half the capital stock
of $4,000 has been subscribed. The COM
pany will be known as the United Mill
anu Elevator company.
Ii has been known for several days
past that a combination was being formed
here for the purpose of building a large
mill, and that Z. X Nevling Of the New
ling Elevator company was at the head of
IL. and that the large Nevling elevator and
the Neyling Elevator company is to be
merged into the new enterprise. This
VIII insure the success of the undertaking.
Mir. Nevling comes of family OF nliiers,
his father and grandfather having been
millers and Mr.. NeVling, himself, has had
experience in that line.
y reporter for The Eagle called On
Mr.. Nevling last night and asked him if
there was not something that he could
Say about the proposed new mill that
might be interesting to the readers of The
Eagle. lie said that since it had be-
come known that the company was be-
ing organized he had no objection to tell
ing The Eagle readers what he thought
about it. Continuing, he said:
The change in the grain business since
I~came to Wichita has been marked, and
while, in a lesser degree of course. still
In the same sense that Chicago, St. Louis,
Kansas City. etc. are grain markets.
SO is Wichita rapidly becoming a grain
market. This is Illustrated by the rela-
lively large quantity of wheat that IS be-
ing consigned here on open account, to
De scld for country shippers.
Some years ago it was not an easy
matter to market Kansas hard wheat or
Kansas -four but there has been an en-
tire change in sentiment. in both home
and foreign market, so that today, in
matters pertaining to wheat and Sour,
the eyes of the world are constantly upon
Kansas, and the demand is naturally be-
In gdiverted in this direction to q marked
degree 1t is like the ball of snow started
from the top of the hill-as it progresses
IT increases in size and impetus.
''Wichita's geographical location and
railroad facilities. well as the activity
and public spirit of its business men,
have laid a foundation for this city, plac-
ing it already in advance of any other
point in Kansas from a millin gand grain
standpoint The ball is rolling and the
movement is now such as TO ultimately
make Wichita a point of the greatest i'm
portance in all matters connected with
agricultural products.
LAS Kansas -four has gained renown cit
Is today standard the world over, of
course profits have improved and the
Kansas miller has today an enviabIe lot
as compared with his position Of ten
years ago.
"A large number of grain firms have
entered Wichita; elevators are being erect
ed; grain firms in other markets are es-
tablishing branches here. and, of course,
competition in the grain business is keen,
especially from a number of grain 'eX-
porting firms, who have no elevators in
Wichita, or branches here. and yet who
have a decided influence in the general
trade.
II have been watching the situation
carefully and the more 1 thought of it the
more it became apparent to me that, TAX
ing the evolution into consideration, that
profitable solution lay in combining the
grain business and the milling Of wheat.
A company of this kind has a very great
advantage, branch for branch. over indi-
vidual companies performing either func-
ton alone.
"Our present elevator will accommo-
date a fifth Of a million bushels of grain.
and can be readily increased. Attached
TO the elevator, by carrying machinery.
we VIII erect al once flour mill that will
actually make between loo and 1,5oo
barrels per day.
There are conditions at certain sea-
tons OF the year in which the mill will
contribute greatly to the more profitable
conduct Of the elevator. just as at other
times the elevator will be a most valuable
adjunct TO the mill ard contribute ma
terially TO its greater profit"
Nr. Nevling stated that the combined
Interests would be in operation by July
/. 1891
He said that although the capital stock
O. s2eo,0oo paid in seemed large. it would
require fully this amount to operate a
business of the size contemplated Fur
Their that one-half of the amount was
already subscribed. and that the proper
ton OF stock that was open 70 be placed in
this vicinity was small. However, the
aims and operations of the company
would ne along the lines indicated by the
name. IL is To be q uniting of the flour
and grain interests. and Of the stock to
be placed in this state It is desired TO
place as much as possible amongst the
country interests identified with the grain
and -four business. anu subscriptions are
solicited from that class OF investors, es-
peciant
Arsicles of incorporation have already
hee1, aT,nlied for and a comprehensive