The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24
Work 1t Has Accomplished
Past Year.
Figures From Report of Com
missioner DriScOl.
IN GETTING LOWER RATES
Topeka Institution Saved Thou
sands of Dollars.
Important Reductions il
Freight Rates Secured.

That the Topeka Traffic bureau
will do much towards making the
capital CITY a greater industrial GEN.
ter is the consensus of opinion
among the sixty-nine members
Through the influence of the organ1-
cation rate adjustments have been
made in the last few months that
will mean thousands of dollars an
nually to the Topeka shippers.
The annual report of the commits
sioner, H. D. Driscoll, shows that
much has been accomplished in the
last twelve months. which will work
to the advantage of Topeka Industrial
concerns. 1t is anticipated, however,
that the results will be even more sat
isfactory in the next year; that new
factories will be induced to come 10
Topeka as a result of the adjustment
of rates that will make it possible
for firms to do business on the same
footing with concerns in Kansas
City and other large industrial points.
Following are some of the recent
rate reductions as shown by the an
nuaI report submitted by Commits
SiOner DriScoll:
1.-The rates on pOtatoes-carloads-
from Topeka to points in Kansas west
of Topeka have been horizontally re-
duced four cents per one hundred
pounds. the present basis being seven
cents less than the rate in effect from
Kansas City, while formerly the diff
ference in the rate was but three
cents On the shipments of potatoes
from the east into Topeka the rate is
eight cents per hundred pounds high
er than the rate to Kansas City. This
places Topeka dealers practically on
the same basis as the Missouri cities.
The rate on apples, carloads, from
Topeka to New Orleans. Vicksburg
and points taking same rates has been
per hundred pounds; the Accent rate
is cents per hundred pounds high
er than the com bination of locals on
Kansas City.
Various Rate Adjustments.
The rate on apples from Topeka to
points on the Union Pacific has been
reduced from fifth class to class B
an average of 4 cents per one hundred
pounds to all destinations. 1t was dis
covered that the Union Pacific was
the only line that did not provide for
class B rate on apples out of Topeka.
Upon calling the matter to their at
tentiOn, that company corrected their
tariff and secured permission from |
the state public utilities commission
to refund overcharges which had oc-
Cured.
The rate on agricultural imple-
ments, carloads, from Topeka to st. i
Louis. Chicago, Peoria and points TAX
ing the same rate has been reduced
2 cents per hundred pounds, and to
st. Paul the rate has been reduced
cents per hundred pounds. This ap-
plies on potato machinery and vari-
Gus commodities which are made in
Topeka.
The rate on Strawberries from the
Ozark country to Topeka has been
from SO cents to A cents, a
reduction of 8 cents per hundred |
pounds. The old rate in carloads was |
discovered to be considerably higher |
than the less than carload rate. |
The rate on grape fruit, lemons. |
lines, oranges, tangerines, etc, from |
Key West, Florida, when originating |
in Cuba, to Topeka. has been reduced |
from 83.7 cents per crate to 1917 cents |
per crate on account of the fact that /
the Kansas City combination makes |
the lower figure.
The privilege of fabrication of iron
and steel articles in transit which has
heretofore been permitted at Missouri