The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-25
MO. PACTFIC'S
ANSWER TO
WICHITA'S SUIT
Railroad Files Answer With
Interstate Commerce
Commission.
DENIES ClTYS CHARGES
Declares That There Is No
Unjust Discrimination.
ALLEGED REASONS FOR 1T
Says Wichita Is Off Main Line
and Small.
DENIES ClTYS CHARGES
ALLEGED REASONS FOR 1T

The Missouri Pacific railroad has fled
fits answer with the Interstate Commerce
Commission 10 the suits brought by
Wichita against the railroads The ans
wer denies that unjust Determinations
are made by the Missouri Pacific in favor
of Kansas City against Wichita for hauls
TO Galveston and New Orleans. It de-
MES that higher rate per hundred
pounds is charged for a shorter route
within a longer. and explains the differ
ence in rates by declaring that Wichita
IS not on the main line of the read, that
Wichita does not ship out enough grain
70 compensate for As low d rate as from
Kansas City. that Kansas City is dis
tributing point and warrants the lower
rate.
The answer in fun is as follows:
BEFORE THE INTERSTATE COM
MERGE. COMISSION.
The Mayer and Council Of Wichita, Kan.
VS..
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry Co.et al
Answer of the Missouri Pacific Pail
way Company.
The above named company. the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway. Co. for its separate
answer TO the complaint herein, states
First-That it is a common carrier. en-
gagged in The transportation Of passen-
gers and property by continuous car
rage and shipment by railroad, between
Kansas City, Missouri. and other Mis-
souri, river points. and Wichita. Kan
sas and New Orleans, in the state Of
Louisiana. and Galveston. in the state
of Texas in the following manner and
under the following statement of facts,
to-wit:
T. a line of continuous transportation
is formed between Kansas City, Missouri,
and Wichita. Kansas, and Galveston,
Texas. and New Orleans Louisiana, in
connections with the International x
Great Northern railway. the Texas &
Pacific Railway company. and the st.
Louis, Iron Mountain * Southern rail-
way
But this respondent AYERS and alleges
the fact 10 be that each and every of the
other railway companies described as
forming with this respondent a liue of
transportation is distinct and indie
pendent organization and corporation un-
der separate, distinct and Independent
management and operation and that
each and All of the aforesaid companies
IS equally interested with the respondent
in any order which this honorable Com
mission may or might make in the prem
ises.
That any order changing the rate as
prayed for IN the complaint herein would
greatly and seriously disturb the exist
ing rates over large section of country
as well as the interests OF said compa-
MES; wherefore. ala of said companies
not made parties hereto should be made
parties TO this proceeding. to the end
OF the proper and final adjustment of all
interests, and the prevention Of unneces-
sary multiplicity of suits and proceed
ines
9 This respondent admits that the
rates charged for the transportation of
grain and grain products from Wichita,
Kansas, to Galveston. Texas. and New
Orleans. Louisiana, is in excess of the
rates charged from Kansas City, Mis-
souri,. Tor hauling and transporting the
same kind of products. but denies that
such rate ana charge is unreasonable or
unjust In itself, and that said hauis are