The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-16
RAILWAY Racket.

| NEW YORK, July 15.-At today's meet
| ing of the advisory board of the Western
| Traffic association number of the mem
! bers were absent, among whom were Jay
! Gould and his right bower, Mr.. Sidney
! Dillon. Mr. Gould is said to be in very
delicate health and is said 10 have left the
| CITY. His residence, which was wide open
| yesterday, is apparently deserted today,
the shutters being fastened up and the
house not open to visitors The board
| adopted resolution to the effect that GER
tain export grain traffic from Kansas and
Nebraska by way of the Atchison road to
Galveston was subject TO the association
agreement.
CHICAGO, July 15.-The freight depart
ment of the Central Traffic association
closed its meeting today. The question of
devising plan for the legal division of
competitive traffic, or, in other words,
forming a blind pool, was discussed at
considerable length, but finally referred to
the managers of the lines for action.
The fact that nothing was accomplished
at the meeting of the advisory board of
the Western Traffic association in New
York causes no surprise in railroad cir
cles here. The presidents agreement is
still looked upon rs makeshift to tide
crises over in railroad affairs, and it is be-
lieved that the organization will be per-
mitted to gradually sink out of sight. 1t
is said that the disposition made of Jay
Gould's pet scheme for the establishment
of joint agencies was premeditated. Those
who were opposed to the scheme did not
want to antagonize Gould openly, and so
hit upon the plan of postponipg the con-
sideration Of it from time to time, and
thus defeating the project without killing
it suddenly.
No doubt the secret of this opposition is
distrust of anything proposed by Gould.
The recent rate cutting performance Of
the Missouri Pacific have apparently con-
vinced the managers of other western
roads that Gould is looking after Goulds
interests exclusively, ard they are pre-
pared to believe that if joint agencies
established the Wizard would find
means soon to manipulate them SO that
Gould's interest would be taken care of at
the cost those of any other road Another
reason given by many railroad men for
predicting the early downfall of the
of every effort to bring the Chicago and
Alton, the Chicago, st. Paul and Kansas
City and other important roads into the
combine.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 15-The Trans
missouri Passenger association today ad-
jOurned its regular monthly meeting. Out
side of routine affairs the only important
subjects considered were the Grand Army
rate to Detroit and harvest excursions. 1t
was unanimously voted to give rate of
one fare and a third to visitors to the en-
campment at Detroit, subject to the APP
proval of the Western Passenger associa-
tion. The matter of reviving the old har
vest excursions caused big wrangle. All
but one road favored the plan, but that
one road held out to the end against it,
finally, however agreeing to leave the
matter for decision in the hands of the
chairman. The chairman is known to be
hostile to the plan.
Boston, July 15.- Vice President Gard
eneF NJ Lane, of the Union Pacific has
resigned. The duties of his position will
be assumed by President Dillon. Lane
has had this step in contemplation ever
since the head management came in.
INDIANAPOLIS, July ia new device |
for weighing railway cars was exhibited |
here for the first time today. BY this |
new invention the weighing device is per- |
manently attached to the car without |
any changes in the present |
and it requires but a mo-
ment to ascertain the correct weight.
ST. PAUL, July l5.-General Passenger |
Agent Whitney, of the Great Northern, |
has written Chairman Finley a sarcastic |
letter in which he contrasts the prompt
ness with which the Western Passenger |
association granted reduced rates for the |
fight and the delay or
the association in granting the applica-
ton for reduced rates for laborers to !
work in the harvest fields of Minnesota
and Dakota. Whitney warns Chairman
Finley that the result will be that the
roads in the Northwest will be forced to
take independent action and make such
rates as their interests demand.