The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-27
N. A. LOWE ADMITS
DISCRIMINATION
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was on account OF the longer distance
the cars had to be returned empty to the
mines, as there was nothing produced in
Wichita that would fill the cars for the
return haul.
Mr. Prouty asked that all of the rail-
roads give a statement to the commission
as to- the amount of the coal business as
to Wichita and to Kansas City; also if
the commission should order a reduction
Of rates to 81 per ton on both lump and
slack coal from the Minden mines, how
much this would effect the various roads
revenue from this business.
Mr. Biddle also stated that the Santa
Fe owned a number of mines along their
lines in the southeast part of the state,
but these were not operated by the rail-
road company al present, but were leased
10 mining companies.
Mr.. Prouty asked that the roads also
furnish the commission a profile Of the
roads from Minden TO Wichita.
Mr.. ]. c. Lincoln of the Missouri Pa
cific was called and examined by the
Missouri Pacific attorney. Mr.. Benton.
He stated that via the Missouri Pacific
Minden was 1S9 miles from Wichita. 196
ST. Joe McAllester was $50 miles from
Wichita and 332 miles from St. Joe, and
as the company did no business in coal
from McAllester he could not give the
distance between the two points. Rus
sellville, Arkansas. is 412 miles from
Wichita, IS from ansas City and 5l4 from
st. Joe. He gave as a reason for the diff
ference in freight rates that the rate
from remote points TO Kansas City are
made with regard to the points near
that town. The enarby points force the
railroads to give protection TO the mines
farther away. The distance from Leav-
enworth 10 Kansas City is 26 miles. and
the rate is &c per ton. q rate fixed by the
Kansas board of railroad commissioners;
from Higginsville Mo, the distance is 80
miles, and the rate is SOC per ton. fixed
by the Missouri board Of railroad COM
missioners. Therate from Lexington,
No. is SOC per ton, and the distance is
IS miles. also fixed by the Missouri
commissioners. From the Rich Hill dis
trict to Kansas City is a distance Of so
miles, and the rate is roc per ton. and
the same rate is in effect on the Frisco
and Kansas City Southern railroads. He
further stated that twelve years ago the
rate from the Pittsburg district to Kan
sss City was 80 cents per ton and now it
vas 20 cents He gave as the reason for
the high rate from McAlester to Wichita
is that the coal passes over two lines Of
railroads and they have 10 divide the
revenue, while from McAllester to Kansas
City. the coal passes over one line. the
Missouri. Kansas & Texas
In comparing the tariffs on coal TO
Wichita and nearby points the freight
agent found that Hutchinson enjoyed a
rate Of sl25 per ton or slack Goa; and
this rate had been in effect for some time.
while the rate on lump coal from the
50 me district was 3 per ton.
The railroads announced that this ended
their case and the commissioners ar
nounced that the lumber case would be
taken Up.
Mr.. &. S. Ashbaugh conducted the ex-
animation in this case. number S. and
made the opening statement about as fol-
lows. The distance from Wichita 70
Camden. Ark. is So miles and the rate
on lumber is 81 cents per hundred
rounds. 10 Lincoln. Neb.. the distance is (
$50 miles and the rate - cents: 70 kan
sas City s42 miles the rate Is = cents
10 Omaha the rate is . cents and 10
Topeka IS cents The point az issue VAS
that TWO OF the roads that hauled lumber
from the above Arkansas point n the
above named points were compelled 70 {
haul that lumber through Wichita but
they charged the Wichita man more for /
his goods than the Kansas City Or Topeka /
dealer The Two roads referred 70 are
the Rock Island and Santa Re The lat
ter road denied that they shipped lumber /
through Wichita bet claimed that TIE /
lumber brought from the south ard d. I
stined TO points szst Of Wichita Vsrs sent /
over the Florence cutoff from Arkansas 1
City OF FloreDee saving n distance I
about fifteen snles- i was claimed 81 /
the complainant attorneys and ucz &C. 1
ulsd ~ the raiiroad-
Here Mt Lowe. attorney for she Rock /
Island. arose ard admitted that every /
charr. II the petition Vas rrze fhat they 4
did handle lumber business from Camden /
Ark % wichi.a. Topeka. Kansas City 1
and Omaha by means q theiT co7necti01 /
AZ Fort Worth a7c that they hz1i~d luz
Der 70 Kansas City through wtchits a 1
z less rate thar they hauled lumber -
NlchsGs- Th> attorney ssEe ihat RS cor=-
psny vas sorry that conditions we're
such: TIA; they co1;6 not rezedy fks, /