The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

nor coal of competing quality, so as TO
establish the price or fix the rates en-
coal shipped from other mines to Kan
sas City, and do not furnish any basi
for the low rate to Kansas City from
those mines. or justify the higher rates
10 Wichita.
1.-The evidence in the case clearly war
rants the conclusion that Wichita is en-
titled to rate of not more than 800 per
ton from the Minden mines and corre-
spending rate from the other mines men
toned in the complaint"
Regarding the complaint on sugar
rates:
Rocky r'ord, Colo. is situated on the
Santa Fe and is distant 407 miles from
wichita. 347 miles from Hutchinson. $50
miles from Newton, 46e miles from Ar
kansas City. and ISL miles from Kansas
City.
Sugar City, Colo, is situs led on the
Missouri Pacific, and is distant 400 miles
from Wichita. $50 miles from Larned. S62
miles from Fort Scott, 5ss miles from
Kansas City and $40 miles from st. Louis
1.-The rate on the Santa Fe from Rocky
Ford TO Wichita, Hutchinson, Newton
and Arkansas City is 32ik cents per hun
dred and to Kansas City is . cents per
hundred.
THE rate on the Missouri Pacific from
Sugar City to Wichita and Larned was
SI. cents, now 27is cents per hundred;
10 Fort Scott was q cents, now % cents;
to Kansas City was % cents, now 20
cents and to ST. Louis is 60 cents per
hundred. Since the hearing Of this case
this rate TO Wichita has been reduced
to 20 cents per hundred the same as TO
Kansas City.
Wichita is located on the direct line OF
the Missouri Pacific from Sugar City TO
Fort Scott. and it was admitted on the
hearing that the fact OF Wichita being
located % miles south OF Newton and on
the direct line from Rocky Ford 10 Kan
sas CITY did NOT affect the rate ~ Wich-
tia. From these facts It Il clear that
Santa Fe violates the fourth section OF
the Act to Regulate Commerce by haul
ing sugar from Rocky Ford 70 Kansas
" for * cents per hundred. and charg-
ing the intermediate points a rate Of
cents per hundred. and that the Missouri
Pacific also violates the Same section OF
the law By hauling sugar from Sugar
CITY 70 Fort Scott for z cents and St
Louis for 30 cents. and charging Wichita
ssis cents. and the reductions made since
the complaint was fled leave the rates
relatively the same.
But il is not only the discrimination OF
a lower rate for the long haul over a
higher rate for the short haul that COM
plant is made That sugar should be
hauled 10 Kansas City. Ia miles further
by the Missouri Pacific for ~ cents less
per hundred Is unjust and unreasonable
in itself. both generally and relatively.
ana is a violation OF each OF the first
three sections Of the act
The complaint in the lumber eases al
ieres unjust and discriminating rates
azasns, wichita and the surrounding ter
ritory from he three lumber districts
which furnish nearly the whole supply OK
lumber for this city and country These
districts are Camden. Ark. Trinity. Tex.
ard Plaquernire. Ia The DISTANCES
from one OF these districts are all that
r.e.. be rtsted. as the rates from the
three are the same Frofs Camden ~
wichita. BY the short line Il t. az n .Ies:
| 20 Kansas CITY sz= niles: 20 Topeka .
niles. 70 Omaha SO rnFiss. and 20 T4n-
coin - nile. II -as shsEu n evidence
/ tia; the greater portion % the humber
coming 10 the wichts district cones
oyer ;he Santa Fr aaS Rock Island from
Forf worth ard TIE distances from faat
posut are as follows: From Fort Worth
/ "a wichita It is - niles; 20 TOPEKA. "a
1 miles: % Rarszs City - niles % Lin
coin * niles and 20 onahs 50 raiiss
The rz;es from these th-ee izTrher dis
tTs-ts 20 the posnts named are az fol-
lows To wschifz ~ cs-ts p<r hundred:
10 ToYcka. = eezfs: 20 Kansas CITY 2
cents: 10 Omaha = oezts. Ard 70 H1cosn
, = cents
IN TIE answer fssi ~ ths sarfa Fe
II Is alleged that lumber hsuSec from ~
sou,h over hat line Dos rot pass
7 through wsehitz- BIT Ec~s oTsr tbs
| ers--k fs-s< frc=r Arkansas CITY e ylor-
| ee-ce ana Ern9oTiS- B=. o. TIE AearfaE
/ tbs technical cefs1s- vas vstTe6- ard
/ On seAaIs q re Rock Isaac = has 2S-
u-sr-.d thzt th-z< rates ~sre se yic-zSioz
o< the fourth section aG ths Ae. q Reso-
ssse cazzerc<
4 IL ths renerai statement CITY Atfnr-
reT Hesr, SEA fo-th thzt ;se crrssx1rsss
"a ,aese czses are made ~ ne mayer.