, 1880-01-11
A Conflict Of Interest Between
the Eastern and Western
Lines.
Complete Organization Of The Grand
Trunk, Extension to This
City.
Meeting Of tic Southwestern Lumber
pool-Awnrd Of tho Arbitra.
tors.
Another Proposed Trunk Line to
the East.
Tht Colorado Grand Cauyen Fight Before Tho United
States Supreme Court.


THE GRAIN BLOCKADE.
There has becn considerable of MI Incrcaso
III enst-bound freight shipments during the
past week. This Is not duo to q revival OF
business here, but to the fact that rearly all
the elevators are full to the entire extent OF
their. capacity, a1ld nll the grain brought here
by the Western roatls has to be taken through
immediately by the Eastern lines. There
las been considerable talk lately regarding
measures to be taken to prevent n freight
blockade at this point. A suggestion has
been made by the shippers for tile ware
housemen to provide additional room by the
erection Of cribs and sllcls for the reception
OF grain, but this Is not considered kindly
BY the rnilroad tne1i, who think this sslgges-
tion comes from the grain spcc1..
ators who suem to bo determined
to prevent break in tho grain
market. It ts believed that tte suggestion
sieyators s Dse S to oa a is pol" of eF ecks Oh
the grain vessels wlntering IN this l,nrbor.
Tho grim vessels, It Is claimed, can take III
about 5 00o, 600 bushels, md tl'ils Erea'tly re-;
room. The river Is open, and vessels could
he easily nnyrh to asIA from tho elevators.
But the Eastern roatls are also WORKING
ngninst tho scheme. as tl!cy prefer y 70 @ nave
md befnre s tHcy nre colpelted to resort to d
rrslucinn in rutcs, 1t il evident, however,
tas sonsthnE VT! soo, 1's lv 70 10 e 10
snvrreiy icca,lsc tllpy cannot accept eollstg,i-
incnts ii grain to thisctty. II present prices
oi grain are maintained, tile eleyatnis will
continue to DO crowded, rs the demand In the
fI,,.re refnse 10 b,ly ut ttu present prices.
H'fhere in nothing new that know Of"
satd wareho,,seplnli to q TnlUUxE reporter,
wae Hskea i fs t{ar WV i taro no
s S{s teSs5% sTs wsdE s Eaft fr Europe to buy
at thcir prfces, prR ~ or for foreign w,1r.''
the ioM l'oWses2 aG %" 'eeo"'' ''' '''' i"''' -
'''S :se1pr ,,lnrket ;s 10 cents higher than any
otber.'
%Why, No. 2 spring on the track sold for
N III nniersta5i. @ bnt look ,,pon TINT NJ
n ,nnro r,,se ia tairTrnnii ali over tho cpuii-
5sx Z got oid 4 spT s,% {esk Is WIEN, Iss 4, Sn
%y ssSNS e9H sela e!f 3" tic y rsek 1T $ b
:%WEat i eoiag to be done?n ,,,,,,.,
"How @ aboVt eSd It'll b.,Ildine crll,s:" ''f''
uThnt il a ridIcu|oi,s idca. mo clevntor
man VIII take tic chances nilti give rec, .,ts
for wleat in crib, Which is liable to L,e dam
aHrtf.T ~ I,
Sis that the feeling among elevator men Pr
uXsa.U =. .s.,.---..ss--J
t.NotlIng has been tlonoP" =.
mot that I know 9t.'' .,... ,..,,o
ptoraEo regular P''
II I,nyo heard nothing about It, except that
one OF tho Committee appointed blythe Board
Iowa elevator Wgnlar. That Is on tic river,
and usetl to be rcguiur. blt so much tllfliculty
was experienced Iii getting vessels there that
out"
"What il Its capacity %'
"Are there ll0 buildings In which grain
can be storelT'
notinG Is TcgH,inF Lsat ~, YOU a s,''as ~
star;n., H. h',itn,,,a 1 u """S 10 >'o nov ~
"E3uldn't lie low grades Of corn be re-