The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-30
RAILWAY NOTES.

CHICAGO. July 29-Chairman Finley
handed down decision today dlsmissing
a charge by the AtchisOn, Topeka and
Santa Fe against the Rock Island. Com
plant was made that ticket used on the
latter road from Chicago to Denver was
purchased from city broker for $3.50,
the tariff rate being $50 65 AS the ticket
bore the stamp of the local office OF the
Rock Island and was dated April -, 1t
was arpued that the reduced rate must
have been made with the knowledge and
consent of the officials Of that road. The
defense was that the ticket had been
issued on the order of a travelling passen-
ger agent, and that he, on April 4, had
sold the order at the full tariff rate to a
local ticket agent of the Nickel Plate line
in Cleveland. and the auditors voucher
was produced to show that two tickets
were issued in exchange for the order, the
company receiving the full rate. Chair
man Finley decided that the charge was
not sustained.
The Western Passenger association met
today in special session and took final
action on the question of harvest excursion
rates for the season Of 1881. The arrange
ments made are in conformity with those
of the TransmisSouri lines, which have
decided to give three such excursions, the
dates of which were fixed for August %,
September l5 and %. Tickets will be one
fare and third for the round trip.
Another matter before the meeting was
a complaint against the Chicago, Kansas
City and st. Paul for transferring its
through passengers from its own station
in Kansas City to the baggage room of its
western connection free OF charge. The
Maple Leaf has not yet obtained an en-
trance at that point. and the free transfer
Of baggage is device to place itself on an
equality with its competitors. Chairman
III e #ar,sN IL
ing, but some Of the dlSCOntented roads
took an appeal from his decision.
OMAHA, Neb., July 29.-Justice Brewer
today denied the application for a super
sead8s in the Rock Island and Union
Pacific bridge case and made a decree re
quiring the specific performance of the
contract and commanding all officers and
employees of the companies concerned to
refrain from in any manner Interfering
with the prompt enforcement OF the terms
of the contract. The request of the Rock
Island that the rules of the Union Pacific
be allowed TO govern in the movement of
trains until OIL her rules and schedules
Conld be prepared was denied. The effect
Of this denial viii probably only delay the
Rock Island and Milwaukee trains from
crossing the bridge until next Saturday,
and in case of disagreement the contract
provides that il shall be settled by arbi-
traitors. When the decree was signed the
court instructed the clerk not 10 enter it
on the records until the Union Pacific had
filed its notice of appeal and bill of &C
ceptiOns, as IL intends 50 doing.
KANSAS CITY, No, July 29.-In an inter
view Yesterday, General Passenger Agent
Charlton, of the Alton, declared that the
rate between Kansas City and Chicago
would never get $40 after the present
little furry in rates ds over. Said Mr.
Charlton: "The Alton viii still continue
TO keep the Sl0 Chicago Kansas City rate
in effect. There Is no reason why that
rate should ever be raised again Probably
80 would be a more Just rate for the
travelling public, but $40 is what the roads
ought To receive The action of the West
ern Passenger association in making a
short limit on Grand Army of the Republic
business TO Detroit was the most nonsensi-
cal and stupid act ! ever heard OF. Time
and time again / told them that they could
not discriminate against one part of the
country IN favor of another. The Central
Traffic association had this long limit in.
which is a very sensible one Ii we had
with the ruling of the Western
Passenger association we would have had
10 discriminate in Illinois against veterans
in Missouri. IS that business or honesty?
Was there ever such stupidItyy we viii
treat every town or city on our road with
perfect equality. They talk about their
patriotism. Why. they dare not make
pubic the proceedings that were had over
the Grand Army of the Republic business.
That i what l told them. / said we
would agree TO any rate they would make.
be II one fare, oue-baf fare. or if they
were patriotic enough. we would agree to /
carry tie veterans for nothing