Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-08
the ROCK ISLANDS POSITION.


.F~Z - Ealca<- LEEeNE
G~-rrzI Manager - John C the Chicago.
lo<k aszz1 & PaezEe road Authorizes tns
following statement IN reply to assertions
r-a~ussy made b. Vtes-Prssitens J e
AeMzIL1 Of ths Chicago b Alton In . pub
Eshe1 interview.
Nix NeMzIltz. n = recent p~ubdshedt1ter-
view, has clearly defined the present post
ton zad policy Of tbs Altoa road Il q
70 fn<zs On through rates being made on o
basts thai viii give - e n fair snare o. the
rzzG which gos@ 10 y comes from
points west C kAnszs Cfty- He Illus
rates ITS meaning By citing a shtpnens Of
1--we stock from Topeka On the Rock Island
road Ehro1<1 Kansas CITY % Cefcago
Upon such assignment tbs tar11s Of al tbs
l1ss as heretofore adjusted provided for
q through rae somewhat less taan the
sum Ok two McnAz his practice was
IN arcortaacs with vel recognized prfn-
cfplsz Of rzre-Eakfny A. universally pr1c-
rced BY carriers. and Eas been approved
by the interstste commission,
which n recent e1se 1-ed r1r
language AsthEo1<hrssesUe made By the
American system Of roads, agreed percent
axes q the total rate, considerably Ie.s n
amOunt than the ocAl rates Of rua-sEsc~tv-
ing @uc1 percentages. ara usually n lea1lz1
feature. and y "a sEt1sErlv proper ~ .
general rule that this shgul1 D. So
GgEzzsrcs and Eats require ts and crupe-
ts-iOn cump@ls Il S1ch rates whe1 rea-
s0u1blv and fairly xdfu<-sd 60 local hust-
ness. az greatly favored In the Aw. be-
cause they furnish ehszpeu-d rates and
greater facilities 10 tbs pTbhe Will. ss rhe
sz1s lm. they give Increased eE1ploy
neu1 and e1ruIEgs ~ . lA-gsE Ruuaer q
e2ETferzf
In the rates NJ adjusted k.reecfurs
apou livestock tate from potnsz n Kan
-as. LaLtaa Territory Texas etc. through
Kansas City TO Chicago thu differences be-
E@s=a tbs SUMS OF the locals and the
rHrnrwh rnfez wma an an~I-atw ranH4wnhE@
c~t1sre1cs. an1 Ehs sari1< n question were
precisely uron the linz Of Tia resolution
whch Ar MeAIlltn quotes spprovfnxfy.
Notwithstanding rhnsI - says rnAE 10 pro-
p1-@s 70 ges What he calls . fair share az
he tariff by Fest1cing The loc1l rate from
kGnsas City - Chicago - the amount os
the p-0p9rttouars rata Between these
points charged By the EOsk Island On tia
through ~slEgUsuE
THIS statement 70 certainly candid His
Ene has No extension west Of Kansas CITY
The Rock Island has He proposes TO make
tn latter divide with kIn1 rarc which
Originates upon the extension that e has
furnished means 60 construct an1 this hs
vii do bF reducing the established rass
from Kansas city To Chicago This GsclEz-
ton follows his announcement NJ the coru-
m=nssmeat Of the sxra- inseryfev tnsr rrs
does not cz- any rates fs only restue-s
when necessary to meet cut ra-es 0t other
ruadz let the Alton has tEss forced q
~ A@AAAAEAAltA II IL Tres On AW1 -LGEA A24
prud1cts fr0m tznsa= City 20 Chicago IN ac-
curtKne- with The policy above stated
Naturally and Inevitably when the Alton
reduces IT'S rate from Kansas City, To tia
DIVISION Of the through rate changed rron
tie ines Wh-rs the livestock shipments
originate those lines must meet the rest1e-
ton IN the local and az tie same time re-
tuee their through rate cOrrespondfnrfv.
This . necessary tor their reservation.
they wtAl not think THAI they can reasor1-
bly, be asked 20 cut thefr line. tn two for
the esus1r OF the Alton. nor can the latter
justly expect them 20 surrender traffic
which they have constructed long ines ~
road 20 secure THIS step will apparently
Involve 4 Few reduction by the Alton -
the Level o. the new propcr-fonate raress
and the process viii be repeated Until al
rhsh lines are dotn- business At 4 loss aut
somebody surrendsrx
The association has no desire TO punish
the Alton for fEs wfChstrzxaI nor fox zuv
1fuZ els@ Action necessary rlr the pr1
lection Of ia lines against the Atoms aid
viii probably De taSrE 0xsygE