Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-03
A. Z. GALLOWAY.
THos. O'BRIEN.
MORE COAL COMPLAINTS.

LEON, Kan, D6CemD6 Der z, 1851.
Board Railroad Commissioners, Topeka, Kan:
GENTS: We would beg your consider
alton of the following statement made
! by our dealers in the coal trade, and
which we would ask your earnest effort.
The San Francisco Railway Company
are making such determinations against
the coal trade at this point that we find
ourselves compelled to ask your assist
anCe to change the order Of affairs. The
Determinations are as follows: For all
coal shipped over their road, excepting
their own, they charge from OsWegO to
this point, a distance Of ll3 miles, rate
of 20 cents per 100 pounds, while the
rate YOU have established IS only 81
cents per 100 pounds for the same dis
lance. Our community is suffering for
fuel, and are forced, owing to the rail
road company's inability to furnish 1t,
to buy from other parties; hence our
terrible situation. Please give this your
immediate attention, and greatly Oblige.
Very truly, MARSHALL q BUTTS,
JERE KUNKEI., Mayor.
AnLLERs IN TROUBLE.
MILFORD DEPOT, KAs., Dec. p, 1884.
Board Of Railroad Commissioners:
GENTs:-With a great deal of reluct-
ance, we are compelled to come to you
for information, and a remedy for our
grievance if possible. In the first place,
it is almost impossible to get Missouri
Pacific cars with which to fill our South
ern demand, and those we do get are
fully ten days behind the time Of our
ordering and as for Union Pacific cars
we have not any Except those we have
emptied for other parties), sent IN here
this week. Secondly, in a number of
cases cars that we have loaded with flour
have stayed on our track here so long
that the orders for the same have heen
cOuntermanded by our customers, entail
ing on US a loss of not less than $500
this season. Even now we have car
load Of -four that has been here six days
and another at least three days. The
draft we drew on our customer was re-
turned, protested by him. The reason
given was, he could not wait until the
arrival of the goods. We feel sure that
it is not the fault of the agent here, for
he has been wired to not, on any account,
flag the train. These grievances are
very annoying and at the same time eZ-
pensiVe to US, and should they continue
for any length Of time would be the
means of bankrupting US. And we re-
spectfulIy come to you and ask, Is there
no possibility of avoiding these griev-
ances in the future? And, the rates to
Junction City on grain having been
raised from to 90 cents per 100 on corn,
and on flour from 10 to Is cents a barrel,
if compelled to pay this extOrtiOn, we
think we should have cars furnished Us
and prompt shipment of the same when
loaded. We are sorry to give you trouble
in this matter, and would not have done
so except for the urgency of our case.
Yours respectfully, BARD & Fox,
PrOprietoTs Acme Roller Mills and Ele-
vatOr.
THE FREIGHT RATE on POP CORN.
TO The Honorable Board Of Railroad Commissioners:
DEAR SIRs-I wish to call to your at
tention the unjust charges Of rates from
Junction City to Lawrence on popcorn,
by car load, over the Kansas Pacific
Railroad. The agent at Junction City
said that the rate on big corn to Law
renee was thirteen cents per 100, by car
load, and that popcorn would be little
more, there being no fixed tariff on pop
corn, except by the 100 pounds, which
was forty cents. The agent telegraphed
for rates to the General Superin-
uendent, and received in answer
that forty cents per 100 pounds would
be charged, whether by 100 pounds, or
car lot. This answer was received three
days after my popcorn had been loaded
on the car. could not sell the popcorn
here, so had to ship. Although had