The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15
BANKERS in CITY
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the bankers indicated excellent imam
cial conditions in almost every sec
ton of the state. War time prices
prices for Gil and zinc and d consist
ent demand for labor, are making
Kansas business conditions nearly
ideal, several bankers stated.
Members of the executive commit
tee of the bankers association, who
were expected to attend at least por-
ton of today's sessions are. G. e.
Lobdell, Great Bend, president of the
association; L. H. Wulfekuhler. Leav-
enworth; w. H. Burke, Wellington.
NJ. H. Mallott, Abilene: Willis T..
Bailey, Atchison; E. E. MuIlaney, Hill
City; c. H. Stetter, McLouth; Sennett
Kirk, Garnet; George P. Guernsey,
Jr-, Independence; c. z. Cochran,
Plainville; c. A. Seaman, Sedgwick !;
p. H. McKenna, Kingman: w. B. VIII
son, Horton; G. N. Henson, Paola; w.
NJ MuenZenmayer, Junction City; D.
c. Johnson, Ellinwood: J. NJ. Reyn-
olds, Wichita; A. H. Plumb, Elnporia.
Below Par in Barton-IObdell.
Judge C. E. Lobdeu of Great Bend,
president of the Kansas Bankers as
ISOLATION, states that conditions in
"A large wheat crop was quite seri-
ously damaged by rain at harvest time
and in the stack and that is our prin-
cipal CROP the judge stated
Corn is good; growing wheat is in
excellent conditions.
Farmers holding wheat will be
able to nquidate the years obli-
cations, but the year as a whole will
not be a money maker"
What a Dfsappointment-R
]. NJ. Reynolds of the Bankers Cat
tie Loan company, Wichita, states the
wheat crop for 1915 was a disappoint-
ment, being seriously damaged by the
Hessian fly and later by excessive
rains, and will hardly more than pay
1.-The corn crop is large is his mes
sage. There is an abundance of
rough feed, hay crop is also large and
there are more cattle in Sedgwick
county than for a number of years,
most of them being rough fed through
the winter with some full feeding.
These cattle will be marketed about
the first two weeks in February.
Banking conditions are good.
There is a heavy demand for money,
all being taken care off,
In Pratt COunty-T. c. Carver.
T. C. Carver, president of the Peo-
pies State bank, Pratt, Kan, states
est counties in the state, only 24x3O.
Our acreage in wheat last year was
about $50, 000," he states proudly.
Our yield for 1915 was above the av-
erage, but it is not as large as the
1914 crop, which was the banner
wheat crop of Pratt county. Thresh-
ing was delayed a little on account of
rains in August, and taken altogether
consider 1915 very prosperous year.
''Kafir corn and corn are fine, al
though the acreage in corn not large,
but the kafir corn. acreage was up to
average, and is yielding from 40 to
60 bushels per acre.
Feeds of all kinds abundant.
Wheat is being held by the farmers
not selling as readily this year as usu-
al Fully SO per cent of the wheat is
on hand. The condition of the grow
ing wheat crop is excellent with the
exception in some localities the Hes
sian fly is reported to be quite plen
tiful.
THE immediate demand for money
is good and the local banks feel able
to take care Of all the demand
Good in West ne-Third-Cochran.
c. G. Cochran. president First Ma
tional bank, Plainville, Kan, states
that conditions throughout the west
one-third of Kansas are excellent at
this time. There has been more corn
raised this year than for a number of
years. The great problem at the pres
gather this corn. There will be a
great deal of this crop remain in the
field all winter on account of the
shortage of help.
ter yield and a better quality than In
the eastern portion of the state" he
said. There is quite little of wheat
to thrash yet. The farmers are gen.
orally holding the wheat for higher
price.
THE country is gradually being
filled up with cattle and at the pres
ent time there is a strong demand for
money for buying cattle. There never
has been as large feed crop raised as
we have at this time.
stock is doing well at the present
time on the range, the buffalo grass
being we'll seeded which makes eA-
ce1lent feed. From Russell county to
the western line of the state, the
growing crop of wheat is in excellent
condition. There is quite a consider
able amount of real estate changing
hands at an advance price over last
season.
Abundance of Feed-W. III. Burlxs.
w. H. Burks, cashier of the Secur-
ity State bank, Wellington, Kansas,
states the 1915 wheat crop in Sumner
county was a great disappointment
and an expense to the farmers instead
of a profit.
"Out of the 100000 acres sown to
wheat, thousands of acres were de-
stroyed by the Hessian n.y. he says
1.-THE excessive and continued rains
delayed harvest, stacking and thrash
ing until a great deal of the remain
not exceed one and a quarter million
bushels The acreage in wheat this
fall is not nearly so large. but looks
generally well and promises a good
crop for next year
Corn crop was good and there is
abundance of feed of all kinds. There
are more cattle than for many years,
but not many of them are being full
fed
Banking conditions generally are