The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-25
MAY POOL ON SEED
Kansas Banks May be Asked
TO Contribute Fund to Pur-
chase Wheat.
WOULD FORM A CORPORATION
Topeka Banker Makes Suggestion and
Asserts Method Would Raise at
Least $500, 900.

tee, headed by D. w. Mulvane, has
offered its services in behalf of
campaign to raise among Topeka bust
ness men an amount, possibly as much
as 100000, as a part of the state seed
wheat fund. ]. R. Burrow, president
of the Central National bank, at
meeting of the seed wheat committee
of the state council of defense, and
the directors of the Chamber of Com
merce, proposed change in the plans
whereby 100000 may be raised by
the state and national banks of Kan
sas pooling 1 per cent of capital, sur
plus and undivided profits. He sug-
gested that the committee be incor-
porated and the banks be induced to
invest in the fund. The total money
represented by banks in Kansas is
about $50,O0O,000, according to Mr..
Burrow
The effort, as I understand it, is to
get the wheat growers to increase
their acreage greatly, up to 10000, 900
acres or more" said Mr.. Burrow. I'VE
want to help those who do not feel
able to take all the risk in the pur-
chase of seed wheat at the present
high price by loaning them the neces-
sary money. I believe the banks of
Kansas will be willing to pool 1 per
cent of their capital and surplus to
be used for this purpose, which
amounts to about 100000.
Mr.. Burrows suggestion was being
considered at the governors office by
the members of the state council Of
defense late the other afternoon.
Some plan will be devised within a
day or two, it is thought, that will en-
able the seed wheat committee to Sc
cure funds Immediately with which to
purchase the seed necessary for the
abnormal acreage. 1t is estimated
that about s75O,OOO will be required.
Hutchinson is now engaged in raising
100000 for this purpose.
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Use New Pontoon Bridge.-A total
of 1880 motor cars crossed the pom
tOon bridge across the Republican
river between Fort Riley and Junction
City the first twenty-four hours after
its completion, according to guards
who kept track of the number of ma
chimes.
Aged Druggist Dead.-A. W. Stevens,
an Atchison druggist since 1880, died
there recently. He was the first trav-
cling salesman for the old McPike &
Fox Drug Company. formerly of Atchi-
son, now the McPike Drug Company
of Kansas City.
Wheat Yields WeII.-William Chris
tian, who farms north of Atchison, has
just threshed fourteen acres Of wheat
which yielded forty bushels an acre,
the record yield reported in that coun-
ty. Another field of twenty acres
made thirty bushels an acre.
x x
A Big Grain Yieid.-J. J. Speck, a
farmer near NortonyilIe, threshed more
than five thousand bushels of oats and
three thousand bushels of wheat last
week He had one field Of thirty-seven
acres which averaged eighty-tkree
busels of oats to the acre.
x
Another Pioneer Dead.-Robert l.
Marshall, 7S years old, a pioneer Cow
ley county farmer. is dead at Arkansas
City. He was Civil War veteran
x X x
Standard Oil Cuts a Meion-The
Standard Oil Company of Kansas has
declared a regular quarterly dividend
of 81 per share. payable September Is
to stockholders of record August 81.
X X X
HeIVering to Train.-Guy T. Helver-
ing, representative in Congress Of the
Fifth Kansas District, was one Of the
S,,l hi cfo To
for the second reserve officers train
ing camp.
Pioneer Woman Dead.-Mrs Oliver
Davis, a pioneer of Nortonyille, is
i dead after a long illness. She was
born in Wisconsin in 1874 and was
married there, coming to Kansas with
\ her husband forty-five years ago.
Twelve Injured in Wreck.-Twelye
persons were injured, none severely,
when two Manhattan city and interur-
ban railway cars collided a mile west
of Manhattan late the other night
x x x
Superintendent 0uits.-Professor C.
NJ, Ware has resigned as superinten-
dent of the Wellington city schools af-
ter three years of service on account
of the ill-health of his wife.
x x X
Killed by Motor Car-Robert Armor,
CT years old. was killed at Augusta
when a motor car driven by A L
Snodgrass ran over him. Armor
stepped in front of the car and Snod-
grass, who was not accustomed to the
car, put his foot on the accelerator in
stead Of the brake.
X X
Reqistrants Missine.-Three men
registered in Salina for military ser
vice have disappeared and cannot be
located. 1t develops they gave ficti-
tious addresses All come in the first
call for examination
x X X
Old Settler Dies.-Mrs. Mary Weis,
born in Germany eighty-seven years
ago, who came to this country in 1857,
is dead at her farm home in Saline
county. Five children, twenty grand
children and six Observation-Disclosures