The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-19
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Thinks Kansas Wheat viii Reach
100000 BusheI Mark.
Opinion of Chas. L. Plumb, New
York Flour Man.
JOUR FLOUR POPULAR
Growing in Demand in New
York and England.
What Is Going on in the First
Ward.
JOUR FLOUR POPULAR


to think that the wheat crop in Kan
sas will reach the SO,0O0,00O bushels
mark instead of yielding only 60,000,-
600 bushels" said Charles L. Plumb,
New York representative for the Kaw
Milling Company, this morning. Mr..
Plumb is on a trip through the West
and Northwest to inspect wheat con-
ditions. He attended the Southern
Kansas MillerS' convention at Hutch
inson a few days ago and came into
touch with the leading grain men of
southern Kansas. He says they all feel
jubilant'' over the wheat prospects but
think the farmers will try to get
good price for the crop.
Mr.. Plumb used to make Topeka
sale firm several years ago. He has
been in the flour business In New
York for about ten years.
II have been away from New. York
for about three weeks" said Mr.:
Plumb this morning. when L left
what prospects In the east looked good.
New York and Pennsylvania are soft
winter wheat states.
kansas flour is becoming in great
demand in New York, also in Eng
land. and will continue to do so. 1t is
AS easily worked as the flour from soft
winter wheat, and has the strength of
flour made from hard wheat Conse-
quently there is a more demand for
when L look back over the history
of KANSAS and compare the present
prosperity of the farmers with
their former impoverished condition. it
almost seems like a romance.
81 remember once in 1894 1 was in
Atchison and saw line after line OF
prairie schooners en- route for the east,
driven by farmers who had become
discouraged at crop failures and were
going back east.
"HoWever those who stayed are now
well fixed, and when this wheat crop
is harvested they will be better off
than ever.
Il attended the Southern Millers'
convention at Hutchinson recently and
this opinion seemed to hold there. AL
together l am inclined to think that
high prices will prevail The farmer
can now afford to hold back his grain
until he gets a good price.
LAS to the recent high price of flour,
I do not think that was caused by Pat
tens forming ring or any thing like
that. I believe that Patten simply woke
any one else and took advantage of
it,"
Mr.. Plumb was born in Stratford on
the Avon, the home of Shakespeare,
England. He has been in America
forty years.
An exceptional good program will
be given at the Bijou Dream tonight.
Don't miss it.
The following history of the w. t.
X club is from the June Club Mem
Der:
Nearly twenty years ago. some ladies
of North Topeka met together, and I'M
der the leadership of Mrs. Martha
Wright Morris, organized a literary
society, to be known as "The Ladies'
Reading Circle"
In November, 1898, the year of the
Columbian exposition, Mrs. Morris
called together such members of the
old club as remained or were inter
ested and some others and proposed to
reorganize the old club under a new
name. The project met with instant
favor, and the new club, arising, Phenix
like, from the ashes of the old, be-
came a fact. 1t was some time before
A satisfactory name was found, but
Mrs. Morris who had been chosen pres
ident finally suggested want to Know
Club and this unique name was
adopted.
Mrs. Morris called a few of the more
earnest members together and sug-
gested a course of study and a year
book for the entire year. This sug
gestion met with favor; the entire club
chosen for the first years regular
work. The first program committee
were, Miss Cole. chairman; Mrs. J. A.
Campbell and Mrs. w. D. Lacey, with
the pIeSAuSul DIS S6IlSId1 duNlSeI.
The club commenced existence with
y twelve members, which number was
afterwards increased to eighteen, then
to twenty and afterwards to twenty
five, and this last number is it's pres
ent limit. 1t Joined the State Fedora
ton at an early period of it's existence
and was one of the charter members
of the City Federation, with which or
ganization it labored faithfully until
about four years ago, when it withdrew
from membership with both.
The w. T. K. Club has had two
presidents in its entire existence, and
It has been singularly fortunate in
both. Mrs Morris was president dur
ing the first nine or ten years of the
clubs life, when she left Topeka and
returned to her former home in Chi