The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-15

uhasized Clezriy-BIg Grain Movement.
The Frisco road was the subject OF
much favorable comment on the streets
last night owing to the reduced rates
given on grain 10 St Louis and Chicago
u Z cents per hundred as announced
ty NJ Gray, and which go Il full force
and effect today.
Sunday morning the Eagle prophesi-
ed that the othe- roads would meet the
cut. but last night no official announce
ment had been made by the other lines
excepting the Missouri Pacific gave
promise that they would put in tn
same rate by the nth The Santa Fe
knd Rock Island had no announcement
TO make, and as a consequence there
was considerable surprise felt by per-
sons who expected to ship grain by
these lines. and the Frisco and Missouri
Pacific will handle the grain which COM
naencing with Monday morning was
being prepared ready for early snip
ulent Many persons said yesterday
that they would haul their grain 10 the
Frisco for shipment and when the Mis-
souri, Pacific put IN the rate that these
moving unless the other lines met the
sut, and even then they would give the
roads which first met the cut the ad-
vantage OF shipment as a reward OF be
Ing The first to make the new rate
Some merchants even went as far
last night as 70 say they intended to
order their goods shipped by the FRS
20 and Missouri Pacific instead OF by
the other lines, and as the Frisco was
the first TO make the announcement,
that road and its management came
IN for the highest words Of praise.
Mr.. Gray left the city yesterday in
the interest of the Frisco line and says
that the rev rate VIII tax the line 20
its fullest capacity 10 handle the grain
In speaking on the subject to a reporter
fo- the Eagle, he said: mo person
has an idea Of the amount OF grain IN
the country unless he actually goes
through and beholds the great cribs
and graneries that not only line the rail
roads but stand embarked at every
farm Add to this the great wheat
harvest which has just been CLEANED,
and which for the first time IN the his
tory Of Kansas has surpassed in yield
the highest estimate placed upon the
crop by the farmers, then reflect that
The bulk Of least years crop is still on
hand and one viii find that the grain
~ Kansas awaiting a market means
much added to the business at this time
Of the year. Then stop TO consider
what a saving Z cents per hundred
means and you wild be astonished at
the figures
AZ tell you the Frisco desires the bus
!ness of this city and county and the
Kansas trade is picking up fast
expect 1 was as much rsj0iced as a
farmer who had 10000 bushels OF corn
on hand awaiting shipment when the
order came authorizing me 10 issue the |
announcement Of a cent cut per hun |
dred
II makes business for the road and /
that Is what We like. Wichita can rest /
assured Of one thing and that IS that /
In the Frisco the city has friend /
and not an enemy. What builds up a /
City aids the road. The roads inter /
terests are Identical with that OF the /
city and in the Frisco the city Of Wich- /
tia has a friend ar court
'tOf course the Frisco is only one |
member Of the traffic association and |
its acts are bound 70 a certain extent /
by the majority. burt by the seps ration i
OF the road from the Santa Fe Wichita /
has a vote there n her interest while |
before the great cOmbina ton looked /
more to other places than here. Tn
der the combination the represen tedion
had 70 look more % other competitive.
points and her basilg line was the
Missouri river. Now the Frisco does
not touch the Missouri river and when
a fight comes up ike the present one
II does not have 70 figure that point |
n giving its rate. This roads basing
line : the Mississippi river and hence
when the cut was announced the figures
were taken from there direct and not
10y and through the Missouri river
points"
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