The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10


rate. This rate will apply on Kansas
wheat and is equal to AS mills per ton
| a mile and is undoubtedly remunera-
| tive. And how about the price for
| handling this same grain out of the
Kansas belt to the nearest market the
| Missouri river? The average rate upon
Kansas wheat from Smith Center, Os-
born, HoiSington, Great Bend, Stafford
kfngman and Harper, all located in
the center of the Kansas wheat belt
| is about 16 cents per hundred weight.
| The average distance from these
points to the Missouri river market is
/ 270 miles, thus paying the carriers 2
mills per ton a mile, or nearly three
times that charged for handling the
same grain east of the Missouri river.
This is one of the many conditions the
grain dealers, the nilIers, and espe-
cially the wheat growers of Kansas are
complaining about.
The cattle rate from Florence, Kan,
to Kansas City, 15S miles, is IA cents
per hundred.
From Graft. Neb.. to Kansas City,
154 miles. liz cents per hundred.
Webb City, Mo-, $50 miles, 13 cents.
Usage City, Kan, go miles, 10 u
Falls City. Neb.. 1O1 miles, s1z
cents.
Brownington, Mo, 81 miles, sh
cents.
Emporia, Kan, 113 miles, IL cents.
ScheIl City, Mo, us miles, 10 cents.
Peabody, Kan, 160 miles, IA cents.
Crabb Orchard, Neb., 1872 miles, IL
cents.
Walnut Grove. Mo. 10 miles. IS
cents.
Hutchinson. Kan, 21s miles, 1sA
Fairbury. Neb.. PA miles, 1sh
Edgar, Neb., 2e1 miles, 14h cents.
Cowles, Neb., 2S2 miles, IA II cents.
Monette. Mo-, Pa miles, Is cents.
cents.
Ell Dorado. Kan, 17S miles, IA cents
Lewiston, Neb., 1874 miles, II cents
Neosho, Mo-, ia miles, 13 cents.
Harper, Kan, 274 miles, II u cents.
Knoxville. Iowa. 27O miles. 141z
cents.
Blue Hill. Neb., 2s2 miles. 141A
cents.
Garden City. Kan, $50 miles. 25
cents.
Leoti, Kan. 449 miles. 25 cents
Arapahoe, Neb., $50 miles, II cents.
Elm Creek, Neb., 4S4 miles, 19 cents.
Albert City, Iowa, 525 miles, 20
cents.
Milford. Iowa. SIS miles. 20 cents.
Alden, Mimi, 537 miles, % u cents.
Lansing Mimi, sos miles. 20 cents.
Wabasha, Mimi, 6O9 miles, 2S1z
cents.
These figures are taken from those
admitted to be correct in a trial had
before the state railroad commission in
which the cattle rate was subject of
controversy.
And yet the Ell Dorado Republican,
a leading boss buster paper, claims the
cattle rate in Kansas is lower than in
other states. But upon that PROPOSE
ton our opponents are met with the
statement of one of their candidates
for the legislature, Mr. Bergman from
Ashland, Kan. who in an interview
has said:
1.-The rates from Ashland, Kan, to
Kansas City are outrageous. We pay
"a cents per hundred, which in my
estimation, is unfair. 1 hope for some
legislation along this line during the
coming session of the legislature.
Clark county ships about $1,000 head of
cattle every year" continued Mr.. Ber-
ryman, I'VE shipped out 5000 cattle
this spring. I think that the people
ought to be given some consideration.
We ought to have railroad law that
the railroads If [ am elected to rep
resent our county in the legislature
shall endeavor to do something along
this line I am sure I will have help
at Topeka. I have been an enthuSi-
astic member of the commercial feder-
alton for some time and have studied
the complaints and remedies as sug-
gested by that body and believe the
federation is right and that there
ought to be some changes made"
Freight on Coal.
And they are met with the state
ment of another candidate for the leg
islature, Mr.. Morgan, editor of the
Hutchinson News. who states in his
paper among other things:
1.-The first point to bear in mind now
is the legislation. Kansas. must have
a better and stronger railroad law. The
same influence which beat George and
Walker will try hard to
head off or to weaken the work if it
cannot be prevented. The newspapers
by railroads will throw dust
in the eyes of the voters. No man
shoulR be nominated for a place at
either end of the state capitol who is
not instructed by his constituents to
work for a strong railroad law and
who is not the kind of man who can
be swerved from carrying out the par
tvs pledge"
And coal from Pittsburg district,
Kansas, to Wichita, Kan. 16O miles,
rate S1.6O per ton.
To Kansas City, 129 miles, 80 cents.
Leavenworth, 10 miles, 90 cents.
Atchison. 1911 miles, go cents.
Lamont, Mo, 156 miles, $1.15.
Jefferson City, Mo, PA miles, $3.50.
And the rates in the different states
on soft coal per ton, in car load lots
are as follows:
Fifty miles, Kansas, $1.15.
Fifty miles, Missouri, rs cents.
Fifty miles, Iowa. Sc cents.
Fifty miles, Illinois, IS cents.
Fifty miles, Texas, IS cents.
One hundred miles, Kansas $3.50.
One hundred miles, Missouri, S1.00. |
HERE'S WHAT'S WANTED.