, 1880-06-26
THE RAILROADS.
The Southwestern Pool Wrangling
Over Percentages.
Another Faso of the Litigation
Over the Chicago & Alton.
The Wabnsh Figuring for an Entrance
into the City.


SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION.
A tnectlng Of tho Southwestern Hallway As.
soctntlon was held yesterday Mt tho otifce 1T
Commissioner Mitg1oy In tho Lakeside 1lAilinK.
Tho prIncpni object Of tho meeting was to settle
tho difficulties regarding tho division Of pur-
centnges hlnoug tho ron.ls IN the Chlcngo b.
vIs!ou Tho trouble regarding this tnnttor nroso
from tho dissatisfaction Of tho Rock lsinnd With
tho award male by tho nrbltratory March u
The nwhrtl WIS TINT tho lock island shoiihharc
.s per cont OF tho Missouri laivor business, tho
burlington i5.16, aud tho Alton :a.50. Although
previous to tho award tho Rock Island
got but :A.n por cent, yot tho Innna.
agcrs Of tho Nock island thought
Justice Waa not dono to ti1ou, and they forth.
With gavo notice Of nh appeal from tho awarrl.
Tho nock laianA managers bnscd tholr action or
tho ground TINT during tho Inst year thoy had
acquired mn independent limo u knnsas City aud
one 10 st. .foc, and their facilities for doing a
lnr1cr Missouri River business than formerly
had nlao been increased They claimed 10 be
entitled to rs laFgc share Ut tho burinoss as
tho Alton, anl threatened to Withdraw from tho
Association II thoy did not gut that much. I'M
dor tho rules Of tho Association tho appenl
agaln Jnly /, but tho Nock Island objects
faith II settling dii'iculttcs ainonR raii:
that tho .alnicufiy 10 nrrnnRcd or sottlcd by Tho
ronds themselves. 4 meeting had been called
os ~ sSyHra occasions @ FOR tho purse 9f settling
each tino postponed. Az July |, whun the new
arrs'ngcMont would havo tu iic nla,e, iSHrar, tho
present nt yester,lays ,neet!ug ]: Z. McsiMlI!a
md .1nmes Smith, Altnn; r. j. Potter and +. d.
pl1ey },lp1 a rIInston; T. t. Gable ana j 7 sa1.
lI!ll, Missouri Pacific: john G. uat1lt and Q. G.
jrd wGasn; F: Il p9rGgr st ka,riaa ,E,ty 81
< q ln". En,rym + f,nrn.nr, fs,.n"1orrI,I i Tamt
Of tho Association at Kansas City; o. y. Hudson,
Go,n.ncrcial1 Agent ot tho Assosistiot at ~, ":
antr @ as was So spent II sho If ne e
aud TIC Il iol. oaas th;,sSs @ tho bess @ thins
to bo tlono would be to 1efcr ueto III tho INIT
ter for nllother month"; as BY that tssne the Wit
bush sas expectod to hnvo Its line 70 this city II,
q m % @ wy dsSn rhab a w"a ,aK 1h3 1ayc prs
Wabash was entitled. Tho lsook lsIan.i, how.
5,onement, and .irn,antlctl 1,at tho t,ntter b.
scttlcd ut once. Tho Burlington nlsu was IN
favor Of ~ immediate settleInent. a. NJ. !. y.
Joe, WAs not present. but is expected htro to-
dny., 1t wns decidc,l finally to POSTPONE, the
further couscrnt!on Of tho mnttcr Until III
No ,ons q th2so present ut tho meeting
y@cstSSr9y rs waE Willing 70 ventura an npinlonv v,t r to
they all hopo for IN nmlcnble arrangement yot
thoy aro fearful that II disruption OF the pool
may result, The ttoek Island seems to bo de-
nwnrtlc.i to It ns this neotng Or II will withdraw
from tho combination july l.. Hut neither tho
ase eho9 ss nes 1ss g ss hen Msu
isand was conceicd., Tho Alton, et the limo It
an appeal. and It Is therefore not likely TINT 1t
will take nny lcss now. Tho 13nrlinRton
eais to i, aaye he'd It's pSrcentaxo reduced snf-
mud 1lso dGrlnreA It's determination not to nc