The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-20
Kansas Freight Schedules May
All Be Revised.
This Is the Purpose OF the
Railroad Board
CUT DOWN THE RATES.
There Would Be Many Material
Reductions.
Flat Two Cent Passenger Rate
May Be Ordered

A veil known Kansas man. VINO
took a prominent part In the fre1gf1r
rate fight before the last session or the
legislature. and Is IN close touch with
the state board OF railroad COMMITS
sioners, is authority for the statement
that the state board is soon To under
taxa a complete revision and simpH-l
dcariou Of the freight rates OF Kansas.
which viii result in important gen
eraI reductions.
II is exrecrad that a general dis
tauce tariff will be put into effect az
factirr AL the present Consultations
OF freight Il viii De similar % me
distance tariffs embodied in the rrelghC
rare bills passed by the last house OF
rerreseT1 carIveS. except that instead OF
applying To specific commodities. Il
will Apply 70 al freight shipments.
As basis for the reductions the
stare board. IT. is said. may Take the
1reseur iobbir1g and c0mmodlty raue9
xTFj,-Fl "a extended to certain favored
sFrfupirE points IN the state, and MAKE
these or similar rates the general han-
sas Distance tariff
The effect OF this may be to cause
the railroads. to extend no special rates
10 iubbfrE ceu1ers. but many people
believe that such rates ara II1ega-, anu
should be wiped out By requiring
tFre railroads to put al the I0W1S II
So STAT. on an equal basis. the state
hoard of railroad conuu1iSsie I1ers VIII
be complying with the Kansas "a
which prevents G1scrlZn1ndl4ou II Law
Of communities
n +F7s4 railroads wipe out the jobbiag
rares il will save the state board OF
railroad commissioners rom en- pa ~
-aszmeut AT various times IN n
rast points which do not nave Cn1 JUL
hing rates have had difficulty N get
ting them, and the people 1Vtng ~
-I,oss com r-1l1I1ities have appealed 70
the board Of raAroad con II; 49, =
for relief The board has held mar L
has no authority TO require rdl-Codo
COMPANY 70 put IN JoboIns raLes %
specific points. as # would De dlseflIiL-
nation Il has tntITnated, noWe1eL s
-I7a- il the matter should be presse0
roo hard IL would be compelled % re-
a11f7-e all fobbing rates m the state -
b.. vviuaf out Neither the ram "a :
nor the iobbers have desired SUI -
rT14-r1 in affairs. and the cundicrs n1Ve
usually been adjusted w1rnduL a. LoE-
NAL order OF the board
Tr1a present board Of railroad com
missiuners. however. a l---t5s a-Tor7r-
uIar7 os horizontal Reductions d1o -
la.5 b1r the last Iezyisial1 n the I11iI-s1
OF grain rates. Is planning 50 ~L21 -
rF1sa tfiscrfr71ir1a tory JobDiI1E r4lss -
&c al shfupers the benefit OF hose
- -1-as The effect OF S5Icn an orief
would be merely ID put al Lreisll-
z1fnpers on an equal basis. dli pL 49,
rfcsIIy compel the railroads % 10 s"AS
with the iobbtng raoea-
NO. Re,f,,res Passenger Fares.
Is llGQ EILuDEEL A4AG1-
- - Attorney :. :. A5hbaug1- VII
z7or rake up the question or or1ehl1.s
a reduction OF passenger Tres ~ u a. :, =
+ 9rarz 70 a. fat , cents i nile LIe -.
+1---7zz and the board are waning %
-, -I-F,ar the railroads VIII 90 dnou1
-ba Scent a mile law en4cteu Il y =
T1TasJ<4 and other srares- II ny -
v-oF arf1r this law, II VIII oe eN -
that Kansas sf1ou4d nave
r1Ca. -. --,s4,--,.. do will
,4r varv seriously oppose z-eenI .
-T7iTs. law as practically al OF nc = !,
- m E(ausas Is now done on
- a r1fTa basis. The people WIZ
---a-aJ extensively al USE A1-A1ta ag-
books which cost only : seLll5 : - 80
7 II is only the small IrsLVeier IL
= - = cents a mile
" $50 49, IS not much doubt C1aE rne
- Tszer+sIa tIIre viii enact a z-eehL =
mile law and the ocAId u e-,1J
com raissiouerS might Gle a1 -
5aaT ,7f credit by Jumping n III aAI-<A
- - order for the 2-cenL LII
z IL understood rhaE MI 1.E-ll'l =
III 1-,rsar before the boaru as sooh
-, = i, eas=ta b Ifsned that the NeDEAsAd
= = . - --7t rofrrr 70 fight the law
- he Will ask for parefiptoCH -. u
ter for the roads % put ne - - -.
erect. The action VIII oe nAs Fst-.4, u
/ s(-+ir7r7 q OF chapter 26S OF Cne SESSION.
SCI = rqO- the mowers OF the board
,-,5r,r- Increased by the last legiSa t.
The EectiCu follows =. -
s.povUar and authority - AeteNS
--+,,J in tf,e board Of railroad COM
-,5ssier1fsrs. and it is hereby made -
I1-IrI- 10 supervise all railroad -
+ ~ ra=Eeuzer scf1ett1Iest EAt1s, - - =
sA-19 I. s1-s-+-= - 7ou= with the stare OF
Ea1sas and al rules and reg1l Ial-l.sl
-1--arnius< car service. the lrall'1 Isl
and switching OF cars TOM ons - =
I -0a4 70 another at J11ctlen poIl.As u
-. entering the same city or town.
al charges to be made 1lltreIlE: -
1-arr as the rules and regultaons
ADOPTED by any rIilroad Eor - p =
+--,5r,s in this state. and lT11InedlaNeiE