Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04
RAILROAD RUSTLINGS.
An Advance Agreed Upon in Colorado
BATES : Interesting Meeting
Ahead.
Colorado the Vast Chessboard Upon
Which the Railroad Magnates
Play.
News for Railroad Men Compiled by
The ette-Prominent
Personals.

The Gasette-Prominent
Personals.
The general managers of the various
roads interested in Colorado traffic
have succeeded in etlecting cornpro-
mise by which rates between Chicago
and st. Louis and the Missouri river
on Colorado traffic are temporarily re.
stored to the rates In force last Janu-
airy for five days only TO give the roads
west Of the Missouri river an oppor-
tunity to carry out their new agree
ment. The eastern lines of the West
ern Trunk-Line association Objected
to the new contract made in
Denver by the lines west of |
the Missouri river on the ground that |
their competitors east Of the river |
could not be controlled. there being no |
agreement between them for the MAIN !
tenance of rates, and also because the |
eastern allies of the Union Pacific had
the right to make through rates to all
points on or reached by the Union Pa
cittc. Numberless conferences were
held between the managers of the va
rious roads since the Denver agreement
was made public In order to come TO
some understanding by which the
work OF the Denver meeting could be
saved from being repudiated. AT first
all the roads except the Burling-
ton were opposed to an
advance until some definite agree
ment for the maintenance of rates had
been made east of the Missouri river,
General-Manager Potter of the Bur
lington went to work labering, day and
[ night to induce the managers of the
other ronds to advance the rates In ac-
cordance with the Denver agreement,
and finally succeeded in winning over
the Alton and Northwestern managers
| to his cause by showing them that
much harm would be done IL the rates
were not advanced, and that 1t would
greatly endanger the adoption of new
agreement for the future maintenance
of rates west of the Missouri river at
the meeting August 8. The managers
of those roads agreed to advance the
rates until August 5, If all the roads
could be induced to make the advance.
President Cable of the Rock Island,
however, refused to be convinced that
any good could be gained by advauc.
ing rates. AS considerable pressure
continued to be brought upon Mr.
Cable to join the other roads by Mr.
Potter and others, he called upon Vice
President McMullin OF the Alton anC
he had conference with him. Mr.
McMullin strongly urged MIR. Cable
to give up his opposition, as In hi
opinion 1t would be better II tempo
rary advance was made. After SOM
Alton should make u personal reques
60 I'D. oil nj II a
roads would agree he would join II
the advance.
: General Manager Chappell of tn
r Alton at the suggestion of Mr.. Mem l
, lin then took the matter up and sut
ceeded in getting all the lines to cor
sent. Ills letter to the different man
= ayers stated "that for the purpose q
!. working in harmony with the road
!, west of the Missouri river, who hav
agreed to advance rates August o
: Colorado traffic, we ask all the road
east of the Missouri river 10 Join In nc
: vancipg the rates to the old basis 9
January last, advance. to hold till tn
, adjournment of the meeting to be he'll
! August 5, the understanding being tina
Z all the roads east of the Missouri river
including the st. Louis Il San Fran
; cisco, agree to the advance
! The Rock Island and Milwaukee
j st. Paul accepted the terms, Stain
q that while they could see but littl
q good to be gained from 80 short al
Q agreement yet, as they had Away
;, stood ready TO put up rates, upon tn
request of their competitors the
= would cheerfully agree. In accorc
:. ance with that action rates betwee
Chicago, st. Louis, etc, and Colorad
: points will go back to the origins
d rates of January last, but as the agre'
n ment between the Eastern line
D. is only to hold good until afts
: the meeting of August 5, 1t
still probable that another no
will occur over this matter before fu
harmony is restored. Thus far IL
Burlington only has given ofiicii
e notice of the advance of rates east
d the Missouri river on Colorado trafli
q, but the other roads will probab
IA instruct their agents and connection
1t to-day. Even II no notice Is given
p Is not at all probable that the ter
ID porary agreement will be violated,
y no new business Is likely to be secure
81 between now and August 5, all u
roads having enough old business
hand to keep them busy until att
next weeks meeting.