The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-13
vrvs OF THE RAILR0ADS
..... I.fernstion OF Interest fro. All
S Quarters.

Tia Interstate Commerco Oommssion mas
...,cr sd the following eases for nearing 81
cs,"ago, beginning sept. az: The Schumacher
,,n,inc Company Of Akron. o.. AIT. the chi
',ro lock Island and Pacific. In which com.
e e,s;nt Is made Of the classification OF pear
p p"J crushed barley. cracked ana rolled
.hsot cornmeal. oatmeal. DC. IL 10
,,simed that they are like KINDS OF
,,.gIc and should be classified alike' out
wi, tho railroad refuses to DO. ana
. w., dscrminates against tho petitioner.
,n., s n-nrv OF Odebolt. la. alleges that the
sy JUN Railroad discriminates against
NV hscause It prohibits him from riding on
nun rains from Chicago to Odobelt. under
cs, sss issued to him for return Transports
.'ar Alter having accompanied ship
Ut Of stock to Chicago. while per-
.av,,ns stockmen returning TO other points
e u Iiae II Macoon OF Janesville. Wis. also
complaint n.s sssPasss s tn ss. samp.ns =.
hal .a 10 deliver coal In car loads TO the MIL
i ussSI and ST. Paul road for transfer 70 his
dns On the h. i rss ssreed % pay
,ils,s I, 10 unload after forty-eisht hours
delay; that these companies nay: a. arranss
men. " hat come over either line. and that
!pa oss;tehing COMPANY collects dsmnrraeo
aud other charges from SonsiSnSSfen q, ssrs
fore no S s before he becomes liable
!S..ps st is unjust Discrimination against him
IN ini favor o. shippers. from whom no such re-
Rs &; sss q
not zen t. SntS What he had read IN The
Te Its President Marvel Of the Atchison to ar,
Sitra.e some difference between the latter road
az .n lowest andr tariff that has been
Issued this season on freight from Boston to
Il ths Fitchburg Lackawsnna. and the Great
Northern, and the, rate Is sixty cents. nrst
spS she n. .1G an. Wna
sssSp smpty oars and vessels Tor she heavy
sG sa.ss eo ss sl advance.
Tho August statement OF tho Southwestern
blind freight .rool shows total tonnass.
s Ms'G ~ the S' Western Frsishs Rssoeission.
q 24s5s0 tons against sonnsss Of l57 ;S sSs
If7S: Burlington, Ara. st. Paul, lis RUek
:sa$ S Ns 5 M. s lf Rasa sG 81. SGT TSs
S% sss '5r Tor = 5u fef sHd
s7ol 90 ior AuEpps s 1ssG; vo. e. .ou
Pan. q Ss oompo.ea Of RoSsrs HSssstt, d; i.
Rankin. ". H. R,,a,ytord. and J. 2: Boyd Of this
Mace, James Null0 VI xEHlus noJOE-DuCklOy
fYhRi'adelphis has purch assd 5000 acres Of coal
and $50 acres OF surface lands 81! miles west
S.timoss and Ohio Railroad. The prospscts
for the completion Of tho Baltimore and Ohio
from this place to MereantoMn. v. ". are
one Of the eliiciAls Of that road
Deputy sheriff Young yesterday received an
%s G s10s55 ss 81 H.. ss:
In favor OF Joseph A. Davidson. He made q
levy upon the olllcs furniture and ALSO At
III sI Shepard. ono OF the counsel for bavids on
tta.ed that the Mexican National Construction
Company had brought a, suit for the amount
four years ago. and the matter was referred to
e1.secretary Farchild for arbitration. Secre-
!ary Farehi!d had the case under coIstdsra.
without giving any explanation, The CON
s,rnction company then assigned its claim
l. ' ssonahs there was money enoash II sSe
banks to satisfy the claim. hut the exact
amount in the banks could not be ascsrtained
SO Some q The lines in the Central Traffic As
eursons to Michigan. Ohio. and Indiana points
IL making reduced rates on Sept ~ Although
the! have boycotted the Alton, they expect that
1oS .S%rsd s.t ss s' To- Io Sna S
mink the Alton will meet tn competition to
Chicago from st. Louis and Kansas City. in
WHICH 0VtuL tu0O uoI Iluon WOulV uuuOuUlOuiy
follow suit.
sglsenant which. II adopted. will probably
prevent 3 blockade by cutting down the time
for holding loaded cars At one point from
six days TO. forty-sight hours. II care are
rot disposed Of in that time it will be
the duty OF some authorized agent to
seize and unload them. This applies
only to grain. BY 30 doing it. Is hoped to avoid
. ear famine. The Atchison has already eiven
notice that on Monday next Il Will begin stor
ing delayed grain at Kansas City. and that.
ion. Mt owners expense. provided tho property
Is delayed mor' than forty-eight hours.
In addition to tho cut on provisions and the
absorption Of icing charges on dressed beef
shipments. which came to light yesterday, II is
now claimed thai tho eastbonnd rate on oats
has been secretly reduced 8 cents per 100
lolndt By at least one Of the limos in the Cen
trail Traffic Association. Furthermore. 1t is
claimed tina, this line 10 the NickIe Plate. and
and that the reduction rate npnlias via
TIE lnckawauna. and the LehiRh Valley.
Whether this charge can lie smbstan-
hated or not remains to he econ. General
(IeRht agents are more or lees uneasy. but
hoI~ that by prompt measures a serious de-
morali2ation OF rites may be avsrted. Strange
rs 1t may seem. there nre certain roads which.
After maintaining rates through the dull por-
non OF the year. almost invariably begin
seshing tho moment hey nre assured Of mora
Nahc than they can handle at full tariff rates.