Omaha daily bee., 1891-11-24
WILL BE AIRED AT OMAHA,
Prominent Railrt ad Officials subpunaed by
the Federal Court,
SOME COMPANY RECORDS TO BE EXAMINED
Chairman Midgcley Must Produce All
n Figures of the rarifTs Cover
ing That Company's Nebraska
Shipments for Months.

CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. 23.-Unitcd states Mar
shall Hitchcock today received subpnuas
from the district court at Omaha for j. >.
Midgeloy, j. n, Faithorn, G. l.. Carman and
ID. {. Bridges to appear before the federal
grand jury at Omaha November 30. Only
two OF them are now in Chicago Chairman
Midgeley of the Western Freight association
and Superintendent Carman of tho Western
Railway Weighing association. MIR. Nudge
ley is directed by the court to bring the
records of the weights of stone shipped by
Hugh Murphy from Lyons, Colo, to Omaha
and South Omaha and to bring all reports,
records of billing, documents and papers
pertaining to shipments from South Omaha
and Nebraska City showing Of what the
shipments consisted, from pickled hams to
beef tongues.
MIR. Midgeley Is also required to produce all
the figures of the tariffs then in effect cover
ing the shipments from those points on the
Missouri Pacific road from January |, 1890, to
November As, 1891. In ADDITION to this he is
directed to exhibit any further records that
apply specially to the same subjects and
also way bills OF March 10 and p and April
l, 2 and 3 of this year. .
From this it will appear that the Omaha
grand jury is after the Missouri Pacific with
u sharp stick. 1t is said that the charges
preferred against the road are sweeping in
their nature and there is certainly a strong
indication of this in the fact that the sub
pnna calls for records covering twenty
three months for this business. This is the
second summons from Omaha that has been
served on Chairman Midgeley and he does
not claim that this one is illegal or that he
will refuse to obey it.
edwin G. Swift, Lewis F.. Swift, Augustus
+. Swift and Edwin Hadwell, comprising
the firm of Swift Il Co., the packers who
were indicted by the Chicago federal grand
jury, gave bail today before Judge Blodgett.
Albert fl. Vedder, attorney for the Swifts,
became security for the amount of the bail,
which was s., 900 in cacn case.
Presidents to Meet.
A meeting of the presidents and managers
of the lines in the Central Traffic association
will be held at Chairman Blancbard's office
tomorrow for the purpose of reorgan-
izing the special eastbound committee
and considering the rate situation. Among
the serious questions to be taken up is the
collapse of the switching tariff in Chicago
and the best means of bringing about its
speedy restoration. This can be done only by
the consent of the Chicago ~ Grand Trunk
and the usual pressure is being brought to
bear upon the representative of that road to
FeSlOre SWlICnlnB CudFBeS anu LnuS enhance
the revenues of all the lines. 1t is almost
safe to say that the effort will not be success
full, though it is claimed that the eastern
officials and directors OF the Grand Trunk
have been so worked upon by false reports
that they decided to order the traffic manager
of the Chicago division to restore the switch
ing tariff.
tbO SHIPMENTS.
The record of eastbound shipments from
last week shows a big increase of tonnage,
due to the closing Of lake navigation. For
the first time this season an increase over
the cores bonding period of 1890 is shown.
Tie shipments of flour, grain and provisions
from Chicago TO the seaboard by the lines in
the Central Traffic association amounted to
~, $50 tons, against 33. Oh the preceding
week, an increase of s, 900 tons, and against
39,5l4 for the same week last year, an in
crease of 1896 tons. The Vanderbilt lines
carried 40 per cent of the traffic, the Penn
sylvania lines 10 per cent, the Chicago &
Grand Trunk Is per cent, and tho Baltimore
& Ohio s per cent.
Circuitous Excursion Rates.
An excursion rate of $40 for the round trip
from Minnesota, Manitoba and North Da-
kota points to Montreal, Quebec and On
tario by way of Chicago during December
has been authorized. Chairman Finley has
sent out circulars announcing that the bust
ness obtained by reason of this action snail
be routed over the Maple Leaf, the Wiscon-
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