Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-02-21

tariff for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Re Railroad, which you state is Hjust, fair
and reasonable" and which for the first
seventy miles you state is as low as the
tariffs upon the highest classes of roads
In Illinois, and which for the additional
400 miles of the road within the State of
Kansas we find to be as low as the rates
upon the highest classes of roads in some
of the States east of us. How can your
Honorable Board in justice and reason
make a lower tariff without forcing us to
apply to the courts for protection?
Returning now to the immediate ques-
ton of con-joint mileage, permit me to
place case directly In point before your
Honorable Board.
The country west of Wichita needs
additional railroad facilities. In order
to construct railroad giving these addi-
tional facilities, the Wichita & Western
company was organized eight months
ssince. The immediate purpose of the
company was to Immediately build line
from Wichita to Kingman, distance of
forty-five miles. If the road had been
constructed the intention was to have it
Ioperated by the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railroad in connection with
the main line system. At this time of
writing, January 31st, 1884, the road has
been completed to Cheney Station,
twenty-six miles from Wichita, and the
question has arisen to us, what can we
expect from the additional piece of road
from Cheney to Kingman, nineteen
milesl The cost of these nineteen miles
will be, in round numbers, about $685.
600. On examining the tariff made by
your Honorable Board, January LIST,
1884, in connection with your opinion
rrivT i'm Lott of To
we find that the following will be the
ratesithat we shall be entitled to for these
nineteen miles of road on business to
and from Atchison.
The following will be the rates for the
nineteen miles named, for the chief arti-
cles transported, coming from Atchison:
Lumber, cent per 100 pounds, or $40 per car
Of twelve tons.
Wheat, u cent per 100 pounds, or 81 20 per car of
Flour l cent per 100 pounds, or 81 40 per car of
twelve TONS
Corn and other grain. cent per 100 pounds, or
S2.40,per car of twelve tons.
Coal, u cent per 100 pounds OF so cents per car
of twelve tons.
Salt, cent per 100 pounds, or $40 per car OF
Cattle and hogs, 50 per ear.
Horses and mules, 81 per car.
Again, examining the tariff made by
your honorable Beard, on business to and
from Wichita, we find that the rates which
would be allowed US, on this nineteen
miles haul, would be as follows:
Lumber, u cent per 100 pounds, or $12O per car
CT twelve tons.
Wheat, cents per LOO pounds, or $3.50 per car OF
twelve tons
Flour, 2 cents per 100 pounds, or $3.50 per car Of
twelve tons.
Corn and other grain, u cent per 100 pounds, or
81 20 per car of twelve tons.
Coal, - cent per 100 pounds, or $2.12 per car of
twelve ions.
Salt, cents per 100 pounds, OF $4sO per car of
twelve tons
Cattle and hogs, 50 80 per car.
Horses and mules, $3.50 per car.
Under our old distance tariff we Woul
have received rates for this haul of nine
teen miles of less than double these rates
allowed under the Commissioners dis
lance tariff. Were these old rates Of less
than double these rates too much to
charge for the haul? We think not, but
a much more important point to our com,
pany in connection with this matter is
not only this loss of revenue for thii To-
cal nineteen miles haul, but the loss o.
that commercial freedom in the opera
ton of these auxiliary systems, which
has enabled us in the past to judiciously
operate the auxiliary systems in connect
ion with the main line. We again Zap
peal to your sense of justice for recon
sideration of this decision for without
being allowed freedom in the operation
of these auxiliary lines, how can we Sc
cure the money for their construction
Yours truly,
A. E. ToUzALIN,
Vice President.