The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-07
Many Kansas Companies Ask
for Increased Charges.
viii Occupy Large Part of p. Q.
\ G.. Time This Month.
TO TAKE up ROAD MATERIALS
Commercial and Traffic Organ
izationS Will Attend Hearing.
To Discuss Rates ON Sand,
Gravel and Crushed Stone.


All common carries operating in
Kansas have been made respondents
to a hearing ordered by the state pub
lie utilities commission for today on
intra-state rates in Kansas on sand,
gravel, crushed stone, chats and
similar materials entering into road
building. These materials, 1t was
pointed out, do not include brick or
cement. All commercial and traffic
organizations in Kansas were also
notified of the hearing which was to
be held in the commissions office in
the state house.
Complain Against Santa Fe.
The commission, on it's own initia-
tive, according to officials, ordered
the hearing following the filing of an
original complaint by the Diplomatic
Gravel company of Galena, against
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad, ct al. protesting intra-state
rates in Kansas on crushed stone and
chats. The close relation of road
building material rates thruout the
state was brought to the commissions
attention by the Galena company's
complaint, rate experts on the COM
mission said, and the order for today's
hearing was issued. The gravel COM
pany's complaint will be heard jointly
with all the carriers.
Application for increases in gas
a large part of the commissions time
during August, it is shown by the
calender for the month. Two hear
ings are scheduled for some days.
Schedule of Hearings.
Following is the commissions ten
tative schedule of hearings this month
beginning Wednesday and the appl-
cations which will be considered:
August -Baldwin-Baldwin Gas
Co., to increase rates at Baldwin.
August 9-Sharon-Sharon Tele-
phone Co, to discontinue free service
IN Barber county
August 0-virgil-Emporia Tele-
phone Co., to increase rates at Virgil.
(Afternoon).
August -(forenoon)-
Gardner Gas Co., to increase rates at
August 1O-Edgerton - (noon1-
Edgerton Gas Co. to increase rates at
Edgerton.
August 11-weIlsville - wellsville
Gas Co., to increase rates at Wellsville
and LIE Loup.
August -Lyndon-Lyndon Tele-
phone Co., to increase rates and dis
continue free service in Usage county.
August IA Atchison - Santa Fe
Light, Heat & Power Co., to increase
rates.
August IS - Welda - Anderson
County Light & Heat Co, to increase
rates at Welda.
August 16-Rfchmond-Ric
and Princeton Gas Co., to increase
rates at Richmond, Princeton and
Scipio-
August 17-Johnson County Gas
Co, to increase rates at Merriam,
Lenexa and Shawnee. (Place of hear
ing not given).
August 1S-Topeka-Kansas Farm
ers' Gas Co., to increase rates in An
derson county.
August 22-Weir-Weir Gas Co, to
increase rates at Weir.
August -Galena-American Gas
Co., on rates at Galena. Oswego. AL
August 24-Thayer-Baltic Operat-
ing Co., gas rate at Thayer.
August 25-Topeka-Union Pacific
Railroad VS.. Riverside Light and
Power Co.
August 29-Kansas City, Kan,-Wy-
andotte County Gas Co, to increase
rates in Kansas City Kan.
August 29-Kansas> City, Kan
Supplemental application filed by the
! Wyandotte County Gas Co., in regard
to pressure rules.
August 30-Topeka-Pawne Power
and Water Co. for approval of con-
tract with cities of Partridge, Turon,
Macksville, Langdon, Geneseo. Fred
erick, CIaflin, Bushton, Arlington and
Alden.
: August 81 wr e e-Citizens'
Light, Heat and Power Co, to collect
cents per 1000 feet additional gas