The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-02

1854 Harrison street from Nellie Phil
lips to W. Y. Davis of Chicago, con-
sideration 5000. Mr.. Davis purchas ed
the property as a matter of speculation.
He will remodel the houses.
Stock Selling Rapidly.
The 100000 issue of additional
stock by the Elmhurst Investment
company will soon be placed. 1t is
going rapidly. In fact one afternoon
this week fourth OF the stock was
sold in two hours to out of town pur-
chasers. The subscriptions are in
sums of from $4,000 to $4,000. The
former capitalization of the company
was 100000.
y. B. Burge and J. N DoIley, for
mer state bank commissioner, are in
active charge of the business affairs
of the concern. The stockholders in
Curtis, C. W. Kouns, general manager
of the Santa Fe railway; ]. f. Haskell,
manager of the Continental Creamery
company: c. w. Horn, Louis Van
Dorp, Arthur Capper, A. A GODDARD
and others.
The company expects to lay out and
sell additions in prosperous towns in
Kansas and elsewhere
Reductions in Freight Rates.
The monthly statement of H. D.
Driscon, commissioner of the Topeka
Traffic association. shows that aside
from the Mississippi river case other
questions have been decided in favor
of Topeka by the interstate commerce
commission. The report reads in part:
THE rate on grapes, carloads, from
Chicago and Mississippi river cross
ings to Topeka were advanced cents
per hundred pounds some time ago,
and the matter was taken TO the inter-
state CONNIE commission with the
result that the old rates were ordered
restored and reparation allowed on
such shipments as moved during the
period while the higher rate was in
force.
"a reduction has been secured in
the rate on syrup, less carloads, from
Topeka to various points in the state
of Kansas, amounting to cents per
one hundred pounds. Formerly syrup
was shipped from Topeka with a diff
ferentiaI of cents less than Kansas
city, while the new rate is 10 cents
less than Kansas City. This applies
on all four of the Topeka lines.
THE jobbers' basis of rates from
Topeka on the Scott City Northern
in connection with the Missouri Pa
cific via Scott City will be published
effective August 1. This has the effect
with the Union Pacific via Winona,
effective Aust 1. This has the effect
peka to Scott City Northern points
which are no higher than the rate
now in effect to Scott City or Winona.
THE stations on the Scott City
LonganSport, Elkader, Keystone,
Christy and Prospect, with the addi-
ton of the two terminal towns, Scott
City and Winona.
shipments from Topeka to Winona
.an, move over the Missouri Pacific
and Scott City Northern, or over the
Union Pacific direct. And, shipments
from Topeka to Scott City may move
over the Union Pacific and Scott City
Northern, or over the Missouri Pa
cific direct.
"A reduction in the rates of vinegar,
carloads, has been authorized from
Topeka to eastern points as follows:
st. Louis, "a 4 cents; Peoria, 81 cents;
Chicago, % II cents, and St Paul, 80 u
cents. These rates apply to points
.aking same rates or differentially
reduction being cents
per one hundred pounds to all points.
The rate on vinegar, carloads, from
Topeka to Dodge City, will be reduced
rom 40 to 35 cents within the next
few weeks.
1.-The rate on potatoes, carloads,