The morning call., 1891-03-25
BOYCOTT THREATENED.
A Railroad Charged With Violating a
NOn-COmmiSSiOGS Agreement.

CHICAGO, March 24.-The Board Of Rul-
ings of the central traffic and trunk line
associations has begun operations under the
recent agreement to boycott all connecting
lines that continue to pay commissions.
The board has sent two or three kilograms
to the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy man
agement within a few days, claiming TO
have satisfactory evidence that it has been
paying commissions to Eastern agents. The
Burlington people have replied that as no
specific charge is made no specific answer
can be given; that they have not intended
to ignore the agreement, and have PAID no
commissions to persons not asking for them.
They contend, however. that the Board Of
Rulings has no right to demand the Giscon-
tinuance of commission paying without some
guarantee that the Burlington VIII continue
to receive an equitable share of passenger
business from the East. The latest dispatch
from the Board OF Rulings intimates that
unless the burlington begins March 3lst to
conform to the rule, tickets of that road in
Eastern offices will be buycotted. II is
doubtful, however, If this threat can be
carried out, as there is not the most absolute
harmony among the roads which are parties
to the agreement. Another conference will
probably be held.
PROPOSED SHORT LINE.
PTTTsBURG, March PA local paper will
print Tomorrow story of an alleged pro-
jtct that will create a sensation in railroad
circles. 1t is plan by which the Baltimore
and ONO proposes to parallel the Pennsyl-
vania system from one end to the other by
an almost AIRLINE route from Baltimore to
Chicago, and TO reduce the distance from
Pittsburg to The latter city by seveuty-fve
miles. The Baltimore and Ohio recently
purchased the Pittsburg and Western road,
and Is now actively at work to secure con-
nectiOn through this city TO that line. 1t is
reported that Andrew Carnegie will aid
than n urin ba fraDabisas fbpv naal
and further that he is likely to b. the next
President of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road
RATE CUTTING.
KANSAS CITY, March 24.-This moraing
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas notified the
lines in interest that it would make. the
same rate from Fort Worth, Tex, to O4ien.
Utah, Dy way OF Kansas City, that The %.ors
lines between these two points were ihak-
ing. This rate is $50. The local rate be-
tween Kansas City and Fort Worth is
trtl- over S16, and the rate from Kansas
City to Ogden is $50. This action will af-
feet all the rates in Kansas and Southern
Missouri. and will even enable the Little
Rock rate TO be scalped, while from Kansas
City to the West the brokers will be In
clover. 1t is expected that the Kansas City
brokers will soon be able to sell Ogden
tickets for from Sl7 TO $50.
HUNTINGToN's REPRESENTATIVE.
NEW YORK, March 4.-It appears that
Huntington has authorized Gould to repre-
sent him during his absence in negOtia-
tons now in progress for merging the
Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Mis-
souri, Pacific and Atchison companies.
Huntington has not exactly given Gould a
power OF attorney tn close the bargain, but
he has empowered him to formulate details
of the plans already agreed upon, so that
there need be no delay in bringing the mat
ter to final conclusion.