The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-06
PAIl WAY NEWS.

1T .DOSTPH. MO. NOV. j. tlS ODuSpll-
acy case against w. ID. Mott, indicted for
violating the interstate law by discrimi-
mating in railroad rates in favor of the
HoWell-JeWett Lumber company, was
called in the United States court this
morning. The defense demurred TO the
eight indictments on two particular ques-
tons The first and most important
alleges that the discrimination was COM
mitted on the blank day of blank, 1889.
The interstate law did not go into effect
until March 2, 1889, thus leaving portion
of the date desirable in the Indictment
when the crime was alleged to have been
committed, not covered 10y the law. The
second point is, whether at the time of the
alleged discrimination, the railroad COM
pany had posted and published in its
depot. as prescribed by law, n schedule of
its tariff rates. The court took the de-
murrer under Amusement
SAN Francisco. Nov. 5.-The working
plan of the traffic association of California
is made public today. The purpose and
aims are set forth in an address signed by
all the members of the executive commit
tee The text of the address is as follows:
THE necessary arrangement prelimi-
nary to a permanent organization of the
California Traffic association, having been
accomplished, the committee calls for
enrolment of names of all merchants,
manufacturers and producers who wish to
lend their support, both moral and finan-
cial. to the movement destined to mark an
epoch in commercial history in our state.
The great railway lines which reach
this state have formed a gigantic comhina-
ton, whose ramitications extend to Can
ada. The combination has subsidized
steamships by way of Panama Rates of
freight have been arbitrarily determined
and in endeayOring to secure REIMBURSEMENT
you have had 10 contend with this power
full combination individually and alone.
To YOU is now offered an opportunity of
placing yourselves in position so that you
may stand upon equal ground with the
combination.
1T is not proposed to use the power
which this association will have in hssty
or III advised manner Only when all ne
gotiations fail will this association make
its final power felt 1t is proposed to deal
with the transportation companies on bus
ineSs propoSit 'ons as business men, and it
hopes by business methods to secure such
rates and facilities as will afford Califor-
MIA an enlarged market. The association
intends t0 not confine itself to transconti-
mental traffic alone, but to take within its
score matters pertalnin. to local, coast
wise and transDacific traffic"
NEW YORK. Nov Sat a meeting of the
Trunk Llue association today it was re-
solved 10 continue the east-bound rate
withdrawn from the association on account
of lack Of cooperation in maintaining
rates returned to The fold. Ii was decided
TO restore rates Immediately.
CHICAGO Nov. ; -Chsirman Walker of
the Western Traffic association. has issued
4 circular in he matter of an application
FOR an advance in rates on salt from Kan
sas salt producing points to Nebraska sta
tiuns. In view of the TACT that the rates
on salt from Chic go TO Nebraska points
are quite low, a slight advance in like
rates from Kansas points Is claimed TO be
proper for the purpose of protecting the
ChlcagO-NebraSkS lines. The commission
ers, after carful consideration. do not feel
justified in requiring such advance. Al
though charges upon freight moved west of
the Missouri river are properly on ma
terially higher scale than upon through
lines OF transportation bet weeu the Mis-
souri, river and Chicago, nevertheless they
believe that the present ad luStment. under
which the rates GA salt from Kansas and
from Chicago 70 Nebraska points are sub
stantlally the same. Is the only one which
can b. safely and properly made
An exception 10 has adjustment has
heretofore existed IN respect 20 rates on
bulk ~alt from Kansas pojnt> u Nebraska
City. Omahs aud Council Bluffs. those
rates being , cents per l00poun ; less than
the rates from Chicago. Exception in
khNOf o. DA4A NiAA az ne three points above
named has no substantial ground of merit
and disturhs an a lu~tment otherwise res.
sOnaDle AMI prop-r For the purpose
therefore. OF cor ecii 1g " hat the commits
sionerS TO be an lavquH they direct
that the rates on hu.N sit from Hutctiu-
son and her Kansas - { produces, z
points TO OmahS, Council Bluffs snd Ne
brsaskA City be advanced la Is ceuJ- per 100
pounds, a. date 10 0r fix ia oy the cnAir-
man of the Transnl lsSouTi association
Ia the matter OF an application Tor re
duction OF rates ON salt from Kansas salt
producing points 10 Mississippi river points
aud Chicago, tn WAS a proposition Tor IA
reduction in the rates on salt from King
man, Hutchinson. Lyons and Anthony;
the intention being 70 give the salt indus
tries located at these points an opportunity
10 compete with eastern lines IN the dlstrl-
button Of salt az points IN Missouri east OF
the Missouri river line. The rae from
Hutchinson 10 S. Louis at the present
time Is made by adding the local rate from
Kansas City 10 ST Louis 10 the rate from
Hutchinson TO Kansas City. making
otal rate of235 cents per hundred poun ds.