The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-11-15
RErusEp THE REQUEST.
The railroad Commissioners stand b.
Their B0lOit Decision and Say it
Shall Go Into Eject.

The Railroad Commissioners stand by
Their BelOIt Decision and Say 1t
Shall Go Into Eject.
Commonwealth The railroad COM
missioners resumed their conference
with the managers OF the various Kan
sas lines yesterday morning, and
gave their answer to the request
made Tuesday night. That request ask
ed that the board select date on which
to meet all traffic managers of Kansas
roads and with them fix up a schedule
of freight rates that could be agreed
upon. and in that way harmonic the
dissffection that exists etween the rail-
roads and the people But when the
Board met yesterday morning. it rather
surprised the managers by giving out to
them the cold information that there
would be no receding from the Be1oit
decision, and that its order must
go into effect not later than the 10th
of this month, which will be next
Saturday. They also announced a
willingness to meet the managers or
their agents at any time. and prepare a
schedule OF rates, that will be fair, just
and equitable, but it must be drawn
from the Beloit decision as basis. This
the managers declared they could not
stand, and tried to show that such re-
duction would be ruInous TO the busi-
ness of the companies. They commended
that the present rates are right, and not
in excess of what is allowed them by
law. That they were willing TO make
reductions in some cases, but also want
ed the rates advanced little in others.
This the board considered an impractic-
able idea, and the managers took their
leave. From there they went down to
A. E. TouzalIn's Office, where caucus
was held to discuss what course had best
be pursued. UD to noon no conclusions
were reached.
When the managers met after dinner,
they sent proposition, signed by all of
them, to the board of commissioners
asking for a continuation of the confer
ence until an agreement could be arrived
at, and until another meeting could be
held, to suspend the operation of the
BeloIt decision. This was refused.
Then they appointed Il committee. who
went before the board with the follow
ing request:
TOPEKA, Kas., Nov. Z 1883.
To the Honorable Board of Railway COM
missIOners:
GENTIEMEN:-We, the undersigned
managers committee, TO confer with
your honorable body, request a contin-
uance OF the conference for the purpose
of agreeing upon and adjusting rates,
upon . fair and equitable basis; and
pending this conference, to hold the
Beloit decision In allegiance.
Respectfully yours,
FRANCIS HERMAN,
L. A. EMERsON,
THOMAS MILLER,
COMMITTEES.
To this the board replied as follows:
OFFICE BOARD RAILROAD CoMNIssIoNKHsl
TOPEKA, KANs., November Z, 1888. ]
GENTI.EMEN:-TheB Board OF Railroad
Commissioners are willing to suspend the
Beloit rates pending conference with
the traffic managers with view TO form
nlating and agreeing upon schedules OF
freight rates to be used by the several
roads in the state, understanding that
the managers desire TO meet the Board
in spirit of fairness and concession
and with an honest desire to reach just
and satisfactory conclusion; the meeting
to begin not later than Monday, the 18th
instant.
To the committee.
ISigned:l HENRY HOPKINS,
JAMES HUMPHREY,
L. L. TURNER,
Commissioners.