Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-02-01

iarm value OF corn In the state OF Ne.
braska for 1903 was % cents per bush.
ell, winter and spring wheat 50 cents,
oats "a cents Comparing these wall
ues with those In Kansas, a state SINH
farm value of corn for that year in
Kansas was SO cents, or 8 cents over
Nebraska winter and spring wheat SO
cents, or cents over Nebraska; oats
30 cents. or cents over Nebraska. For
some years previous to 1903 n similar
discrepancy existed against Nebraska
other western states we find the Ne
braska producers did not receive, up
to and including 1908, as much for
els as the producers of other states,
even after making a liberal allowance
for distance from Chicago and eastern
markets. Kansas has had n home mar
ket at Kansas city for several years.
Since the Omaha market was estab-
lished the discrepancy In the farm val
ne of corn has almost disappeared. so
that by the government report for
1905. Just printed we find that the
farm value of corn In Nebraska for
less than In Kansas, This only amounts
TO about the difference in the cost OF
transportation to the gulf ports. While
the discrepancy against Nebraska in
the farm value of wheat and oats still
exists, 1t may be explained by the SUI
perior quality of these, cereals last
year In Kansas. If IL be true, as in
dioated by the government reports,
that the Omaha Grain Exchange has
Increased the farm value OF corn in
Nebraska by cents per buShel. we
can place to the credit of that institu-
ton the enormous sum of $1S,60OoOO
saved to the farmers of Nebraska on
the crop of 1905 alone. 1t cannot be
denied that the Omaha Grain Exchange
has added Mt least 2 cents per bushel
to all the grain produced in Nebraska
by securing lower rates of Transports
ton to eastern and foreign markets
and by establishing better grading and
opening better markets. This saving
hn NJ oh n 0tnn N ia
to $7,b00,000 per annum on n full crop.
Even this has justified the existence
OF the Omaha market. Two cents per
income of land which win produce Atty
bushels to the acre. One dollar per
acre acre additional income is per cent on
claim therefore is not unreasonable
that the Omaha Grain Exchange has
been one of the important influences
crease in the values of our farm lands
In this state during the past two years.
Before the Omaha Grain Market was
established very little of our grain was
exported by way of the gulf ports. But
one or our grain carrying railroads
published rates to southern and gulf
markets, and last year nearly all the
corn exported from Nebraska went by
way OF the gulf at lower rates OF trans
portation than ever, before known. Let
phasize my claims for the Omaha
Grain Exchange. 1t has greatly In.
creased the commerce or Omaha. Ie
has secured better transportation rates.
1t has opened new and better markets.
1t has increased the value of all Me-
braska grains. 1t has a central force.
a compact organization necessary in
these times for effectual work. 1t
should therefore command the support
and cooperation of all who seek to
improve the condition of the producers
of our state
When hear Of projects to establish
other markets In Nebraska, 1 am re-
m n n oil nv fa
to his seven sons. He bound together
number of sticks and offered a re-
ward to the one who would break
| when he unbound them, he broke them
| one by one with east. There are those
| In Nebraska who would be glad to see
numerous grain markets established in
order to dissipate the central force of
one powerful organization. but those
who favor this plan are not working
| for the producers interests. 1t mat
| ters little to the men who earn their
bread by the sweat of their faces, who
work in, the fields and who are the
where they sell the results of their toll.
II matters much to them and to us all
that they shall receive the highest pos
great live stock market in our state
has been of inestimable value. One
great grain market will be of equal
That which has been accomplished
| In the two years existence OF the
Omaha Grain Exchange, should be an
inspiration to us all. The receipts for
the first eleven months of It's existence
amounted to 15,S7o,Ooo bushels The
receipts for the Pa Past twelve months
as follows:
Bushels.
Torn '.''.'..........'.. ''ls'l 5'000
| Wheat NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6,518,200
| Oats ......... ........... I,IIo,OOO
harley .'.''.....''..''.'''.''. 29S,00O
ltye .............. ....''.' zOV,OOV
The increase during its second year
has been over 100 per cent Our mar
| ket has in less than two years become
the third primary corn market in the
Of ali grains gooS
market is perhaps more important to
Nebraska farmers than to those of any
westSrn oo stat to the eato
feeding industry in this state our
farmers sell greater proportion of
f" make o the 's statement %itbout fear 'e Of
successful contradiction that Nebraska
produces more marketable corn than
we sell more corn in the. markets OF
the world than any other state. To Sc
cure better grading, lower Transports
be found in the world for Nebraska
grain is the ambition of the officers of
the Omaha Grain Exchange.
Nebraska is prereminently grain
from the surplus products Of the farms
and ranches of this state exceeds the
sum of $200,000,O00. 1t Is this income
which has in the past forty years con-
yerted n barren plain into a garden.
that has replaced the sod houses OF
the pioneers with modern dwellings,,
that has been the fountain which has
cities and. towns within our state. 1t
has been truly said IF we destroy the
d Se cs w rG s En- tas
OF vital Importance to every loyal citi-
zen of our state that we guard we'll
the rights and interests of the produce
ers on whom al our property depends.
blazoned the motto, Equality before
the law" This motto has been con-
dent into three words, which all west
erners understand, "A Square Deal"
No citizen has a right to expect more.
no one can afford to accent less. II
In the past the, producers Of Nebraska
have been deprived OF a part of the re-
suits of their toll by unlawful combi-
nations formed to prevent fair com
petition for their products, such combi-
nations shOmld be forever ended by all