The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-11
THE NEW RATES,
Everybody Pleased over the Result OF the Com
missioner's Proce ceilings.


When the news reached the people
through the EAGLE yesterday morning
that the state board of railway commits
sioners had removed the discriminative
rates of the railways, which have been
yoke upon the neck Of the commercial
progress of Which for some time. every
body felt jubilent and no one more so than
Secretary Pierce of the board OF trade who.
upon being seen by an EAGLE reporter,
said:
1.-The recent agreement made between
the railways and the jobbers of Kansas at
the meeting in Topeka before the state
board of railway commissioners on Tues
day will enable the jobbers of this city to
do business in the territory tributary to
Wichita on an equal basis with the jobbers
of other states. This agreement IS to re-
move the determinations which have
long existed and which have time
and time again been admitted
by the railways in every case brought be-
fore the board of railway commissioners,
to be wrong; that the determinations
were fact and not a pretext, cannot and
has not been denied Our people have
been patient. but determined that the IN
justice should be righted either voIun-
tarily By the railways or forcibly through
the courts.
The railways beginning to realize the
Importance of rectifying the injustice to
the business interests of Kansas and the
necessity of encouraging it, instead of
killing 1t have at last taken the most SEN
sible view of the case and voluntarily
agree to remedy the wrong
Wichita has always fought for an
equality in rates, believing that her bust
ness men have the ability to do business
in competition with any olher city on even
rates. Kansas City for years has en-
deayored to dictate to the Kansas people
where they shall do their business aud
to railways what rates shall be
charged. Every move on the
part Of Kansas City has been to
prevent wichita from having equal rates,
and this shows that Kansas City jobbers
have not the ability to do business on even
rates with the Wichita jobbers
The recent action of the Live Stock Ex- |
change of Kansas City, protesting against |
the action OF the Kansas Railway commits |
sion, in granting the same rates for the /
same distance on live stock into Wichita /
that is allowed Kansas City, shows that |
even their live stock men have not the |
ability TO do business on an even basis /
with the live stock men Of this city.
While Kansas City is at work tearing /
down the interests of Kansas jobbers and /
live stock dealers, Wichita is going for
ward and building up jobbing business
and live stock market for the benefit of |
the state, and this good work is being APP
by able, loyal Kansans. Wichita
by virtue of her location has an undis-
Duted right to do business in
her own territory on an even
basis with every city, and does not
believe that any city has right to come
INTO this territory on a cut rate to her in-
Jury.
This right has always been admitted in
every case brought before the state board
Of railway commissioners and now is rec
ognized as being just and fair by the rail
ways.
The strength of Wichitas position in
every case has been in the fairness of her
demands.
With these determinations removed our
obbers will enlarge their business and
lew lines will be established here. Wich-
ia having now thoroughly established
herself as the distributing point for
arge and rapidly developing country,
Kansas City. St. Joseph and ST. Louis
will be compelled TO establish Topping
louses at this point 10 handle the trade of
his section, the same as Chicago and St.
4ouis were compelled to go to Kansas
Jity in the early history Of that city
It. Louis, Kansas City and St Joseph will
low compete for business at Wichita.