Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-10
THE WAR ENDED.
An Important Railway Agreement Con.
cluded by the Western Trunk
Line Managers.
The Tripsrtite Roads Practically Unite
as One Line-The Rates to Be
Restored Tomorrow.
Five Distinct Pools Formed, 70 Be Known
as the Western Freight As
ISOLATION.

slons of the general managers Of the
Western trunk lines, which have been
held here since last Monday, were
concluded this afternoon in the adop.
ton of probably the most important
agreement as affecting the roads con-
cerned which has ever been entered
into.
Ever since the signing of the tripar-
lite compact, originally by the Union
Pacific, Rock Island, Milwaukee g.
ST. Paul railroads and subsequent
ly by the Wabash & North western
there has been practically steady war
between the combinations and
outside roads, chief among
the latter of which was the Burling-
ton. The Northwestern recently had
a fight with the other roads Ia the
tripariiite pool, and few days ago it
was expelled, leaving four roads
in the combination. The agree
ment flually reached to-day
recognized the triparitite roads
as one line, the four roads in the COM
bination to decide upon the percent
ages to be allowed to each of the bust
ness turned over to them.
The agreement provides for five dis
tinct pools to cover the business east
and west of the Missouri
river, passing over the Union
Pacific road. The five pools are to be
embraced in what Is to be known as
1.-THE Western Freight association
The first pool il to embrace the Ne
braska and Wyoming traffic, in which
the percentages are 70 be settled by
arbitration.
The territory west OF Julesburg on
the Union Pacific is to be neutral
territory, and all business East or
West is to be pooled equally between
the five roads touching Omaha. This
is to form the second pool.
The third pool embraces the territory
between JUlesburg and Omaha. the
Burlington and North western are to
have a percentage of the traffic origi-
mating or going to the stations be.
tween these two points, but consent
to shrinkage Of what they
consider their fair proportic ns. 1t is
understood that the tripartite roads
get 20 per cent and the Burlington and
Northwestern Is per cent. between
them.
The fourth pool Is to cover all
competitive business of the
Union Pacific, the Burlington
d Missouri and the North
western in Neb' aska. The Chicago,
burlington Il Quincy is to take the
Burlington and Missouri allotment Of
this traffic out via Plattsmouth. The
North western takes its proportion out
via Blair and the Northern Pa
CITIES proportion comes out by
Omaha, there to be shared by the
tripsrtite lines and the Burlington.
The fifth pool is to embrace the
Omaha and Council Blufflocal business
the percentages to be settled by arbl-
tration.
The pools are to be run until Dec.
81, 1886, and then be subject TO six
months notice the intention Of any
road to sever its relation. There
are no money penalties to- the
agreement. A meeting will
be held next "Wednesday, when
a commissioner and three special ar
bi,rators will be named. The agree
ment is to go into effect May Is, and
the rates are TO be restored next Mon
day. The agreement provides
that the Uuion Pacific shall afford
the Burlington 81 Northwestern
roads the same facilities for through
biGing that it gives to the trlpar-
lite lines. The roads in the Central
Iowa Traffic association, which cover
the competitive business in Iowa and
Minnesota, have agreed to continue
their association, and the
rates are to DE restored
next Monday. All business Is 10 be
reported at the tariff rates that have
been taken during the present disas-
trous rate war The association is to
run for the same period named for the
Western pools