The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-29

contiguous 10 territory producing the
surplus products. The same thing
could be said Of the imports. He show
ed that if 10 per cent could be saved 10
the producing west through a shorter
haul 10 Gulf ports and that enough
money could be saved an
| nually ITO TO pay the full
expenses of the governments of the cen
trail states, or more than $l0o. 900, 600
He said that ne was not present to de-
nounce the excessive rates of railroads,
| but TO denounce the popular and estab-
| lished custom OF the people TO pay IN
necessary rates for hong haul TO tide
water when the shorter haul was open
to them 10 the Gulf ports. He said that
| it was astonishing but that It was a
/ fact nevertheless that the people are
| willingly paying freight over a long
road while they can reach the mar
kets of the world through shorter and
consequently cheaper haul
Nj King then presented a chart show
ing mean or average distances. This
chart comprised all the west central
states II showed their production
per capita. their exports and imports
and their distance from the north At
lantic coast and the Gulf coast. The
| eXplanati Of this chart was, in itself
a powerful argument in favor Of going
through the Gulf ports to the markets
OF the world. His last chart showed
the countries of the world and the ex-
PLANTATION OF this consisted principally
Of inter-contineatal freight questions.
He said that the exports Of the pro-
ducts Of Kansas through the west
would save at least 10 per cent 10 the
people and while speaking OF this 10
- Sfry r1sl 10
row margin that exists between success
and failure. prosperity and ruin.
He illustrated the absurdity Of the
long haul by saying that cattle raised
within 100 miles Of Galveston are ship
ped overland 10 New York for export
TO Europe.
Concluding he said that the elevator
project at Wichita so much talked
about, was the key to the situation for
this part of the country. BY establish
ing a basing point here all the other
cities Of the state would get the benefit
of tine short haul and that would make
the farmers and the communities more
prosperous He said that shipping
grain from Indianapolis west 10 Chica-
go and thence east to the port OF New
York was not bit more absurd than
shipping grain from Wichita 20 Kan
sas City and thence back to Galveston.
He said the proper thing 10 do was TO
have an immense elevator at Wichita
with plenty grain on hand so that when
a ship brought goods 10 Galveston and
wanted cargo 10 return with that all
that would be necessary for Galveston
to do would be TO telegraph TO Wichita
to send train Of wheat at once.
At the conclusion of Judge Kings ad-
dress a vote Of thanks was rendered
him
ELEVATOR MASS MEETING.
A mass meeting of the citizens of Sedg
wick county and adjoining counties. ia
hereby called TO be held at Wichita in
Garfield hall, Saturday, May 2. at 2:30
p. m. TO consider a practical PROPOSE
ton to enable the railroads to make,
and the people to receive. lower trans
portation rates to the Gulf.
All citizens interested in this subject
are cordially invited.
Judge S. s King of Kansas City, Kan
sas. and other prominent speakers well
posted on the transportation question
Will address the meeting.
A preliminary canvass is being made
this week through the county seats OF
Cowley, Butler, Harvey, Mcpherson,
Rice, Barton, Stafford, Reno, Pratt.
Kingman, Harper. Sumner and Sedg-
wick counties and the results of such
canvass will De reported at the meeting.
L. NJ. cox, Mayor.