, 1881-01-16
DIVISION OF. ST. LOUIS EAST
BOUND ,TRAFFlC, :.


circular issued by Commissioner Fink, in which
| that genuemun shows that tho maintenance OF
| cast-bound rates IS not secured by the east
bound pool from Chicago. because there exists
no pool between the trunk lines which receive
the business from the Chicago pool lines; and
therefore the causes for competition and con-
sequeut cutting rites have not been removed By
the establishment OF the east bound pool from,
Chicago. He published in connection with that
| circular u. batch of figures showing how un-
| equally the business had been distributed, and
| called upon the managers Of the Chicago lines "a
natlfy nm That they " were ready and willing to
+ trutc, that he might be enabled to call meet
| ing ns soon as possible for that purpose.
Mr.. Fink has now issued another circular show
us far HI the east-bound pool from ST. Louis Is
concerned. and csils:upon the St., Louis mana-
the New York trunk lines to provide for = a l. d.
vision Of traffic. In connection with this ctrcu-
lar be shows that since the e5tablishment OF the
the st. Louis roads was divided among the trunk
srhc G. rana Trunk tenst'of Tosontoy received
/ the following percentage: Chicago i Alton, 5.94
per cent; Wabash. 0S1; INDIANAPOLIS st. Louis,
0.lo; vanadalia, o5o; Ohio & Mississippi, oil
Tho New York Central received the following
1881; indianapolis s. st. Louis, 1861; Van
The New ! ork, Lake Erie Western received
the following percentage: Chicago &Atton, al;
Wabash, 3,6!: Indianapolis D. ST. Louis, 3.35:
va!,dalia, 469; Ohio j. Mississippi, .2:5; total,
The Pennsylvania Railroad received the fol-
lowing percentage: Wabash: ;0o6: Indianapolis
sippi, Q01; total, l2.S7.
The Baltimore : Ohio received the following
Eoas SSi yandpa oSi; S ohio a2Gsa &isslssippi M
l4.17; total, 14.11.
The above statement shows TINT the New York
Central got nearly as much OF the st. Louis
traffic as the other trunk lines combined.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
1t wns stated In yesterdays TRIBUNE that
number of the State Senators had expressed
their hostility to the confirmad don Of George NJ
Bogue, William 81. Smith, and William A. Rob-
tnson rs Railroad and Warehouse CommissIo n
ers.-the first two to be their own SUCCESSORS and
the litter to succeed John H, Obcrly. twas
Board was to be Investigated before the new one.
WIS confirmed. and there we're some vague alIu-
sions to mnlfcasanco In Office.
Commissioner Boguc WAS interviewed on the
subject yesterday, and said:
:" have not been advised as to the nature OF
the complaints Of Senators Marshall and Mum.
The policy Ut this Board hns becn-when possf-
Bile SO to aer-to settle all complaints by arbtra-.
ton without rcsorting to litigation, and In this
rue forthcoming report, which contains ar ab-
struct of. all tho complaints lodged with the
Conlnisslon. and the action hadon each one Of
them. We have succeeded without being Obliged
to commence moro than one or two suits, and it
may seem that tho enforcement Of tho law has
not been as vigorous rs resort to tho courts
Oh ull mp.aints filed would hnve indicated" !
In re3nrd to the lrst charge he said: :. All
chnrges for storage in Chicago elevators arc
regulated by statute, and tho Board has uothin9
to do with fixing rates. but 1t has enforced tho
rates hxcd IN the laws made for the regulation
Of warehouses here ="
Upon the subject Of extortion he remarked:
"Compl0ints Of cxtArtion have been consid-
cred and the evils complained OF removed. The
Commission, nm sure, will be glad to have all
Its acts 1nvestigatel.'