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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 20, 1912)
74 THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE J " I l- ' Photo by Ktnehart W. J. Hynes, Vice President start, an active and open market. There has been a buying interest here from the beginning that has taken every bushel of grain offered, naturally attracted further business. The weighing and Inspec tion of grain at Omaha has been gradually im proved, until today the character and standing of the Omaha Grain Ex change certificates of weight and inspection are not questioned in any market in the United States. It is pleasant to reflect that this growth and de velopment has been based practically upon Nebraska and Iowa grain only, although during the last year transporta tion charges from south ern South Dakota points have been so readjusted that the Omaha dealers are now receiving a large volume of grain from this' territory. What, then, may wa not look forward to by way of development in this young giant among grain mar- kets, situated as it is in the center of the greatest surplus grain pro ducing area in the world and with outlets in every direction to the great consuming markets? The place we have set for our selves as a grain market is that of second only to the greatest primary market in the world, Chicago, and we feel every confidence that that position will be attained. A word about the milling inter ests: It was not supposed by the people who organized the Omaha ex change that the receipts of wheat at Omaha would increase as rapidly as those of other kinds of grain, but the Increase year after year of these receipts necessarily came to the at tention of the flour millers and, as a result, two splendid mills are now In operation in Omaha, the Updike mill and the Maney mill. While grain receipts at Omaha varied very little in total during the last few years, it is significant that during the first few years very little of these receipts were actually mar keted here. Each year has seen a substantial increase in the number of bushels which change hands in the Omaha Grain Exchange. Today i Directors, 1912 For one year, C. E. Niswonger, E. P. Peck; for two years, W. J. Hynes, J. W. Holmquist, S. Saunders; for three years, J. A. Cavers, F. H. Brown, T. F. Blake. Standing committees, 1912: Alleged Violation of Rules E. C. Twamley, chairman; C. C. Crowell, jr.; Rudolph Beal, E. S. Westbrook. Appeals E. S. Westbrook, chair man; C. C. Crowell, jr.; W. C. Sun derland, J. F. Westrand, S. S. Car lisle. Arbitration J. B. Swetringen, chairman; J. H. Conrad, J. T. Bu chanan, H. L. Olsen, T. A. Anderson. ,. Discounts S. S. Carlisle, chair man ; Jii j-i. J3wsher, James Swanick. Elevator and Elevator Register S. P. Mason, J. H. Wright, Jr. Finance S. Saunders, chairman; L. Drake, W. H. Bucholz. Gram E. C. Twamley, chairman; E S. Westbrook, James Swanick, S. P. Mason, J. H. Wright, jr. Membership J. F. Westrand, chairman; W. B. Weekes, A. Mc Kinley, C. Vincent, Barton Millard. Quotation 0. E. Harris, chair man; C. H. Wright, J. A. Linderholra, W. J. Buttschau. If 1 f . " ' 1 T - . -"- ; 1""" .-Y.-.O-.. ...UWMWMJ v 'A ''' t . j V. i: : '1 Si vi jit.. 3 . x o Trading Floor of the Omaha Grain Exchange Photo fcy FUnehart F. P. Manchester, Secretary McCaull-Dinsmore company. Nebraska-Iowa Grain company. Nordstrom-Richter Grain Co. Nye-Schneider-Fowler Grain Co. Omaha Elevator Co. M. C. Peters Mill Co. Rainbolt Corn Co. George A. Roberts Grain Co. Saunders-Westrand Co. Saunders-Westrand El evator Co. Standard Grain Co. Stidham Grain Co. Sunderland & Saun- ) ders. 1 Tavlnn flroin K. R. Thresher. Transmississippi Grain Company. J. F. Twamley, Son & Co. Union Grain and Ele vator Co. . The United Grain com pany. Updike Elevator com pany. Updike Grain Co. Updike Milling Co. Van Wickle Grain and Lumber Co. Jr Weekes Grain Co. Welsh Grain Co. AN Photo by RlDhrt Sherman Saunders, Treasurer it is safe to say that fully 80 per cent or more of the total receipts of grain are put on the open market on tills floor. The two largest and most thoroughly modern alfalfa mills In the United States are situated in Omaha the M. C. Peters Mill com pany and the Omaha Milling com pany. The success of these enterprises has been marked from the start and there is no question that the milling capacity of Omaha will grow as rap Idly, relatively, as its elevator ca pacity has grown and as its receipts of grain have grown. The men who, as officers, directors and members of committees, so ably direct the affairs of this great Insti tution are as follows: President, E. P. Peck; vice presi dents, J. W. Holmquist, W. J. Hynes; treasurer, S. Saunders; secretary, F. P. Manchester: chief insneetnr and weighmaster, George B. Powei!; as sistant chief inspector, A. F. Kruse.l Transportation C. D. Sturtevant, chairman; F. S. Cowgill, J. W. Holm quist, C. E. Niswonger. The active grain firms of the ex change are: Beal-Vincent Grain company. The Bewsher company. The Frank H Brown company. Cavers Elevator company. Crowell Elevator company. Crowell Lumber and Grain com pany. J. H. Conrad. F. G. Endelman. Gate City Malt company. J. F. Gloe Grain company. Holmquist Elevator company. E. E. Huntley. Hynes Grain company. Imperial Milling company. Lamson Bros. . Co. Logan & Bryan. Maney Milling company. Merriam Commission company. Merriam & Millard company. Pboto br Rlnehirt i. C. E. Mswonger, Director