Omaha daily bee., 1885-08-13
THE NEW ORDER.
Opinions by Stockmen and Others
Touching the Pool Decision in
Regard to Shipping Me-
brasks Live Stock.

The publication In last nights BEE o,
the decision of Commissioner Falthorn
of Chicago, relative to the through.bi,l-
ing of Nebraska live stock on the Union
Pacific road to Chicago, caused no little
excitement In business circles. The
order was substantially al follows:
"The Union Pacific is not allowed to
uue local rates, and all live stock of the
class indicated must be consigned
throughout to Chicago, but 1t will be
allowed to stop conslgnments at Omaha,
and In event Of their sale the Iowa linen'
proportion will be deducted In the busl-
ness reported to the pool, 1t will be
allowed to do this because Omaha Is the
terminus of the Union Pacific or on It's
direct line. The privilege, however, is
denit d to the Burlington 81 Missouri and
Sioux City e Pacific roads fer tho reason
that in order to reach Omaha they would
divert traffic from their through lines
which cross the river at Plattsmouth and
Blair"
Tho change Is generally regarded as
most unfortunate one for Omaha in many
respects; it Ia feared, In fact, by those
conversant with the facts of the case,
that it will give black eye to the stock
interests of the city. OF number of
gentlemen who conversed upon the mat
ter with BEE reporter yesterday there
was not one but expressed himself as of
the opinion that the new order would
work evil to the stock interests of Omaha
If allowed to remain In force very long,
Said Mayor Boyd to q reporter who
asked him his opinion of the matter:
$50 far as L can see, this change will
work Injury to the Omaha stock yards,
provided the B. & M. folks Will be
prevented from ahipping stock Into the
city, and I suppose they will.
& Pacific will likewise be prac-
tically dsbarred from shipping any
stock through Omaha, but this will not
make particle of difference. Why2
Because Omaha receives very little stock
over the lines of the Northwestern sys-
tenn. To be sure, we get some from the
the St. Paul branch, but from the Elk
horn Valley extension little or nothing.
From tho Burlington e Missouri, how
ever, Omaha receives considerable stock,
and TO have that supply cut off By the
operation of this order will be bad
thing for the city, certainly. If the order
could be made to apply to all Nebraska
readr, 30 as to ALLOW them to do through
billing from western points to Chicago,
with stop-over privileges in Omaha,
then certainly the change would prove q
great bsnefit to our city. Butso far as
can see now the Union Pacific will secure
all the advantages to be reaped from the
change"
A number of other stockmen expressed |
themselves as being of similar views.
General Manager Holdrsdge, of the |
Burlington & Missouri, upon being
shown the order yesterday, said that as
at present advised, he thought tha change
would prove Injurious to both Omaha
and the Burlington g. Missouri road. 1t
wonld prevent his roads, undoubtedly,
from sending livestock through Omaha
at similar rates as through Plattsmouth.
General Freight Agent Shelby, of the
Union Pacific, ssii that he didn't care to
express an extended opinion upon the
subject of Commissioner Faitorn'g
order until that gentleman notified him
officially of the change. He said, how
ever, that he was inclined to think 1t
would work serious injury to the stock
interests of this city. The Union Pacific,
ne remarked, would not b, at all pleased
With the change because 1t wanted to do
Ill 1t could to build up the stock interest
If Omaha.