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

ling more ssm than ever before. Such
men as La hue won't Be satisfied, snd We
doat care i"r them. We are no: Cum
pellesa n aske any rate a al tn 81. Louis,
and il Ne had ao1s hut th~-e srovlers n
deal With We wouldn't.
WHAT JUICE WALKER sAYS
The reporter next called I'm Judge
Walker, Of the Railroad Comnsi ssi.,ners,
aad asked him il the farmers and shippers
along the Missouri, Ksnsas aud Texas
Road would accept the reduction ~ salts
factory. Judge Walker declined tn make
any statements OF express any opinions ~
an oficisl WhO IL endeavOring to bring
about an adjustment Of the difference he
tween the railroad and shippers, hat, after
some urging. consented to give information
~ tn the wishes III the Clinton people
visit among them. lie said the reduction
sill not Prove at all satisfactory, heean-e i,
leaves the tariff. still excessive
The pcovie ask tariff ii : I. Ter car on
corn from Clinton tn 80. l.,,,;s. Thi- will
allow the Missouri Pacific the so il ex-
acts for hauling each car froa, Se,iAlia To-
80. LDuis and viii leave 81 per car for the
NJ. X. Il T. II Is true the NJ. X. h r., at
this rate, will receive 90 per ear more i.'r
hauling forty n,iks than the Pacific would
get ior bringing the same car ISL miles
hut the fact u considered that the NJ H. Il
+. has Ia collect the c0ru irvm tirst hand.
leave its cars idle while losdin. ani sxitcl,
| from one place To another ro load Fer
shis labor and l~s vi time the shippers an.
~iliin: to pay them AMI thew decm S..2 per
car
XMPLE rAY
NJ the present rate under the i've cent re-
duction the NJ. X. Il r. rec~ive> S:si per
car for ~ miles AMI the Pacific only S:si
ior it, ls3 Milcs. The iurn,er ak II rate OF
II cent. per TX, pounds. ot u -,,ii further
reduction III six cents Ter hun.lre,l, and
they claim that they cannot ship their corn
tn ~. loui. ut higher rate with anv pro-
lit. The shippers urge that the road eau
afford Ia make this rate and -f,ll receive a
g,si profit, because nov j. the bu-y season.
an.i their ears are :oin. Du, ri II. I.oui.
lOasls,i with freight ior points
in Texas. Sixiy-six ler cent
ii the fright bnsinc>s ii tlsc road soes ou,
ii 81. l>oui-, and a car comm; IN Ioa..,
with corn can return loaded with other
freight i"r Texas. Returning from Texas,
the car starts empty, but ss'n strikes the
corn-prrlucing region aud at Il fair tariff
can easily be filled with corn. Another
consideration urged j. the fact that corn
can, lv sctusl computation, he carrie,
loxer than any other freight beca,ise the
car Tan lie filled to its maximum capacity
while with MANY classes I'll freight cal
has Ia Ga hali-iile,l. u j. also urged that
neither vi the other rAilroasl, vi the State
have Increased their tariff ON earn. The
Missouri Pacific and Kansas City and
Northern are Carrying at the same old rate
ii ten cents per hun,ir,.i pounds. The
average gr'~s earnings 81 all the roads o
the State show the rate on all kinds ol
freight tO he about two cents pcr ton pei
mile, aud the Clinton people claim that
they are willing To allow the Missouri
Kansas aud Texas
! MORE THAN DOr BILE TIiI- RATE.
Meeting Mr. In Due. an old aud promi
nent citizen Of Clinton, the reporter aske,
him how the reduction would bc received .
lie replied that practically the rate might
as veil have been allowed to remain ~ II
was before. ~ il really gave M relief. II
vss simply an effort to dodge the issue
The relortef next vent among some oil
the leading commission merchants for theil
opinions On the matter. Without . single
exception the merchants pronounced the
preent rate. s:ter the reduction, ~ entirely
too high, and they just ~ unanimously ex.
pressed the opinion that the demand OF the
farmers for rate Of Si3 per car il Just and
ought to be sccesied to.