, 1881-08-31

In ly lr"rAona WIN wn,Itn1 lhr rnn'i. ntitf nil
j"in,,t . q. lug IT, MI !t,a h,'n+t r. th"y r"nL!.
i.,,Irr w'lt, t.:cr.' tti."rnrI'. n",r' l",rtlnst
aged ,nurs ihnn tw" =" nI* t'fr tsni pr mir.
w,'llr ,t'w tl.oy urs' sny rrtn' t t"'.i:ht uIIIs
III IS' fS 5 per .s., !''sf' -" y ill., 4, ' Gy.r 1t f 5 s ' @
ro"d tm Implicated With al ther ia.siise-s tii.
tscs. In ylnw III lhosc nrilinstG.n.t4. Ma wtnitt
tuygr.t lhn rt,,rr!oty.t insnsinrs Hislng thuir
1f 4 r.f ,ss a, nsfs Tn%y nsy @ s Htnss s
intu thss class If Arc,ltltrt. When thu sun-
ststsrt'u1, tt';.tn'ra hny9 abcir r..u.l: tn eon.
.nanrntly. WI f ,toi r rArty en.,1xh ii ilu,
, 70 en 7 & s ,nn ,,,I,, M;s,'s,' ~ ", IL s9t" e.:
If tho New tnfk tallral 4 Esint>nu lsIstr nall.
t.S.l canst l d!"asts !! the :t!ns It, e., sht.'yl'
'h,4Irc$ tttrr :!,tb nrrcA IT lantl, lnt"tet tnst
n,nHct'.!y ,,, '; ,!'r:: 'n. Sr% rk
"wns ra" i 1,r'ert.on % Ut 'i,c @ ",,ttu '1 ,s",er
front i,oiwcon Svw YSrk City ard .,lbnny.
WESTERN .vEfG3TING ASSOCIATION.
Afr. l1nracc Tucker, tic.lcrnt Freight Agent
Ut the Illinois C0llttMt liallrnatl a1ut i'rest
tlcmt uf lle Western Weighing .Assnr!al'oI,.
l!as called II meeting Of t!a Association. To iu
lIeth ut It's nflice In tho Lakeside Building
Tuesday, Sept. Il, for the i'1,ri,asr Ut ilutt!n:
u,lt how its sneubers stand rcgtlt'ln. to
further continuance Of tic enlbinuitnl,. Thu
Western Weighing Association WAS l',r,ucd
nbout twn yenrs ugo a,Nl co'ltItlsrs i,tarly :slt
tllc Western Hires. lts Nbject ~ tu weigh ;li
cur-loatl fretgF,ts nj the initial Ioi1ts OF s!lp.
Meht BY Diliecrs af tic Association. anil
cl,argc shippers acttn weight. lsrf1rc Its
forlnnsIon tIin prnctico prevailed Of calla.
90,0oU to 2i.0oD pounds u car.laasl, nIHl II
ears eol,tainrd ln0rc tlRn lllHt the
overweight went free. Th!s calsse.l
shippers to pi1c ns I,.ch In thc
rnra us they cnultt, which resulted mt Unty
In UveflnMllng curs. atl'l thereby. rAsisis ire
atleiit ACCIDENTS but hsso proved Il great ,.l@s
t. IT, ts lnh's bnf S. thsS hia RG 'l1 @ M
MI opportunity 10 cut rates without t9'M:
lstAa fr.t! h,0N nil,'ts % othO 1!tiiIAs more
II cur tl!a w.ss aet.'a!ly slarge.l for. slncc
1ayu ,tcen i,l,aructl actual wrl.ht. n SLIP
],ers lOntleI l,urc II, 4 car than Tilt. rates
call"tl fur Thu uygrWc!gEt wMs c}a.rgyHt IT islu
rssr rlss wl,ls .,GI !H. 1ly 1.*,,it;sM i,
,tst, placcd MI tin lines III tlin .tssucnsl0H
on III eqiat fs,0titi4 III iMr IN weights were
GUilcGrllett, Alnl no c.itlng could le d!'Ile iii.
]ess rebntes oil regI!lnr rates wesu GlSen 10
shippers. ~ =.
As fir M ca,l l,e lcnrle! nloyt Of tlia roa.ls
iirt strongly il, faynr Ut continuing tho or
es,lliixnfDn Vet, owing to tile r,nl,piirMtfnlss
ttlut have lately arisen between tIle railroads.
nttl tho sttpllI competition TINT ts now ear
rie ul, bctwreIl u,pit:. It y likely Tint nic Of
the n,iier or Tho I,les desires tn ,ayc tt Or
rnntzaton discontinued II, order to be n{la
10 EiyU special Inducements to shippers. II
| Ii l.rnbabla that uwlng to ancf, wrnkNtss III
if1o lurt 0i sonlc Of tic rons lint Tits meet
!i,g IsaA buen called. 1IW Indications arr,
hnweyrr. Tint tho Assneuttnn will he rnl,-
| tInaetl.. rs Its aiscn!Itinlinicr 1T this tlnle
would infltct much !uss upull'Nil tho r0Ads.