The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-26
old GOOD ENOUGH
Nineteen Hundred Six Grades of
Wheat ReadOpted.
Every Request Made by Grain
Growers Turned Down.
REASONS ARE GIVEN.
Mr.. White Says Lowering Grades
Would Hurt Wheat.
Mr.. E. S. Madden of Ellis Plays
David Harum.

All of the 1906 grades on wheat
were re-adopted yesterday afternoon
at the meeting of the Kansas gram
grading commission, with the single
exception of the reduction in the re-
qufred weight of "durum" or macaroni
wheat from Sc to IS pounds.
Every request which was made by
the wheat raisers was turned down.
These requests were as Follows:
For a reduction in the standard
weight for No. 2. wheat from So
pounds to 81 pounds.
For the establishment of grades for
Turkey red wheat.
1t was held by the commission that
reduction in the grade of No. 2
wheat would be. a serious detriment to
the reputation of Kansas wheat, and
it also was the idea of the commits
sion that the change was scheme on
the part of Independent elevator men
who want the opportunity of mixing
very lowgrade wheat with high-grade
wheat to make 57-pound, or No.
wheat. In this way wheat otherwise
unmarketable would be put on the
market as a high-grade wheat, and
the reputation of No. 2 wheat as a fine
milling wheat would suffer. The COM
mission held that the only way to pre-
vent the mixing of unsaleable wheat
is to hold the grade of No. wheat at
So pounds.
The establishment of grades for
Turkey wheat was held to be imprac-
tfcable, owing to the fact that the
wheat varies in color, and that 1t is
impossible to classify as to color. The
dark amber wheat is the most valu-
able, while the light yellow, or 'yel-
low berry wheat sells for about
cents a hushel less.
The request of the millers for a
change in the grades excluding from
orr a
was also rejected.
1--WE do not believe" said ]. T.
White, one of the members of the
commission, that it would be adviS-
able to lower the weight on No. 2
wheat. Millers and grain men buy
from nctual inspection of the wheat.
not from grade. The farmers and in
dependent elevator owners had the
idea that it was the grade, and not the
wheat, which they were selling If
we allow Kansas wheat to go into the
market as No. 2, which only weighs
81 pounds. the reputation of No.
wheat will be greatly injured with
the millers. It is not true that most
of the states in the union have 81
pounds as the weight for No. wheat
The prevailing weight Is So and 5s
pounds"
Lee warren of Salina, Thos Page. jr.,
of Topeka, and other millers were pres
ent Frank Essex represented the KAN
sas City board of trade. John Radford
and his deputy, w. J. Graham, repre-
sented the Kansas grain inspection de-
partment. J. T. White of Ottawa, Geo.
w Click of Atchison, and j. w. Corey
of Harper members of the commission,
were present. The farmers and tnde-
pendent elevator men were e. F. Mad
den of Ellis c.. p. Ketelson and A Q.
Bailey of Kinsley, c. F. Randall, 5. +.
Cross and A. T. Gallamore of Lewis, and
J. w. Lockman of wellington.
There were some rather warm ex-
changes of compliments between the
grain raisers and the other people pres
ent One of the interesting features OF
the meeting was f. S. Madden of Ellis
who is undoubtedly the only one of his
kind in captivity. He kept everybody
good natured by his David Harum char
acteristics Once Commissioner Corey
asked him how many elevators he
owned.
'.That's none of your - H>>Siness."
replied Mr. Madden promptly. And then
he laughed Everybody else also laugh
ed. After while Mr.. Madden admitted
to the ownership Of $4,000 worth of ele-
vators.
"RlIt YOU can't call me an elevator
man" he said earnestly. why, own q
little measley old S50,O00 worth of bank
stock in a sickly little bank out there,
and some people try to call me bank
er. I'm not banker. I'm farmer. L
own 26 600 acres of farm land, worth
$500. 900. That's why I'm a farmer.
didn't intend to tell that but 1t kind or
slipped out"
Whenever Mr. Madden became in
volved- in any controversy with other
parties present, his favorite reply was
"Rv I know - sight BETTER.
People who know Madden say that his
David Harum character extends to h1s
business affairs. He is a man who can
be depended upon to carry out con-
tract but watch out for him when II