Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-06-15
TOPEKA, KS. June 10

The Kansas railroad commissioners have
promptly rendered their decision upon points
discussed June and 5, before.the board By repre-
sentatives of the railroads. They first rehearse
the matter of complaint originally coming from
Wichita, and the decision by them rendered
March q, 1Sso.-when rates were ordered to be
nut in force which should give Wichita compel
tive rates of freight for its merchants and man.
ufacturers.
This decision goes over the arguments made BY
the railroads, and then says:
In reviewing our action under this complaint,
rendered necessary By this rehearins. we deem it
sertial for the information of railroad men, to
guard, if possible. against a repetition of the
gross misrepresentation to which our official &C
ton has already been subjected. This seems to be
the more necessary since the law has not given to
this board sheriff to execute its orders. Their
efficacy rests in a very large measure in the
create. The complaint did not ask, nor did the
decision pretend to Interfere with or change any
rates from the Missouri river or from any points
ambiguous terms of that decision, and the fact
that the limitations of state authority in respect
to the subject OF railroad regulation and the exist
Grafton have been the subject Of popular discus
sion for several years, it seems quite astounding
that such statement as the one just denied could
have gained q cenc T. Yet Eve even seems to Dc
we have not attempted to usurp the functions OF
the Inter State Commerce Commission, and make
rates from other states into this.
The complaint alleges the existence OF unjust
Determinations to the prejudice of certain lines
of business existing in Wichita in rates of trans
portation over certain lines of railroad operating
upon similar lines of business existing in several
other towns in the state, naming Kansas City,
Leavenworth and Atchison. The complaint had
reference chiefly, as already stated, to jobbing
rates from Wholesale hOuSaS and manufacturing
establishments at Wichita and rates on live stock
from points in The state to the stock yards at
Der of wholesale houses had been established
and were conducting a wholesale trade, and sew
eral lines OF manufacturing were being carried on,
including one larse packing house IN operation
necessary to reterate in detail the facts as already
stated in the original decision In respect to this
matter.
The railroad companies had SO far recognized
the necessities of the wholesale business at Wich-
ita as to have adopted some time ago special
tariff to a number OF points south and west OF the
city. These were compromise between the rates
on the distance tariff and those on the termina
tariff. These rates were confined to q very re-
stricted area they were also still considerably in
over Kansas railroads from Atchison. Leaven-
worth, and Kansas City, Mo-, to their Kansas Gus
toners. The terminal tariffs contain schedule
Missouri river, or other points at the terminus o.
roads, to points in Kansas, and upon freights
from points in Kansas to terminal points. The
distance tariff contains classes of rates applying
upon shipments made between stations in the
state other than those upon the Missouri or other
terminal points. The rates upon the distance
for I
terminal tariff. Laying aside for the moment
the consideration of this special tariff referred to
as applying over restricted area, man engaged
in wholesale trade or manufacturing structural
iron or other goods for chiefly home demand in
any town city on the interior of the state, Jun
less he is given private rate that is rate not
known to the public, is Disseminated against as
compared to the shipper at the Missouri river, en-
gagged in the same business, in the same territory,
over the same railroads, in existing rates as fol-
lows (rates quoted for example,:
DISTANCE OF Is MILES.
WICHITA. MISSOURI RIVER.
I'd class, per 100 lbs Is I'd class per 100 lbs .13
Sd class, per 100 lbs 13Sd class, per 100 lbs 10
4h class per 100 lbs IL 4th class, per 100 lbs
DISTANCE OF so MILES.
WICHITA Cents MISSOURI n1vn Gents.
LIST GLASS; per 100 lbs Hist class, per 100 lbs 20
class psF 1899 lbs class class per bs
ath class, per 100 lbs 2 4th class, 100 lbs rs
DISTANCE OF "a MILES.
WICHITA. MISSOURI RIVER.
LIST class per 100 lbs so LIST class. per 100 lbs 81
I'd class per 100 lbs. .4S I'd class, per 1OO lbs "a
Sd class, per 100 lbs 81 Sd class, per 100 lbs 2S
18th class per 100 lbs 4th class per 100 lbs. "a
DISTANCE OF $50 MILES.
WICHITA. MISSOURI RIVER.
Cents. Cents |
LIST class per 100 lbs 721st class per 100 lbs 60
I'd class per 100 lbs 81 I'd class, per 100 lbs so
3D. class per 100 lbs so Sd class per 100 lbs Is
4th class per 100 lbs 4S 4th class, per 100 lbs SO
DISTANCE OF 200 MILES.
WICHITA. MISSOURI RIVER.