The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-16
BEATEN At WICHITA
Subject of Trans-Mississippi
Congress Resolution
INVESTIGATEDAT ST. LOUIS
Grain Rate DiferentiaI Ques-
ton That Died. MaIiciouSly.

The interstate commerce commission
now sitting in session al St. Louis. is In
vestigating the question over which one
Of the hottest debates Of the recent meet
ing Of the ans-Mississippi congress here
occurred. The committee in resolutions Of
fered resolution calling for the removal
OF rate diferentials on corn and wheat
from the interior TO Atlantic and Gulf
ports. The difficulty complained Of IS that
corn and wheat carried by the railroads to
the seaboard for export is hauled at a
much cheaper rate than that which is
hauled for domestic consumption. The
resolution called for removal OF this dis
elimination. Il was opposed by ex-Lieu-
tenant Governor Stanard Of St. Louis and
w. p. Trickett Of Kansas City. The ques-
ton was champIoned by Frank Greer Of
Guthrie. After an hours fight, Trickett
Of Kansas City, who came here more as a
packer" OF the convention for the Kansas
City interests than any or all the so-caIled
agents Of Mark Hanna, proposed a slick
compromise by amending the resolution TO
manufactured products shipped 10 the sea-
board, either for export or import, as
against raw material or corn and wheat.
This motion rendered the resolution COM
parativeiy worthless, and Kansas City
won, having packed the Missouri delega-
ton for that purpose.
The following are some Of the questions
that viii be propounded by the commission
at st. Louis, and the answers Will dis
close some interesting facts:
Whether railroads do charge different
rates for the transportation of grain from
interior points to ports of exports when
the grain is for export from when it is
for domestic consumption; and, If so, the
reasons for such difference.
Whether the export rates upon grain and
grain products have been the same. or
whether the relation heretofore existing
between the two has been maintained on
export business; and, if not, the reason
why
Whether through rates upon grain and
the products Of grain have been made from
interior points 70 foreign countries through
the various ports of export, and whether
grain and grain products have been re-
ceived for such through transportation. If
so, state whether such transportation has
been conducted under schedules on file in
the Office Of the commission, and publish
ed. as is required in case Of joint traffic;
and, if not, the reason why.
Each road is TO state for the months of
March and April, 1899, what rates it has
received or participated If, both domestic
and export, for the transportation OF grain
and grain products from Chica go and Mis-
sissippi river crossings to Atlantic ports
and from st. Louis, Kansas City and
Wichita to Gulf ports, specifying also the
river crossing, Chicago, st. Louis or Kan
sas City, the port OF export. and foreign
destination. In case through rates have
been made or participated in from such
interior points through the ports named
to foreign destinations, state each total
through rate and the inland division.
Kansas City will hardly be able TO pack
the interstate commerce commission, but
their merchants may accuse Mark Hanna.