The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-10
No GAMES AT DETROIT OR BUFFALO.
THE RAILROAD WAR SETTLED.
An Amicable Agreement Entered Into for
the Formation of Five Pools.

CHICAGO, May 9.-The sessions of the general
managers of the Western trunk lines which
have been in progress here since last Monday,
were concluded this afternoon, in the adoption
of probably the most important agreement, as
affecting roads concerned, which has ever been
entered into. Ever since the signing of the
tripartite compact. originally, by the Union Pa
cific, Rock Island and Milwaukee e ST. Paul
roads, and subsequently by the Wabash and
Northwestern, there has been practically steady
war between the combination and outside roads,
chief among the latter of which was the Burling-
ton. The Northwestern recently had fight
with the other roads in the tripartite pool
and few days ago was expelled, leaving four
roads in the combination. The agreement
finally reached to-day recognized the tripartite
roads as one line, the four lines in the combna-
ton to decide upon the percentages to be allowed
each The agreement provides for five distinct
pools to cover business east and west of the
Missouri river, passing over the Unon Pacific
road the five roads to be embraced in what is to
be known as the Western Freight Association
The first pool rs to embrace the Nebraska and
Wyoming cattle traffic in which the percentages
are to be settled by arbitration. The territory
west of Julesberg, on the Union Pacific road, is
to be considered neutral territory, and all bust
ness east OR west is to be pooled equally between
the five roads touching at Omaha This is to
form the second pool. The third pool embraces
the territory between Juesberg and Omaha. The
Burlington and Northwestern are to have per-
centage of the traffic originating at or going to
stations between these points. 1t is understood
the trpartite roads get 70 per cent and the
Burlington and Northwestern Is per cent. be-
tween them The fourth pool is to cover all
competitive business of the Union Pacific, the
Burlington & Missouri and the Northwestern in
Nebraska The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
is to take the Burlington & Missouri allotment
of this traffic out via Plattsmouth, and the
Northwestern its proportion out via Blair, and
the Northern Paciic's proportion out by Omaha,
there to be shared by the tripartite lines and the
Burlington. The fifth pool is to embrace Omaha
and Council Bluffs local business, the percent
ages to be settled by arbitration. The pools are
to run until Dec. 81, 1885, and then be subject to
six months notice of the intention of read to
sever its relations There are no money penal
ties attached to the agreement.
A meeting will be held next Wednesday, when
a commissioner and three special arbitrator
will be named. The agreement is to 60 into
effect May 10, and the rates are TO be restored
next Monday. The agreement provides that the
Union Pacific shall afford the Burlington and
Northwestern roads the same facilities for
through billing that it gives to the tripartite
in central Iowa. The trafe association covering
competing business in Iowa and Minnesota
agreed to continue their association, and rates
are to be restored next Monday, all business to
be reported at tariff rates that has been taken
during the present disastrous rate war. The
association is to run for the same period named
for the Western pools