The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-08

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paid $l5eo Rer RE ear g tooE Us e9r. H.. reign
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- %
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l,,- A+t[,7-11lsZ- XIV s9i5 IN some irstan-
80 fl,a oa+fla ~ shfnDed were NEGLECT
- d e+l.7.T,--,,-7 ana foi5rI ~ 7e as low 4 *
n -00 Wounds mar car vaf az GOO
7,a177,ds were oraread for nv the rail-
l,ag- roroDanias
q W F1I1fnet0n of Wichita was
.,--+ l-I1e7 RTr F-,7l1i7'a-+or T7777-s in r
49, So 71l-J5qc s,,J |+l7ar localities
-l-f-,te1-irg- his cattle at F3elvidere.
A4+or0ev waters. .sT)o v0u consid-
err the old -rate q reasonable One2''
.Since we have tried the new rate. it
is reasonable We would be satisfied
with I'd now"
lido YOU regard the new rate an ex-
orbifant one2'
..I do. most decidedly"
crease per car of s7.25.
Are You satisfied with the new rate2
NO"
What is the objection to the present
aThe increase in price paid and the
general injustice of the new rate"
BY Attorney Richards on eross-eN-
animation; How many head of cat
tie can You get i'm 80 foot car2'
"Cau easily load 80 head with an av-
erase weight Tor car OF 1b,VUO 10 zi.-
oGQ-
Do you not regard TINS pretty
heavy loading
mo: do not"
Attorney Waters here read an anlda-
N'p by Hooert Baker of Johnson county,
he had recently driven a bunch of cat
tie from his nome TO Kansas City, a dis
tance or nIteen miles, because the new
rate was such that it was more econo-
them. This was on account Of the in-
crease in freight under the present sys-
tenn
u. ID. Freeman of Madison, Green
wood county, was called Mr. Freeman
is a shipper of twenty years experience
and testified he had been in the habit
of shipping under the old carload lot
rate, from 2s.O00 to 10000 pounds per
car, and now, under thenew rate. can
ship but 22 600 pounds. The loss to him
under the present rate amounts in sew
eral personal instances, to from S5 to
81
Attorney Naters='F Have YOU ship
ned under the new rate 2''
4-I have shipped one carload. the rates
are now SO high I c0lld not afford to
shin more
..7Fhen Won consider the present rate
es0rbitant2s'
More than that-e,rtorti0late
Holm VVafIzins of RanHo1nb PiIav
countv was FL q next witness M.
-yyra+l-ir7e fs an e--De7-iar.oe7 9af+Iar7ar7
ad has been in the business over 80
years. He came to this meeting rep
resentlng protesting Shippers OF ms
ioesllly-
L. l--less est1lleu AIolA Al5 own eA-
a,7.--,~l, - ~ ~ fl--i- -,,-5 .lli7,s w
e,,7 -, s,r,1 ~
Mr. Tvaflzins had q tabl5latad state
nent of his own and other shippers.
showing increases per car on both hog
ana cattle shipments over the old
rates
ZS f. " Fll5'--, tAlluel' e55atg go C0Ill-
Fa7 eI7frie7 ,59,-4s,. +i9s Hi go
also ships now under the present rate
Asked whethef he considered the Did
rate reasonable. he said ne considered
i reasonable at the time it was i'm ef-
LFel 9ut now lue present rate was
-I ~ ~ C'i-l ~. ! d so SO - = ie-
-,[,- 7a+ 7~4 lr,l7- ,ll5+-,+ I WI
reasoTaf1a I,,7+ -tg,,-+fl,7,+l 80 ~
rageous to the shfDpers and feeders
r. H Mann Of Eureka was the next
witness and he had experience in
shlppllg uhqef the present rate one
Z ~ oq. ~ Ilie leslliliony Oh
1.l,,rissf5r, 80 e-5 - y li,7
cattle in a car. which amounted to a
good deal. as from n to 80 head of cat
tie We're ordinarily shipped ia one car.
No comm issl9n Is charged in Kansas
-1,,,(,,l.. 4 5,l-5-4'-, .l,'t- pei 11l-
s7irrer. e +s5r+as,, - 80 q
+tse-, ~, -,.,-.sss- "a @1 -
- 80 H. -, Us 'i 1-i'l u
ee--s o1it7- time AiiIS Is on account
OF the increase In rate
The increase per car for cattle under
the present rate. Mr.. Clayton testified
from his experience. is from ss to s11
and of hogs from. "a ~ IA
T7rad N-os+ar of 7rf7+r,,--f77, ,-7.,,7
.,,.-,.+.- ,.- ~ -.
-91-i's "s'S eAe -s'7l "lelless OF the Iore-
noon session I@e testimony Of this