The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-10
TOOK ADVANTAGE OF
FAVORABLE SITUATION
Wizard Of Wheat PIT Dsp!aIgs
Only One Thing, The Price
Of Bread

FaKsis city Mo- May iO.-Trherc
. only one thing which Z deplore that
las come as result OF my oneratlons
n wheat emo that Is the effect Il has
.ad on ;he poopie by the increasing
irce OF bread said James A. Patieu,
he Chicago wheat king, who passed
hrongh Nansns City on his way from
Trinidad. N. M.. "a Chicago. Mr. Pat.
en- declared that he was not a spec
llat0r; that speculation had essential
y no part IN any OF hts operations,
ind that Ma had simply f0reseen CON
itlons an taken advantage Of the
most fayo, Able situation that has Oc'
urred in years.
= did no. leave Chicago because 1
vas afraid he said, IN answer 10 a
question, but simply and solely 10 get
iway from the newspaper men. There
not the least truth IN the statements
hat my lie was In danger It has
ievcr been 50 10 my knowledge, aud !
ave R) takeR any precautions for
iafcly
q can see no reason why SO much
controversy should have been crcal0i
~ nay account Ny hfm Is. and al
yays hns bcen, one OK The largest r1sh
lealcrs IN wheat / have never made
iuy secret Of my operations don't
iow. Last 0etoher told everyone
hat whai has happened would happen.
adylsci my friends 10 buy wheat be-.
ausa ihe' amount OF exports was rap
Flg shortening the home supply They
auphed al me and especially on Wull
street vas ritiieulcd.
Demand Exceeda supply
My holdings 81 no time have been
nafe than iU0n0.000 bushels. II Just
ldpreuel that for once IN my HE
vas able 20 predict accurately ANY
me else following the market reports
n the daily papers could have done the
ame thing and There ls no doubt IN
nY mind that Il had moi followed ui
uy advantage some one else would
nd The sauo conditions would prevail
udaY in amy eaae Since Tho world
iegm DEE law Of supply and demand
ias been known 80 man. Il Is case
if dematd exceeding the supply what
sas more natural lhan tor me % make
be best ol So apparent an opportu'
llty.'
Mf. Palten apue, sd IN good health
ind SAL that he had been much re-
leshed BY his vacation L did moth
ug bWt ral and Ash and take things
'asy OF course, J had more or less
ruublo ip steering shy Of the report
IT'S. but that didn't make So much DIT
erence out there
Some objections were raised by pee
lie IN the vicinity nf the Bartlett ranch
Mr.. patten ksning IN out season
Mr. Basllett procured an opinion from
be attorney general OF the state be
ore we uid any fishing" said the grain
nan. il was practically the same o.
man killing his own cattle. the pre-
serves we're on hts property and the
lsh wetp 10 artificial lakes.
sueh TrSh Fishing.
But, say they ,lid bite some,
never saw such trout fishing. Why
me 81 OR party actually got two bll
rout on tne eaat, and that Is unusual
# Ieast fog this time of the year
fhere ls rule on M. Bartlelts rancl
hat not more than thlsts trout ma,
le caught IN one day, know that NJ
Bartlett would be the flfst man to pre-
EST against any violation Of the gam
laws. AMI IT d gentleman as hls guee
hould DO so. he would not De hkel
0 be again invited"
Mr. paltena manner, when aske
- the reporter II hn was the Chlssg
wheat operator. was nothing II no
ssnH. lie was gl.sibly affected and u
II the conversation turned 10 Hshla
le appeafed 10 be extremely nervous
10 one On the train was aware 0i hi
presence and even the pullman col
| iact0r drliled thut he was Oh the tFal
shen Il RULED in. There were severn
men on the train who filled Mr. pa
ems description, but eaeh denied th
| name.
4 Nheu toaad Mr. patlen was wallun
/ ap and down the platforms smoking
lung. thin cigar.
tIn IItt HttHH Nll1 ttff4H Atfftf WIZ
- market than what have read
llanrrs. ana they we're lwu da,
In when they reached me-, he sal
@Nhat shall DO nesl Is Is much
allasilon II iaY mlRd aa L Il IL your
r shall 90 back 20 ay offices IN t'gIlc
leo and probably continue As ha'
always n0ne. am simply 4 metchal
doing ihe business 81 d merchant
have never snecnlaled and never
tend 10.
Ell. gsqstsia = 2esle'ag
As lof this ycars cheat 4 do
not look very good WeaIntu NaRs
has not halas eqop d rain Ano Il
phent Is dis ana t@iu RolAaly !
al oklahoma 1henl oil SC q lesf
kahsns Ciif #Ilf not 60 safy much
|A And IAl NJ explain ny poslliun
aShlng lhls question. #hg Il knH8
GEsg paying mafe ter wheat than
Haia ID fhINaen9 Simply becAuee
ceal|aHsa % fazs HIshI