The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-01
To Be BUSY MONTH
Heavy Calendar Arranged by
Public Utilities Commission.
To Hear Phone, Freight and
Many Other Rate Cases.
TO TAKE TEN DAYS. VACATION
Members Will Attend National
Convention Nov. 10 to 20.
Kansas Railroad Representa-
tives To Be in Topeka Nov. 8.

The Kansas public utilities commits
sion will have a comparatively busy
month of hearings with the exception
of ten days, from November 10 to No
vember 20, when Chairman Clyde NJ.
Reed and other commission members
intend to attend the national conven-
tion of utilities commissions at De-
troft. according to the tentative call
endar for the month. made public here
today. During the month the commits
sion Will hold hearings on telephone
rates. cement freight rates. chats,
clnders, gravel sand, stone and other
building material rates, gas rates and
various other matters.
To Discuss Rates Melons.
The calendar calls for a hearing
November 8 at Topeka, with all KAN
sas railroads on rates on melons. An
other important hearing is to be held
OF intrastate freight rates applying
on chats, cinders, gravel, sand stone
and other road building materials.
The Calendar.
The calendar. as arranged to dates,
follows:
Nov. -Ottawa-Hearing applica-
tion of Ottawa for reduction in rates
for telephone service furnished by
the Kansas Telephone company
Nov . Garnett = Hearing COM
plant of Garnett against alleged ex-
cessive charges for service by the
Kansas Telephone company
Nov. 3-Columbus-Hear of ap-
pIication of the Katy railroad tc close
its station at Sherman City
45eaTinr application of Santa Fe rail-
road to cancel certain items on its
circular on rates on cement sacks re
turned.
r4oa r-i,,,r Will, all Kansas lines on rates
on melons.
Nov. 9-Topeka - (m n n 81
Hearing application of Santa Fe rail-
road for authority to all Kansas lines
to amend intrastate rates on cement
Nov. 9-Topeka-( -(afternoon)-
Nestfgation of intrastate freight rates
applying on chats. cinders. gravel
sand. stone and other road building
materials
Nov. 9-Independence- ap-
pncation of Independence for reduc-
ton Of rates on local and rural tele-
phone service at independence
Nov. 1O-RichIand-Hear appli-
cation of stockholders and renters OF
Eichland Telephone company for bet
ter service.
tion of Kansas Natural Gas company
for authority to increase rates to its
patrons IN order to give better serv-
Nov. -Topeka-Hearing applica-
tion of kansas Natural Gas company
to increase rates to the Ottawa Gas &
Electric company
Nov 21-Hearing application of
Empire Natural Gas company to in
crease rates to distributing companies.
To Hear Gas Case.
Nov. 2-Topeka-Hearing appli-
cation of Citizens Light, Heat &
Power company. to collect cents per
1000 feet additional gas rate
Nov. 22-Topeza-Hearin applica-
ton of Wyandotte County Gas Co, to
increase rates at Kansas City, Kan
Nov. 22-Hearing supplemental ap-
plication filed by the Wyandotte
County Gas Co, in regard to pressure
Nov. 2s-Cedar Bluffs - Hearing
complaint of patrons OF the ConsoH-
dated Telephone company against the
removal of switchboard and office in
Cedar Bluffs.
Nov. 29-Goodland-Hear appli-
cation of Sherman County Telephone
Co. for authority to increase rates.
On December s. 8 and the COM
mission will hold gas rate hearings at
Galena. Weir and Edna, respectively.
The hearing at Galena will be on the
application of the American Gas Co,
to Increase rates at Galena, Columbus.
Scammon, Oswego, Altamont and
Cherokee. At Weir the application of
the Weir Gas company to increase
rates there will be heard, and at Edna
the commission will listen to the ap-
plication of the Consumers Gas Co.,
for authority to increase rates at
Chetopa. Edna and Bartlett.
January 2 has been set as the date
for hearing application of officers of
Fall River township, Chase county, for
a public railroad switch between Cot
tonwOOd Falls and Bazaar.