St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-02
THE RAILWAY WORLD
RUNNING DOWN RUMORS.
The Interstate Commission Invest
igates Some Shady Operations.

The Interstate Commission Invest
igates Some Shady Operations.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-The interstate COM
merce commission occupied the greater
portion of the forenoon in listening 10
rumors. The case of the Chicago, Kan
sas & Nebraska and the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroads against the
Chicago & Alton was resumed. In this
it is claimed that the Alton had no legal
right to publish a joint rate over the
Kansas Il Nebraska when that road and
the Rock Island, which owns it, had
protested. The rate covered points
West of Kansas City. j. w.
Midgely, chairman of the South
western division of the Western Freight
association was re-eXamined, and At
torney Brown, of the Alton, attempted
to prove by him that Kansas City was
stock market because of the location
there of packing houses. and not on ac-
count of the stOp-Over privileges granted
stock in transit from points west of the
Mississippi river to points East. Mr..
Midgely gave the origin of the stop
over privileges in 1882: and, in answer
toquestiOns, disclosed that from period
originally of ten days, it had been sub
sequently extended to thirty days, later
to six months, and finally admitted that
grain had been shipped on bills four
years old. The assertion of the Kansas
Il Nebraska and Rock Island that
they had protested against taking
stock at Kansas City for less
than local rates, was sustained by Mr..
Midgely. T. c. Mayly, joint agent of
the Western Freight association at Kan
sas City, was next examined. Attorney
WithrOw, fol the Rock Island, had de-
clared yesterday that the Alton was
leasing its cars to shippers for Sc,
month and then paying them $50 a
month mileage, a rebate of S14. Mr..
Mayly was asked what he knew about it.
He did not know anything for certain,
but had heard rumOrs. He occupied
nearly two hours in lodging questions
and stating rumorS. Not only the AL
ton, but the Rock Island, and the Chi
cago q st. Paul were guilty of leasing
cars according to rumOr. The reports
could not be untangled and the matter
was submitted TO the commission.
During the afternoon Judge Cooley
delivered his opinion on the right of
the Interstate Commerce Railway asSo-
citation to anticipate rate-cutting and
make charges. as it had done, against
tIle AllOH. 4uo OPlAlloH Nlltudlly uoeS
away with one of the reasons for the
existence of the association, it being a
natural conclusion that it would be use
less for the association. to again in its
own name, bring a complaint before
the commission. The opinion IS as fol-.
lows:
a motion has been made to dismiss this
case on the ground that the association as
such could not institute proceedings not be-
ing known as an individual to the law. We
do not care to pass upon that now so far as
were given for it. In this case we think it
advisable that the members of the associa-
ton, or some of them, should be parties to
the complaint instead OF using the ass ocia-
ton, and we give leave to amend the COM
plant by substituting individual names at
once without in any way affecting previous
proceedings, leaving open all questions made
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