The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-28
SUIT is FILED.
Wholesalers of Wichita, Hutchinson
and Saina After Better Rates.

and SaIina After Better Rates.
The freight battle still continues. The
wholesale grocers and jobbers of this
city, Salina and Hutchinson have COM
bined in making a case against the rail-
roads entering these cities and will try
to impress upon them that they should
grant a reduction in freight rates. The
railroads have conceded to the cities
along their lines small reduction on sew
eral different commodities, but the whole
sale grocers seem to think that they are
still paying too high rate on certain
goods.
Secretary Resting of the Commercial
club has filed a petition with the Board
of Railroad Commissioners which will
be acted upon as soon as the board sees
fit to take it up for consideration. Just
what will be done in regard TO it is rather
a conjecture. but it is hoped by those in
terested that some concession may be
granted.
Following is the petition:
Before the Board of Railroad Commits
sioners of the state of Kansas.
The Wichita Wholesale Grocery company
of wichita Kan. the Lehmann-Higgin-
son Grocer Company, of Wichita, Kan;
Jet & Wood, of Wichita, KAN. the
Aylesbury Mercantile Company, of
Wichita, Kan; the H. D. Lee Mercan-
tile Company, of Salina, Kan; the Wat
son. Durand, Kasper Grocery Company,
of Salna. Kan; the Hutchinson Whole
sale Grocery Company. of Hutchinson,
Kan; the Sentney Wholesale Grocery
Company of Hutchinson. Kan; the Cen
trail Mercantile Company, of Hutchin-
son. KAN; the Gonder-Petro Mercantile
Company. of Hutchinson, Kan. COM
plainantsys
The Atchfson, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail-
way Company the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railway Company:
the Missouri Pacific Railway Company:
the Union Pacific Railway Company;
the ST. Louis and San Francisco Rail-
way Company.
Complaint:
The Wichita Wholesale Grocery com
pany, the I,ehmann-Higginson Grocer
company. the Aylesbury Mercantile com
pany, the H. D. Lee Mercantile company,
the Watson. Durand. Kasper Grocery
company. the Hutchinson Wholesale Gro
Ger company. the Csonder-Petro Mercan-
tile company. the Central Mercantile COM
pany, corporations organized and doing
business under the laws of the state of
Kansas: the Sentney Wholesale Grocery
company. a corporation organized under
the laws of the state of Missouri: Jet &
Wood. a co-partnership consisting of w
E. Jet and Frank c. Wood complain
ants. for cause allege-
That they are engaged in the wholesale
grocery business in their respective cities,
that the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
Railway company; the Missouri Pacific
Railway company: the Chicago Rock
Island and Pacific Railway company; the
St Louis and San Francisco Railway
company; and the Union Pacific Railway
company. are all and each of them rail
way companies having lines In the state
of Kansas. and doing business within the
state: that said railway companies have
in effect. and have had for years. certain
commodity freight rates from the cities
Of Atchison. Leavenworth and Fort
Scott Kan. on sugar. coffee. beans and
canned goads which are as follows:
To Salina. Kan, sugar in car loads. 15c
in less than car loads 2ec: on canned
goods. coffee and beans in car loads. 25c.
in less than car loads. soc.
The compliments allege that while
these articles are placed on a commodity
basis and law commodity rate made
upon them from the eastern border Of the
state 10 their respective cities yet when
distributed from wichita. Hutchinson or
SaIina. the complainants are charged
much higher rate per ton per mile in any
direction they may desire TO ship them in
less than car load lots from their respect
i've cities. thus creating a greater cost
in that portion Of the state west Of their
respective cities than is applied east q
them. At 2 manifest injustice 10 the deal
~ and consumer.
The compliments further ailege tina;
while the distributing points on the east
EN- border Of the state are allowed g
car load rate &C less than car load rates.
yet no such concession is allowed for car
load shipments from Saliaa. wichita OF
Hutchinson I, Is matter Of direct and
serious injury 10 the iobbing Interests q
these CITES
Complainsnts further allege tha; the
distributing centers on the eastern border
% the state especially those q AtchisoE
and Leave1vorth enjoy distributing
rates on freight OF car load lots y var
Gus kinds OF merchandise which are never
less than : cents per hundred under the
less than car load rate and or many
articles a wider difference Is maintained.
that the conplainanrS are not granted =
like concession upon car load lots % The
same classes Of n1erchsr6sse vhs1 dis
trlbuting from their various places %
business: that such Discriminate =
greatly 20 their detTius=nt asd injury ard
deprt~es them. as citizens q Kansas. q
privileges granted ny the corrDn7 char
ter 70 the other citizens q The state. who
ar. their direct competitors Ia business
Conpisinznts further aiIege thai this
s6sustr,en; Of rates has se>a maintained