Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-25
COOLEY'S LATEST DECISION.
An Important Interpretation OF
Through and Local Rates.
GREAT DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
a Ruling Against the Rock Island
Regarding Tourists Cars-East-
Bound Shipments tho
Past Week.
Rather Fayors Raiironds.

CHICAGO, June 24.-[Special Telegram to
THE BEE IA letter has been received by
Chairman Blanchard, which, coming at the
present time, practically settles point over
which railroad men have been greatly cxer-
cised-whether or not through rates can be
less than the sum of the locals Hardly a
railroad man or attorney In Chicago agrees
with Judge Cooley. Chairman Walker. of
the Interstate Commerce Railway associa-
tion, Vice-President McMullin and Judge
Beckwith, of the Alton, General Manager
st John, of the Rock Island, and Judge
Cary, of the st. Paul, have all been quoted
in these dispatches as holding opposite opin-
ions. The part of the letter in question is az
follows:
"rhe commission has repeatedly held that
1t is not necessary that the proportion rail.
road snail consent to receive of through rate
shou.d be the same as its local rate for trans
portatlon over an identical line IL is fully
impressed that the proper transaction of the
business OF the country compels tho accept
ance IN great many cases. and perhaps
generally, OF less sum as the proportion of
through rate than is charged as a local
rate and that any ruling that the two must
be ldentlcnlly the same would be as unfortu-
nate to the commercial interests of the coun-
try as 1T would be TO the railroads them
selves Very respectfully,
THOMAS NJ. COOLEY, Chairmano
ITesluGub ASnlcy, Nlce-BreSluent Howe.
Genera! Manager Hays and Auditor How
ard, OF the Wabash Western, were in Chica-
go to-day, making the final arrangements
Tor the turning over of the Wabash railway
with Receiver McNulta The transfer will
be made to the Wabash Western represen-
tives at midnight of juno 30 Nothing new
was learned from the Wabash Western peo-
pie except that it had been definitely decided
to remove the headquarters to St. Louis
The total eastbound shipments. except live
STOCK, from Chicago last week were 80 365
tons, against 80, 1876 tons the previous week
ana ~, ,i3i the corresponding week last year.
Of the Hour, grain and provision tratlic tho
Michigan Central and Grand Trunk each
took 23 per cent, the Lake Shore 10, Ft
Wayne IL, Baltimore Il Ohio IL, Nickle
Plate s, and Panhandle t.
The executive board of the Interstate
Commerce Railway association to-day deliv-
cred another decision against the Rock Is
land. That road had made contracts to use
tourists cars on an occasion in October
Since the contract was made cars of that
KIND have become subject to extra charge
The decision says: "Said arrangements,
therefore, as the matter now stands, contem-
plates furnishing cars of special kind ut
certain points which are not offered at other
points, and which are not proposed to be so
offered. This is a discrimination between
persons participating in the same excursion
which it is difficult to justify and which is
apparently illegal. The true course obviously
is for said company toprocure the cancella-
tion of said contracts"
A rumor gained currency this morning
that the Rock Island had withdrawn from
the association, but it was denied by General
Manager st. John.