The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-10
THE REDUCTION IN RATES.


THE REDUCTION IN RATES.
Effect of the Recent Decision of the Kan
sas Hallway Commissioner.
Atchison Chan piou: Compl siuis bay-
ing cen laid before the state Railroad
Commissioners fnpn The aaihnrhies of
Osa.e City. N,wton ami Gfea, Bend,
that freight charges on the A.. T. s
5. +. Iailroad were inD high. the
commissioners have rendered lengthy
decision. IA which they take tie
ground;
Firs'--Tha; TIE company complained
OF Is doing good paying business,
having earned the past year cash sur
plus of $2,621 ,69l So applicable TO divi-
dends g stockholders.
Second-Thai this surplus should be
employed in the reduction Of rates,
rather than ia new construction, for. cav
the commissioners, lit l. obviously un.
just to tax the people to build new roads
and thea tax them to produce profits
upon their operations for the benefit of
individuals who have rot invested -
dollar In them
Third-That the resources of the
country traversed by the road are but
partly unfolded. and are capable of in-
definite development. which can be
greatly aided and hastened by Tightening
the burden Of the transportation tax,
under which there j. just and growing
discomfort.
In view of these facts the commits
siouers ind that the rates on what may
be called the FIRST Division OF the road -
tween LeavenWorth. Atchison aaa Zen.
sas City, terminal points, an6 Olaes
CITY. are generally reasonable, taktsa
the rates in Illinois IS . standard Of
\ comparison, but that in The second d.
vision, exteDding from Newton TO the
terminsl poins aboye msntiOned, and
on the third division, extending from
Great Bend 10 tsrminAl points above
metiOned, thsy are excessive, and should
be reduced.
We1ssve the present rates, from Atch-
leon and other terminal points, to Usage
City.
/ Merchandise in cents, per hundred
pounds: First class, 44c; second class,
BIC; third class, SEC; fourth class, 26c.
Car loads in cents, per 100 pounds:
Filth class, 22c; class A, 20c; class 3,
1Jc; class G, 12c; class ID, lie; lumber,
lAth and shingles, lee; salt in barrels or
bulk, cement and plaster in barrels, 19c Z;
wheat, miltet and fax seed and castor
/ hSana 40. 6nnr faa6 and mil =fs1H
16c; other grain, lie; soft coal, 1Oc.
Car loads. per car Horses and mules,
$50; cattle and hogs, $50. sheep, $50.
The commissioners say the following
rates are reasonable between these
points:
Merchandise, in cents. per 100 pounds
| First class, 44c; second class, BIC; third
class, SOC; fourth class, 24c.
Car loads. per 100 pounds: Fifth class,
| zoe; class A, 1Sc: class B, 14c; class G.
lie; lumber, lath aHd shingles, lie; salt
IN barrels, 121Sc; wheat, milIet, fax
seed and castor beans, 1215c; flour. meal
and mill stuff. 15c; other grain, 10c
soft coal, &C.
| Car loads, per car: Horses aud mules,
$50; cattle and hogs, $50; sheep, $3.50.
The present rates from Atchison and
other terminal points to Newton are as
follows:
Merchandise, in cents, per hundred
pounds: First class, 20; second class, IS
third class, So; fourth class, AZ.
Car load: Fifth class, AZ; class A, 81
class b, %; class G, 81; class d, 20; lum-
Der, etc, 20; salt, etc, %; wheat. ETC.,
20; flour, etc, %; other grain, Il; soft
coal, II.
| Tar loads nor car. Horace and y.o,,lae
$35; cattle and hogs, $35; sheep, $50.
The new rates as fixed by the commits
sioners are as follows:
Merchandise, In cents, per 100 pounds
Ftfst class GIG second class, 53l !
third class, Az fourth class, 40.
Car loads. in cents, Per 100 pounds
Fifth class, 81; class A, 80; class B, 81
class G, 1917 class d, 1917 lumber, etc
l5l salt, etc, 10; wheat etc, Il; -four
etc, 20: other grain, 1879 soft coal, 10ls
Car dads, per car: Horses and mules
S35; cattle and hogs. $50 so; sheep
$23 80.
The rates between Atchlson and othel
terminal points and Great Bend, at pres
ent are as follows:
Merchandise, in csnts, per 100 pounds
First class, 81; second class, "a; thIrt
class, IL /; fourth class, 81
Car loads, rs shown IN the classlfica
tion now in effect, in cents, per Ion
pounds: Fifth class. 10; class A "a
class B, 90; class c, ~ class ID, n lum
Der. etc, PA; salt, etc. 30: wheat, etc.
20; flour, etc, 26; other grain
IA; soft coal. 300.
Car losds, per car: Horses anc
mules, $l5; cattle and hogs. $35; sheep
TIE rate as fixed by the commission
- follows:
Merchandise. in cents. per 100 pounds
First class, Il second class 62; thirc
slHss, %; fourth class, 81.
Car fosds, IN cents, per 100 pounds
Fifth Class, 46; class A, 81; clAss d
1875 class G. 201s: class, ID, 2Oi$ Inn
Der, lath and shingles. lS; salt, cemen
end plaster, 2Oes; wheat, millst seed
4 max seed aud castor beans, 2O's; -four
meal and feed stuff. "a other grain, Il
soft ceal, 1891
, Car Loads, per car: Horses anC
mules, $35; cattle and hogs, $50 :, sheep
The commissioners further say: "II
fixing the above rates at the point
named, the board has cOnformed sub
etAntAlly to the schedule of rates here
tofofore prescribed for the Cenira
Branch railroad, which rates the Mis-
, souri, Pacific company has accepted anC
adopted, although these rates will ope
} rate with much less favorable effect oil
the line of the last named company
than upon the A. 7. & S. F. system 0
roads in Kansas.
AS Il will require some time for re
= I spondent company to comply with thes
provisions, the board designates the 2ls
day OF January, 1884. as the time whel
p the rates, determined by the board to b
reasonable in this action, shall be poste,
D up and go into effect. 1t is further o.
}. dered that . copy OF schedules of rate
2 embraced in this order be posted IN eacl
depot and section house on the line G
respondent road in Kansas
THE DEMOCRATIC IDEA.
In discussing the successorship to III
Haskell, the La Cygne Journal gives th
following;