The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-02
WILL HAVE TO
FIGHT IT OUT
Wichita and Texas MiIIerS
Have Interesting Meeting.
OVER THE RATE QUESTION
They Were Far Apart and
Commission Must Decide.
OVER THE RATE QUESTION

The Wichita and the Texas millers tried
to settle matters that have been brought
TO the attention of the Interstate Com
merce Commission between themselves
yesterday. but they did not succeed.
J. H. Johnston, secretary of the Gal
weston chamber of commerce, George ].
Chapman. of the Sherman mills. Frank
Ken, Of Wichita Falls. and president OF
the Mnlers' association Of Texas. and
John Reymershoffer. president OF the Star
Milling company. of Galveston. arrived
here yesterday and at o'clock in the
afternoon met J. E. Howard. of the
Union mills. II. Imboden OF the Imperial
mills. Mr.. Christie OF the Watson mills
and City Attorney Helm, az the rooms
OF the Commercial club
The miliers Of the city had induced the
city of Wichita TO hle complaint with
the Interstate Commerce Commission to
have the deferential Of five cents a hund-
red on -four to Texas points removed
and TO compel the railroads 10 ship -four
the same as wheat. The Texas men came
to see if they could not talk the matter
over with the Wichita millers and get
them to have the suit or complaint with
drawn The matter was discussed in a
friendly manner. but the Wichita millers
refused to consent to have the complaint
withdrawn.
The Texas miIlers claimed that the
five cent difrerentiaI on -four only put
the Texas millers on an equal footing
with the Kansas millers in the markets
Of Texas, but the Wichita millers could
not get the idea out of their minds that
the railroads were taxing them five cents
a hundred on their -four for the privil-
eye Of selling it in the state of Texas
These two positions are a long way apart
and it looks like the Interstate Commerce
Commission would have 10 settle the mat
ter.
Mr.. Johnston. Of the Galveston Cham
Der OF Commerce. seemed disappointed
last night over the result of the confer
ence. He had induced the Texas milIers
10 come here and he felt that If they
were brought face TO face that some
agreement could be reached. Speaking
OF the matter. he said:
Il was anxious TO have this matter
settled so as to have our miIers avoid
the expense of trial The same point
has twice been before the Interstate Com
merce Commission and we won out both
times. I have been talking TO our people
about Wichita, and of course arc for
Wichita as against Kansas City. because
we want your trade.
1T is claimed here that Texas IS the
only community that asks for this favor
and gets it. Then Texas is right and the
rest of the country is wrong. for the fin
ished product ought to pay more freight
than the raw material We want 10 come
10 Wichita to buy milling wheat Texas
requires about fifteen million bushels Of
wheat each year and we only raise about
half that amount and the seed must be
saved out OF that and the exporters get
hold of some and ship it out OF the
state We cannot buy Kansas wheat TO
grind in Texas if we have to pay the
same for shipping bran and shorts that
the Kansas millers pays for shipping his
-four"
To this last argument the Wichita mil
lers answer that their location in the
wheat belt Of Kansas gives them THIS
advantage and they do not believe a rail I
road has right 10 tax away all their /