The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-31
AN INTERVENING
PETITION FILED
Kansas City Begs to be Saved
From Ruin by Wichita.
.HUMILiATING SPECTACLE
Must Have Advantages or 1t
Cannot Survive.
COPY OF THE PETITION
Is Read and Causes Much
Amusement in Committee.
COPY OF THE PETITION

The Kansas City Board Of Trade IS
WHINING n fear that wichita VIII ruin
the elevator and milling industry Of the
hog town It has. through its tranc
agent, W ?. TTickett. fled an interven-
ing petition in the case Of Wichita
against the Santa Fe and other roads.
now before the Interstate Commences
Commission. in which IS alleged that the
roads in question give Kansas Ciy a
rate on grain that IS discrimination
against Wichita and the elevator and
milling interests.
Notice and a copy OF the petition we're
presented before the joint meeting of
the freight rate committee OF the Com
merciaI Club and Chamber OF Commerce
by City Attorney Helm last night Its
reading was listened 10 with interest
and provoked much amusement, especi-
ally over those points IN which Kansas
city cries Ike q baby in fear that the
business OF that town viii be ruined by
the demands Of enterpTising Wichita.
1t was conceded at the committee meet
ing that the Interstate Commerce Com
mission would allow Wichita its claim.
but it became well understood that after
that Wichita would have 10 make hard
fight in the courts for the enforcement Of
the orders expected to be made by the
commission.
The following is a copy Of Mr. Trick
ett's intervening petition:
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM
MISSION
The Gdayor and Council Of Wichita. Kan
sas, Complainant
vs.
Atchlson. Topeka & Santa Re. Ry. ct al,
Respondents.
The Board Of Trade OF Kansas City. No.
Intervener.
THE INTERVENING PETITION OF
THE BOARD OF TRADE OF
KANSAS CITY. NO.
l. Your petitioner. the Board Of Trade
OF Kansas City. Mo, is voluntary as
sociatien OF business men, organized 10
promote uniformity n the customs and
usages OF merchants 10 ineulcate princi-
pies of justice and equity in business. 70
insure proper grades. weights and re-
turns in the handing OF grain, TO facih-
tate the speedy adjustment Of business
disptes. 10 inspire confidence in the BUSH
ness methods and Integrity OF its mem
hers. 10 collect and disSiminate valuable
commercial and economical information,
and generally 10 secure for its members
the benefits Of cooperation IN the fur
therance Of their legitimate pursuits and
70 promote the general welfare Of kan
sas City.
II. The organization was established in
1916. since which time its members nave
by diligent and frugal methods promoted
a market towp OF value. possessing ade-
quate storage and milling facilities Il
contains twsnty-seven elevators. with a
storage capacity OF s.ea5. 30 bushels and
handling capacity Of !. fe4ooo bushels and
seven mills. the combined output Of
which in 1901 was ga barrels
III. The establishment and upbuilding
OF these industries represents an immense
investment Of capital and years Of ar
duous labor in extending trade relations
with The producers Of Kansas and sur
rounding states and with tire consumers
Of the world Our elevators and mills VIII
become valueless and the trade We have
spent years liz building up vii De losc 10
this community If in the readjustment
OF freight rates 10 Gulf ports By the VOL
untary act OF the railroad themselves OF
By order OF Your honorable commission,
upon petition from complainant. rates
from interior points IN Kansas 70 kan
sas City are not reduced in the same de-
gree as found necessary from Wichita
TO Galveston
" As individual reduction il the rates
from Wichita 20 Galveston IS in our best
Judgment. imprscticable IS Il IS appar-
snt that Central and Southern kansas
would De Affected not only % Galveston
but 70 New orleans as wei This would
involve railroad iiaes having no rails TO
either OF the ports named and n order
II protect their interests reductions would
doubtless be made 70 eastern markets
Y. kansas city IS natural market
FOR the grain producers q Kansas It's
geographical location Il such tEzt grain
consigned here or stored Il It's sievatnrs
can reach more markets ard uore ports
fer export than any ether rarsss II re
country. Kansas City has natural outlets
Tor export through Galveston. New Or
leans. Mobile. Savannah. Port Boya1 ald
Atlantic seaboard. as vel as ChicsEo.
Milwaukee. Toledo and other lake ports
Il IS also favorable ioc.ted 60 sE7pIy The
consuming markets g the scuth south
east ard east the mills az Minneapolis.
Milwaukee. Quincv ard interior pct1ts.
ard 10 supply he additional demands =
the west and southwest Ehsn Sro-gl-t
about by short c-ars- Thts has beer fuIiy
demonstrated dnrfnE the past seascs-
with TIE removal e present discriziua-
tive freight rates against kansas CitT.
rs natural resources and Shipping fsci-i-
ties wouia make Z the secor3 largest
grain ard milling center tn re Cnite4
states ard rone would derive greater
benefit fru- sssca a condE.5oa than the
grain producers = Eaasas-
VI wicnita = net SC sstuztss z11 has
ret the facilities . Become narsst
town. nor car r Justly sszzr1 grsass-
recognition thsz osser poiats n Kansas
similarly situated To prousTs IA sraia
ard milling Industry q tne state TIE ear
riers have established ard zsstaFzin a
transit privilege and TvicAsta = enc Z
tse PORTS ersovsng sz-e. Z shersfa-~
sns,zius no s4sasv4niaEe compared win
ether eonosatrztEHg poiats-
vi. IRE fossawszS Is 8 co-rsrts17 =
rates from vs~soas rc5ats g Gz1vss-ea
ard Ezasas csty-
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