The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-31
Old Rate. New Rate

InquIring at the Santa Fe office shows
the following rates on corn to Calves
ton: Kansas City, 29; Lawrence, 20; To-
peka, %; Emporia, q; Peabody, 81;
Newton, 81; Halstead, %; Burton, 30;
Hutchinson, 81; N!ckerson, 81; Great
Bend, 81; Wichita, q; Valley Center, 81;
Mulvane, y; TIDAL, q; Winfield, 27; Ar
30; Belle PLANE, 29; Goddard, 80; King
man, 81 cents
The new tariff provides proportionate
rates from all Kansas territory TO Gal
weston and also rates on grain of all
kinds and mill products to all points in
Texas. In the latter some big reduc-
tons have been made. As an example,
TO Fort Worth and all points taking
Fort Worth rates, the reduction Is about
IL cents on grain.
The Commercial club of Wichita in
augurated the movement for this reduc-
ton a few weeks ago, and the railroad
commissioners at the request OF the
club took hold of the injustice. The
roads have yielded to the demands with
out legal action.
In connection with the telegram from
Washington announcing that no dis
ordinations are legal, this is great
news for the country and especially for
Kansas.
THE OTHER SIDE.
In some quarters there is doubt as TO
just what the reduction of the rate will
do. Mr.. II. Herzer, a prominent grain
dealer, was interviewed by a reporter,
who asked:
What effect Will the new grain rates
which SO into effect April 1, have upon
Wichita and the adjoining territory? 1
am informed that the export rate on
grain from WIGHT to the Gulf ports
will be cents less than the rate from
Missouri river points"
Yes, it is true the new rate sheets,
which so into effect April l. Will reduce
the rate on corn from Wichita to Gal
weston and New Orleans 5 cents per one
hundred pounds: the old rate having
been 50 cents. while the new rate to
Gulf ports will be q cents per one hun
bred pounds, and the rates named from
Missouri river points have been raised
from q cents TO % cents per one hun
dred pounds.
with a . cent less rate to export
ports than Missouri river points it viii
make as high a price for grain in the
Wichita market as in the Kansas City
market, viii it not?"
You have probably not gotten on to
the kinks in this rate business. Through
an arrangement of Tebuling at Missouri
river points, corn from TINS lGITlLOTy
can be billed into Kansas City at local
rates and rebilled from there to any of
the export points at a balance of the
through rate and at points such as
Hutchinson and Kingman not interme-
date between Kansas City and Calves
ton or New Orleans, the rates are from
So to "a cents per one hundred pounds 10
Gulf ports. and as grain from these
points can be shipped via Kansas City
on the basis % the Missouri river rate
which is % cents. it would not be pro-
fitable for the Kansas dealers to ship
this grain direct to Gulf ports at the 81
and 81 cent rates
Then, as I understand you, the %
cent rate viii not be used out Of Kansas
City?'
Certainly not. The % cent rate out
of Kansas City VIII never be used as a
fiat rate. II is only used on paper for
the benefit OF the interstate commission
and to fool local dealers"
'TTheR you do not think the new rates
Will be OF benefit to the Kansas pro-
ducers and Gulf Shippers2'
Il do not. In the first place, the
change was made for the purpose OF
correcting the violation of the long and
short haul and is the result Of the fight
which was made by the Wichita Com
mercial club. The new rates will, in
fact- be of no benefit 10 Wichita or any
other point except for local shipments.
The rates from points not intermediate