The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-19
Gun. MADE IN
GRAIN RATES
Railroads Make Reduction
From Kansas TO Texas,
DIFFERENTlAL ALSO CUT
1t Is Now 2 IL Instead of
5 Cents Per Hundred Pounds.

One of the direct results Of the meet
ing Of the Interstate Commerce commits
sion in this city was made public yester-
day when the new tariffs on the Kansas
railroads handling business in Texas were
received. The old tariffs were revised
and the rates on grain and grain prod
ucts from Kansas to Texas points re
duced from 21a to ! cents per hundred
to many points.
Al the meeting Of the commission. Mn
Biddle. freight agent OF the Santa Re,
stated on the witness stand that he ana
very few other persons could understand
the tariffs on grain and grain products
from Kansas to Texas points. The tariff
sheets We're 50 complicated that It was
almost impossible to figure the rates be-
tween two points. Without much study
no agent could give the rates and often
times the rates were given wrong. This
caused great deal Of dissatisfaction
among shippers and Mr.. Biddle 1t that
time stated that he was at work on 8
new tariff that would be more simple
and one that could be understood by
any person at all familiar with railroad
tariff sheets. The tariff just issued and
which became effective November 10, is
a result Of this work and at the same
time a substantial reduction in rates in
grain products is made
Under the new tariffs the grouping is
made 1T the top Of each page for Kan
sss points and the towns in Texas groups
are arranged seriauy ard the rates Of
each group placed opposite each town
both local and proportional rates being
given from each group of Kansas points
to each group Of Texas points. AID by
this means the shipper or freight agent
is able to tell a d glance the exact rate
from any wheat or -four shipping point
in Kansas to any point in Texas.
The diferential on -four and wheat in
favor of Texas points by the new tariff
IS cut in two. The rate up TO the time
of the meeting Of the Interstate Com
merce commission was cents per hun
dred pounds greater on -four than on
wheat consigned from Kansas to Texas
points. The city of Wichita made this
a case against the railroads at the hear
ing. The Kansas millers claimed that
the differential was in the nature of a
pEOllDlLtNe IhIiA. ne rate was g ldD-
lished years ago in order 10 build up the
Texas milling industry. Under the new
tariff the 6ifferential is made ~ cents
per hundred pounds
Besides this reduction the rate on grain
and grain products to almost all Texas
points is reduced. Lower rates are not
effective to all points in Texas, how
ever, hut the rates. il is believed. were
adjusted throughout the state on more
equitable basis than heretofore
The reduction on the rates and espec-
tally of the diferential means a great
deal 70 Kansas and Oklahoma nillers
The diferential has kept the product Of
Kansas mills almost entirely out Of
Texas and it was the only section Of the
country where Kansas mills were not al
lowed to compete FOR business on the
same basis as other points. The Texas
miller could buy Kansas wheat and make
it into -four in Texas cheaper than the
Kansas miller could buy Kansas wheat
and mill it I'm Kansas and sell it in Texas.
ne differential is cut In twain and the
Kansas millers can do some business in
Texas