The Southwestern Grain and Flour Journal from Wichita, Kansas • 19

--SulasXiaiiS THE SOUTHWESTERN GRAIN AND FLOUR JOURNAL Do You Know Your Own Flour? Baking tests will inform you, and also furnish a comparison with other flours. Analysis of flour, grain and feed, including alfalfa products. Baking and milling tests. I 1 F. A.

CAMPBELL, Managkr ADRIAN F. SHERMAN, VERNE D. EDWARDS, Counsel Attorney The P. II. Pelkey Construction of Wichita, is putting complete equipment in a new elevator built by C.

B. Cozart, of Woodward. The Sharon Grain Co. has let contract for a 10,000 bushel elevator at Sharon, to the P. II.

Pelkey Construction Co. of Wichita, Kansas. The snow of February 25 was not heavy in Oklahoma as compared with Kansas, although deep and badly drifted in the more nothern section of the state. President Randels and Secretary Prouty, of the Oklahoma Grain Dealers1 Association, attended the annual meeting of the Kansas Association recently held at Kansas City. The Alva Roller Mills, Alva, are building elevators at Vici and Cam-argo, on the new Wichita Falls and Northwestern railroad.

The contracts which are for 10, 000-bushel rapacity houses, was given to the P. H. Pelkey Construction Wichita, Kansas. Oklahoma grain dealers operating houses in the central and western part of the state are feeling more optimistic than for two or three seasons. Conditions favor a large wheat crop and coarse grains will go into the ground in excellent shape this spring.

The Wholesalers Adjustment Company (incorporated) Adjustments and Collections Special attention to adjustment and collection of accounts of Grain and Flour Merchants under contracts for future delivery or otherwise. 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308 and 345 New York Life Bldg. Kansas City, Mo. MILLING NOTES. H.

D. Yoder has severed his connection with the Kemper Mill Elevator where he had charge of the flour department. The Globe Grain Milling of Los Angeles will build grain elevators at San Pedro. The estimated cost of the storage, which will be of concrete construction, is $45,000. A.

Stramel has traded the property cf the Bison Mill Elevator at Bison, to Heniy Clemmons, of Stock-ton, Kansas, receiving- in exchange Nebraska land. J. W. Shaffner, owner of a 50-barrd mill at Ludlow, is arranging to move the machinery to Chapman, and install it with additional machinery to equip a 100-barrel mill, in a new building. -Frof.

C. O. Swanson of the Kansas Vate Agricultural college, has prepared a comprehensive article on Acidity in Wheat Flour, which will be published in a later number of the ournal. Prof. Swanson was assisted in his experimental determinations by John W.

Calvin and Miss Leila Dunton, assistant chemists. Bishop C. W. Lilly white, of Agua Prieta, Mexico, was in Kansas City late in February, conferring with S. H.

Stoltzfus, representative of the Wolf concerning equipment for the new mill he and his associates rre to build at Agua Prieta and additional machienry for their mill at Colonia Morales. Mr. Lilly white was somewhat concerned while at Kansas City, at the news received of the revolutionary outbreak in the Agua Pireta Both Phones 2860 Main WESTERN UNION CODE MILLERS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. 137 SOUTH LA SALLE CHICAGO, ILL. Chartered 1865 INSURANCE with a Maximum of Security at a Minimum of Cost for MILLS, ELEVATORS, WAREHOUSES and CONTENTS on the Mutual Plan.

Five Year Policies (or short term policies on grain it required Semi-Annual Assessments costing about one-half Stock Company rates. No conflagration hazard. Gross Cash Assets Net Cash Surplus and Permanent Fund Losses Paid Since Organization $1,703,365.33 1,013,587.24 7,673,329.60 TEXAS NOTES. Fire did $5,000 damage to the plant of the Mineral Wells Grain Feed at Mineral Wells, recently. The Fort Worth Elevator Fort Worth, has increased its capital stock from $150,000 to $250,000 fully paid.

A steel tank belonging to the Waco Mill Elev. Waco, was damaged by the high wind that swept Texas on February 21. Texas dealers are out of the corn market at present and there is some reselling of stocks held in store at Kansas City. Unless kiln-dried arrivals contain considerable soft corn. Secretary G.

J. Gibbs, and E. G. Rail, of Fort Worth, represented the Texas Grain Dealers Association at the St. Louis conference held February 23, to consider action on Dr.

Wileys grain ruling. Mr. Gibbs was named one of the committee that took the matter up with cabinet officers and the President at Washington, D. C. NEBRASKA NOTES, R.

M. Van Ness, of Fairbury, has the contract for a farmers elevator at Helvey. "IK. C. Connors, formerly traffic manager for the Maney Milling Omaha, now holds the position of traffic commissioner for the city of Grand Island.

The Commercial Club, at Grand Island, has installed seed testers in the court house where the seed grain brought in by farmers will be tested free of charge. Nebraska wheat crop prospects are generally conceded to be very favorable. The acreage sown last fall is larger than usual, and the fields are protected by a liberal covering of snow. The Brown Milling Fremont, and the Imperial Milling David Whether trade is active or dull my business is to furnish a market for your FLOUR Straights. Clears, Low Grades You will do well to keep me supplied with samples.

I buy for cash or handle on commission. FRANK G. CLARK. Chicago Royal Insurance Building A number of those attending the Kansas City meeting who remained until late in the wreek were snowbound on the homeward trip. Half a dozen dealers from Southwest Kansas remained at Wichita for several days, while waiting for the railroads to open their tracks further west.

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