The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12
.THIRTY-SIx ARE IN
Many Bidders for State Con-
tracts Are Here.
Lowest Bid on Sugar by q
Topeka Firm.
FLOUR BY OTTAWAFIRM
Forest Park Milling Company
Will Get Lion s Share.
Only One Grocery Bidder Out
side the State.

There are Sc bidders represented in
the competition before the board of
control today for contracts for supply
ing the state institutions with groceries
for the ensuing six months. There are
only three bids from outside the state,
except the packing house bids. All of
the bids were opened and tabulated
this morning. This afternoon the con-
tracts are being let.
Sugar will cost the state less than
for the preceding six months and flour
viii cost more.
Weber & Co. of Topeka, the repre-
sentatiyes of Parkhurst-Davis Mercan-
tile company. have the lowest bid on
sugar. They offer to supply the state
with about 100000 pounds at $4.S2
per 100. The contract has been held
by Jett & Wood of Wichita, who have
received $5.12 during the past six
months. Sugar was very high when
the contract was let six months ago.
The next lowest bid to that of Weber
& Co. is the Poehler Mercantile COM
pany of Lawrence. Poehler offers
sugar at S484 per hundred.
Indications are that the Forest PARK
Milling company of Ottawa Will again
corral a big share of the flour con-
tracts, though at price about Is cents
& >
concern has furnished flour for the
past six months to most of the instltu-
tions, its price being $3.50 and $3.50
per 100 for the best, and $l.7O ana
S1.75 for second quality. This years 3
! bid of the same concern is Sl.95 Tor
the best and $1.S5 and $1.S8 for sec
ond There is a great deal OF compeu-
ton for the -four contract, however,
and it is possible that some other mil
lers may edge the Forest Park COM
Dany out. In almost every town where
q state institution is located, the locu
miller is bidding on his home contract.
There are, altogether, fourteen bids IN
for furnishing -four of various kinds.
Hoke Bros, who landed the Parsons
asylum contract complete last year, are
again in the race, and will prooaoly
hold the Parsons contract. The names
Of the milling aeenap panies which have
bids in are as follows:
Beloit Milling Co, BeIoit.
J. P. Baden, Winfield.
e. Tanquary, BeIoit.
Kingman Milling Co, Kingman.
Blair Milling Co, Atchison.
f L. Williamson & Co, Clay Center.
Paxico Milling Co., Paxico.
Kelly Bros, EdgertOn-
Hoke Bros, Parsons
Cottonwood Valley Mills, Marion.
Long-Booner Milling Co, Man
haitian
Arkansas City Milling Co., Arkan-
| sas City.
Forest Park Milling Co, ottawa.
In the bidding for the general gro
Gerry supplies there are % firms Nc
Neil & Higgins, of Chicago, is the only
concern from outside the state which
seems to be making a serious fight for
the business. William Schotten & Co,
of st. Louis, are bidding on the cohee,
tea and spice supply. The Let's
Spencer concern, of st. Joseph, has in
a bid on few items. In general,
however the new plan of throwing the
competition open to the world does
not seem to have produced a great
deal of excitement, and may not result
in much reduction in the general run
of the bids.
A list of the bidders on grocery sup
plies is as follows.
Weber & Co., Topeka.
Theo Poehler, Lawrence.
Jett & Wood, Wichita.
Symms Grocery company, Atchison.
H D. Lee Mercantile company, Sa-
lima
Lehmann-Higg gginson, Wichita.
McNal & Higgins, Chicago.
Dolan Mercantile company, Atchison.
Kaw Valley Canning company, Law
renee.
Kuehne Preserving company, Topeka.
Clay Center Broom works.
William Schatten & Co., st. Louis,
William Supple. Topeka Qbrooms).
Howell-Mulladge Soap company,
Swift & Co., Kansas City.
L r. Pierson, Parsons
Let's. Spencer Grocery company, st.
Joseph, Mo.
Peet Bros. Kansas City, Kan.
S. A. Hanlin, Newton.
A. J. Little, Oakland.
National Soap company, Leavenworth.
| Armour & Co., Kansas City.