The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-14
RAILWAY RACKET.

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 13-The railroad
commissioners this morning ordered the
Missouri Pacific to replace its mixed trains
| on the Denver, Memphis and Atlantic
branch, running between Winfield and
| Larned, with regular passenger and freight
| trains each way daily. The passenger
! trains must make connection with the
! through Missouri Pacific trains at Win
| field.
President Marvel of tha Santa Fe
passed through Topeka last evening on his
return from his western trip. Speaking
OF the outlook for the Santa Fe, he said:
81 am now on my way home from four
weeks western trip, and must say | am
pleased with the outlook for the Atchison.
! find that it will be necessary for us to
spend considerable money, not altogether
III improvements, but in a large system
like the Atchison it takes a constant
stream OF money to keep it up in condi-
ton of safety for freight and passenger
traffic. | have been to the coast, and, in
fact all over western lines, and there is
one thing | want to say in connection
with the general excellent outlook for the
road, and that which ] think is in great
measure responsible for the roads pros
perity, that is the general kindly feeling
there is for the road among the people.
This is not only true of Kansas, but of
every other state in which the road oper
ates"
In speaking of the September statement
of earnings recently published, he said:
he September statement was good. /
wish we could always make such show
ing. but we understand that while there
is any amount of grain in the country it is
not being moved as rapidly as had been
expected. Now we are not discouraged at
this; the grain is here and has TO be
moved, and if we don't carry it in one
month we will in another" 4"
Regarding the rumorS that the Santa Fe |
was about to swallow the Denver and Rio |
Grsnde system Mr. Marvel said! 1.-The |
Denver aud Rio Grande and the Atchison |
have had some difficulties and that was |
the cause of my trip west. l was accom- |
panied by Mr.. jeffrey, lately elected presi-
deut of the Denver and Rio Grande and |
the president of the Wisconsin Central. |
The three of us were to act as board of |
arbitration to settle those grievances.
Well, they were settled, and the story goes
out that the Santa Fe bought the other
road, when in fact, Mr.. Jeffrey, who was
elected president, is simply an old boy
hood friend of mine. He is a thorough
railroad man, and he has been almost all
raj Now, through his connection with
he road, and our grievances being settled,
We expect to retain, as we always had,
good share of the Colorado business from
he Denver and Rio Grande."
CHICAGO, Oct l3-Decisions in several
.ases appended to the board of commits
ioners of the Western Traffic association
we're given out today by Chairman Walker.
The first of these was i'm reference to the
pplication of Mississippi river, Peoria and
jhicagO rates on traffic TO aud from the
dissouri river. 1t provides that Mlssiss-
ppi river rates shall apply on and west of
line commencing at Dubuque; thence
ia the Burlington and Northern road, to
savannah; thence, via the Chicago, Bur
ngton and Quincy, TO Fulton, Denrock,
'artow, Alpha, South Gladstone, Garth
&c junction, Dallas, Carthage Quincy {
nd East Louisiana; thence, via the Chi
ago and Alton to Roodhouse and
,ast St Louis A cancellation was
lso ordered of division rate sheet
lumber a. under which eQualities exist
l tae proportions of rates between
hicagO and lower Mississippi river points,
DplyIng on freight to and from Missouri l
.ansas, Nebraska and Colorado The ap-
cal of the Rock Island was also sustained
gainst the action of the 1ransmissoUri !
ssociatiou. which at its September meet !
lg refused to authorize the rates estab- !
shed by the company from Lincoln, Neb., l
} points in Nebraska and Northern '
anSaS. l
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 13-The transmits /
'urI Passenger association met in regular y
ssion here today. The committee on a [
ew form of ticket, designed to prevent a
Scalping," submitted its report, recon- I
ending the adoption of the skeleton +
,upon' ticket. At the adjournment no L
;tion had been taken. G