, 1879-07-19
Another interesting Phase Of the
Kansas City War;.
Tn Tim Laud-Grant Roads Discriminate
Against Unclc 6ama
Tbe Ouartarmaster-a General Is Of the 0pln-
lon Thoy Do.
Yellow Fever and Railroad Quarau-
timing In the South.

their allies have been shoutinE that they Ind the
Chtcago roads on tho Missouri l1tvor hight Just
where they wanted them, and that It was only
auestton Of ttmo when the Chicago roads would
come down Rnd plead for peace on terms dictat-
cd by tho stlssourthns. But they havo bccn
shouting much too soon, and before they read
thls they will, no doubt, have become convinced
OF the truth Of the old adaRc that "'Illcreb b
many slip 'twlxt tho cup mid tho lip" The
weapon with which they meant to annLh'late tl,c
Chicago roads and particularly tic Chfcaoo .
Alton WIGS tho late organizer of the so-cal'ctl
"Four.i1,-Ha II line between Kansns City at'd
Chicago, composed Of the vt. Louis. kansaa
City T. Northern, Missouri, Kansas = T. lGxaat
Wabash, nutl Illinois Ccntrat lsoads., This ling,
though not through route, did damage tile
Chicago roads somewhat, because y lnastea M on
regular rolltos. The s.. Louis l[nes wero suro
that they would be aple, hv a continued cutting
Of rates BY 1l,s guerilla llno, TO forco tue Chi
inriy, u,ld thus make their business 40 unproll&-
etlo lint they would finally havc to give up the
fluht from sheer exhaustion. But tue witty vt.
Loustans calculated without their host, md tho
very weapon which was amed at the Chlcaeoans
to destroy them proved to- be- a regular
boomerang. Had the st. Louisiana. never
touched tic terrible, "Fonr-in.ltand" ucv
would not nov bo Y M t!lr @ aad pligh. tey ars
the hostility OF roads which were but luke
warmly aiding the Chicago Il Alton, against
which the flEht Tas really dlEscted; a., It turnea
damage upon the Hannibal J. g. Joo than all
The Chicago roads combined. This road was, 80
to speak, between TWO 1rcs. and uuless Il took
the bull by the horns and applied the heroic curu
1t was eusa to sustnin irrcparable damage. Hay
1nr stood thu ordeal as lung as + could, The
Hannibal l. 1t. Joe has ut last decided to strike
blow tliat will make an end to the tonifool-
cry, and strike terror into The hearts Of tlie over
Ia trf,t In tt,H
will throw up their hats md shout victory. For
years the ut. Louis. kansns City and Western
had contract with thu Hannibal s. St. Joe
Railroad Company, by which. the former used
s 54Idse ss over Tho II Mtssou1i River, Just this
side OF Knnsas CITY. The managers
nnd Directors Of tla road hare now come to tho
conclusion TINT their contract With that Com
lasy did not contemplate this business TINT Is
tIono by the "Fonr-ln- nnndn over tile Wabash.
Missouri, Kansas IL Texas, and Illinois Central
in direct competition With the Hannibal d ST..
Joe. IN otslrr words. they did not think 1t was
4 Northern With n club to Knock out their
nrntna with.
Tile President Of the Hannibal & st. Joe has,
dres'e @ he sne'a nossof e, ~:
Northern tl,,,t the right to use tho track Of the
ltanntbal & St. Joe Railroad Company from The
nDroach to ,,!e Kansas cty brtdgs in ,an ths
Hs"' ICY e nss la roaa e M 0's,Sss s saia
Track, eight miles east from Ilarlen,,t
will no LONGER be accorded to #. and that all
arranccmcnta bctwtst the at. Louis, Kansas
iron, or the hannibal g. St. Jon lsailroad Com
pantcs regarding the usu OF said track, will bc
:0nstderel revoked usid Terminated, unlcss the
s.. Louis, Kansas City 4 Northern at once sees
.ncnt OF trcieit TO Hannibal. yin tic Missouri,
Kansas &; Tcxas Kallroatl, or nGrces unon il
reasonable ratio for such transportation, II the
eninp!y With these tersl1s, t!'c General Manager
of tho HnMuthal & St. 10, Is directed to EN-
tluy sufficient fUrce to prevent the pass
nEe of any train over The bridge cnrryin.
route, mud 10 DESTROY tho connection betvsau
the two roais at il,e North Missouri junction,
md tu station sufficient iurce at that point til
protect thc nninscraDtei no of his road.
Informed Coz; stcKissock, Of the St. Louis,
lcIon not fIon' my desire to Interfere with thu
y. Louis, Aansas Cl'y q Northern Railway
Railroad, but OH account Of tho uttclnpt 10 com
Eote and cut rates with tho Hannibal g. st.. Jue
upon hnsl;lcss 1stHec'' tts Eastern and Western
tcEu'inl. Tho 81. Louis, kansas CITY ts Northern
Iugnrl to this matter. It may dee'le to test
the right oi the lianntbal & 1T. joo to take
such u step. Or 1t may resolve to build
nn independent 1tuo for the eight miles and
hrluKu. but all this Will thko considerable time,
mud In the meantime 1t will be shut out froEn
Kansas City altogether, and the "Four.tn.
!tand" toutc must necessarily cuaso to exist.
II viii, therefore, probably eoma to tho con.
clislon that distraction Is tho butter part 0f
yalor, and uWrce to Tho terms OF tho Hannibal
d 1T. Jpe. and discontinue 10 rarrY business b,
wny Of Hannibal tn competition with tint road.
IN anv event tho wRr between the st. Louis and
tlie Chicago lines over Missouri River business
mas BE- considered at its cDbef aud the Alton
viii no doubt be soon recognized By tho ST.
1.outs roads as ull-hcdgc1 rival between st.
louls and Kansns City.