The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-02-09

An AssonIshInE DIGerence in
Theia. ESaEes.
Testimony that Is Uaquesaaon-
ably Correct.

We remarked couple of weeks ago
that we were informed an good author
lty that the narrow gau ge railroad
which runs from Leavenworth TO Hoi-
ton, Kansas, charged very ulueh lower
rates than any of the standard roads 10
the State. We have now Ia our pos
session the printed freight schedule Oh
that narrow gauge road. the kansas
Central Railroad" and the printed
schedule of the A. 7. & 5. +. railroad.
The difference between their freight
charges is absolutely astounding, and
explains why tbs A. T. 8 S. f. is So
desperately lighting the narrow gauge
railroad proposition. But the testitmo-
ny Of these official schedules is unques-
tionable, and cannot be even doubted
by any ono who looks over them. If
We did not have the documents before
US we could not believe that there was
such difference in the freight char
ges of the two kinds of roads.
To get the fairest comparison we
can, we take the narrow gauge rates
from LeaVenworth to Hoiton, the
present terminus OF the road, SO miles
and the A. T. s. s. F. rates from Acth-
ison to Tecumseh, 81 miles. Leaven-
worth and Atchison are two urge
railroad ceRters, near each other, and
HoltOn and Tecumseh are two small
towns without any competing lines at
either of them. Each road is free to
charge what rates it pleases On these
respective routes.
The narrow gauge makes 10000
pounds car load, and the standard
gauge makes 10000 pounds car load
Five car loads on the narrow gauge
make $4,000 pounds, and four car loads
on the A. T. Sc s. F. make $4,000
pounds. We will therefore compare
the charges one makes for carrying
$4,000 pounds against the charges that
the other makes for carrying $4,000
pounds, Of the same kind Of articles,
giving the A. T. s. S. F. two miles the
advantage in distance. And the rates
| we give are no exceptions to the
rates all the way through on both
roads. Comparisons between any 9TH
er points or articles will show similar
differences in rates for similar distan-
css. The comparison simply shows
the actual difference in the rates which
the two kinds of reads carry freight
for, and it is perfectly reasonable to
expect that narrow gauge from Kan
sas City to the interior of Kansas
would set its charges as low as the
narrow gauge from Leavenworth into
the interior does. The latter road has
no competition at any point except
where it crosses the A. 7. & S. F at
Valley Falls, and has set its rates TO
suit itself, and make money for the
stock holders.
From Atchison to Tecumseh, "a
miles, and from Leavenworth to Hol-
ton, So miles, the charges for freight
sre as follows, per car load:
For wheat, rye, barley, millett, Hun
garian seed, flour, apples, bacon,
dressed hogs, &c, S3s per car load, or
152 dollars tor $4,000 pounds
on the A. T. & S. F., and S13 per car
or So dollars for $4,000 pounds
on the narrow gauge. Corn, oats and
potatoes $3S per car load, or 152 dollars
for $4,000 pOuuds on the A. T. & s. F..
and II dollars per car load or. so dol
lars for $4,000 pounds On the narrow
gauge. For nails, salt, lime, &c, 20
dollars per car lead, or 116 dollars for
5000 pounds, on the A. T. 6 s. F.
and IL dollars per car load, or IS dol
lars for $4,000 poands, on the narrow
gauge. For cord wood, feRce posts,
sand, stone and brick, SO dollars per
car load, or 152 dollars for $4,000
pounds, on the A. T. & S. F., and 10
dollars per car load, or 50 dollars tor
so, 900 pounds. on the narrow gauge.
For dressed slaves, boards, plank, shin
giles, scantling, timber and other lum-
Der, % dollars per car load, Oh 112 dol
lars for $4,000 pounds, on the A. T. &
S. F., and Is dollars per car load, or
75 dsllsrs for $4,000 pounds on the
marrow gauge.
Coal, % dsllars per car load or go
dollars for 900 pounds, en- the A. T.
s. s. F., and Il dollars per car load or
20 dollars for $4,000 pounds, on the
narrow gauge. Fer household goods,
stock, old wagons, &C., 81 dollars per
car load or 14S dollars for $4,000
pounds, on the A. T. & S. F., and II
dollars per car load, or 20 dollars for
$4,000 pounds on the narrow gauge.
For heavy machinery, castings, spokes,
hubs, wagons, plows, bedsteads, cabi-
net ware, and agricultural implements,
81 dollars per car, or 14S dollars for
$4,000 pounds on the A. T. & S. F., and
Is dollars per car load, or 80 dollars
for $4,000 pounds, on the narrow
gauge.
For horses and mules, cattle and
sheep, 80 dollars per car load, or 1872
dollars for 80 900 pounds freight, on
the A. T. & s. F. and 10 dollars per
car load or 90 dollars for so, 900 pounds
on the narrow gauge.
For empty boxes and barrels, hoop
poles and hogs 2s dollars per car load
or liz dollars for SO. 900 pounds, on the
A. T. & S. F. and IL dollars per car
load, or go dollars for $4,000 pounds,
en- the narrow gauge.
These are absolutely astonishing
differences, but they average all
through in the same proportion on ali
kinds of freight, in car load or small
quantities.
Now this is the actual state of facts.
These are the rates paid on the stand
ard gauge roads and on the narrow
gauge road in Kansas. There Is
nothing TO prevent the Kansas Cen
trail narrow gauge from fixing It's rates
as high ss the A. T. & S. f. rates, for
IL han N nos.ra.s....