The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-02-23

In another column we publish the res
olutions passed by the Eureka board Q
trade Mt meeting held last week. A
l will readily appear from the resolution
our merchants are making an effort to ge
4 reduction OF frights on railroads. w,
| have the advantage Of three eompetins
| points TO have goods shipped TO and il be
hooyes US TO profit by our location. Ther'
Is but slight difference IH distance from
/ Eureka to EmporiA, Burlington and Hum
| boldt. Our trade has been almost exclu.
sively In favor of Emporia, but there i,
| no reason why we should not change Il
we can save money by so doing. The
| road to Burlington by little use will
have some decided advantages over the
Emporia road, and the Humboldt road
can be made about as good as she latter
Hence, il we can get more favorable Rates
at either Humboldt or Burlington than
we now get az Emporia it Is 70 our inter
est to make the change. One thing That
has encouraged our merchants to move IN
tais matter is the conspicuous lack of ae-
commodation displayed by the present
agent of the a., 4. q 3. +. road at En-
pOria. He seems TO seek to annoy Eureka
merchants in every irregular way. de
claims 10 be acting under orders III so IL
IL the more important that we make a
change. His predecessor was popular
with our people because he was accom-
modating. Possibly it was on thls ac-
count he was removed. We trust this
movement will be sueeessful.-E Eureka
Herald.
RESOLUTIONS.
At u meeting OF the Eureka board of
trade, on Tuesday, 9th inst. the following
resolutions were Unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The combined trade of our
pcity shows business amounting to some
$660,O per annum; and
WHEREAS, A large per cent. Of the SAINT
is required for the transportation OF our
merchandise. amounting in the aggregate
to some $50, 600 per annum, to say moth
ing Of the vast cost of exporting our mill
lions of bushels or grain and thousands
Of cattle and hogs; and
WHEREAS, From our location (ffty
miles from 3 railroad) we can make eth
er OF the following cities our shipping
point with the same cost OF wagon trans
portati0n, viz /: EmpoTia, Burlington and
humboldt. which cities in part have the
benefit Of competition between the A, T.
& s. f. railroad, the NJ, K. q r. railroad
and the l., L. & G. railroad; and
WHEREAS, We deem it necessary for
our own interests and the best interests
ef our custom ers that we secure the low
est possible rates of transportation on
both eur merchandise and our products;
therefore
Resolved, That a committee be appoint
ed by this board to confer with tie prop
er officers of the above mentioned rail-
road companies; also, with the citizens of
EmpOria, Burlington and Humboldt. eth
er by letter or IN person, and secure from
each Of said railroad companies their low
est rates per hundred pounds and per car
for transporting our merchandise, our
grain and our stock between the cities
above mentioned and Chicago, st. Louis.
Kansas City and other eastern markets !;
also, to learn what inducements the mer-
chants OF Burlington and Humboldt nave
to offer for our patronage.
ReSOLrS6. That we Will DatfOniZa the
railroad company that Will give US the
lowest rates Of freight, and the city that
viii offer the best inducements for our
trade, and will use our best efforts to Sc
cure to them the entire business OF our
county.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
printed in the newspapers of our city,
and a copy OF the same be sent to the gem
eral freight agent of each OF the railroad
companies heretofore mentioned; also, to
the general freight agents OF all the prin-
cipal railroad companies leading out from
Chicago and ST. Louis and making con-
nection with the roads above mentioned;
also, to the mayors Of EmpoIia, Burling-
ton and Hum boldt.
j. c. NYE, President.
S. NJ. BIGGs. Secretary.
1t certainly cannot be to the interests
of the A., T. IE s. F. to drive freight busi-
ness away from Emporia to Burlington or
Humboldt, and We are satisfied That its
agent here, MIR. Patterson, is fair minded
and accommodating man in all cases, to
the best of his authority. But the Eure-
ra merchants must remember that En-
poria people have no control whatever
over the A, T. s. S F. rates, but are
practically at the mercy of that corpora
ton, and will be until narTOw-gauge