Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-12
. uantity of That Grain Be
ing Grown Makes Mil
Project Promising.
1884 CARS HAULED IN
secretary Bloom Tells Trustees Of
commerce Chamber That Indications
Are Encouraging for Establish.
ment Of Flour Mill Here.

Trustees Of the chamber of com
merce yesterday devoted considerable
tllhe to discussion of the big crop Of
wheat raised in this county and Sec
tlon this year, and named commit
tee to look into the advisability of
trying to bring about the location of
flour mill here.
The committee will begin it's inves-
t1gatlon into the matter at once. and
is composed of II. l. Holderness. r. II.
Steafns, County Judge G. NJ. Philpot,
A. w. Mills, Henry Marx and Secre-
tary E. B. Bloom.
During the discussion of the crop
OF wheat to be harvested in this coun-
ty, Ben Williams of English stated he
mad already disposed of his wheat
crop to a firm at Memphis, for $1.0S
per bushel.
Secretary Bloom made a talk in
which he stated wheat is profitable
crop to the farmers Of this section.
and flour mill here would make it
just SO much more profitable to the
community. He stated that in the
past year a total of 1854 cars of flour
have been brought to Pine Bluff. A
mill here, he said, would afford a
steady market for the local crops of
wheat, would give steady emplON4
ment to large number Of men,
would most likely lower the price of
flour to the consumer, and would
benefit the entire community in every
way.
Some of the farmers made the point
hot +~f~ 4,1-,, RI
particularly Jefferson county has not
been a grain-producing section. rail
road rates now in effect are not fav-
orable to the shipment of wheat from
this city to the st. Louis, Kansas
City and Chicago markets.
Cotton Belt to Help.
In this connection, Secretary Bloom
late yesterday received a visit from
J. D. Watson, assistant freight traffic
manager Of the Cotton Belt, and
Auditor J. l.. Johnson Of the same
road, both of whom have headquar-
ters in st. Louis.
Mr.. Bloom discussed with them the
matter of freight rates on wheat out
of Pine Bluff, and Mr.. Watson stated
emphatically that the grain growers
do anything and everything possible
for the farmers in handling the grain,
not because there is any Likelihood OF
profit in the business for the road,
but because the officials of the r.!ad
are anxious for the farmers to get all
the returns possible from the crop.
There is small flour mill at
.Jonesboro. and wheat buyers also
congregate at Paragould, Rector and
Picket. because of the amount OF
wheat produced in those sections.
knowing this fact, Mr.. Watson last
evening wired the agents OF the COT
ton Belt at those places to make in
ouiries as to whether the wheat buy
ers might come to Pine Bluff, to buy
the local grain. Replies from the
agents are expected this morning,
when Secretary Bloom will be in
formed.
The trustees yesterday we're inform
ed Of the great success which mas at
tended the efforts of the potato cluo'
in the marketing of the crop OF po-
tatoes now being harvested Six cars
of potatoes have already been shlppea
to northern markets from Pine BLUM,
and the movement has hardly starred.
Markham brothers, at Madding, it was
reported. will ship about eight cars
IF notatoes early next week, and eX-
meet to get about $4,000 for the ship
ment.
The trustees instructed the enter
tainment committee to prepare plans
for the annual summer membership
smoker. The date has not yet peen
fixed, but the committee will name the
dav and arrange other details With
in the next fortnight or so.'