The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-24
MEMBERS OF
COMMISSION
To Hear Freight Rate Evidence
Arrived Last Night.
ARE READY FOR WORK
Meeting Will Begin This
Morning at 10 O'clock.

| Four Of the five members Of the United
States Interstate Commerce Commission
arrived in the city last night They were
Martin a. Knapp. of New York. chair
man of the commission; James D. Yoe-
mans Of Iowa: c. A Prouty, Of Yer
mont, and Joseph W. Fifer, Of Illinois
Commissioner Clemens, Of Georgia. is I'M
able to be present. The two stenograph-
ers who keep the records Of the commits
sion meetings win arrive this morning.
Mr.. P ]. Farrell. special attorney Of the
commission. has been in the city several
Gays comforting with the city's attorneys
and business organizations.
The meeting viii be called to order
promptly at 10 o'clock this morning in
the rooms Of the United States district
court in the federal building. The city,
the commercial organizations and trades
unions that are supporting the fight made
by the city have everything in readiness
for the meeting. For weeks City Attorney
Helm, leading attorney for the plaintiffs,
has worked arduously 10 gather infor-
nation and facts to be presented to the
commission He has been materially as
sisted by many men and firms interested
in the questions involved.
form required by the commission. and
they are thus enabled TO get at the facts
quickly and conveniently, and as they are
always rushed with business, they must
have the facts presented in the best pos
sible manner. so they can get through
with their work quickly and move TO an
| other place.
Kansas City jobbers, grain men and
millers, Texas millers and grain
merce OF Galveston will each have
representatives at the meeting. They are
aTrayed on the side Of the railways and
fighting Wichita because they are afraid
that the Peerless Princess viii gain her
legal and natural rights as market for
81 ain. -four and livestock.
Oklahoma is very much DESTROYS that
Wichita shall gain her rights. as it Is a
question of mutual benefits to both south
ern Kansas and Oklahoma, so the Terri
tory is doing everything in its power TO
help the plaintiffs.
The commission, after all the facts and
evidence is presented, viii take the matter
under Amusement, and decision will be
rendered within a Short time after the
adjournment.
There is a certain city down towards
the center of the state OF Illinois which
is very proud OF its brand new court
house" said a travelling man for one of
Chicago'se big wholesale houses. Il had
to stay over night in that town one night
last week and as I had some time to kill
after supper. I thought I'd go around and
see the new building. It certainly is
very imposing structure, built of granite
and occupying a great big square in the
center OF the block, with lawns running
up from the street to the different sides
Of the building. I found the janitor and
he took me all over the place, turning
en- the incsndescent lights to show me
TIE handsome frescoes and finishes of the
different rooms What particularly
caught my attention was the spotless
cleanliness Of everything The mosaic
floors, the quarter-sawed oak woodwork,
the staircases, the rotunda ratings, the
roomy elevators-all were as bright and
free from dust and tarnish as the pro-
verbal new pin. Just fancy court rooms
and Offices looking that way at the ordi-
nary county seat. How do you do it,
j asked the janltor He smiled bat said
nothing until he reached his store room.
Then he showed me whole case Of Cold
Dust which he kept in stock. This
washing powder he said is the only
thing that will be used around this place
Is long as I am janitor. I have been
doing this kind Of work all my life and
have never had such snap Of keeping
things clean as since I began using Gold
Dust. You can imagine what = Job l
would have here without it, -