The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07
FREIGHT RATES
MUST Be LOWER
Holden Issues Statement
Which Covers Local
Situation

Tho unificatiou of an Tulsa busi-
ness interests IN a campaign for an
equalization of freight rates on
Tulsa shipments be- urged by william
Holden, manager OF the Chamber ~
Commerce lu statement Issued
Saturday In which he states that with
this matter satisfactorily workud
out there would be no reason why
Tulsa should not become the ipb-
bling center OF the state.
Mr.. Holden says:
An rates, both cllss and COM
modify. from the point whore Tulsa
draws It's manufactured products,
the products distributed by tho job
bor and the merchandise sold by mo
retailer. into oklahoma havo al
ways been too high. This is due 10
the fact that oklahoma was settled
some time after TcXns was settled
and in publishing class ana COM
modify raios into oklahoma from
Kansas CITY and points bating there
on and ~. Louis and points hasing
thereon. including the defined tor
ritorier. Oklahoma wnH given the
Texas rates some slight adjust
mculs on commodity rates have boon
made but even AT tho present timo
rates on commodities consumed In
oklahoma take q decided jump In
getting over tho Kansas Missouri
line into Oklahoma on traffic from
the north and east,
Now that Oklohoma is Nettlcd
and tho location OF manufacturing
ana 1obblug interests It H. necessary
that lower rates on tho classes and
commodities be worked out IN order
that tho oklahoma manufactures
aud tobbcr and retailer may meet
competition coming from its direct
competitor. generally located In
southwestern Missouri or south
eastern Kansas.
"Due to tho existing conditions
the state corporation commission
filed complaint with the interstate
commerce commission which has
been given docket No. 1886. This
complaint attacks tho rates on all
important commodities and class
rates into and out OF oklahoma. The
complaint AZ filed Ia for oklahoma
ms q whole. II must bo borne In
mind that Tulsa ls located but 65
miles from the kansus state line.
therefore Viewed from a manufac-
turing and jobblng standpoint. Tulsa
Is more vitally interested In read
justment OF tho class and commodity
rates into and out OF oklahoma than
In any other city In the state of Ok
lahoma for tho reason as above ex-
planned The most keen compete
tion we have comes from southeast
Kansas and southwest Missouri job
bling points.
"a melting of the manufacturers
and jobbers was called some time
ago and this complaint as filed by
the state commission was fully dis
cussed. II was decided at this meet
Ing that 1t would take at least $1,000
to handle same as TO Tulsa. At the
regular weekly meeting OF the board
OF directors OF tho Chamber of Com
merco on February ~. this entire
proposition was outlined TO them
and II was approved. President
Peters appointed n rate committed
TO represent the Chamber OF Com
merce consisting OF w. A. Goodner
chairman: l.. T.. Abbott, j. II
Mitchell and y. =. Warren. TO Co
operate with tho board of director,
of tho Tulsa Traffic association II
raising the necessary amount ol
money to properly handle this case
for Tulsa.
1T has been fully demonstrated
featuring and jobbing town we mus
have moro diversified Jobbing houses
in Tulsa.
when the freight rate situation
Is properly worked out. Tulsa vii
be able TO secure n wholesale drui
house, dry goods. shoes and otlel
jobbing houses which will place II II
position to demand recognition
and In that way only will Tulsa b,
able TO expand its trade terrltor,
and moro people from neighborinj