The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-27
NIGHT SESSION.


When the commission convened for the
evening session. Thos. ". Rosborough
was the first witness called. lie stated
that some lumber was shipped In from
southern Missouri and northern Arkansas
for 2ll9 cents per hundred. but the rate
OF the yellow pine from the points named
in the complaint. viz. Camden, Ark.
Trinity. Tex. and Plaquemime. La. was
2Siz cents per hundred. The lumber could
be delivered here by any road entering
this city. through its Texas OF Arkansas
connections.
From Trinity. Tex. the lumber would be
delivered in Wichita. Topeka. OF Kansas
City by the Rock Island and Santa re
and the Frisco through a roundabout
way
From Piaquemime. La. the lumber
would reach the above points via the
Santa Fe. Rock Island and Missouri Pa
cifc.
Most Of the Louisiana lumber IS cypress.
while the Missouri. Arkansas and Texas
article is yellow pine The reason Of the
lew rate from Missouri and northern Ar
kansas lumber is that the timber growth
Is small on the ground and Is handled in
a very rough country. consequently the
cost Of production is higher than Ga the
south. and the railroads grant lower
rate in order 20 give the millers IN that
section an equal chance for competition
with the southern lumber. The invoice
price Of the lumber delivered In Wichita
from southern Missouri and northern Ar
kansas IS the same as that from southern
Arkansas AMI Texas.
The Wichita wholesale dealers cannot
compete with Kansas city wholesale ium-
Der dealers because % the existing
freight rates owing 70 the fact that Tho
Kansas City dealers have the adFantage
Of 81 cents per hundred pounds from the
Texas mills.
Owing 70 the adjustment q freight
rates between Kansas City and wichita
on lumber from the south. the consumer
IN Wichita has 20 pay from 81 o. s. rer
thousand feet more for his lumber than
the Kansas city consumer. provided the
retail merchants q both points receive
the same margin ~ profit
- vholesale dealer in Wichita said
the witness. could order Lumbar in Tczas
and passing through Wichita ou either
the Rock Island or Santa r. ~ this
dealer sold the lumber iu Earsas cts ~
could pay p cents per hundred uhHe =
b. should sell that lumber in Wlchtfa Be-
would have 20 pay - cents per hundred
for f.
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the ompIalnaut's case a1th fhr ezrcp-
ton u letter from the editor ~ ths
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