The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-08
Kansas City, No., Commission
Men Let Into Kansas.
Convince Charter Board They
Don't Run Bucket Shops.
CHRISTY ON CARPET.
Calls Charges Made in Maya
zine LibelOus.
Charges Chicago Board OF Trade
With the Opposition.

It was practically settled at the con-
ference Friday afternoon between the
state charter board members ana tne
delegation of Kansas City people, mat
the state will grant charters 10 corn corn
mission companies DESTROYS OF coming
into the state and transacting business
on the new Kansas City, Kan, board
of trade.
the advice of Attorney General Jack
son, rejected the application OF the
Christy Grain company for a charter
to do business in Kansas. The claim
was made that the Christy company
was doing a bucket shop business,
which is prohibited by the laws OF the
state.
Friday a delegation of about thirty
residents of Kansas City, Kan, came
TO Topeka to plead with the state
charter board to reverse its ruling and
allow companies similar to the Chr1sty
company to come into the state
c. c. Christy himself was present,
and was questioned by the board con-
corning his business. Asked whether
or not he does a bucket shop business
he said:
eff do bucket shop business, then
every board of trade in the country
does a bucket shop business"
The attorney for the Christy COM
pany, was present. and made strong
plea in behalf of Mr.. Christy. He dis
cussed the recent articles in Every
body's magazine in which bucket
shops were discussed, and Christy's
establishment attacked with especial
vigOr. He said:
''These articles were written by a
low-lived hireIing, a scoundreI and a
miscreant named Tague."
They Demanded Proof
'I went to the publishers of Every
body's Magazine with Mr.. Christy, and
we demanded proofs. After a long
delay, they consented to call the
writer upon the carpet, and he was
called upon to produce his proofs He
admitted that he had none. Then Mr..
Christy informed the publishers of
that magazine that he did not want
their money, but that unless they
would rectify the wrong they had
done he would sue them for $4,000
damages. He demanded that they
publish in their magazine an article
by him setting forth the truth about
his business, and this the magazine |
consented to do. Those of you who |
have seen these articles now know
their true history.
THE attack upon Mr.. Christy has
been made by the board of trade of
Chicago, because Mr.. Christy refused |
to pay tribute to that board. He is |
an independent operator, and the |
board of trade undertook to ruin him.
and drive him out of business. |
know that Mr. Christy is as honest a |
man as there is in the state of Kan |
sas- He is as honest as any member |
of this honorable board. and he does |
an honest, legitimate trading business |
in grain
Mr.. Christy showed to the board the |
form of contract which he makes with |
ali customers. by which he agrees to
deliver the real grain on the COM
pletion Of the contract.
The original application for charter /
made by Christy & Co. was with
drawn, and a new application filed,
which conformed in every way with
the bucket shop law of the state.
Attorney General Jackson asked the
attorney whether, in his opinion, if
the charter were drawn exactly ac-
cording to the statute, the board could /
exercise the right to refuse to grant it.
Il don't believe the board has any
authority to refuse a charter under
such circumstances" said the attor-
ney.
There isn't any doubt about it."
said Senator James F. Getty ''If the |
company does not do business in ac-
cordance with its charter, and the
laws of the state, we have an attorney
general who has demonstrated that he
is fully competent to take care of the
enforcement of the criminal statutes
of the state"
Thomas ]. White, an attorney, told
the board that the charters showed
the exact business which the com
thinS was in the language of the
statutes SO that any infringement
would be punishable by the attorney
general.
P. w. Goebel. president of the Com
mercial National bank. said the reason
the bankers were interested was that
they were smarting because the Mis-
sourians had taken all of the business
away and the Kansas bankers wanted
to finance some of the grain business.
Mr.. Getty said that all the board
could do was to inquire into the re-
sponsibility and good faith of the ap-
plicant and then If the law was not .
followed the company could be prose-
cuted. On a question by Mr.. Jackson, I
Senator Getty thought that the board
should be compelled to issue the char
ter under q writ of mandamus ,
The charter for the Christy Grain
& Commission company shows that II
has capital stock of $4,000 with the
following directors: c. c. Christy, w I
L. Wood, w. B. Trembly, H. E. Dean, I
w. W. Rose. :
The Farmers Terminal Grain COM
pany has a capital stock of $4,000.
The following are the stockholders: I
E. NJ Black. Preston; P. w. Goebel
Kansas City; B. r. Beal, Kansas City; .
W. T. Harris. Solomon; s. H. McCoul-
City; H. A. Heath. Topeka; 1. Y. CAL :
lahan, Enid. Okla. and H. A Can !
NADIA, Mentel, Neb.
MRS. VANDERBILT FINDS GEMS.
The $4,000 "vanity Box Found by
New York Walters Identified.
New York, June S.-The valuable t
vanity box" found in the possession