Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-21

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E6SFS| ing: Greeting.
The progressive, courteous
business element OF the city
delights to have you here, and trusts
that those who are among us for the
first time will repeat the visit.
To the farmer who wants and should
have the highest prices for his prod
ucts and who wishes to receive full
value for the money he spends is
this article particularly addressed.
The Eagle claims that Bryan at this
time is better interior spot cotton
market than any other town in Texas
except one, and the price paid for cot
ton in this one town excepted Is ex-
actly the same as that paid in Bryan.
Bryan buyers can afford to and do
pay more for cotton than elsewhere,
because they buy principally for ex-
port and ship on direct bills of lading
which eliminates cost of handling and
reweighing in Houston or Galveston
thus placing the farmer in more di-
rect touch with the spinner than he
has ever yet attained. Some weeks
ago cotton buyer came to Bryan
intending to open up an office here
but after a thorough Investigation
covering a period of four days he de
clared to The Eagle representative
that the buyers already here were
paying more for cotton than his linn
| its would allow and were liberal in
other ways. Inquiry among the lead
| ing cotton buyers here developed the
facts stated in this article, that they
represent directly spinners on the
| other side, and ship direct, on through
bills of lading, cutting out reweight
charges and commissions as already
Istated and these commissions which
would have to be paid under a less
direct arrangement, are added by the
Bryan buyers to the price they pay
the farmer. This fact is verified by
the quotations published in The Eagle
every day. Compare them with pri-
ces paid elsewhere.
Another point in favor of Bryan is
the advantage it enjoys in the matter
of freight rates. Particularly as these
apply to IS transportation of cotton
will the. interest the farmer.
From common point territory. the
cost of carriage to the sea is esti.
mated at So points. Owing to Bryan's
favorable situation she enjoys an ad-
vantage of points in this respect,
cost of transportation from this place
to ships side averaging as points
a difference of points. in the trans
portation charges which the buyers
here also add to the price they pay
the farmer.
These are matters which no farmer
can afford to overlook and the fact
that the wide-awake producers of this
section are alive to the advantages
to be. gained by selling and buying
in this city is evidenced by the in
creased receipts of cotton at this'point
which come from far away On the |
average, the Bryan market is from
&c to Ac above that of surrounding |
towns, and this difference would GER
tainly justify long haul on good
list or even prove profitable on a
small amount of the staple
There is also a ready market here
for poultry and livestock. and indeed
all products of the farm are in more
or less demand. One dealer here has
bought, slaughtered and shipped over
fifty thousand pounds of turkeys with
n the past ten days or so. This fact
S mentioned to demonstrate or rath-
er indicate in measure the impor-
ance of this city as poultry as well