, 1877-10-04
TIE RAILROADS.
KANSAS CITY VIZ. THE SOUTHWEST.
Elm ilATF: ASSOCIATION.

KANSAS CITY w. THE ESOUTIINEST.
ELM RATE ASSOCIATION.
It Ia but few days since that tho Southwest
cru Railroad Ratio Association was su0rganlzctl.
AMI already 1t las light 0n hand moro serious
than any that llns threatened Its existence whtls
working ulltltr the old plan. As l,as alrea4ly
beun statcd In TuR TRIBUNE. tho Association
HOW pools MI It's carnl1zs, whfte unter tho old
plan only CERTAIN percentage was pooled. To
carry out tho Into agreement It becolnea Mecca
sury that tho sh!pn.euts from Missouri River
r,u!nts hc divided proportionally among the va
r!ous lines belonging to t!'o pool. aud IN agcut
las bccn appointed, with headquarters ut kau.
sas City, to attend to this business. but this
agcnt will be entirely powerlcss to act unless he
Is allowed to Inspect tho shippiug-books vt the
elevators. To enable him to divide t'lo bust-
uess equally and seo to Il that NJ ouu rt,ad Tan
saks advantage q tae nthes,::a ds''and WIS
tor tor mi, il Kansas cty to furnish
an exhibit Of their shipping; hooks. Tits &C.
quest has been refused by the elevators Un the
Er0ui,d that It PLACES III tho possession Ut thu
prize iald toE sh!pnEnE, aptl the route OVER
which shipped. Thu refusal, Ut course, subataIs-
t!ates tue charges 80 ofte .,ade during tho past
ycar that the rates weEc being c.ut by certain OF
tl1s Ut. Louis roads, and that tho elevators at
Kansas City wet9 u!ln.. and abeltlng them ia
this business. Tho way this wa4 tlons was that
tl,s elevators allowed this cars Ut certnin roads
to be loaded With tFoul IS, 0D to 0,uDO pounds
aud issued bills OF lauing tur.D, pounds. which
u.akss II lar;,e rebate III such shipments aul
st!ows why 10 many knnsas City shippers tMe-
fcrred to ship via 1t. Louis. Or course this
kind IT thing cau oc practicet .1uder. tho ncw
}ian almost as well ~ under tbu old olsc, and
tl,s unty safeguard against such practices IL 1t,
compelling the elevators at Missouri ltlyet
points to nuke an exhibit Of tlle:r shipping.
books. Tbs southHesteru Association artea
promptly lu tic tnattcr, ut1 al once guye orders
that 10 tuoso cars should bu furnished to thu
elevators at kansas clty for gruhn shipments
tho, As.oclat! lon aseess to their. loaliug-out
books continuing record Ut tirir shipments
stnce Sept. !, 1877.
Now, on account Of this action by tho Asso-
clatton, the elevator Mcu. shippers, as.1 ll,u
press OF kallsas City arc ralslug au unprccedens'
ed hur and cry and swear ycng<alve upon tho
roads belonging 70 tlls Association. The ncwa.
I,aIHrs particularly aru most yenou.ous III. their
aclupcatiuns OF the railroads. One OF tho kan-
sas City papers coulnents upon thu difficulty ~
follows:
RI. refusal Of the elevators to expose tho pti.
vate accounts Ut thu shsppess ~ . means VI ra.
forcing tho high !ate rules ol Tho puuuk conbiaa
tton Was followed by .Au Withdrawal 1t I'll llu
iii eapoftatoa of gtain fium Kansas city TIT oas
sida OF thu other Yields.
rhis unexpected situaiion Will seriously distutb
ea:as's ana p,ssuss ot nd
with which FsliroA4 companies WILL ~ carry
their point, resort " ezpedients ~ high handed
and uslt- wofkiagmsn III thelr strikes.
The right " eompanies chartered ~ COMMON
carriers. with high monopoly pstslleges 10 destroy
,a aM ~ 5y eomGpnx N g0in: a'snSs
ns4y we'll w doubted II IL csrtaIuly svaInst pub.
Lie policy. whctheE tbs law affords auy temsly os