The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-15
RAILROAD RUIN.
THAT IS THE TENDENCY NOW
The U. P. and B. & M. Openly Ag-
gressive = Latest Facts from
the Omaha Press
Still Cutting.

hho VI INC y. L. Toau are watching tne
progress of the conflict with much in
terest. The latest cuts have not helped
matters any in Cheyenne, but the peo-
pie are anxious to know how things are
going on down in Nebraska. Hence
the LEADER reproduces this morning
the statements of the Omaha papers Of
Wednesday. From all of them the en-
tire facts can be learned.
Says the Republican: The railroad
war continues. Each company declares
the other must yield. On Monday the
b. u NJ. announced that cattle would
be taken to the east bank of the Mis-
souri, river at Plattsmouth from Kear-
ney at the rate of S5 per car load.
This, added to the rate charged by the
G. B. & @, made rates to Chicago, from
Kearney to Chicago, lifty-five dollars
per car.
Yesterday morning the Union Pacific
road made the rate on grain from all
points between Plum Creek and Gill
more, inclusive, % cents per hundred
weight. Tho rate formerly was from
30 to 40 cents per hundred pounds. At
the same time, as a measure of retalia-
tion for the cut in the cattle transpor-
tation rates, Mr.. Vining issued an
order to receive cattle and hogs lin
single deck cars) for shipment to Chi
cago, at all points on the main line be-
tween Plum Creek and Gilmore, and on
the Republican valley branch, at the
through rate of fifty dollars per car.
This is virtually carrying the cattle to
the transfer depot on the east side for
nothing. 1t will be noticed that the
Union Pacific has made its reductions
apply to all intervening points between
Omaha and Plum Creek, while the B.
Il M. cut-rates apply only to Omaha
and Kearney.
| The B. & NJ officials continue to
affirm that the G. B. & Q. has nothing
to do with this trouble, and the Union
Pacific people continue in the belief that
that company is at the bottom of the
difficulty. Mr.. Philiippi, of the c. b.
6 Q. distinctly informed the Republican
man that the c. B. s. Q. is moving
right along Just as if no fight existed.
They are receiving what freight is con-
signed to them, and delivering what is
shipped over their road-in short pay
ing no attention whatever to the trou-
bles of their Nebraska feeder.
How long the fight will be kept up
cannot be predicted, 1t cannot con-
tinue long. Neither company will care
to lose the profits Of this years ship
ments in stock and grain and conse-
quently will not long stand to the rates
which are now obtaining. The U. p. is
carrying stock for nothing, and the B.
& NJ. is carrying at a nominal rate.
There is as yet no perceptible increase
in the number of cattle shipped since
the cut began. The season has not
fairly opened. Grain is being moved
toward market quite rapidly in the
past few days, but so little is ready for
shipment that farmers will hardly get
to the railroads in time to receive the
benefit of the reduced rates.
A gentleman from Kearney states
that the people of that place and vicin-
ity are working hard to reap the ad-
vantages of the low freights, and far
mers from the Republican and Loup
valleys are rushing their grain from
the shock and stack into sacks for the
same purpose. Kearney merchants
are praying for long and bitter war.
The following is from the Herald !:
The movements Of the U. p. and b. &
NJ. railways in the freight war yester-
day were closely watched. The former
road having taken up the openly ag-
gressive, was looked to for the next
blow, and it came in the shape of a
further "cut" in rates on stock.
Visiting the Office of General Freight
Agent Yining, of the U. p, Herald
reporter asked concering the reduction.
''The present rate on stock to Chi
cago," said Mr.. Vining, ''from all sta
tions on the line of the Union Pacific
from Plum Greek to Gilmore inclusive,
is fifty dollars per car load. The same
rate applies upon shipments of stock
from any and all points on the line of
the Omaha and Republican Valley rail-
way.'
''The first cutpn asked the reporter
''Was to sixty dollars''
''And the rate before the cutr"
"They were ninety dollars per cal
load, from most stations"
A call was then made upon Mr..
Percival Lowell, general freight agent
of the B. & M. railroad. Mr.. Lowell,
said there was nothing particularly
new, but that of course the B. & M
wonld reduce its rates to meet what.
ever cut the U. p. should make.
The situation WAS pointedly summed
up by a railway official last evening
He said that the q. z. was cutting
deeper and deeper, and would, if thu
war lasted long enough, carry freight
free and throw in chrome.
The Bee interviews Mr.. Lowell: Tht
, railroad war that is now going on be
tween the Union Pacific and the b. 8
, NJ. companies is being watched with 1
great deal of interest by the public
: and especially by the citizens of Omah'
and Nebraska, and anything now con
cerninp the fipht ia eagerly sought afte