The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-21

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load lots from New Orleans were as fol-
lows: To Wichita 94S miles, 50 cents; TO
Denver, Colo, 1,520 miles, 90 cents; 70
Kansas City. Mo-. $50 miles, s. cents; to
! Omaha, Neb., 1.0S5 miles, 20 cents.
And the rates on sugar from Rocky
Ford, Colo, were: To Wichita, 4O7 miles,
- cents per cwt.; to Kansas City. Mo.
Sol miles, % cents per cwt. And from
/ Sugar City, Colo. to Wichita, 405 miles,
! 3z12 cents per cwt; to Kansas City, Mo-,
s42 miles, Is cents per cwt.
/ The class rates on general merchandise
from Louisville, KY. and Cincinnati, o.,
to Wichita and Oklahoma City were as
! follows:
| From Louisville and Cincinnati to
! Wicialta. per 100 pounds: Class l. sl.59ls;
! class 2, sl.32; class 3, $1.G5; class 4, size;
class 5, zoe
/ From Louisville to Oklahoma City. per
100 pounds: Glass l. $40; class 2, Sis;
class 3, sl-C2; class 4, 921kc; class 3, 72l2c.
J From Cincinnati to Oklahoma City per
100 pounds: Glass l, $50; class 2 1923;
| class 3, sl.07; class 4, 95c; class 8 75c.
And the commodity rates between the
same cities were as follows:
from Louisville and Cincinnati to
Wichita, per 100 pounds: Excelsior, soc;
apples. 6oc; green fruit s1.15; horse coli
lars, $685.; structural iron, &C; cast iron
pipe, SIC; roofing iron. &c; soda 7312c;
canned goods. SIC; empty barrels, 43c;
bleaching salts, &c; condensed milk, 72c;
! wire, zoe; mineral water zoe; molasses.
! e51@c; rice, &c; sardines, SIC; common
soap. zoe.
From Louisville TO Oklahoma City, per
100 pounds: Excelsior. &c; apples. SIC;
green fruit, sc; horse collars, CSC; struc-
tural iron. 53c; cast iron pipe, 43c; roof
ing iron, Soc; soda, SIC; canned goods Sic;
empty barrels, 36c; bleaching salts, SEC;
condensed milk, sic; wire, Gle; mineral
water, 5Sc; molasses, SIC; rice, SIC; sar-
dimes. 51c; common soap, SIC.
From Cincinnati TO Oklahoma City. per
100 pounds: Excelsior. 4Sc; apples, soc;
green fruit, size; horse collars, 95c;
structural iron, 55c; cast iron pipe. 45c;
roofing iron, &c; soda, Sc; canned goods
SIC; empty barrels, CSC; bleaching salts,
sc; condensed milk 53c; wire, sc; min
eral water, SOC; molasses, sac; rice, SIC;
sardines. 53c; common soap. 59c.
Subsequent to the bringing of these
suits by the city and prior TO the trial of
the same before the Interstate Commerce
Commission, the defendants reduced the
rate on bananas to so cents to Wichita
and put in both the class and commodity
rates on merchan dise to Wichita the
same as had Heretofore been charged
to Oklahoma City, and after the taking
of testimony in the cases before the In
terstate Commerce Commission in Wich-
ita. in September last the Missouri Pa
chic railroad put in a rate of % cents per
100 pounds on sugar from Sugar City to
Wichita; and since the argument of the
cases before the commission in Wash
ington, on the 4th of March of the pres
ent year, the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railway company have put in |
the same rate from Rocky Ford to Wich- |
ita, so that the rates on sugar from |
these Colorado points to Wichita are now !
the same as to Kansas City
The reductions already obtained by the |
prosecution of these suits by the city will |
produce an annual saving to our people |
in the price of bananas and general mer- |
chandise of many thousands of dollars. |
and the effect Of the reduction of the rate |
on sugar from Colorado to Wichita to the |
same rate charged to Kansas City, If it |
did not make any material reduction in |
price to the consumer will have the eff
feet of transferring the entire jobbng /
business in sugar for this district to |
Wichita and away from Kansas City, to
the great advantage of our wholesale
dealers, and will greatly aid in the build
ing up of Wichita as a commercial city
The rates complained. of by the city
on grain, lumber. coal and -four have
not as yet been passed upon by the In
terstate Commerce Commission. but the
facts in the cases have been fully pre-
sented to the commission and the ar
guments on behalf of the city in sup
port Of its contention were presented at
the hearing before the commissioners at
City on the 4th and 5th Of
March, 1903. and findings by the COM
mission in favor of the city in most If |
not all Of these remaining cases are con-
fdently expected in the near future.
The city employed S. S Ashbaugh
Esq, and George w. Adams, Esq, to as
sist the city attorney in the prosecution
IF these cases. both of whom rendered
valuable services in the trial of the cases.
1t is my belief that the bringing of
these suits against the railroads was a
step in the right direction and that the
interest of our city demands that they
shall be followed up vigorously, and.
when occasion justifies It, that other
suits of similar character should be
brought by the city and a vigorous pros
ecution had. until Wichita is conceded
what is justly due her in the way Of
equitable freight rates.
In January of the present year the city
attorney, at the request of the mayor
accompanied Messrs. c. H Smyth and
Frank c. Wood and Secretary Resting of
he Commercial club, to the city of Chi
ago, for the purpose of presenting to
he managing officers of the Atchison.
Topeka and Santa Fee Railroad com
,any Wichita's grievances in the matter
# jobbing rates on certain lines of mer-
handse- After a full and complete
presentation Of the claims of Wichita TO
ir. Paul Morton. vice president, and
Y. p. Biddle. general traffic manager of
he AtchisOn, Topeka and Santa Fe
abroad. an arrangement was made
Whereby tariffs were put into effect
which are entirely satisfactory TO our |
OTHERS ana which will greatly promote
he development OF Wichita as dstrib-
iting point in many lines Of business.
The controversy between the city and |
he Missouri and Kansas Telephone COM
any over the claims of that company
o maintain its wires and poles upon the
treets, alleys and public grounds Of the |
ity. without the consent Of the mayor
nd council. has led TO the bringing Of =,
uits in both the state and federal courts
b settle the matter. Several preliminary ,
notions and points an issue in these cases
ave been heard by the courts. and all !
+ them SO far as they have been de- ,
ided have been decided in favor OF the
ity and AGAINST the telephone company. 9
nose suits are Of great Importance 70 :
he city inasmuch as their decision VIII I I
etermine what rights the city has 70 .
ontrcl the use OF its streets and alleys / =
> against the claims OF telephone com ,
a1ies who seek 70 use the streets and :