The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-26
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M. M. MURDOCH, Editor.
BYLEAvE OF The INTER STATE COMMERCE COM
MISSION.

town from our state about everything else OF when
they are possessed We have reading the Eagles
report of the first days proceedings before the United
States Interstate Commerce Commission in this city
Under what rule Of Jurisprudence by what authority
Kansas City Galveston. New York or Chicago can be
permitted to appear and object equity for Wichita OF
for any other place much for our comprehension
The Missouri contingent is asking for justice
for Kansas City but demanding that equity shall be de-
MED Wichita Why should intrude its snoot in the
interest Of the Kansas City and Chicago routing when
every bushe grain diverted from the lakes enhances
the importance Of Galveston Houston is incompre-
hensible to mere country eltor is no doubt legally
proper for the paid attorneys and saaried officials Oh
the railroads built by Kansas bonds to make perfume
tory stand for the ongaul combine and in defence Of
the policy that an interior commercial center is
unnecessary, because the arrangements which employ
them have got no more sense than to cooberate such
conclusion But Missouri and Texas coming here in a
representative capacity demanding that Kansas shall
have no trade center but shall consgn all her and
wheat and hogs and cattle to outside togates makes
US tired
The Eagle was originally opposed the adjustment
Of the pooling system and the instalment its stead
having been substituted we have written columns de-
handing adequate powers enforce its mandates
SO long as it could not findings judicaly good
its labors prove many important contests futile
have stood the Cuom bill deporing only its
lack drastic provisions But We favor amend
ment to the Interstate Commerce law which will not
only empower but compel the commissioners throw
that cheeky Kansas City contingent out rdstory
window
Wichita has not been is she now. asking that
Kansas City rates advanced. Wichita doesn't
what the Kansas City is long such does
not prove discrimination against the demands of the
citys traffic.
We do not know the character Of the evidence being
offered today but We are wondering why Wichita's
pert grain -four witnesses didn't swear more point
edly to incontestible facts Wichita was at time
the greatest wagon-wheat market in the world at
tested by state and national official statistics records of
which may be found in the back files OF this paper
the publications of the old board of trade BY actual
count upwards of four hundred wagons of wheat have
between the Arkansas bridge Douglas
nue. and the railroad waiting to be unoaded besides
hundreds Of others scattered the elevators
Wichita had seven small steam elevators going
day and night handling the wheat What became Of the
elevators where is the wheat? the railroads
that voted bonds construct These concluded that
they did want Wichita as grain center and there
upon arranged their rate schedules accordingly They
pretty nearly doing the livestock
packing interests. For that matter why all the
wheat Of this great wheat belt converted
ground and then transported tc terminal markets real
izing in the meantime the profits and advantages pertain
Ing local haul the wheat? the railway traffic
expert AS local haus being more profitable insure
better dividends why Kansas railroads stand for
the development Of Kansas communities instead of for
the improbable long ASK the clerical forces of
the traffic managers for the President and Directors do
know.
Speaking of Kansas City's gall and Wichitas equity
this is the first time Wichita was ever before the
Inter State Commerce Commission with discriminating
grievance was Pacific sugar case, in carload lots
and Wchita's attorney for years on the Federal
Bench always laughs recalls the decision that
knocked him out The Commissioners in their decision
found that old hulk from Honolulu loaded with
sugar consignment for St Louis via New York had de-
hyered the cargo 90 cents fat That the commission
held fixed the that Wichita must pay the local
haul from the Missouri river additional explaining that
Kansas City was reached by waterway from St Louis
aud Wichita was not The truth that while Kansas
City didn't know what steamboat looked like the laws
OF the United States recognized and declared the Arkan
sas river navsable up the mouth of the Little Arkan
tas and Congress was making annual appropriations for
its improvement as such
As fer anything farther touching the impudenoe Of the
representatives Of the hos ana grain ehues located
BY the railways at the mouth Of the Kansas river in the
interest Of Missouri town if the Commissioners respect
lively have the brains they look expert knowledge
their records disclose and the discretion which their pa
findings guaranty the Eagles suess IS that Kansas Cir
Numbered in intervening wherein the greatest
town in Kansas is simply yet humbly begging for