The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
Interstate Commerce CON-
mission Notifies City Attorney
OF RAILROADS. ACTION
Since the Complaint Alleging
Determinations Was Filed.


raises in rates on their lines and these
rates are kept on file in the commissions
Offices at Washington.
The city Of Wichita and its merchants
have filed seven suits against the rail-
roads which have share in the business
OF hauling goods to Wichita and since
the fling of these suits with the commits
sion some of the roads have reduced
their rates on some classes of goods.
Yesterday City Attorney Helm received
from the auditor of the commission re-
port compiled by him Of the reduction of
rates to Wichita. The report in full. is
as follows:
No. s24--Mayor and Council of Wichita
VS.. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
way Company ct. al
The Export Grain Case-Straight ex-
port from Kansas City to Galveston and
New Orleans wheat remains at 20; other
grains have been reduced from 10 to IS.
Wichita to Galveston and New Orleans
wheat has been reduced from 2sIh to
251z; other grains have been reduced from
rs to "a Proportional export from Kansas
/ City to Galveston and New Orleans has
been reduced on wheat and corn from 10
! TO u and other grains from Is to H.
! This by Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
| Via Missouri Pacific straight export on
wheat Kansas City to New Orleans and
| Galveston has been reduced 20 TO IS;
other grains 10 to H. Wichita to New
Orleans and Galveston wheat remains 2sIk
and other grains have been reduced from
Is to %; proportional export wheat re-
mains at 10; other grains have been re-
duced from Is TO II.
Via st. Louis & San Francisco r. r.
straight export remains at 23la on wheat
Kansas City to New Orleans and Cal
weston and % on corn; no rats on oats.
rye and barley from Wichita Wheat
has been reduced from 3l1z to 251a; corn,
oats and rye % to %; barley 26 to 25.
Proportional export wheat remains at 10;
other grains have been reduced from Is
to a.
Via Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
straight export Kansas City to Galveston
and New Orleans; none to Wichita
Wheat has been reduced from 2s1s 10
25l2; other grains remain at 26. Proper
tional export all grains is 12c Kansas City
to New Orleans and Galveston.
No proportional export rates IN any
case on grain from Kansas City to Gal
weston and New Orleans.
The rates from Wichita and Kansas
City to New York nave been reduced
from 215 to 81 cents on all grain. The
difference remains the same, with no
proportional export rates on grain from
Wichita TO New York.
COZ WI
VS.. Atchison. Topeka q Santa Fe Rail
way Company, ct al.
Coal and slack from Minden, Nc
Allister and RusseIlville.-Coal from Min
den to Wichita reduced from SLIGO to
$3.50 per ton; from McAllister to Kansas
City from 1925 to S1.75. Slack from
Russellvine to Kansas City reduced from
$3.50 to s1.25 per ton
No. 62S-Mayor and Council of Wichita
vs. Illinois Central Railway Company,
ct. all.
Bananas.-Only changes are from New
Orleans to Wichita reduced from % to
Sc, to Kansas City from Go to g. from
Omaha from 20 to g..
No. 629.-Mayor and Council of Wichita
vs.. Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
way Company, ct al
Sugar-Rates via A, T. & s. F. r. R.
from Rocky Ford to Wichita and points
named unchanged Rates via Missouri
Pacific reduced cents from Sugar City
to points named except st. Louis.
No. sSo.-Mayor and Council of Wichita
VS.. Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific R.
Co. ct al.
Lumber-No changes since filing Of
complaint.
No change in situation.
No 6s6-Mayor and Council OF Wichita
vs.. St Louis & San Francisco r. r.
Co. ct al Glass rates from eastern
points to Wichita and oklahoma
city,
It seems that new supplemental tariffs
have been filed giving Wichita the
City rates from points named
in complaint.
This report does not include the rates
which went into effect the Sth Of this ;
month on iron from the Mississippi river {
and Chicago as the notices of these rates ,
came too late for the auditor 70 use. The 5
rates granted are very beneficial 70 Wich- ]
tia and her business men,
The export rates on wheat to New York J
have been reduced 80 cents Per hundred :
pounds. but a slight discrepancy appears =
in that the dinerentisl remains the same {
in Kansas City and Wichita rates Both
these cities get the reduction.
Since the complaint vas fled against
all roads entering Wichita regarding the
sugar tariffs from Colorado. the Missouri
Pacific has reduced the rate five cents.
but the other roads have taken no action I
and the Illinois Central has reduced the
rate on bananas fifteen cents per hund- +,
red from New orleans to Wichita and a ,
two-cent reduction TO Kansas City and !.
G three-cent reduction to Omaha ?
Probably the rates that are the most :
TO Wichita merchants are the I
class rates from eastern points The rail- :
reads have claimed thar water conpeti- =
ton has compelled them 70 charge higher Z
tariffs 70 Wichita than 70 Oklahoma City z
IN account of the Memphis gateway. But Il
TIE railroads had the same rate from all q
Mississippi river points and these were
5ascd on the Memphis rates which gave
oklahoma City great advantage over
Wichita and complaint VAS fled with
he commission 70 Do away with this dis
Elimination Since the Sing o. the con-