The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-29
NEWS OF TIE RAILROADS.
TIE OMAHA BRIDGE CASE STILL FAR
FROM BEING SETILED

unch Island and St. Paul Trains ON
NV roroe-I.ocomotives on Guard and
xSrrcked Cars Used rs y Blockade.
Aspecial despatch from Omaha says that tho
1.nion Pacific Railroad Is taxing measures to
sr.yent the Rock Island and Milwaukee and St.
rauIroads from prolting by yesterdays de-
aoion in the bridge lease cnse Tho Union Pa
s,cc bns placed three locomotives on duty ut
N. Council Bluffs transfer to guard approaches
.nat.ep out the trains OF the St. Paul road 1t
has ,lso wrecked four cars at tho South Omaha
Inno,,on in order to keep the Rock Island out,
md tesps an engine patrolling the yards.
Tb, opposing attorneys. In drawing up tho
do,rsc have disagreed on two points: First.
IN. Union Pacific wants supersedeas 10 de-
inv tho execution OF tho contract until deter
mined by tho Supreme Court This tho on
poslnE reads combat. and ask that the decree
become effective instanter; second. tho Rock
island and Milwaukee ask that their trains DO
permitted to use the Union Pacific tracks
undcr the rules and regulations Goverh'ne
Union Pacific trains. until tho operating OIL
~. ,.an npree ON Joint rules. The Union Paci
Nc ask. that tho Join. rules be adopted hrst, IA
,,onired by the contract. This would delay
matters thirty dass.
T,e Commissioners pf the Western Traffic
Association heard arguments yesterday on mo
nprlicatiou O. tho Chicago. Burlington and
Unircy Rnirond for authority to reduce tho
,a,e on hard coal from Chicago to tho MISSOURI
River This application was made at tho wish
Of the coal dealers in Chicago. VINO Tor some
limo have had to compote with coal from tie
East. shipped In large quantities py way OF
~ Ioui. and the Missouri Pacific. That oil
,he coal nom Eastern points to Omaha and be-
yond .houll be shipped by the route indicated
created the impression that the Missouri
Pacific was cuttirG rates. At the recent meet
inp OF the Western Freight Association tho
Nnrlinrt6u asked permission to reduce tho
rate FROM Chicago. but tho privilege was not
granted. All the o. her roads voted against 1t
except the ltock l. land.
Commissiouera and ut tho hearing yesterday
the reprcsenta,ive OF that company made u
5SnSf ra shsa ns s
Ihs brought out an indignant denial from
sss. As snp 5S s o sGf stSHr sp
iinSton's position. The Commissioners took
The mNttet under advisemeu'.
Chairman Finlcy Of the Western Passenger
Association gave his de- sion yestssrday in the
from ST. Tau 10 IcEontS by way q Milwankoe'
Ha held that those roads violated 4. provision
OF tho aGrecmeht In falling TO put into effect
the ruling S as To At the ss
he H. desson N has Fney lakes
ment. have no right 10 use through fares Via
Milwaukee upon my, basis lower than tho
snch rs in ny Of
rate sheets. lie excused it IN this Instance.
because ress are !pM rs to meet outside
tho rate used by them. But he insisted that
there was no authority for using through ex-
COR Agent HcnfIord Of the st. Paul road says he
will not SUI, nit to this decision but will ap-
peal TO arbitration.
This statement from director OF the Boston
and Maine zine SSs to ss at the
Canadian lines or buying roads outside Of
"Ihers can be no foundation for reports con-
nectng thu Boston and Maine with any other
"sd sSest Shs Inc
ss ga Sew E Ens;!Isad on The south or Tho IL
il the past. to be- schemes that have no basis
70 as RGsSe ssa sos ssW :
ssronely invited 70 take an interest in the
SSss eFss but # " sso e de
The tratile between BE- wee the Canadian roads AID
W. are bui ldire short. cutoff and an eleya-
tor up by the Canadian border to facilitate this
70 ses ane Very we'll 1ogsher IN tSs
sost OF b snd Maine going
any grand transcontinental scheme. that Is
fore about boston and Maine eonsolids!ions
reason everybody has a notion that we are
% anG bas as enFs se"S b e Is
consolidated ~ rrice which will make present
figures look cheap. The. TACT is. the Central
Foston and Lowell road: and when--not this
near next ysPnthe BoiGp ana Lowell is
does eonsolidatSt iorihc better working OF the
whole system the Central Massachusetts road
ne hit Re road sr hn to be
IN our calculations to-day. and the stories that
,rosten and Maine people arc buyers OF Central
a, Chicago dssrntch says: "stuyyesant
E En;L ra,!r ad will net sweep into The Worlds
a.leased rig"t Of way Of ik ts own. proyidins
every railroad coming into Chicago with m
atesirnble monopoly IRON tho Illinois Central.
mn gone = IonE way toward settling the Ques-
HSaT w ehfHe Individuals and corpo-
risht Of VAR sv Wh1h
mol, Centrnl's tomI,"titors. thus breaking its
s,essnt mTenop2 BY the laying Of track 10
."ort SieElhr Street, SCUM OF seventy.
first, oil he r,ans that run into the city from
the Somth and West vii! be afforded direct
A Chattanooga desratrh says: 1T is report
ca hero 9n good authority that important
changes Will OCCUR on the Western and Allan.
f fsrt Gnd the Nashville. Chattanoosa aud 81.
!feIIht agent ut 4 antn for the latter and for
tn. Louisville nnd Nashville, will become Gen.
eial Ire, hit ngent Of the Western and Atlantic
VICE J: /; Hie,ey resigned. + 4. Peoples;
place; J ~ brown, traffic manager OF the w.
NJ, 4. road, will resign, nnd q. Il. Knox, gem
efai freight agent nt tho ". c. md st. L. road,
MI, be MADE 'rnfic manager Of both com.
rhnies. II. J. Conner. ,assistnn, tn Mr. Knox.
W.. BE- made general freight agent OF the
taSe effect on Aug. l."
Tile Long Island Railrond potl,ioncd the
Town Board OF Oyster Bay yesterday for grant
o. iahd under water. The object OF the grant
10 Tue construction OF q l.000-foot dock for the
uso OF steamers II The transfer OF through
passengers from Boston to New York. The
b"a'd granted tie request.
- meeting Of tho directors nnd stockholders
:" at r. Mest virginia Central Railroad was held
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