The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-11
MILLERS MAKE STATEMENT
Frank KeIl Talks OF the Wheat and
Flour Dtfferentials.


reduction on the differential on -four and
wheat between Kansas, Oklahoma and
Texas points There was a cent differ
entail on wheat as against flour when
consigned to Texas points. This city
filed a suit before the international Com
merce Commission and asked that this
differential be taken off.
When the case was tried here the Tex
as millers fled an intervening petition
and were present during the hearing
and an active part in the proceedings.
Mr.. Frank KeI OF Wichita Falls Ter,
was one of the witnesses examined.
In last weeks Modern Miller, Mr..
Kell made a statement Of the Texas
millers view of the situation, claim
ing that they were misunderstood
Mr.. KeI believes that the Kansas, Ok
lahOma and Texas millers do not I'M
derstand each other and suggests that
a meeting be held when the matter could
be discussed at length and possibly an
understanding could be had. Continuing,
he says:
Il beg to state that for several years
wheat and -four have been consigned
to Texas, originating in Missouri, Kan
sas and Oklahoma. under the South
western Traffic Associations tariff No
15-F, which provided that -four should
carry a differential over wheat of SC
per hundred and that bran should be
moved at the wheat rate.
Under the operation of this tariff.
a mill located in Texas could buy its
wheat in northern territory and move
= !, y.
and then manufacture it into flour For
al -four sold at the mill door the rate
on the -four was sc per hundred lower
than the rate on -four from the sa me
point in the northern territory to the
milling station in Texas; the rate on
bran was exactly the same as paid by
the northern mill. The Texas min
however. lost the freight on the weight
which is lost in milling Oknown to mill
ing circles as the invisible loss) and
which amounts to about pounds per
barrel
when a Texas mill buys wheat in
northern territory and mills it in tran
sit. the product must pay as much as
&c per hundred minimum balance, both
on the -four and on the bran, when
moved TO any point beyond the milling
station. and in addition to this. Il the
product moved on back haul or in
direct route, an additional charge OF
&c per ton per mile penalty was fixed
for such indirect service.
Thus the Texas mill which applies
millIng-in-transit. pays the fou rate
on both its flour and its bran. being
charged the same rate on -four as the
Kansas min and 2i4c per hundred high
er on its bran than the Kansas mill. IN
view of the fact that hut small per
cent Of the Texas mills product Is sold
al the mill door, it necessarily follows
that the amount Of freight paid by the
Texas mill. on its products manufactur-
"a from Kansas. Missouri and Okla
homa wheat, pays a higher rate than
any min located in the above mention
81 territory.
7 have made some figures comparing
the conditions Of the Kansas and Ok
lahoma miller with the Texas miller
and I ind that where the wheat is
muied-in-transit in Texas ans sent TO
a direct destination that the Texas
miller pays &c per barrel more freight
than the Kansas and Oklahoma miller.
plus charges for back haul while the
product of the northern wheat sold al
the milling station in Texas. the Texas
miller would have &c pay about SC Per
barrel less freight than the Kansas mill
er inasmuch as the largest part OF the
Texas mills product is reshipped from
the milling station II follows that the
Texas miller. under the old tariff which
existed when the petition was fled Be
fore the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. paid more freight for the service
performed by the railroads than his
neighbar located in the north for Ike
service.
During the LAST several years there
has grown % large movement Of grain
and grain products through Tezarkana.
which has been recognized IS a gate
way. the grain and -four moving 10 Tex
arksna under the grain rate. and bran
under the barley rate. ana move from