The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-02
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NJ. n. MURDOCH, Editor.
KANSAS clTYs LATEST YAwP.


the future OF wichita as a commercial center as
grain and live stock market to be limited by die
tum Of hired Kansas City Mo- freght rate expert or
hedged by the CT that Missouri munich
palty? Not much Mary ann Throagh the gall ac-
qured Of the untoward accidents to Others and
vanages thrust upon her by the competitions Of souess
corporations that oongreve Of brass ana bumpuousnes
has presumed to dictate the pace and 10 prescribe the
gait Of number Of Kansas towns Of the past
But various attempts throttle Wichita have proved
a thrasoncal rhapsody-vox ct praetaerea nihI With
little protest Wichita although the midst Of
one Of the greatest grain districts the has
for years been submitting freight determinations
IN the way dierentals Gulf ports. and deferen
tials to Kansas City. For long time south Kansas
wheat in being shipped from Wichita to Galveston was
forced to pay the Kansas City Galveston plus
the local rate from here 20 the Missouri river The best
that Wichita has ever been able to command, not
withstanding identical lines. and the
fact that she is but threefourts distance
the Missouri river rate and then some. The Wichita
Board Of Trade her Chamber of Commerce having unit
eddy called the attention Interstate Commerce
Commission to such discrimination, the Kansas City
papers up with the fothngs Of secretary Of
transportation or the like who declares that he will
Intervene and knock the Kansas town out higher than
kite; that he did the Ike service for the Missouri river
town some years ago. and that therefore he confident
Of success.
The Interstate Commerce Commission have fixed
date for meeting at Wichita to take evidence in sup
port Of complaint the evidence win be forth
coming Notwithstanding the confident blowing OF Kan
sas Cits clustering hireng saaried expert Wich
tia not asking that Kansas Citys be modified
or changed in any particular The Missouri river rates
are entirely satisfactory Wichita such. But Wich-
tia tired paying Missouri river rates plus added
local on all southern as on all eastern and western con
signments CT grain. And the grain rate is all
Wichita does not want to see all the Touring mills OF
south Kansas and the wheat belt closed because G
freight rate determinations And Wichita being nearer
the supply is tired paying higher rate southern
lumber than is charged Missouri river Nebraska
points especially as the Development Of this country
ponds SO largely upon abundant supply of cheap
per. And 50 too as to steaming coal
The Kansas City yawp Of the Missouri river is a
basing line" hes served its purpose and had its day AS
line Of water navigation it is humbug and myth.
City is entitled only such advantages in rates
over the Missouri points as her relative greater tonnage
in any named commodity. warrants but the making
up Of such extra tonnage all of the products of
should not be first forced to that point local
traffic Car load lots of -four, meats and grains
must be hauled to Gulf markets and to mountain mar
kets. Wichita. the shorter distance on as low a
schedule from Kansas City if as low rate per
per mile, all the adante fddling Kansas Citys
freight rate expert to the contray Notwithstanding