The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-31
WANT FRUIT RATES
FRUIT SHIPPERS ARE MUCH En-
OOURAGED AND IXPEOTANT.
How the Matter Was Brought About-I- n
Grape Growers' Association, Starts the
Ball to Moving by Publishing an Inter
view on the Subject - He Takes the
Interview and Secures The Aid of Dem
yer Parties and Secures q Promise-No-
tice OF Reduction Filed By Railroads.

t1ce OF he00cItOn lieu d. n8IlI08o9.
Business may be dull in some branches
in Wichita. but this is not the case with
the railroads. In fact, they are all
doing a splendid business and their re-
cefpts for the year will be larger for
July than probably any three months
in the year. This is caused by the "a te
war which was first precipitated by the
Frisco making the announcement of a
7-cent reduction por 100. and not only
met by the other lines but reduced TO
other points especially to Memphis, New
Orleans and Galveston.
Following upon the heels OF this great
reduction which had caused such activi-
ty in grain circles. /. y. Dean, presi-
dent Of the Sedgwick County Frui.
Growers association, called at the Eagle
Office and gave a detailed statement OF
the unjust Determinations made by the
railroads TO Colorado points with refer
ence TO the shipment of fruit Mr..
Dean gave full and complete state
ment of existing Determinations and
the same was published in full in the
Eagle and largely commented upon
and numerous remonstrances were sent
to the railroads and also to the inter
state commerce commission.
Mr.. Dean visited Denver, taking with
him several copies of the Wichita Eagle
containing the detailed statement of
the discrimination and brought the at
tention of the board of trade of Denver
to the facts. He armed himself with
number of freight bills from both
Missouri river points as well as those
from Wichita and other southern Kan
sas stations, and armed thus he entered
the principal railroad offices and mild
ly asked them to give a reason for this
condition such as he could satisfy those
ct home who were not very we'll posted
on freight rates.
They first informed Mr.. Dean that
there was no discrimination: that the
rates were equal. and that such a thing
as discrimination against intermediate
points were in utter violation Of the
mandate of the inter state commerce
commission and would be held in con-
tempt of the decision Of the United
States supreme court.
Mr.. Dean waited until they had fin-
ished when he drew forth the bills he
had forwarded from the merchants.
This was sumner and the roads pro-
AiiScd MI lean lldl tIfo apparent us
elimination would be so adjusted as 10
not only prove satisfactory to the fruit
shippers from Wichita, but highly ad-
vantageOuS TO them
While the officials Of the railroads at
Wichita all say they have received no
official information as to a change in
the present schedule which Is AZ cents
per hundred. the Denver dailies publish
the statement that a new fruit schedule
from southern Kansas points will be
made at an early date, which will cause
an increase in the fruit shipment from
this section and that the railroads have
filed their notice OF said change with
the inter state commerce commission
The local shippers at Wichita are highly
flattered over the prospects OF just fruit
rates 70 Colorado points.
Yesterday the new schedule to CAL
weston was received by the railroads at
Wichita and the following is the rate on
corn and wheat from the stations in
this section. The first column repre-
sents the corn and the latter the wheat