The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-20
ROBINSON REDUCES. .

A Concession Made by the r., X. 4
+. General Freight Agent in the
Interest Of Corn Shipmen's-To
What He Attributes Some Of the
Complaints from Clinton County.
ASt.I..ui- Iis.s reporter has Interviewed
MIR. Eobin-"n. General Freight Agent III
the W., X. n r., in regard To the freight
tariff. When aske'l IL the reported resluc.
ton in rate had I,-en mad, Mr.. Robinson
replied:
"Yc-, sir. We have reduced ur raies
FIVE CENTS PER HUNDRED POrNI'>."
.sh ~! ireighi-."
-.'N", Ia /; only ON com, AMI we've done
that L. clu.lixc the tariff v i.h other articles.
We haven't dorr IL To- satisfy id >crui'
lawyer, win" abuse W. ,hrpu.l, the papers.
ran tell you l,st'
Mr.. Robinson cxciiel!y t-,s from his
desk copy I'll the Tines, a.d I~,iniins to
u communication criiic:zins the manage
nicnt I'll the Missouri. X .n-as aud Texas
r"s.l very severely, continued: ''SHh abuse
q, that .iI, I niiae u reduce rates. We
claim io know how iv manage our own bust
n.-> an.l will 10 it without any assistance
iron, Mr.. la Due. lie wrote tina, article.
We Know IL ~ well q, ii h, hs.l p,ut hi,
namc io il. Hes b,en
MAKING ALL iii. rr~
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~.
conn., An ne i""t ON" ""-"c' 81 cor" an''
never shipped bn hcl ir his life. lie
b,.,'t ,nv interest i'm cum. But IN tell
con ~, 49,, - ;.,., :, Az.
"'
know ms game. ne owns ,rancn'"es IN the
Na">Ss "s'Asnl"'s ana Mobile ra''foad'
ans wants !" sell t"eu' =" the narrow gauge
That they lax oi o"'id'"si aud ne think +.
u ne'i- tue m.'''" gauge "h !" a";'Se and
why W way, We hI'ht any OuJe9ttous
VI, a. ,,'' N ~.
The INN f,r !, .; MIGHTY Ior Symrs. M,
tell v.u ,hi.: n Mr.. la Due vouId come
up here AMI
~
a.,
wha' "e .''" y" ."'' article III chuck MN
down STAIR, ID quick.
hePcrte!-""e" does The red'cs'"n 90
INTO encu:
Mr. h"cin>on-on The 18th oil this mothh.
Inc REDUCTION includes Linton ana o'ner
points IN that section: ms Sill make the
rate, from 'i'n'o" 10 81 LOUIS q CENTS per
"nnase, P"""as' OF ga ps. car Inc rate
es'aoiished carry III the ,aii' rom clinton
Va. Vas . cents I<r nun:ire1' OF t Per car.
Ine farmers eo%P.s'nea 'n.' tne .sse vas
eh"eiy '"o n'Sn 'na' +" PrActicAny Iasd
an EMBARGO ON the movement Vi their corn
crop ~ the 're'smt .ou'" eat up the sai"e
oi tneir gram. Meet'nss were ne'd among
me farmers an" "" "sss sS" the naiifosd
commissioner were induced 10 take hold
OF the ma,.rr, ."dse W a'Ser, Q! the hosri,
went I" Ci'"'on: ana alter e"nierr'nx with
sN e ""' r"'fII ~ %.
LOUIS nr"'s co"S'"eed mat the complaint
was
WIKI ""o' Nohp.
~, !. "a> SHOWN 'hst inc farmer could not
"'sls-" ~ MS co'" az anu Pfon! I'D tue
a'arSe', a',1 paying the !risn' o" u AZ the
fate ueman,'e 81. LOUIS Is tne only mar
KEY avan."'e 10 'ne people o. tna' ssct"n:
ana the M'--our'' Kansas ans, ieHas .s":d
: '"e Su'! ''~ ., "" r s"n'"
Irscn ~ mem. jury walker aStee" t"Iay
WI i"e '. .'o'e '"e "'In ID me
'"'u. 'AP'''" " NEE u'e ",'"'"'P .ml'e"
'n Tue 'aImsers a"u urge s"en m"i'ncai'om
'" ..- ;.''n as "o"'" give 'eieI-
VT D'; m'",se' % tue 'oa", NOV oe'"s
~ M'e G"y :u"se A!Hcr PIe~e"eo ms case
!" "I: ,."1'''So", ,ne 'r's"' AGENT, o"t vas
'"e' WIN tnr TP'y .na' hot"inx co3Id oe
'"'' ,"wsx.. ,,..,.;... a. =, 80. -. s"..:":
,hou!i h. made. hut he dill not ,vsin.ie
e ha, the change would bc. Mr.. Bond v,s
not exr,ectesl back for als,ut tvo weeks. and
. itI,ou, any further notification to Ju,isr
Walker the Eve cent re,luc. ion WA ordered
sithin two DAYS alter the Judge, visit to
Nr. Robinson.
Mr.. Robinson "a m,n,errsof n. f,.,gh,
lep,rtnent OF the mad. denis ,h,, ,n~ H..
has been made
>, ~ LIS
lie claims ihat the rate IN corn was IN
'rease't NJ the same time and IN the same
proportion ~ an ether articles and that the
'ew tsr'n vas made 10 Keep pace with the
1crease ofaeres, oy fcsds leading East;
nat a.! the rosds running west IrOm the
S",S ~. NJ n '"'
make. = Drcpor,;ona,e ;ncrea-e or II. .h.re |
n nror,,;no v,uII s;n,nIv ..,"rns ~
'o,hiny. lie declare, th,t sinc, she IN.
reass,i tariff ven, into eject the ros,l. m.
,anlle,l morr corn Than ever hriore dn,;..
he corrc.Don.line period. and ih,, % nrs
emf, Of nj. corn has comr IN 81 Ton;s
MD he: sTbe s.. Loui. pspers Are
ivy, uu,x,rn
"S """"
bout The railroads discriminating against
he city, and this has been kept up 20 COM
'nuaI'y mat US wooder TIE cisyo got
ny trade at all. The people With ihinss
D send TO market don't care any more
- Jul, o NrH ..." ~! o..' pssS
o, AMI n 81 Louis Keen, On vhi.;n~ .n.I