The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-11
LIGHT AHEAD.
JUDGE MDILL OF THE INTER.
STATE COMMERCE COMMIS-
SION In THE CITY.
he Came Here at the Request Of the
Shippers to Look Over the Situation
and Hear Complaints About the
Freight Rate Determinations.

Night before last Judge James ". Nc
| Dill of Creston, Iowa, a member of the
| Interstate Commerce commission, arrived
| in the city accompanied by his daughter
| They were met at the depot by the family
carriage of Mr. l. ID. Skinner and driven
| to the handsome residence of that gentle
man, where they viii be guests until
| probably Tuesday night Judge McD!l
| is the western member of the Interstate
Commerce commission and is splendid
| old gentleman and one who ranks high,
not only in the politics of the state OF Iowa
but in national administration circles as
well He is an exceedingly courteous gen
tleman TO meet and has happy faculty Of
making every man feel at home in his
| company. He is old personal friend of
Mr. Skinner and it was pleasure yester-
day to hear them talk about
old times back in Iowa Miss
McDill, his daughter. is a charming and
talented young lady, and while her father
is being entertained by Mr.. Skinner she is
being entertained DO less handsomely by
Mrs. Skinner and Mrs. Oscar Smith. This
is their first visit to Wichita and, as mat
ter of course, they are delighted with the
Peerless Princess.
The object of Judge McDll's visit to
Wichita was to hear the grievances of the
shippers of this city against the railroad
companies. Some time ago Mr. j. +.
Howard of the Wichita Transportation
association conceived the idea of writing
TO Hon. W. r. Morrison of ILLINOIS,
one of the members of the
commission, inviting his attention TO
certain facts concerning freight rates
and in day or two received very polite
note saying that Judge McDill being the
western member o: the commission would
no doubt he very glad 20 visit Wichita and
give the matter his attention. With this
pointer Mr.. Howard entered into CORES
pondence with Judge McDill which re-
suited in TIE gentleman coming here at
once, which is quite Il compliment to
Wichita rs this is season when gentle
men OF such political Importance as the
Judge are in great demand. Yesterday
morning he met a dozen or so of the
heaviest shippers in the city and heard
just and unequal freight rates
which he had taken down in
shorthand by Stenographer Fazel. These
notes will be transcribed and Judge Nc
Dill will place them before the commission
at as early date as possible. The testi-
mony heard yesterday was given in by
parties interested in the stock yards
wholesale enterprises and manufacturing
institutions. Judge McDill took deep
interest in the evidence and questioned
very closely in order to bring to light every
possible discrimination that Expresses the
Kansas shipper. An EAGLE reporter met
the judge in the private office of Mr..
Skinner in the afternoon, hut of
course he would not express an
opinion concerning what he had heard.
preferring to say nothing until the later
state commerce commission would have
an opportunity to consider the matter,
which, to his mind, is quite an important
affair. 1t is probable that in a compare
lively short time the commissioners will
summon the managers of the various rail-
ways concerned before them TO hear their
side of the question.
1t is generally believed by shippers here
that Judge McDill's visit is the beginning
of a new era, and that the day is not far
off when Wichita will receive that justice
which she has been SO long demanding
The EAGLE expects to chronicle some good
news at no distant date concerning this
important matter.
Speaking about politics, Judge McDiil
feels very confident of the success of the
Republican ticket. He says there is no
doubt about Iowa; that it will elect a tul,
electoral ticket aud eleven out of the thir-
teen congressman.