Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-22
THE PRORATlNC MOVEMENT.
In Spite of Strong Opposition 1t ie
Extending. -, 4
IT is NOT THEIR FUNERAL.
Whether or Not the Fifteen Cent
Hate to st. Paul Pays Northwest
ern Roads Doesn't Trouble
the Eastern Lines.
The Rip Cut Goes,

CHICAGO. Sept. 2l.- Special Telegram TO
The Bee. In spite of the intense and
openly expressed hostility of the trunk lines
ana Central Traflic associations and three
prominent Chicago-St. Paul lines the move.
ment TO pro rate on through business to tho
northwest is growing. As an Official of an
eastern road said this morning:
ut is not our funeral whether the i5-cent
rate TO ST. Paul pays the northwestern roads.
We get our full local tariff out OF it and our
west bound trains to Chicago are not so fully
loaded that we can afford to refuse freight
at tariff rates"
Every day this week new eastern road
has sgnifed its intention of joining in tho
issuance of through tariff with the st.
Paul roads which are quoting the 10 cent
proportional rate. The Erie Dispatcn, tho
Erie road, the Chicago & Atlantic, tho
E'itchourg, Lehigh Valley, New York 81
New England, the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton the Monon and "Big Four,n have
either issued through tariffs or have sgni-
fed their intention of so doing. To. days
accession is the OHIO Il Mississippi, which
will issue a through tariff Monday.
Presidents Hughitt, of the Northwestern,
Cable, of the Rock Island, and Miller of the
st. Paul are still in the east opposing the
plan. There is no doubt in the minds OF
Chicago railroad men that the Central
Traffic and Trunk Line associations will OIL
cially declare their expressed opposition to
prorating as soon as preliminary conferences
can be held.
The position OF affairs at present is that
the Burlington Il Northern and the other
lines quoting the through rate have ample
lake and rail connections with the seaboard,
ana southern connections via Louisville and
Cincinnati. Both sides will strive by every
means, the one to secure all rail connections
to the scaboard and the other to prevent
it. 1t is the last hitch for tho
Burlington & Northern, and having won so
far it is confident of future success. Tramc
Manager Hamblin had no doubt to-day that
his road will have independent connections
by the end OF the week.
The denials by the Alton officials that they
had any immediate intentions of buying or
leasing line west of Kansas City have had
| little or no weight with writer's on railroad
| topics To-day your col respondent was
shown the Alton charter, two sections OF
which show conclusively that at least nothing
can be done suddenly in the way of extern
sons. Section 10 reads
"rhat the president and directors OF said
corporation shall not have power to create
any debts or liabilities without tho
consent in writing OF threefourths
| Of its stockholders, except those
| incurred for the necessary supplies in oper-
| ating said road"
Section provides that the president and
| directors shall have no power to acquire by
| lease, purchase or otherwise, any extension
| OF its road without the written consent Of
| the majority of Its stockholders
President Marvel Of the Atchlson, re-
turned from his western trip to-day. he had
come to no definite conclusion in regard to
| his policy, and would not before taking q
| trip over the entire system, on which lie Will
start early in October