New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-19
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
ST. LOUIS TROUBLED OVER CORN RATES
THREATENED WITH THE LOSS OF IT'S DIFFER
rNTIAI, ADVANTAGE.

morn,nr II was that the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway and the Union Pacific had combined to adj
vance the rate TO the Mississippi River three
cents hundred II it were done 10 would kill the
st. Louis market and transfer the corn 10 Chicago.
This city has been for years the second largest corn
nartst IN the United States It's territory includes
Missouri Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. The receipts
Of corn here since the first of the year have been
LOCO, 900 bushels in excess OF that received by
Chicago. The rate TO st. Louis from all shipping
points in the Northwest and West is I'VE cents
hundred less than to Chicago. The proposiuon whch
the roads about TO submit TO the western Asso-
citation is that the rate on corn from all Missouri
River points and points west Of that line TO all
Mississippi River points namely all points south OF
Burlington DO advanced three cents on the hunoreu
weight This that corn can be poughs IN
Chicago for exactly the same price that IL can DO
bought In St. Louis. With the present oinorenua'
abolished St. Louis would be as powerless TO compete
with Chicago In the matter of exporting corn as IL
would be to compete with NewYork or Boston, II the
exports could be purchased for the same price IN
both cities The present dferental has existed for
years. Tho merchants realized the disaster "nich
menaced them and the trade Of tho city, anu tneJ
called meeting which nearly all the big Shippers Oh
the floor attended. committee composed OF Messrs'
Redmond Cleary, A. F. Langenberg J. IL. Ieasuaio,
]. b. NJ Kehlor d. P. slattery, D. p Grier and sldD
Francis appointed 10 go at once 10 me o r4arS
having ST. Louis connections with the Norhwe 81 IN
for the protection of the city in the matter
RESIGNATION OF ISAAC H. BROMLEY.
Boston, Jan. 1s.-I H. Bromley will retire rom
the Office of assistant to the president OF the Union
Pacific Railroad Company on March 1. Mr.. Bromiey's
duties In this position, which he has held ior Jour
years have been chiefly In connection with the epor"
to procure settlement of the questions between 'e
company and the Government. 1t having oeen oe-
cIded that no further effort in this direction VIII DO
made after the present Congress- the department nero
tofore in Mr. Bromley's charge WIN be discontinued
Acceptinr Mr. Bromley's resignation, President Adams
writes: As you say, the work you came here 10 no
is practically accomplished, so far as your part Vi
ts concerned We have not got settlement win inc
Government nor are we likely TO get ohe' Uu' uio
tone of the press toward us has, largely throusn 9
exert,on, been greatly moderated, and our case -
fairly understood. Under these circumstances, uo
not see any field for active work which remains ioi
vou here II would be otherwise did nave any ali ~
tsntion of entering on any wide en tbopeh the
road reform calling LOT 81 SeISs able to attempt
ANYTHING Of that sort in the short umc ~ an honest
have wasted four years IN ds.e yssrs TO give to work
which would In those years have been "or'n U''"e
xr cu.pcr AGAINST THE WABASH.
ch,eago Ian 1s-It IS now charged that the "aoaSh
railway is selling large numbers Oh Inoussn~
mile tickets TO scalpers In Chicago anu Oh Ho.s'
allowing them 10 sign any namo they Pee'O -.
nr,nt,d contract the tickets IL Is ciai"ou U,@'
,hss tickets arc sold at the rate OF s2o the
rate being s25, enabling tho scalpers 10 seli uon
nroft much than 1t Is possible ior '1e on
sgents Of the Wabash 70 sell them oVsr 'ne'r '"A
counters.
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE
phiaaelpha ism. 10 (specisD.-At the Eesalns hai'
.,d ono, Il was stated that the company nae put
oe1 80, =, nan at work upon IT'S New-York line, which
m 20 he made four-track road throughout Inc stations
have been repainted and three Or four new ones p~
New hridRes have been built and tho track anu ioau e1
have been put In perfect condition Tor i.s' u@'s" -
company is fitting W q huniDeE VI e
system Of lights. . 80, -.
high railroad onicla in us city SAID ts aileio0H
"safnue Spencer the oiTneF president OK inc b'l1o
and Ohio Railroad Company has not accepted any OF s
oa,,,ons which are said TO been offered 10 him.
The Richmond Terminal people. 10 was sad had onefoo
him the presidency Of their lnes II is now reported
that the vice presidency OF the East Tennessee Virgins
| ana Georgia road has been offered TO Mr. Spencer
The pennsylvania Railroad win build branch 70 Riv-
erzde and Briogeton, connect with the West jersey
In railroad circles here II is said that tho grading OF
the roadbed the proposed Scranton and Forest OY
Railroad has been begun The latest rumor about the
building Of the road is thai viii be feeder Of the
| New-York Ontario and Western, which has Just com
pleted surveys line from Hancock 70 Forest con
Meeting with their main line The report receives much
| eredenee.
Boston IAN 1s-The gross earnings OF the Denver
South Park and Pacific Railroad for November were
s75740 decrease Of s20632 from those OF November
1877: surplus s31 0s9 decrease OF s30e67. The eX
increased s1o33l For eleven months including
November the gross earnings 1904 $50 decrease
Of e1e7 800 surplus. Sc, 695, decrease OF s1s727S
St. Louis. Jan. 10 (SpecisDThe Chicago burlington
and Quincy Railroad has at last bought It's way almost
OF the city, within twelve blocks Of tho
Court House, at the comparatively small outlay OF
$500. 900 cash The Burlington has yards In this
city, and tracks within the city limits it call s
1t enters By trane arrangement with the Wabash
Western. The purchase consisted Of seven docks along
rfp In will
b. used for yards and terminals
Helena. Mont. Jan. 1s (Speca). -Ex-Governor s. 7.
Hauser recently returned from the East where he formed
syndicate for building tho Rocky Fork and Cook City
Railroad fields the work which
is being pushed day and night. Henry Willard II
is said heads the NewYork wing Of the syndicate and
Hsggn and DAILY among tho prominent Montanians
interested 1t is believed that direct line 70 Butte VIII
DO built for the purpose Of supplying that city Of
shelters with Rocky Fork coal
Detroit. Jan 1s-Thh customs order regarding
Canadian built rgidy enforced Heretofore Grand
Trunk and other foregDbuit have been loaded In
interior points IN Michigan and through 10 Port
land Maine, without question This was disregard OF
the law. but tacitly permitted Though
in the Interpretation Of the international
arrangement. Now no Canadisnb built ear can pass De
rot from any American point 70 another through Canada
without paying duties II such intended TO ply
between American points Canada roads preparing
cordngy by stopping az Detroit that were intended
for loads between American points.
Washington, Jan 1S.-The hearing before the Inter
Commerce Commission in the case OF Coke Brothers
Co.. Of Drifton. Penn. against the Lehgh Valley Rail
road Company which set for to-day, has been post
poned until February 10 enable other companies inter-
ested the Queston involved 70 be present The com
palnant this charges among other things that the
defendant company is giving rates coal TO the Lehgh
Valley Coal Company which unjustly discriminate against
the complainant. Among the important questions In
volved in this case is that OF coal classification.
Madison, wis., Jan. 1s.-A bill for the regulation OF
railways was introduced the State Senate yesterday
The long heul clause OF the Interstate Law Is
copied verbatim as well many other features The
ell passes except 10 railway employees ana mem
bers OF the commission and the secretary is sc'y ior
hidden. The commission shall have power, In case OF
complaint Of unjust discriminating rates TO TX new
rates which are prma fscie reasonable The railway com
pany interested then either conform TO these rates
prove by legal that they arc unreasonable