The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-07
J0BBERS GET
LOWER RATES
Kansas Basis Extended Over
Oklahoma and Indian
Territory.
$4,000 SAVED A MONTH
Santa Fe Does Handsome
Thing for Wichita.
$4,000 SAVED A MONTH

Wichita jobbers have been granted
lower rates by the Santa Fe railroad that
win mean monthly saving to shippers
OF $500 at least The new rates went
into effect the first of the month and were
made by the Santa Fe because of Wich-
itos increased tonnage and because Of
her increasing Importance as a CONNER
cial center. The new schedule is simply
the result of extending over the Indian
territory and Oklahoma rates on the Kan
sas iobbing basis Heretofore the charges
to Kansas jobbers have been based on an
interstate traffic basis and the Wichita
shipper had TO pay a high rate TO get his
goods into Oklahoma This rate, said TO
be on a Kansas jobbers' basis, is q spe-
cial one that is made from all jObbing
points in Kansas to any other points in
Kansas but when the southern Kansas
jobber sends his goods out Of the state
what is called a regular through rate, or
one that is based on the interstate traf-
&c rules. is applied. The decrease in the
rates to jObbers IL southern Kansas.
moreover, has not been extended TO the
northern part of the state nor to Kansas
City, Mo. on frst-class goods Kansas
City CMo) jobbers must pay A tents more
on the hundred pounds TO Guthrie, O. T.,
than Wichita Jobbers. The Santa Fe an
nounies also that she intends TO meet the
cent reduction on sugar made by the
other roads. and has already seen to al
lowing mixed car loads TO be shipped out
OF Wichita al a reduced rate wherein
implements and buggies are concerned.
The reduction 10 the jobbers have made
these shippers very well satisfied and
happy, for it means much to them and
to the size of their business in Oklahoma.
On first-class goods from Wichita to
Guthrie there has been made a reduction
Of cents on second-class So cents, on
third-class cents and on fourth-class z
cents. The new rates for the four classes
are in cents per 100 pounds-5l. 43, So and
q The rates from Kansas City, No, to
Guthrie are IS. s., "A and 70. Wichita's
great advantage can be readily seen
The reduction to "a point farthest dis
tant In the territories can be judged from
the reduction in the rate from Wichita
to Purcell l. T. On irst-class goods the
old rate was IS cents per 100 pounds. while
the new is only 60 cents, a reduction of
IS cents per 100 pounds.
Take Oklahoma City as an intervening
point. From Wichita TO that point a re-
duction Of II cents on first-class. IL cents
on second-class, 10 cents on third-class
and cents on fourth-class goods has
been brought about. The new schedule
Of rates from Wichita 10 Oklahoma City
on the four classes Of goods reads thus:
81. Il. 40 and 90
The new rates apply TO the branches of
the Santa Fe in the territory. as is shown
By the old and new rates from Wichitaei
10 Woodward, o. T. On first-class goods
the reduction amounts 10 y cents, the
Old and the new rates being 55 and 50
cents respectively.
The most remarkable affect these re-
duced rates VIII have on the growth and
Importance OF the Peerless Princess can
not be estimated in dollars. it is simply |
another step that the royal maiden Of the
southwest has taken toward that high
commercial pinnacle that she is destined (
for by nature