Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-30
WORK OF TRANSPORTATION BU-
REAU FOR PAST YEAR.
SECURED MANY CONCESSIONS
WAS ALWAYS ALIVE TO THE INTER-
EsTs OF KANSAS CITY.
Chairman and Commissions
er Trickett Tell the Commercial
Club What Has Been Ac-
compIished and What
Is Needed.

The meeting OF the Commercial Club last
evening was devoted TO the hearing of the
work of the transportation committee and
transportation bureau. ]. NJ. Richards, OF
the committee, and Commissioner W. 2.
Trickett, of the bureau. read interesting
reports of the years work, showing how
great a railroad center Kansas City really
is. how unjust determinations against this
city have been removed by the work OF
the bureau and competition of new lines
and suggesting some work to be done in
the future.
The annua report of the transportation
committee, by Chairman Richards. was as
follows:
1t woul be too great a task to under
take 20 relate in full. work of the trans
portation committee during the past year.
Only the more important subjects can be
conveniently or i~ntelligently covered in &
report of this character. hence / shall
Keep within that limit. In the inaugural
address of ex-President Barton. special at
tention was directed to the imperative de-
mand on the part of Kansas City jobbers
for a readjustment of westbound rates.
necessary 10 place this market perma-
nently in a position which it should occu-
Ply. otherwise denial of the recognition 10
which We are entitled by reason Of or
growth will be continued indefinitely.
Prevailing conditions throughout the
West, with which you are all familiar.
We're such as 10 render inexpedient an eff
fort in this direction. and until a later
date il seemed most advisable to take no
action. When steps are taken toward Sc
curing necessary changes, l trust the prop
osition will be so handled as to insure
more favorable rates to the Missouri river
without involving reductions from st. Louis
a~1 --l,s. -..,.a
ton will not be improved. We have handled
during the past year over 800 separate
subjects pertaining to rates. service. etc,
each involving one or more of the five COM
b!ned interests in the bureau. In addition
thereto must be considered the work Of
compiling rate sheets, various circulars
and the close check Of our grain rate book.
which is fully depended upon by not only
our grain interests. but by non-residents
and noD-members. who subscribe regularly
fer the issue. IL has been stated TO lis
that much benefit has been derived this
year from what we term our ticket fund,
which is a branch of our work devoted to
inducing country merchants to come TO this
market for the purpose Of purchasing
stocks of goods.
During the year. including spring and
fall seasons. We distributed from selected
lists about 5000 copies of our regular cir
cuiar for transportation. The work of re-
parative Rate Sheet is now in progress
and should be ready for distribution in
part, at least, before the close of this year.
Subjects of National Interest.
w have handled two very important
subjects OF national interest. One. the pro-
posed legislation of pooling by railroads.
and II will suffice to say that Kansas City
s~trenuously opposed such legislation, and
Will, believe. continue opposition to the
formation Of such a gigantic trust. The
Other matter referred TO Is the question Of
revenue stamps to be applied TO express
raRafnfG and hfIC ~ 1adfru mkt .a.t;z
SO far as pertains to express companies. is
still unsettled. although we have succeed
ed In getting it before the supreme court
OF this state and expect an early decision.
Our differential system has been fire.
quently attacked, but repealed in every in
stance; with the result that We still main
tain the position occupied for years past.
1T must be gratifying to know that during
the year W. have not suffered a single
backward step. and work of the committee
has been productive only of advancement.
IT should be borne in mind in this connec-
ton that there are several very important
questions still remaining unsettled, but
little doubt exists as TO possibility of MAIN
tanning Kansas City's position. There are a
vast number OF questions handled by the
advised. and much of the work is known
only to those Immediately interested.
Prominent among subjects handled during
st. Louis VS.. Kansas City In matter of
beef cattle rates from Texas
This subject. was under consideration
u II lOlltIS III Oklt oI NlIdl lI0DOI-
lance to our live stock AND packing inter-
'Diferential on Hogs and Sheep from
Texas. Omaha VS.. Kansas City
Rates on Packing House Products to
Texas A reduction of Is cents per hundred
pounds having been secured from Kansas
Minimum weight m Packing House
Attempted withdrawal of feeding in
Advance in charge for feed in transit
privilege in Kansas, without corresponding
advance in Nebraska.
and packing house products and train
service
house products n live stock east and
o. the above subjects affecting the live
stock and packing indIstfS; all Were dis
jury. with the exception of the last named.
which caused no little loss of live stock
through rates being so slightly in excess
of local rates 10 Kansas City. Considerable
effort was required on all sides to bring
about the tardy restoration
Questions still Unsettled.
The unsettled live stock and packing
house questions are as follows:
Liv stock rates B.. and II. points 10
St. Joseph as compared with Kansas City
Live stock rates from Union Pacific
points west of Salina.
Live stock rates and service from
Stock cattle rates. Iowa to Kansas
City. as compared with Sioux City and
Omaha,
City VS.. Omaha and Sioux City 10 st. Paul
Packing house products rates to Ari-
zona and New Mexico
Mixed carloads fresh meat. butterine
and dressed poultry
Packing house products rates. Omaha
VS.. Kansas City to points in Southern Kan
a Indian Tprrif0ry and hnDna "
Changes in classification is a matter
which requires and receives careful consid-
Grafton. A ruling of the railroads. effect
i've January J. Of this year. which would
Gus loss and Inconvenience was that pro-
hibiting the carrying OF passengers on
The importance of his travelling represent
alive enjoying this privilege.
During the existence of what were COM
monty called postage stamp rates from the
Atlantic seaboar TO Gulf ports. great dis
turbance resulted in rates to Texas. Col
orado. Utah. etc. and for a while serious
decentralization prevailed, our usual differ
ential being almost entirely disregarded.
AT the beginning OF the trouble the all rail
rates were reduced from the East without
corresponding reductions from Missouri
river. Reduction in rates on cotton piece
goods to Texas was necessary and secured
The board of trade. fortunately. exper-
fenced less trouble during the past season
firement of the committee and even at the
present time a repetition of our 1896 contro-
versy comes inevitable on account of the
Many intricate and perplexing questions
with respect to hay rates have been han
died. two very important matters still -e.
Kansas City and from Northwest Missouri
points.
completion of the Kansas City & North