, 1881-05-08
The SWitellmen's Strike Continues
Threatened Uprising Of
Drakemcu.
The Village Of Newton, Kas., Suddenly
- Filled with an Army of
Laborers.
1hirtY-six Miles Of Railroad to Be Taken Up
Between Two Days."

6NI1tE lcIl uA1S n0tIct u Shippers Wnen all
| advance is contemplated after rates have
| gone down becomes more apparent every
| day. The reason is that the east-bound pool
! Ing arrangement, both as regards the regular
| freight pool and the livestock pool, las
| proved a complete failure, and in spite Of
| the most strenuous assertions Of Commits
sioner Fink, it is not possible any longer to
prevent the roads from cutting the rates.
The agreement Of March II, which provides
that in case any Of the roads is found cut
| ting the regular rates, any OF the competing
lines will have the right to demand a gem
eral reduction Of the rates to the basis of the
lowest special rates, was made for the sole
purpose of preventing q general break,
and to enable the New York trunk lines to
charge OIL the business coming to Buffalo
and other Eastern lake ports by the lake
transportation lines their proportion, based
ON the regular 30-cents rate. This will ell
able the trunk lines at least to do profitable
business, the bulk Of which they receive
from the lake lines anyway during the navi-
cation season, although their Western con-
nections may have to suffer. The general
reduction in rates in case of a cut will also
have the effect of helping the lines leading
| east from Chicago. 1t enables these roads,
whenever they find they are being left by the
lake lines. to cut the rates, and fill themselves
up with contracts, as was done a short time
ago. Then. when it is found the roads have
secured all the contracts they want, the rates
are advanced to regular tariff again with
out notice, and those shippers who were
fortunate enough to secure contracts while the
rates were down will have TO suffer. The fact Is
thut the shippers are punished for the wrong
doings Of the roads, und have TO pay the fiddler
for the music the railroads make. It is very
nice little confidence game Oh thu part of the
fr,tT1t ftcC hnrs
no means Of redress, must quietly submit TO.
The resolutions passed by the Boards OF Trade
roads in this matter have no effect whatever
with the railroad magnates. and are not worth
the paper they are written on. Nothing but de-
rerlnined. decisive. and united action on the
the railroad companies. The Trunk line nlana-
gers are trying to lay ,,,td the Whole u blame
east-bound pool and the inability TO maintain
rates upon the shippers. and they openly declare
that they mean to compel them by such dscr1m-
mating action rs has been taken lately to tesist
from making efforts to secure reduced rates or
rebates, as will be seen BY the following remark
%ade nm By a E1k TO the meeting Of
The action OF the Committee, of course, will
not be acceptable to Il large class OF shippers
who have heretofore en5oyed @ eSelSslfe m privi
on their part to brcaA up the arrangement If
they can. They will appeal through Board of
and 'e complain TINT tt lie Action of tho rairoad
companies, in their efforts to establish and
!naintnin reasonable and properiy-ad-
arbitrury and wrong, and should not be
permitted But as the railroaa companies
act in direct compliance with the petitions:
which have been sen. to State Legislatures and
TO Congress. asking for laws that alt. to accom-
plish the very purpose which the railroad COM
panies desire to accomplish BY their cooperation
roads will have the support Of these CONNER
cial bodies, who should no longer permit their
for to ot o
ton; and then, 1t they succeed complain that
the railroads are making unjust determinations.
If the merchants associations would make the
same efforts us the railroud associations to con-
troll their members and put Il stop to these prac-
tlces there would be no need for appeal to Leg
That the same conditions exist regarding the
livestock pool us surrounded the pool on other
freehts, Is shown By the fact TINT live stock
and dressed beef rites have been badly cut tor
some time past Efforts were made at the late
meeting to stop tho cutting, and after IL long
debate tho following resolution regarding this
Kesoired, That pending the action Of the Trunk
Line Executive Committee relative to the ad-
justmenr Of the rates on dressed beef and live
stock, the rates on all classes of live stock from
all points in the West to New York. Philatlel-
phla, Baltimore, and intermediate points 10
maintained, regardless of the rates made upon
dressed beef and live stock to New England
points.
adoption of the above resolutions had 20 idea of
currving them out when they assented to them,
for yesterday. only few days after that meet
ing a disputch was received from Commissioner
Fink by the various railroad officials in this city
giving notice that upon complaints OF the Wa
bush that some Of its competitors were still cut
ting the rates. the rates on live stock should be
reduced, commencing Monday, to 35 cents gross
per 100 pounds. Chicago to New York. or sa gents
net The regular thrift rate Is 60 cents gross, Or
50 cents net The rates on dressed beef to be
reduced to 40 cents per 100 pounds Chicago to
New York. The regular rate is 80 cents. This
is Il reduction Of about one-half on these artt-
cles.
In order to make 1t understood why there is a
gross and net rate on live stock It is necessary
10 explain that under the livestock pooling. a1-
rangement rebate Of 10 cents is allowed to
shippers. WHO allow tho pool agent TO direct the
business over any road he sees proper. II a
dealer insists upon shipping over any particular
line. he is charged the gross rate By this ar
rangement the pool agent is enabled to equnl1zo
Commissioner Fink in giving notice OF the re-
duction In rates on the above articles advises
particularly that rates may be restored at any |
say say ten to days' notice. @ Shippers viii therefore
have to go Slow III bnsinE contracts on the new |
rates, or they may be as badly burned again as
when they bnset their contracts TN the .o-cent
rate grain. under the impression that the rate
would prevail TO-: some time.
The General Freight Agents Of the various |
roads lending east from this city, ~ accordance
with the above instructions from Commissioner
Fink, met Yesterday evening az me 1rcght
oce Of the FoFt way1e and est bas
The new thrift will be as follows: From Chi
cago to Boston, cattle gross per 100 pounds, Is
cents; New York, IS cents; Philadelphia. 81 |
cents; Baltimore. q cents; Albany. a. cents;
Buffalo, Suspension Bridge, Pttsburg, Wheel |
ing, and Bellaire, 20 cents; Dunkirk, 10 cents;
Erie, Is cents.
TIE STRIKES ARE SPREADING.
There was no change in the situation re-
garding the switchmen's strike yesterday. |
The condition on all the roads remained
about the same as the day before. The
Western roads, with the exception Of the
Wabash, were all doing good business. OF
the Eastern roads, the Michigan Central is
handling the most freight. The Lake Shore,
Grand Trunk. and Baltimore s. Ohio carry
little besides perishab1e stuff. Great efforts
we're again made by the strikers Yesterday
at all the prominent yards to induce the
men at work to quit, but they succeeded
ouly in few Isolated cases.
It is claimed that many of the regular
;witchmen, especially night men, have de-
,tared their intention to hold out no longer
han Monday. If this is so, the strike can
lot be maintained any longer. The day men
eem to be- determined to fight the thing to
he bitter end. and they will leave no means
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