Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-11
KINGMAN KERNALS.
kINGMAM, rs, Jan. 9. 80.

kINGMAM, rs, Jan. 9. IS.
| To the Editor of the Eagle.
There is something new in kingman.
Who ever heard of the Democrat before:
From the files of the Bulletin We do find an
add for that paper, but supposed it had dis
continued, as none of the former employees
had been seen upon the street Of hate. II is
still published as it must exchange with the
Cheney Journal, for the latter journal sub
$ tanciates all the correspondent Of the EA-
| GLE said in reference to the complaints about
the Wichita & Western railroad telegraph
company. Here is what the EAGLE said:
AT small indignation meeting, the W.
& W. telegraph company was pronounced
| swindle. Not ONLY does il cost more TO send
a message from here to Wichita-forty-fve
miles than from Wichita TO Chicago, or
st. Louis, b ut they render no service. They
send and receive at their convenient leisure.
For instance a message from here to Hutch
inson-it is safer TO RELY on quicker returns
| by the daily stage than the telegraph. There
| is no half rate. There are no associated
press dispatches received upon the line.
You pay and you wait"
II AhtAN AtASNtiohs AiNh A.at YIN
GERS in charge here. Not bit
nor none Intended The fault is not here
The Cheney Journal says:
There was small indignation meeting
held at kingman recently, which pro-
nounced the Wichita d Western railroad
| telegraph swindle. High prices, it was
claimed, are charged and no service rem
dercd, so far As the Office at Cheney Is con-
cerned, we believe there is no reason for
complaint, but il does seem as though there
was poor management or neglect somewhere.
All messages are promptly forwarded from
this Office, and messages received are de-
livered without delay. but frequently If takes
n very long time for an answer TO be re-
turned
The Democrat editor having lived so long
in Missouri where they have no use for tel
egraph and railroads OF anything quicker
than Missouri river packet and four days
ride on a mule, anything faster is considered
out of place with him. 1t is doubtful if he
would use telegraph If he knew how. He
SAYS
From the great % mind of the Wichita
EAGLES correspondent ., this place, emma
ted the origin of the article rejecting on the
telegraph company here The meeting re-
ferred to WAS very email in number. had
was composed wholly Of this individual
whose averdupoise Is about 80 pounds.
There is not a ncse gentleman, courteous
set Of officials in the state than those located
at this point We would SAY the sttsck is
uncalled for and out of place. II there Is
any fault in the operation Of this line. il is
at the Wichita end, and not here.
Further comment is unnecessary. The
weight is right The -gentlemsnly courte-
Gus set Of officials is right A correspond
ence of the KingmAn Leader of last week
saws
EpIroR LEAprk-Through yonr ralus-
bic paper, wish 10 call the attention of the
Kansas Legislature 10 the fact that the Bal
timore and Ohio telegraph company :
schedule prices are, from New York 70
Philadelphia. Washington and Boston for
10 words are 10 cents: from New York to
Indianapolis and ST. Louis is 20 cents:
while from kingman to Wichi;s, distance
of As miles, for 10 words We are paving -
cents. While the Legislature is looking af-
ter railroads. would sugges, that the COM
missioncrs duties be extended 10 telegraph
lines
Tbs, anything is good enough for this
town. there are few who don't propose to
have IT that way 1, becomes any corpora
ton ENJOYING franchise TO treat those they