The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-15
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up to August Is, 1904 so far as our
records indicate, we never had offered
a single carload shipment of oil from
any of the points where the rates were
in force on crude oil to any of the
points mentioned where the rates were
1 published. We did move, prior to Aug
ust Is, 1904, a car of oil from Humboldt,
Kan, to ST Joseph. Mo. This car was
consigned by the Humboldt Refining
company over the M. K & T., and the
M. K. & T. brought the car to Chanute,
but account of the high water prevail
ing in the NeoSho valley it was unable
to handle the car beyond that junction
and it was delivered to the A T. & 5.
F. Ry and the A. T. & S. T. Ry- trans
ported the shipment to its destination,
St. Joseph, Mo. The second car which
moved during the period mentioned was
from Chanute, Kan, to Chicago
TT has been the custom of this com
pany to carefully go over its tariffs at
| certain stated periods and where we
find therein rates under which no traffic
has moved for a period OF at least SIX
months to eliminate from its tariffs
such rates. At no time prior to the
converting of the legislature did any one
approach me to restore from any OF the
producing points mentioned any of the
rates as indicated above on crude oil
This in itself, together with the fact
that prior to August 10, 1904, we had
been offered no shipment, clearly dem
onstrated that there were no shipments
to move.
St Louis and ascertained that it was
the purpose of the Frisco and Missouri
Pacific to revise their rates on petro-
leum and its products from NeOdeSha,
(there being a refinery at that point to
various points in the state of Kansas,
also to interstate points AS the Santa
FEES rails did not reach NeOdeSha, Kan,
and as we We're directly interested in
the refinery at Humboldt, 1 concluded
that the basis which was put in force
from Neodesha should, as matter of
justice, and in the protection of the in
terests of the refinery at Humboldt, OBJ
tain from that point. The attached
statement indicates the rates which
were in force on petroleum and its prod
ucts, other than crude Gas indicated
above) prior to August 15 1904, from
Humboldt Kan It also indicates the
rates which were established on Aug
ust is, 1904 in competition with the
rates which were established by the
Missouri Pacific and Frisco from Ne
odesha. In practically 20 per cent of
the cases the statement VIII show that,
instead of there being an advance in
the rates on petroleum and its products
from Humboldt, there was reduction
For example:
'.The rate to Kansas City prior to
August Is, 1904, was 20 cents. On Aug
ust Is and thereafter up to the present
time the rate is II cents, a reduction OF
cents per 100 pounds.
1.-THE rate to Arkansas City. Kan,
prior to August 10, 1SO4, was 80 cents
per 100 pounds The rate August 10.
1904, and thereafter up to February q,
1905. the date the maximum oil bill be-
came effective, was q cents, a reduction
of IL cents.
The rate to Hutchinson, Kan, prior
to August Is 1904, was 36 cents per 100
pounds. August 10 and thereafter up
to February q. 1905, the rate as put in
force by the Santa Fe was 27 cents,
reduction of cents per 100 pounds
1T will be noted at Wichita the old
rate was 25@ cents. The rate as put in
force by this company was p cents.
las indicating that the action taken