People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-12

Mo-, to points in Nebraska and Kan.
SaS by one of our railroads and a rate
given by the official distance tariff
sheet made by authority Of the state
board of railroad commissioners of
Kansas for the same distances into
Kansas:
BY THE RAILROAD TARIFF SHEET.
13O miles to Auburn, Neb.-
1st class. per lOOpounds. .4C
l2I miles to Yates Center, Kan.
lst class per 100 pounds. 5g
RATE ALLOWED TO BE CHARGED BY THE Of
FICIAL KANSAS DISTANCE TARIFF SHEET.
To Yates Center, Kan.
1st class per 100 pounds. e. ..............s .a
BY RAILROAD TARIFF SHEET.
l39 miles to Brock, Neb.
lst class per 100 pounds. ds................s 80
KANSAS OFFICIAL TARIFF.
Same distance
lst class per 100 pounds .............. 8 81
RAILROAD TARIFF.
ISL miles to Manley, Neb.
lst class per 100 pounds ........... .4C
lS2 miles to Rosalie, Kan.
1st class per 100 pounds ...........s IS
OFFICIAL TARIFF.
For same distance
lst class per 100 pounds. &c
BY RAILRAOD TARIFF SHEET.
213 miles to Walnut Hill. Neb.
1st class per O0pOunds s..................s .4C
2l9 miles to Tolerville, Kans
1st class per 100 pounds. .GT
THE KANSAS OFFICIAL TARIFF.
For same distance
These are but a few comparisons
taken at random, and the tariff sheets
are full of them.
The Kansas distance tariff sheet
was made by the old board of rail-
road commissioners under the old
law and MeSSrs. Anthony and Mitch
ell have had charge of the official
Kansas distance tariff sheet.
Mark well the difference in freight
charges to Nebraska points and Kan
saS towns equal distances from Kan
SaS City as levied by the roads.
Then pay particular attention to
the rate allowed by the official Kan
saS distance tariff sheet, gotten up by
the board, and the actual charges
collected by the railways.
Notice the amount the road could
charge, were they so disposed, by
the grace of the board.
Then see the section of the Green
lee bill allowing the board t. make
rates and clasSiflcatiOnS.
Then, Mr.. Anthony, say. if you
dare, if the old board. working under
the Greenlee bill, would do any bet
ter in the future than they have in
the past.
Mark well the curious clause in
section Of the Greenlee bill which
said that ''in fixing such commodity
rate, the rate in no case shall exceed
double the average rate per ton per
mile in car loads of such commodity.
then in force from the principal
points of production or manufacture
within the United States to said Dor.
der of Kansas"
Please 'stand up for Kansas" Mr.
Anthony. and explain the above.
You say. "surely the Greenlee bill
was better than no bill.n No, it is
not better. 1t is neither direct nor
specific in its rulings, as were the bills
introduced by the POpulists, in which
were, in plain figures and language. a
maximum freight tariff and classi-
fication of merchandise, which the
railroads and people could have
changed only on proof that damage
and suffering was being caused. either
to the people or the roads. Then the
board had power to make a change in
the rate and not until then.
1t may be that the hackers Of the
Greenlee bill thought that three men
we're easier to handle in making rates
than a maximum rate sheet gotten
up by whole legislature.
The people of this great state have
not the absolute confidence in Messrs.
Anthony or Mitchell or in the Repub-
lican party, that they should allow a
bill to be passed holding these Repub-
licans in Office for another year longer
to interpret the provisions of a law
in which the glOved hand of the rail-
roads was but too plainly apparent.
No, Mr.. Anthony. try again and give,
if you cap, some better reasons. The
vapOrOus, worthless tales you are tell
ing the people are too utterly devoid
Of facts for even Republicans to be-
lieve.