The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-04
FOR FLOUR RIGHTS
Mr. Howard Tells of Fight for
Better Rates.
HELP FROM ROOSEVELT
Power for interstate Com
MERGE Commission.

Mr.. j. Z. Howard OF the Union MINIS
company has returned from Washington,
where he attended The Reciprocity Con-
vention'' held there. He is not greatly
impressed with the work done at lat
convention. as the high tariff element in
vaded it in great numbers, and hence
prevented an open and positive declara-
ton for reciprocal trade relations with
other countries. But he is feeling good
over the prospects OF congress passing
amendments 10 the interstate commerce
law which will give the interstate COM
mission the power to enforce any order
they may choose TO make.
Mr.. Howard is enthusiastically in favor
of the measure, and is using his utmost
influence to have its passage accom-
plished. lie thinks the Santa Fe favOrs
an amendment such as is proposed, but il
is possible that IL does so only on the
condition that bin shall also be passed
legalizing pooling among common CARR
ers. 1t is said that the railroads contend
that If pooling is made legitimate there
will be no necessity for discrimination.
The Millers association is divided on this
question, many Of the members being IN
compromisingly opposed to pooling"
regardless of its effects.
Mr.. Howard is secretary of the commit
tee having in charge the campaign in Ia
vor of giving the interstate commerce
commission power commensurate with its
responsibility, and he believes that it is
important that all shippers. regardless of
their business, should become interested
in the matter, and make their viii felt
in Washington.
The millers want something that is TO
the benefit of every citizen and Of every
industry except, possibly, the railroads.
They are opposed TO the discrimination OF
the railways in favor of wheat against
-four. In other words, they want Ameri-
can wheat made into American -four and
the manufactured product sent to Europe
for sale. As conditions now exist the
railroads, with their steamboat connec-
tions, want the raw material taken from
the wheat fields to Europe that they may
get that much more tonnage. Mr.. How
ard, and others, think that the American
railways are mistaken in their policy in
this respect; that il would be eventually
better for the railroads to have food
products made at home, by American
millers American machinery and Ameri-
can coal. He cannot see how il can profit
the railroads to have Sedgwick county
wheat made into flour in France and
shipped to England. They do not haul
the coal that makes that -four, as they
could do If it was made here in Wichita.
II the manufacture of Kansas wheat
builds up a town in France. with in
creased population and increased pros
perity, the railroads do not benefit by it;
whereas they would. by encouraging the
manufacture of -four at home, build up
Wichita. giving il more population and
prosperity. they would benefit their own
business permanently.
The bin proposed by the millers is to
give a friendly interstate commission the
right to order, if they deem proper. that
the railroads should at once cease dis
eliminating in favor of wheat and against
-four, and TO give them the power 70
enforce that or any other order when it
is made.
Mr. Howard. while he had not then read
President RooseveIt's message, felt conf
dent that he would prove friendly to the
proposition to clothe the commission with
more authority. and his confidence has
been justified by the presidents message.
A coated tongue. foul breath and
clogged condition in the bowels suggests
the use of Prickly Ash Bitters. It is just