The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-29
A BIG CHICAGO KICK
The Railroads Try Discrimi'
mating Tactics.
The SHIPPERS WON'T STAND 1T.
Lake Has Always Had to
stand.
Smashing the Pool.

CHICAGO, August 2S.-Not since the
Interstate commerce act went into
effect has anything been done by the
railroads that caused 50 much excite
ment and ill-feeling among merchants
here as the recent action of the trans
continental lines making rates from
Chicago about twice as high as the rates
from New York. The merchants OF
Chicago failed to compreh end why the
Chicago roads should consent to
become parties to an arrangement
that Disseminated so outrageously
against Chicago interests and is calcu-
lated to prevent Chicago from Compel
ing with the east for Pacific Coast traf-
fic. Even trunk line managers, who
have all the advantage under the new
tariff, have emphatically refused to join
in the new through rates on the ground
that they ara contrary to the Inter
State law, and that they could not at
ford to Join in tariff that makes rates
from interior points in their territory
to ihe Pacific Coast much higher than
rates from seaboard points. Most
energetic protests against the adoption
of the tariff have been submitted to the
railroad managers here by John v.
Fanvell & Co., Marshall & Co., ]. s..
| Kirk & Co. and many other prominent
| firms. Some of them declare that they
will refuse to ship any kind of freight
bv lines that accept the new California
tariff. These threats are having the
desired effect, and many of the leading
western roads declare that Mr.. Midgley
has acted without authority in APPROX
ing the new tariff. Three of the roads
wired Mr.. Midgley and Chairman Leeds
of the Transcontinental Association
Saturday evening that they repudiate
the new rates and would not accept
them unless revised so ss to give Chi
cago fair show. A reply was received
from Chairman Leeds yesterday, say
ing that the tar If had been revised and
that the rates of commodities produced
in Chicago would be made the same a.
from New York. This list how
ever comprises only about twenty
FIVE articles while there are THIRTY
pages of commodities on tariff iron
New York on which rates are not NOR
than one half rates, from Chicago
Among these are dry goods, cotton
piece goods, sugar, glucose, and man.
; other leading articles, which are shipped
from Chicago. Consequently, the con
cession made by the Transcontinenta
roads does not better the situation
The leading merchants declare tina
they will not stand the discrimination
and that they will not SO De
fore the Interstate Commissio
with their grievances, but bring suit i
the United States Courts against an
, road that charges discriminating an
unlawful rates. The indications al
that all the roads between Chicago an
the Missouri River will repudiate NJ
MIdgley's strange action, and will lm
tate the example of the trunk lines an
, require from the Transcontinental roae
full local rates between Chicago and II
Missouri River on overland traffic frol
New York. Mr.. Midgley has sent
private communication to the membe
of the Pacific Coast Association in e.
plauation of his action. According
}. Mr.. Midgley's explanation Mr.. Blancl
a-d, another,,member Of the committe
: took decided grounds against the di:
eliminating tariff of the Pacific Goa
roads. He advised that the loo
rates be charged to Chicago al
} st. Louis and that no throul
lis of lading be given, unle
the Transcontinental lines would e
= tablish tariffs in the way outlined
u the trunk lines. Chicago people ha
- nothing to do with the personal quar-
S between the trunk lines and the tran
4 continental roads. They simply d
z mand fair and equitable treatment a
N the protection OF their interests.